Online Sports Desk Aaryavir Sehwag, son of legendary India opener Virender Sehwag, has made experts and fans across the world of cricket take note with a stunning knock of 173 in the ongoing Vinoo Mankad Trophy, India’s premier under-19 one-day tournament. Playing for Delhi U19 against Chandigarh U19, Aaryavir opened the batting and smashed 19…
Online Sports Desk The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India’s 15-member squad for the much-anticipated two-Test series in New Zealand in November. Bengal pacer Akash Deep has returned to the side after more than a year, but veteran Mohammed Shami has not been recalled. The first Test will begin in Wellington…
Raipur: India survived a major scare before debutant Niki Prasad and veteran Deepti Sharma combined to take the hosts to a four-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first Women’s T20 here on Friday. Opener Kelis Ndhlovu played some crisp strokes in her 44-ball 42 and Sharne Mayers smashed an unbeaten 43 off 33 balls but…
New Delhi: The Union Sports Ministry has committed to providing a grant-in-aid of Rs 2000 crore to the Gujarat Government for the conduct of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. The grant has been listed in the revised norms of Assistance to National Sports Federations (ANSF). Ahmedabad will be hosting the centenary edition of the…
Warangal: The Telangana Cricket Association’s (TCA) Under-19 leagues continued to provide a platform for emerging cricketers to showcase their skills with bat and ball, with Achampet and Vikarabad registering convincing victories on the second day of competition at the Kakatiya University grounds here on Friday. In the first match, Achampet defeated Mahabubnagar by 37 runs…
Online Sports Desk After four high-scoring T20Is, India and West Indies travel to the ‘OG’ of high-scoring T20Is, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. West Indies have surprised many with the fight they have given to the back-to-back World Champions, but Gautam Gambhir’s hosts are also a team in transition, still learning how to play…
New Delhi: Dhruv Jurel has been confirmed as the replacement for Rishabh Pant in India’s ODI squad for the New Zealand series. Pant’s injury involves a left-side strain with inflammation near the lower rib, with no fracture detected. He joins as a reserve wicketkeeper-batter, providing cover behind the stumps. The Board of Control for Cricket…
Online Sports Desk Since Ajit Agarkar’s tenure as BCCI chief selector ended earlier this month, the search has been on to find his replacement. The deadline to apply for the vacant West Zone selector’s post ended on Wednesday. Contrary to multiple reports, Parthiv Patel did not apply for the role. A report by news agency…
Online Sports Desk Former India spinner R Ashwin minced no words as he questioned the team management’s decision to drop spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the playing eleven as India lost the fourth T20I against West Indies, with the result seeing the series drawing level 2-2 after the first four matches. Expressing his confusion over the…
New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha on Thursday called for a stronger, athlete-centric sporting ecosystem, stressing that sporting excellence cannot happen in isolation and requires robust federations, committed coaches, quality infrastructure, and effective sports science support. Addressing a ceremony honouring India’s achievers at the recently concluded Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Usha presented the Raja…
