London: Mohammed Siraj was seen wearing a headband on Day 2 of the fifth Test against England at The Oval, paying tribute to the late Graham Thorpe. Born on this day in 1969, Thorpe passed away on August 4 last year. A former England great, he played 100 Tests, scoring 6,744 runs at an average…
London: England took a slender 23-run first innings lead before India bowled them out for 247 on day two of the final Test here on Friday. Mohammed Siraj (4/86) bowled a fiery eight-over spell, taking three wickets to lead India’s fightback in the afternoon session. He then got rid of Harry Brook for 53 in…
London: Jasprit Bumrah had made himself available for three of the five Tests in England and the Indian team management felt it was right to honour the star pacer’s call, considering his workload, said assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. With the series on the line, Indian captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir waited…
New Delhi: Wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel understands that performing in overseas conditions will push the stocks of a player up and is excited to turn out for India in the fifth Test against England in place of injured vice-captain Rishabh Pant. The 24-year-old Jurel has kept wickets for India in the last two Tests at…
London: India captain Shubman Gill threw his weight behind Gautam Gambhir following his fiery exchange with The Oval’s chief curator Lee Fortis, firmly asserting that the India coach was well within his rights to inspect the square. During India’s training session on Tuesday, Fortis, according to batting coach Sitanshu Kotak, asked the Indian coaching staff…
Dubai: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday stretched his lead to consolidate as the world No. 1 all-rounder in Test cricket, while Abhishek Sharma rose to the top spot in the T20 format for the first time. In the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, Jadeja stretched his lead by 117 rating points from the…
New Delhi: With the World Championship of Legends (WCL) moving to its business end, India Champions have finally found something going their way: on Tuesday, they won their final group game against West Indies Champions by five wickets to secure a spot in the semi-finals. But now comes the big question: will they play in…
London: India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the fifth Test against England, starting July 31 at the Oval. In the pre-match press conference, the batting coach Sitanshu Kotak noted that the team management is monitoring Bumrah’s fitness and a call will be taken before the match. However, as things stand, the team management does…
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have announced that Chandrakant Pandit’s role as head coach with the franchise will cease to exist any longer. Pandit, who was appointed ahead of the 2023 edition of the IPL, was in charge of the franchise for three seasons, including the championship-winning one in 2024 alongside captain Shreyas Iyer and…
New Delhi: In a historic moment, India’s Divya Deshmukh has defeated Koneru Humpy in the final of the FIDE Women’s Chess World Cup. The clash between the two was forced into a tiebreaker. Deshmukh had already made history by becoming the first Indian to ever reach the final of the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025,…
