N Jagannath Das For AI Harrsha, the strength and conditioning coach of the Indian women’s cricket team, the World Cup campaign that culminated in glory last Sunday was among the toughest yet most rewarding challenges of his career. As the players celebrated their historic triumph, Harrsha could finally breathe easy. “This women’s team was very…
Colombo/Rawalpindi: Eight Sri Lankan players currently touring Pakistan with the national team for a three-match ODI series want to return home due to security concerns following a deadly bomb blast in Islamabad that left 12 people dead and several injured. The two teams are scheduled to clash in the second ODI of the three-match series…
Kumamoto (Japan): (Nov 12) India’s Lakshya Sen stormed into the second round of the men’s singles event at the Kumamoto Masters Japan badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Koki Watanabe here on Wednesday. Sen, seeded seventh here, took just 39 minutes to breeze past his world no.26 Japanese opponent 21-12 21-16. The world…
Kolkata: In-form wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel will play the opening Test against South Africa, and all-rounder Nitish Reddy is likely to sit out, India’s assistant Ryan Ten Doeschate said on Wednesday. The opening Test begins here on Friday. “I think we have got a pretty good idea of the combination. Given the way Dhruv has gone…
New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reiterated the government’s commitment to make India a top-five sporting nation in the world by 2047 as he unveiled the King’s Baton for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games at a colourful ceremony here on Tuesday. “Today India is organising world-class tournaments and winning medals also. We will grow further…
By Vinay Rao Change remains painfully slow in the Hyderabad Cricket Association. The brief euphoria over recent wins has already faded, and the old challenges have resurfaced with familiar predictability. For decades, Hyderabad cricket has revolved around a few names considered “naturally talented.” Yet, few among them have delivered consistently beyond the state level. Ironically,…
By a Former HCA Secretary Hyderabad cricket today stands at a crossroads — wounded, directionless, and drowning in corruption while those in power look the other way. The ruling party’s apathy, government agencies’ indifference, and the BCCI’s inexplicable silence are together ensuring the slow death of what was once one of India’s proudest cricketing institutions….
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said a stadium will come up in Siliguri, named after World Cup-winning cricketer Richa Ghosh. Siliguri in north Bengal is the hometown of Ghosh, the 22-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, who played a major role in the women’s World Cup triumph. “The ‘Richa Cricket Stadium’ will be built on…
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is not where it “wants to be” in terms of its preparations for next year’s T20 World Cup yet but head coach Gautam Gambhir says there is enough time in hand to get there. In a brief teaser of his interview with ‘bcci.tv’, Gambhir also stressed on the importance…
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings have confirmed that Mahendra Singh Dhoni will feature in the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League, ending speculation over the veteran’s future. “MS has told us that he will be available for the next season,” CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. According to the report,…
