Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI) Former India women’s team head coach WV Raman has urged caution over the usage of 14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at the Under-19 level, warning that such exposure could work against the youngster’s long-term development if the bigger picture is not kept in mind. Raman’s comments came on the same day India…
Washington Sundar (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The national selection committee and team management are sweating over Washington Sundar’s availability for next month’s T20 World Cup after it emerged that a side strain is more serious than first anticipated and will rule the allrounder out of the T20I series against New Zealand starting next week.Go Beyond…
Nitish Kumar Reddy (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: As a seam-bowling allrounder, Nitish Kumar Reddy is a project struggling to launch. The team management sees him as a key piece of the puzzle in constructing a well-rounded team. It’s just that the piece is refusing to fit in. Uninspiring numbers across formats aside, the reluctance of…
India’s Arshdeep Singh (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has strongly questioned the team management after Arshdeep Singh was left out of the playing XI for the first two ODIs against New Zealand in Vadodara and Rajkot. While the left-arm pacer is part of the squad for the three-match series, Arshdeep is yet…
Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal’s voice, calm and reflective, carries the weight of a chapter he has deliberately closed. Speaking about his divorce from Dhanashree Verma, the cricketer framed the experience not as an open wound, but as a finished passage.“It was a chapter in my life, which is over now….
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma remain the twin pillars of India’s ODI set-up, and every time the team takes the field in the 50-over format, the spotlight inevitably falls on the two modern greats. With both now active only in ODIs for India, scrutiny around their form, workload and long-term future — including…
Saurashtra’s Vishvaraj Jadeja (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Saurashtra marched into the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 with a dominant nine-wicket win over Punjab in the second semi-final on Friday, riding on a sensational unbeaten century from opener Vishvaraj Jadeja. The victory sets up a title clash against Vidarbha, scheduled for January 18. Chasing a…
Ranchi Royals continued its winning run in the men’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26, registering its third win on the trot to prevail 4-1 over Soorma Hockey Club in its final home game of the season in Ranchi on Friday. A brace from Tom Boon (20’, 22’) and goals from Mandeep Singh (47’) and Manmeet…
David Warner (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images) David Warner’s love affair with T20 cricket continues to grow, and the Big Bash League has once again been the stage for another statement knock. In the 37th match of BBL 2025–26 between Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers, Warner stood tall, producing a breathtaking unbeaten 110 off 65…
Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi (PTI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that all-rounder Washington Sundar will miss the upcoming IDFC First Bank T20I series against New Zealand due to a side strain. Sundar experienced acute discomfort in his lower rib area while bowling during the first ODI at the…
