Yuki Bhambri, partnering with Michael Venus, continues their impressive run at the US Open, defeating the 11th-seeded Rajeev Ram and Nikola Mektić in a thrilling three-set clash to secure a place in the semifinals. This marks Bhambri’s maiden semifinal appearance in a Grand Slam, putting him just two wins away from a historic championship. However,…
Overnight rains, ahead of the opening day of a four-day game, can be decisive, with the pitch damp and outfield slow. In these conditions, Hyderabad’s decision to bat first in the semifinal of the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament against Haryana backfired as the side was bundled out for 225 at the Guru Nanak College in Chennai…
Former Indian cricketer R. Ashwin has enrolled himself for the ILT20 auctions days after announcing his retirement from the Indian Premier League, reports said on Sunday. The T20 league based in the UAE will be held between December 2 and January 4, with the auction taking place on September 30. The last date of registration…
As green, sprawling and state of the art the BCCI’s new Centre of Excellence is, it is not so full of life. The 40-acre campus is situated nearly 40 kilometres away from the city centre, is in the middle of an industrial cluster and is fortified to the extent that every little movement, including that…
North Zone and Central Zone secured first-innings leads in their respective fixtures to advance to the semifinals of Duleep Trophy 2025 on Sunday. The next round in BCCI’s domestic season opener will be played from September 4 to 7 at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. West Zone and South Zone await these two teams…
Tamil Nadu opener Vimal Khumar made his Ranji Trophy debut in the 2023-24 season, when he had meagre returns from five innings. Subsequently, he didn’t feature even in a single game in the 2024-25 season. But this year, being the top run-getter in the TNCA first division league with 646 runs from seven innings at…
Opener R. Vimal Khumar struck 112 (215b, 12×4, 1×6) and added 189 runs for the second wicket with skipper Pradosh Ranjan Paul (91, 182b, 10×4) as TNCA President’s XI reached 265 for three against Jammu & Kashmir on day one of the All India Buchi Babu invitational cricket tournament semifinal at the CSK High Performance…
The popularity of cricket is both a boon and a bane. Boon because it has brought laurels to the country, played a big part in creating a sporting culture and generated employment by the truckloads. Bane, for it takes for granted the very fans whose interest has nurtured the sport. The 2025-26 Duleep Trophy, which…
When the Duleep Trophy 2025-26 squads were announced, Ankit Kumar was named Shubman Gill’s deputy in the North Zone team. But with Gill unavailable due to illness, the 27-year-old was handed the captaincy for the prestigious domestic tournament. Making his debut as North Zone captain against an East Zone side featuring Mohammed Shami, Mukesh Kumar,…
India’s Test skipper Shubman Gill and ODI captain Rohit Sharma were among several India internationals to have cleared the pre-season fitness test, which was conducted at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) here. Gill will travel to Dubai soon for Asia Cup 2025, starting on September 9, with teammates Jasprit Bumrah and Jitesh Sharma, who…
