Dubai: Seasoned India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has brushed aside concerns surrounding the team’s sub-par fielding in an otherwise fine Asia Cup campaign so far, saying dropped catches are a part of the game and the side remains focused on strong all-round showing as it gears up for the final. India have won all their matches…
A Former Cricketer One has to ask this question after hearing the claims made by a parent about the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s latest U-19 women’s selection exercise, as published in these columns. If the sequence of events described by the parent is accurate, Hyderabad cricket may have discovered not merely a former international cricketer and…
New Delhi: Delhi is on high alert with tight security and temporary traffic curbs as India hosts top world leaders for the BRICS Summit at the Bharat Mandapam over the weekend. With around 15,000 Delhi Police personnel, 200 companies of paramilitary forces and more than 500 CCTV cameras across Delhi, the capital is under a…
New Delhi: In a strategic balancing act triggered by escalating global trade tensions, India is leveraging the two-day BRICS summit starting Saturday to position the grouping as a complementary engine for economic growth while championing the Global South’s core developmental priorities — most notably safeguarding food, energy, and supply chain security. With New Delhi putting…
Chennai: Tilak Varma did it in the first innings, and it cost Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his wicket shortly after as the teenager missed out on a half-century. The 15-year-old did not forget. He returned the favour during South Zone’s batting innings on Day 4 of the Duleep Trophy final, which concluded on Thursday at the MA…
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma has offered his clearest indication yet on his uncertain ODI future, but stopped short of confirming whether he intends to play at the 2027 ODI World Cup. Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, the former India captain suggested there was little point in making a decision about an event that…
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday began a three-day visit to India to participate in the BRICS summit and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation. Putin is accompanied by a high-level delegation. It will be his first in-person participation at a BRICS summit outside Russia since…
A Genuine Parent For those of us who have watched our daughters pursue cricket in Hyderabad and Telangana, the recent developments in women’s cricket at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) offer something that has been missing for quite some time—hope. Is women’s cricket finally getting back on track? The answer, perhaps, is yes, but with…
M Jaishree “Tac cakṣur devahitaṃ śukram uccarata; paśyema śaradaḥ śataṃ, jīvema śaradaḥ śatam, śṛṇuyāma śaradaḥ śatam, prabravāma śaradaḥ śatam, adīnāḥ syāma śaradaḥ śatam, bhūyaś ca śaradaḥ śatāt.” This ancient Vedic aspiration expresses a remarkably comprehensive vision of human life: may we behold the light of the divine for a hundred autumns; may we live for…
Silver has had a wild ride. It went from about $30 an ounce in early 2025 to an all-time high of $121.67 on January 29, 2026. Then it fell hard. As of early September 2026, it is trading around $66 to $67, which is about 45% below that peak. Along the way, a lot of…
