Bangladesh’s Litton Das plays a shot during the second day of the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s Litton Das plays a shot during the second day of the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle. | Photo Credit: AP Source…
For English cricket, 2025-26 will be a litmus test. The twin five-match series – first against India starting in Leeds on Friday and the second the Ashes in Australia later this year – present the biggest challenge for Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes ever since the coach-captain duo heralded the ‘Bazball’ era of high-risk, high-reward…
Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill NEW DELHI: India’s vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has confirmed a key change in the team’s batting order ahead of the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, starting Friday, June 20. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Pant disclosed that skipper Shubman Gill will bat at No.4 in the…
Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant of India during a nets session at Headingley on June 18, 2025 in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant of India during a nets session at Headingley on June 18, 2025 in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Source link
In a major setback to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Bombay High Court has upheld arbitral awards, directing BCCI to pay Rs. 385.50 crore to Kochi Cricket Private Limited (KCPL) and Rs. 153.34 crore to Rendezvous Sports World (RSW) in connection with the former Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kochi…
England Test captain Ben Stokes opined India will miss Virat Kohli’s fighting spirit in the upcoming five-match Test series between the two teams, starting on Friday in Leeds. Kohli and Rohit Sharma had announced their retirement from the format last month. “What India will miss will be his fighting spirit out in the game, his…
WTC-winning Proteas arrive in South Africa. (Pic courtesy – Cricket South Africa) Thousands of jubilant fans gathered at the Johannesburg main airport on Wednesday to welcome home the newly crowned World Test Championship (WTC) winners – South Africa.Captain Temba Bavuma and head coach Shukri Conrad led the team’s triumphant arrival, proudly holding the glittering WTC…
South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma holds the winner’s trophy and celebrates with teammates. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa’s triumphant march to their maiden ICC World Test Championship title has translated into significant gains in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, with several Proteas stars being richly rewarded for their match-winning performances at Lord’s.Aiden…
An ‘all-Indian’ contingent in tour of England in 1911 NEW DELHI: It was the summer of 1911. As ships cut through the grey waters of the Atlantic, aboard one of them was a team that carried not just cricketing gear but the hopes of a nation still in chains.This was an expedition that planted a…
There’s something undeniably special about the elegance of a left-hand batter. It almost seems effortless—graceful in every movement. Even when dismantling bowling attacks with ruthlessness, there’s a poetic quality to the stroke-play. Tamil Nadu and IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans batter Tushar Raheja fits that mould to perfection. It’s almost hard to believe that the explosive southpaw’s first love…
