India bowler Shardul Thakur (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Team India gears up for their challenging five-Test series against England, former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has weighed in with his predicted playing XI, and it’s raised a few eyebrows. Most notably, Bangar sees no place for seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur, preferring…
The ninth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) got underway on June 5 in Coimbatore, with a rematch of last season’s finalists — Dindigul Dragons and Lyca Kovai Kings — opening the tournament. A week in, with every team having played two games, the action now moves to Salem. What has unfolded so…
Ireland and West Indies will square off in a three-match Twenty20 International series, starting on Thursday at Bready Cricket Club. The series will give Shai Hope’s West Indies an opportunity to bounce back after a difficult tour of England, where it lost all six white-ball matches against the host. While Ireland is not as formidable…
Nikhil Sosale (right) in a photo featuring Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. Sosale was arrested by local police in the Bengaluru stampede case. The Karnataka High Court on Thursday ordered the interim release of Royal Challengers Bengaluru marketing head Nikhil Sosale and three others from DNA Entertainment Networks Private in connection with the Bengaluru stampede…
London-bound Air India plane crashed moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: In a heart-wrenching tragedy on Thursday afternoon, an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The aircraft, operating as flight AI171 and bound for London Gatwick, plummeted into the…
Virat Kohli and former cricketers Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers celebrate with the trophy (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) player AB de Villiers wrote an emotional letter on Instagram celebrating RCB’s first-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) title win on June 3, 2023, at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The South African…
Radha Yadav has been called in place of injured Shuchi Upadhyay for India women’s white-ball tour of England in place of Shuchi Upadhyay, the BCCI announced on Thursday. The 20-year-old left-arm spinner Upadhyay, who made her ODI debut last month during the tri-series in Sri Lanka, has sustained a left shin injury. “The Women’s Selection…
West Indies coach Daren Sammy voiced concerns over Nicholas Pooran’s premature international retirement, hinting at a potential trend due to T20 franchise cricket’s allure. Sammy emphasised the significance of national pride and fan loyalty, recalling West Indies’ rich cricket heritage. In Pooran’s absence, the team faced defeats in England, exposing bowling frailties. West Indies cricket…
Shubman Gill, India’s new Test captain, has sparked discussion among cricket fans after the appearance of “Prince” alongside “MRF Genius” on his bat sticker, a departure from previous cricket legends who carried the MRF brand without personal monikers. The revelation came after BCCI released photos of Gill and the Indian team in their new kits…
Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has expressed strong support for his former Karnataka teammate Karun Nair, who has made a comeback to the Indian Test cricket squad after an eight-year gap. Nair, who previously scored a triple century against England in 2016, earned his recall following impressive performances in domestic cricket and county cricket in England….
