NEW DELHI: His Bradmanesque run in domestic cricket in recent years has coincided with the most challenging phase of his career, but Karun Nair identifies “the end of 2022” as the darkest period he’s endured, calling it “quite a dark place.” The 33-year-old’s return to the Indian Test team after eight years stands as a…
Angelo Mathews (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Angelo Mathews has voiced his disappointment over the limited number of Test matches Sri Lanka are scheduled to play in the upcoming World Test Championship cycle. Sri Lanka are set to feature in six two-match series between 2025 and 2027 — the joint-lowest alongside Bangladesh.Mathews highlighted the contrast…
FOOTBALL St. Xavier’s School to lock horns with some of the best youth teams in Europe St. Xavier’s Collegiate School from Kolkata, the first Indian youth team to officially participate in the MADCUP Football Tournament 2025, will face Atlético de Madrid and SO Caillolais, an associate club of Olympique Marseille, in the group stage. The…
Karun Nair’s Bradmanesque exploits in domestic cricket in recent years earned him a return to the Indian Test team after eight years. However, this came after the most testing time of his career, which the 33-year-old batter picks as the toughest he has had to endure, describing it as “quite a dark place.” “In terms…
Digvesh Rathi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Just like every IPL season throws up young talents with remarkable abilities with both bat and ball, IPL 2025 too unearthed future stars for Indian cricket. Among them was mystery spinner Digvesh Rathi, who made a name for himself with an impressive showing for the Lucknow Super Giants….
Angelo Mathews is set to retire from Tests after first Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh match (Image via ANI) Sri Lanka is set to host Bangladesh for a two-Test series starting Tuesday in Galle, marking veteran Angelo Mathews‘s final Test appearance after 118 matches. The series begins as cricket resumes following South Africa’s World Test Championship…
Spin great Harbhajan Singh has thrown his weight behind wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav to start in India’s playing XI for the first Test against England at Headingley, alongside Ravindra Jadeja. The series opener begins on June 20 at Leeds , where traditionally, the surface aids pacers more than the spinners. “India should look to play Kuldeep…
Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh in the first Test of a two-match series in Galle, starting on Tuesday. The series marks the beginning of Sri Lanka’s World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign. The first Test will also see the end of former skipper Angelo Mathews’ red-ball career. The 37-year-old had started his Test career…
NEW DELHI: In a notable development, the BCCI has introduced an additional bone test at the junior level to ensure that young cricketers don’t miss out on a season due to the “+1 factor” currently applied in the eligibility calculation, which often disqualifies players by a narrow margin.As per the existing procedure, a cricketer’s age…
The Tamil Nadu Premier League has demanded proof from Seichem Madurai Panthers after allegations of ball tampering against Dindigul Dragons and skipper R. Ashwin after the teams’ clash at the Salem Cricket Foundation Ground on June 14. In a mail accessed by Sportstar, the Madurai franchise accused the opponent of ball tampering by using ‘towels…
