Ahmedabad: In a significant transition move, the Indian selectors on Saturday removed Rohit Sharma from ODI captaincy and expectedly handed over the reins to young Shubman Gill, keeping the 2027 World Cup in mind. Rohit is the only skipper apart from Mahendra Singh Dhoni who led India to three ICC white ball finals, winning the…
Colombo: Bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi on Saturday said India will bring their “A game” against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup, insisting that the team is not taking their neighbours lightly despite a dominant head-to-head record. While the India-Pakistan clash always generates massive buzz, the contests in the women’s game have been lopsided so…
Ahemadabad: Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj scythed through the West Indian batting line-up, setting up India’s crushing innings and 140-run win on the third day of the first Test here on Saturday. India declared at their overnight score of 448 for five and then blew away the Windies for a paltry 146 in their second…
Ahmedabad: India declared their first innings on an overnight score of 448 for 5 with a sizeable lead of 286 runs against the West Indies at the start of the third day of the opening Test here on Saturday. India’s innings was headlined by centuries from KL Rahul (100), Dhruv Jurel (125), and Ravindra Jadeja…
Ahmedabad: KL Rahul’s 11th hundred grounded the West Indies before Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja followed suit with stylish tons as India literally batted the visitors out of the opening Test, taking a huge lead of 286 runs at the end of the second day’s play. At stumps, India were 448 for 5, and with…
Ahmedabad: KL Rahul struck his 11th Test ton and second at home after nine years as India reached 218/3 at lunch against the West Indies on the second day of the opening Test here on Friday. Skipper Shubman Gill (50) perished after completing his half-century, but India were comfortably ahead by 56 runs at the…
Canberra: The Indian junior women’s hockey team suffered a narrow 4-5 loss to Canberra Chill in its last match on the tour of Australia here on Thursday. For India, the goals came from Sukhveer Kaur (6th minute), Kanika Siwach (42nd), Sunelita Toppo (54th), and Ishika (57th), while Canhess Lauren Yee (12th, 19th), Canhess Josie Lawton…
Ahmedabad: Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah combined to decimate the West Indies for a paltry 162 before the in-form KL Rahul struck a measured half-century as India expectedly dominated the opening day of the first Test here on Thursday. At stumps, the hosts reached 121/2 with another 41 runs in arrears. Siraj (4/40) and Bumrah…
Dubai: Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday said the Indian team is “welcome” to collect the Asia Cup trophy from him at the continental body’s head office here as controversy around the champions being denied the top prize continued to rage. In a post on X, Naqvi rejected reports claiming that he,…
Providence (Guyana): West Indies head coach Daren Sammy believed that his side had the bowling arsenal to take 20 wickets in a Test match in India and hoped that his side could take some inspiration from what New Zealand were able to do last year on the Indian shores. New Zealand became the first team…
