Manchester: Former head coach Ravi Shastri believes Washington Sundar has all the attributes to become India’s next “genuine” Test all-rounder, as he is lethal with the ball in home conditions and is also a naturally gifted batter. The 25-year-old off-spinner, who made a memorable Test debut at the Gabba in 2021, has since had limited…
Berlin: Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan made it to the women’s long jump finals courtesy her last attempt in the qualification round on an ordinary day for the Indians in the World University Games here on Monday. The 24-year-old Sojan fouled her first attempt and then jumped 5.97m next. She was languishing at seventh…
Eidhoven (Netherlands): The India A men’s hockey team ended its campaign in the European tour with an 2-8 loss against the Netherlands here. Young Indian midfielder Rajinder Singh and forward Selvam Karthi scored the two goals for India A in the final match on Sunday. India A had lost their previous game against the Netherlands…
New Delhi: India will host this year’s chess World Cup from October 30 to November 27, with a host city for the event to be named in “due course”, the sport’s global governing body FIDE announced on Monday. The tournament will see 206 players battling for the coveted title and qualification spots in the 2026…
Manchester: India suffered another major injury blow in the form of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who is unlikely to take any further part in the ongoing five-match Test series against England. As per ANI, Reddy suffered a knee injury during training in the gym, and the scans revealed ligament damage, ruling the 22-year-old out of…
New Delhi: Speedster Mustafizur Rahman bettered Indian ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah in a major T20I record as he created history for Bangladesh during the first match of the series in Dhaka on Sunday, July 20. Mustafizur produced a breathtaking display of bowling in the first T20I at the Shere Bangla National Stadium after Bangladesh opted…
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday confirmed that England will be hosting the next three finals of the World Test Championship. England has hosted the finals of the previous three editions, and it is now set to host the summit clashes in 2027, 2029, and 2031. “The Board also confirmed the awarding…
London: The England cricket team slipped a rung to third position in the World Test Championship table on Wednesday after being docked two points for maintaining a slow over rate in the third Test against India at Lord’s. Ben Stokes and Co. were also fined 10 per cent of their match fee after the Test,…
London: Rishabh Pant getting run out in an attempt to help K L Rahul reach his hundred before lunch on day three of the Lord’s Test was an “error of judgement” but it was not done keeping personal glory in mind, India captain Shubman Gill defended both the senior players after his team lost the…
London: England have been dealt a blow as spinner Shoaib Bashir has been ruled out for the remainder of the India vs England Test series. Bashir will not be part of the remainder of the series due to the finger injury that he sustained during the third Test against India at Lord’s. Bashir had picked…
