Lalit Kumar Upadhyay and Rajkumar Pal played quite an important role in the Indian men’s hockey team’s historic bronze medal win in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now, the two players are eagerly looking forward to playing for their State, Uttar Pradesh, with as much passion as they did for the country, in the 14th Hockey…
Sachin Tendulkar questions India’s preparation NEW DELHI: Legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday shared his thoughts on India’s surprising 3-0 series defeat to New Zealand, labelling the outcome ‘a tough pill to swallow’.Reflecting on the unexpected clean sweep on home soil, Tendulkar stressed that such a loss calls for serious introspection.Also See: Virat Kohli“Losing 3-0 at…
NEW DELHI: Former India coach Anil Kumble on Sunday slammed Rohit Sharma and co. after team’s unprecedented 3-0 series loss to New Zealand on home soil, pointing out that the Kiwis outplayed them in all three matches. The three-match series concluded in Mumbai, where India lost by 25 runs as Ajaz Patel dismantled hosts’ batting…
NEW DELHI: The future of some senior India players will be decided after the tour of Australia as the BCCI evaluates the shocking 0-3 drubbing against New Zealand at home while rolling out a structured phaseout policy before the start of the next WTC cycle. There is a high possibility that the five-match Test series…
NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Rishabh Pant threatened to take the game away from New Zealand on the third day of the Mumbai Test, but his unfortunate dismissal in the second session resulted in India’s defeat and the Kiwis sweeping series 3-0. Chasing a tricky 147 on a deteriorating Wankhede track, Pant looked at his fluent best…
Virat Kohli scored 4 and 1 in the two innings of the third Test (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: For the first time in their Test history, which goes back to 1933, India on Sunday were whitewashed 0-3 in a series of three or more games by New Zealand as the visitors triumphed by 25 runs…
NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday indicated that he might miss the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under due to personal reasons. India take on Australia in Perth in the series opener from November 22 and Rohit said that he has his ;fingers crossed’ on his participation. The BCCI had previously…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: India’s dreams of making it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final were severely dented after New Zealand handed them a historic 0-3 series whitewash at home. It was their first-ever series loss in such a manner on home soil, as India lost the third Test by 25…
India’s chances of making it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final in 2023-2025 have taken a hit following a home series defeat to New Zealand. This loss marks India’s first home Test series defeat since 2012.India lost the series 0-3 after a 25-run defeat to New Zealand in the third Test. This series win…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: It ended with a whimper. But the worrying part is that it didn’t even start with a bang. With cheap second innings dismissals on the third day of the third Test against New Zealand in Mumbai on Sunday, ageing stalwarts Virat…
