NEW DELHI: Veteran Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad has openly criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after the team’s recent poor performances. He also drew a stark comparison between player quality in the IPL and PSL.“If you look at the IPL, they’ve got many superstars in their league who make the league competitive. Teams there invest…
Jayson Tatum says Jaylen Brown is improving “each and every year” after his teammate joined him on the Boston Celtics’ all-time top-10 scorer list as part of a 120-99 NBA win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Brown scored 32 points – including 23 during the first half – alongside 24 and 10 rebounds…
Jayson Tatum says Jaylen Brown is improving “each and every year” after his teammate joined him on the Boston Celtics’ all-time top-10 scorer list as part of a 120-99 NBA win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Brown scored 32 points – including 23 during the first half – alongside 24 and 10 rebounds…
Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag on Thursday said the void left by Sanju Samson’s departure to Chennai Super Kings cannot be filled as finding a replacement for the T20 World Cup hero is as impossible as replacing stalwarts like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the Indian team. Samson, who led the Royals from 2021…
Lionel Messi became the second player after Cristiano Ronaldo to reach 900 career goals with an early strike against Nashville in the Champions Cup – but Inter Miami boss Javier Mascherano was left to rue an early exit from a competition the Herons had prioritized winning this season. Messi rifled in the seventh-minute opener from…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Sanju Samson (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Sanju Samson (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Former South Africa cricketer Faf du Plessis has weighed in on Rajasthan Royals’ decision to part ways with their long-time star and face of…
File pic: Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag (R) with Sanju Samson. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has addressed the biggest talking point ahead of IPL 2026 — the absence of long-time leader and star wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson — with a striking comparison that underlines the scale of the void left behind.Go Beyond…
Current Indian men’s team head coach Gautam Gambhir has filed a civil suit in the Delhi High Court alleging large-scale misuse of his identity through deepfakes, AI-generated content and unauthorised merchandise. Filed in the Commercial Division, the suit seeks an urgent ex-parte ad-interim injunction against 16 named and unnamed defendants, including social media accounts, e-commerce…
Sanju Samson, front centre, being congratulated by head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has long been an admirer of Sanju Samson, who recently earned the Player of the Tournament award as India clinched a record third T20 World Cup title. Reflecting on the wicketkeeper-batter’s rise, Tharoor recalled telling a young Samson…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a financial juggernaut that spawned a slew of franchise leagues around the world but the elite T20 competition still has room to improve in terms of players’ rights and welfare, according to an assessment by the global players body. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) rankings released on Thursday put…
