On this day in 1983: Kapil Dev’s June 18 special at Tunbridge Wells

New Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) *** Local Caption *** NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction is still some time away but…

Rajeev Shukla (Sansad TV via PTI Photo) BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla has praised the Indian cricket team‘s performance in the ongoing T20 Asia Cup and expressed optimism about winning the tournament.India are set to face Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final at the Dubai International Stadium on September 28. This matchup marks the first-ever…

India couldn’t have hoped for a better way to storm into the semifinals of the Women’s ODI World Cup. The pressure mounted on the home team following three successive defeats, but as it returned to its cherished hub — the D.Y. Patil Stadium — more than 25,000 spectators braved the rain and cheered for the Women in Blue. And adding…

Italy’s captain Wayne Madsen, back, and coach John Davison during a practice session. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: There is a muted curiosity around the Italian cricket team. Even though the usual buzz that surrounds an international cricket match here at the Eden Gardens is missing, a tiny number of faithful did fetch up at this iconic…

SQUASH Rathika Seelan qualifies for North Coast squash semifinals Rathika Suthanthira Seelan moved into the women’s semifinals of the North Coast Open squash, a USD 6000 PSA Challenger event in Coffs Harbour (Australia), with a 3-1 win over third seed Bobo Lam of Hong Kong. The seventh seed from Tamil Nadu rallied to beat higher…

It is quite fashionable – and a bit of a truism too – to say that no team or player carries secrets anymore. Such is the speed at which information travels and so many are the opportunities to mingle – like in franchise T20 leagues – that every cricketer’s every move is broken down, analysed…