A year ago, captain Rohit Rajpal made a conservative choice to field Sriram Balaji, the senior most player in the Indian team, in the singles against Sweden in a World Group I tie in Stockholm. The team was depleted in the absence of leading singles player Sumit Nagal but with Balaji being a doubles specialist,…
Kane Williamson of New Zealand (Photo by Sameer Ali/Getty Images) New Zealand Cricket has secured a major boost ahead of next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with five of the country’s top white-ball players signing casual playing contracts. Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Seifert, and Kane Williamson have all committed to representing…
Mohsin Naqvi insisted on presenting the medals. He then instructed the Asia Cup trophy be removed when India didn’t budge (Images via AP & X/Screengrabs) A video that surfaced on social media showed Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief and Pakistan minister Mohsin Naqvi leaving the stadium in protest after India refused to accept the Asia…
India vs West Indies (AP Photo) India’s cricket team is expected to maintain their winning combination for the second Test against West Indies starting Friday in New Delhi, with a focus on developing young Nitish Kumar Reddy as a seam-bowling all-rounder. Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate confirmed on Wednesday that the team management wants to…
India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision signalling the start of a new era, the Indian selectors on Saturday removed Rohit Sharma from ODI captaincy and handed over the reins to young opener Shubman Gill, with the 2027 World Cup firmly in sight. The move, long anticipated…
India A skipper Shreyas Iyer smashed a half century, sending a clear message after he was named vice-captain for the upcoming ODI series against Australia (Image via Getty Images/Representational image) Opener Prabhsimran Singh’s blistering century and skipper Shreyas Iyer’s fluent half-century powered India A to a tense two-wicket win over Australia A in the third…
Padikkal’s 150 played a huge role in helping India A draw the game against Australia A (Image via X/Screengrab) The opening four-day unofficial Test between India A and Australia A ended in a draw at the Ekana Cricket Stadium after rain forced the final day’s play to be abandoned.Resuming on 403/4 on Day 4, India…
Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin’s hopes of making to the Candidates tournament suffered a setback as he lost to Alireza Firouzja of France in the ninth round of the FIDE Grand Swiss here on Saturday. With just two rounds left in the tournament, Nihal remained on six points and will now need to win…
Sanju Samson revealed Team India’s mindset after they were denied to lift the trophy after the Asia Cup win (Images via AP) Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson offered a light-hearted take on the bizarre Asia Cup trophy controversy that followed India’s dramatic win over Pakistan in Dubai. Ten days after India’s ninth Asia Cup triumph, the trophy…
Bangladesh vs New Zealand Live Score, Women’s World Cup 2025: Two matches into the Women’s World Cup, New Zealand find themselves on the back foot. Despite brilliant innings from captain Sophie Devine, they have yet to register a win, falling to both Australia and South Africa. Their slow start is compounded by a six-month gap…
