Ahead of the third and final ODI against Afghanistan in Chennai, India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said Nitish Kumar Reddy is emerging as the “natural successor” to Hardik Pandya as the team continues to build its all-rounder options for the future.India have already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. In recent…
Australia will be looking to cement its position at the top end of the Group 1 table with victory over Netherlands when the two sides meet at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton on Saturday, June 20. Australia has won both of its matches thus far, defeating South Africa by 64 runs in its opener before…
Shubman Gill’s rise from rookie opener to depandable captain Shubman Gill, the face of the Indian cricket team and the man appointed captain of both the Test and ODI sides, has clearly justified the BCCI’s decision. Since taking over the captaincy, Gill has transformed himself from a promising opener into one of India’s most dependable…
Brazil “aren’t the team they were back in the day”, Duncan Ferguson has told his successors in Scotland’s squad as the Tartan Army face a potentially defining meeting with the record five-time champions in their World Cup 2026 group stage finale. Following a 1-0 win over Haiti, Steve Clarke’s side were beaten by Ismael Saibari’s…
Ahead of India’s group stage matches against South Africa and Australia at the Women’s T20 World Cup, former India captain Mithali Raj believes Powerplay bowling has been the team’s biggest letdown. During an interaction with media arranged by JioStar on Friday, Mithali said India’s odds of winning the elusive title will rest on whether it…
Matheus Cunha scored twice and Vinicius Junior struck his second goal of the World Cup 2026 as Brazil beat Haiti but lost Raphinha to an apparent hamstring injury on matchday two in Philadelphia. Barcelona livewire Raphinha, who suffered three separate hamstring injuries last season, made way after the restored Cunha had bundled in the 23rd-minute…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir looks on as Kuldeep Yadav, left, warms up before the start of play on day one of the test match between Afghanistan and India in New Chandigarh, India, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: There is not an iota of doubt that, when on song, there is…
Turkiye and Paraguay have confirmed their starting teams on matchday two of their 2026 World Cup campaigns in Santa Clara on Saturday. The Crescent-Stars finished third in 2002 but suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat to Australia in their opener this time around. La Albirroja also had a result to forget on the first matchday, losing…
Matheus Cunha applied the final touch to bobble in Brazil’s opener on the Manchester United forward’s full World Cup debut as the Selecao went in front against Haiti in Philadelphia on Saturday. Vinicius Junior, who scored Brazil’s equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Morocco a week ago, fired in a shot that goalkeeper Johny Placide…
New Zealand kept alive slim hopes of defending the Women’s T20 World Cup title by beating Ireland by four runs in a thriller to the last ball on Friday. Ten dropped catches cost New Zealand its first two games against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, and it faced elimination with two group games remaining…
