Dubai: Former head coach Ravi Shastri sees in young Sai Sudharsan an all-format batter who deserves to be in the India side for the Test series against England later this year. India will start the new World Test Championship cycle (2025-2027) with an away five-Test series in England, with all eyes on the squad selection…
Jaipur: Mumbai Indians extended their remarkable winning streak to six matches with a 100-run rout of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday, pushing the home team out of the race for the playoffs. Openers Rohit Sharma (53 off 36 balls) and Ryan Rickelton (61 off 38) struck sublime half-centuries before Suryakumar…
Dubai: The iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the final of the expanded Women’s T20 World Cup on July 5 next year, the International Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The 12-team tournament will begin on June 12 and feature 33 matches, culminating in a grand finale at Lord’s, which also hosted the final of the…
New Delhi: Veteran off-spinner Sunil Narine snapped up three crucial wickets in the space of seven balls to help Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs and keep their playoff hopes alive in the IPL here on Tuesday. Sent in to bat, KKR, who came into the game with three losses in their…
Patna: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s childhood coach Manish Ojha expects his 14-year-old ward to break into India’s T20 team in the next one or two years. Suryavanshi, on Monday, made a record 38-ball-101 to become IPL’s youngest centurion at 14 years and 32 days. The left-handed batter smashed 11 sixes and seven fours in his stunning onslaught…
Girija Shankar Dixit Astana, Kazakhstan: In a remarkable show of talent and determination, 21 Indian junior boxers have advanced to the finals of the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2025, currently underway in Astana. This achievement underscores the growing promise of Indian boxing on the international stage. The Indian contingent has already amassed…
Jaipur: Vaibhav Suryavanshi struck the fastest hundred for any Indian and the country’s youngest ever in the IPL as Rajasthan Royals defeated Gujarat Titans by eight wickets in their contest here on Monday. Suryavanshi hit 101 off 38 balls with as many as 11 sixes and seven fours as he became the youngest ever in…
New Delhi: Krunal Pandya blasted a 47-ball 73 not out as Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in their IPL match here on Sunday. Put in to bat, KL Rahul top-scored with a 39-ball 41, but DC lost wickets in regular intervals before Tristan Stubbs’ 18-ball 34 lifted them to a competitive…
New Delhi: India expectedly delivered a dominant performance at the Asian Yogasana Sport Championship, securing a record 83 gold medals to top the medal tally at the event here on Sunday. The hosts also won three silver and one bronze medal to end with 87 medals, finishing well ahead of Japan, which claimed three gold,…
Mumbai: India’s pace ace Jasprit Bumrah proved to be too good for the Lucknow Super Giants, whose four-wicket haul ensured that Mumbai Indians bowled out Rishabh Pant’s team for 161 in Match 45 of the Indian Premier League, helping the Mumbai Indians win by 54 runs here on Sunday. Bumrah, who racked up figures of…
