NEW DELHI: The feeling of lifting the T20 World Cup in 2024 still seems to have not fully sunk in for Rohit Sharma. On June 29 last year, in Barbados, India ended an 11-year-long ICC trophy drought by defeating South Africa by seven runs to win the ICC T20 World Cup title for the second…
Australia’s Steve Smith (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Australian cricket star Steve Smith is expected to rejoin the national Test squad by Sunday ahead of the second Test against West Indies in Grenada, as confirmed by captain Pat Cummins following Australia’s 159-run victory in the first Test at Barbados. Smith, who was sidelined due to a dislocated…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (@BCCI via PTI Photo)(PTI06_08_2025_000305B) As India gears up for the crucial second Test against England at Edgbaston, changes in the playing XI seem certain after the defeat in the series opener. One major talking point is the workload management of Jasprit Bumrah, who may be rested for this match. Besides…
India coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India opener and current head coach Gautam Gambhir is facing mounting pressure after Team India’s worrying run in Test cricket, despite continued success in white-ball formats including winning the Champions Trophy. The latest setback came at Headingley, where India, under new captain Shubman Gill, lost…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is on the brink of rewriting history as he stands just 97 runs away from becoming the fastest Indian to reach 2,000 Test runs. The young left-hander could break Sunil Gavaskar’s 49-year-old record when India face England in the second Test at Edgbaston starting July…
Prabath Jayasuriya claimed his 12th five-wicket haul in Test cricket (AFP Photo) Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya claimed his 12th five-wicket haul in Test cricket to power Sri Lanka to a commanding innings-and-78-run victory over Bangladesh in the second Test, sealing the two-match series 1-0. Starting day four at a precarious 115 for six and still…
India captain Shubman Gill (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Brad Haddin has called for India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill to make an “attitude adjustment” following India’s five-wicket loss to England in the first Test match of the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy 2025 at Headingley. The defeat, which came despite India having five centurions…
Jofra Archer (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Allaying concerns about Jofra Archer’s readiness for Test cricket, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) director Rob Key has said that the pacer could have been brought back much earlier, but the decision was made to allow him time to gradually build up for the demands of the longest…
Jasprit Bumrah during the net session. (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Right from the moment he stepped into the nets area of the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Jasprit Bumrah meant business. Soon after covering the little walk, he picked up a ball and the trademark shoulder click – right goes up and left goes…
Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Corbin Bosch (Pic credit: CSA) South Africa’s teenage sensation Lhuan-dre Pretorius etched his name into the history books on Saturday, becoming the youngest player in Test cricket to score 150 runs in an innings. The 19-year-old debutant achieved the feat during the first Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club, breaking…
