Kalinga Lancers announced the appointment of India’s Sanjay and Belgium stalwart Arthur Van Doren as co-captains of the team on Saturday, ahead of the upcoming season of the Hockey India League. HIL 2025-26 will be held from January 3 to 26 across Chennai, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar. India drag-flicker Sanjay recently led the national team to…
Bihar shattered List A cricket history, posting a world-record 574/6 against Arunachal Pradesh. Captain Sakibul Gani hit the fastest Indian List A century (32 balls), while 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed 190 off 84 balls, becoming the youngest List A centurion ever. Ayush Loharuka also contributed a century in the dominant batting display. NEW DELHI: Bihar…
Star drag-flicker Gonzalo Peillat, who won Olympic and World Cup medals for both Argentina and his adopted country Germany, will miss the upcoming season of the Hockey India League (HIL) due to an ACL injury. The absence of Peillat, who scored eight goals in the previous edition, is a setback for last season’s runner-up Hyderabad…
Sakibul Gani. (Image: Agencies) Sakibul Gani has suddenly become a name everyone is talking about. Playing against Arunachal Pradesh at the JSCA Oval in Ranchi, the Bihar batter produced a stunning 32-ball hundred that sent the record books spinning.The opening day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 turned into something truly extraordinary. Gani’s explosive 128…
Swastik Samal in Ranji Trophy and Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Swastik Samal on Wednesday produced an awe-inspiring innings to headline Odisha’s Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 opener. Stamping his authority with a stunning double century for Odisha against Saurashtra, the 25-year-old opener smashed 212 runs. Playing at the KSCA Cricket Ground, the batter came up with…
Devdutt Padikkal (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka created history in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Jharkhand on Wednesday with one of the greatest run chases ever seen in List-A cricket at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Karnataka reached a massive target of 413 runs with 15 balls still left in the chase and five…
England’s Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer (AP Photo) England have made some changes to their playing XI for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia. In this year’s Boxing Day Test, England will take on Australia in Melbourne on Friday.The biggest setback is the loss of fast bowler Jofra Archer, who has been ruled out of…
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: On his return to domestic cricket, India’s batting stalwart Virat Kohli produced another eye-catching performance as Delhi started their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with a thrilling four-wicket win over Andhra in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Playing at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Delhi chased down the target…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma played a stunning innings of 155 runs as Mumbai began their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with a comfortable win over Sikkim at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, where Mumbai chased down the target with ease and won by eight wickets.Sikkim won the toss and chose to bat first. They put…
Ishan Kishan. (Image: Agencies) Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is making a strong case for inclusion in India’s squad for the upcoming New Zealand ODI series after smashing a 33-ball century for Jharkhand against Karnataka in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.Kishan’s whirlwind knock is the second-fastest century by an Indian in List A cricket,…
