Kerala Cricket League auction on July 5

Sanju Samson has been included in the initial draft of around 170 players. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The player auction for the second season of Kerala Cricket League (KCL) will be held here on July 5. Sanju Samson, who didn’t take part in the inaugural edition of KCL for personal reasons, … Read more

Indian junior archers enter three finals at Asia Cup Stage 2

Indian junior archers continued their dominating run by storming into three team finals at the Asia Cup Stage 2 here on Thursday (June 19, 2025). The Indian men’s recurve team, seeded second, defeated fifth-seeded Bangladesh 5-1 in a one-sided semifinal to set up a summit clash with third seeds Japan. The trio of Vishnu Choudhary, … Read more

Indian cricket fraternity mourns death of Dilip Doshi

File photo of former Indian spinner Dilip Doshi. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji  A “heartbroken” Indian cricket fraternity came together in grief and reverence to pay tribute to former left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi, who died following a cardiac arrest in London. Despite spending much of his early career in the shadow of the great Bishan … Read more

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi passes away

Dilip Doshi picked up 114 wickets from 33 Tests. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Former India cricketer Dilip Doshi passed away at the age of 77 due to cardiac arrest in London on Monday. Doshi, a left-arm spinner with classical action, represented India in 33 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1979 to 1983. He … Read more

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi dies aged 77

File photo of former Indian spinner Dilip Doshi. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Former India left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi, who carved out a niche for himself despite being in the shadows of Bishan Singh Bedi, died due to cardiac arrest in London on Monday, the Saurashtra Cricket Association said. He was 77 and is survived … Read more

I’ve enjoyed the opener’s role: Rahul

Eight of Rahul’s nine Test hundreds have come at the top of the order. | Photo Credit: ANI In the last 18 months, K.L. Rahul has batted at four different positions in Tests. Perhaps, being an immensely talented batter in a line-up filled with legends and stalwarts has this outcome, for that is probably the … Read more

Aparajith sizzles as Super Gillies edges Grand Cholas in a thriller

A quickfire half-century by B. Aparajith was the highlight of Chepauk Super Gillies’ win against Trichy Grand Cholas in a Tamil Nadu Premier League match in Tirunelveli on Monday. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Skipper B. Aparajith top-scored with 63 (40b, 1×4, 7×6) and stitched a 106-run third-wicket stand (68 balls) with Vijay Shankar (59, 46b, 6×4, 1×6) as Chepauk Super Gillies … Read more

Lalit Babu and 23 others in lead

Grandmaster Tornike Sanikidze beat Grandmaster Raset Ziatdinov in 42 moves in the thrid round of the Aurionpro Grandmaster chess tournament at the World Trade Centre on Wednesday. Raset opted to exchange his queen for a couple of minor pieces and pawns, but it did not work to his advantage. Tornike made a second queen and … Read more

Shaw parts ways with Mumbai, set to join Maharashtra

Prithvi Shaw. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR Prithvi Shaw, the opener who was dropped from the Mumbai squad midway through the last season, is set to join Maharashtra after obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). MCA secretary Abhay Hadap confirmed to The Hindu that the association … Read more

Key is to keep fast bowlers fit through the year: Kumaran

Kumaran is the new TN bowling coach. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY For more than a decade, former India pacer T. Kumaran has been in the United States, building an extensive coaching resume that includes stints with the USA senior and under-19 teams, as well as training kids. Now, the 49-year-old is back to his … Read more

Prithvi Shaw writes to MCA seeking approval to leave Mumbai

File photo of Prithvi Shaw. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Embattled India batter Prithvi Shaw wants to snap ties with his home team Mumbai and has sought a No Objection Certificate from the MCA to sign up with a new domestic side for his “growth and development as a cricketer”. Shaw has been out of … Read more

Former skipper Sourav Ganguly regrets missing several centuries

Former BCCI president and skipper Sourav Ganguly during an interview with PTI Editor-in-Chief Vijay Joshi at his residence at Behala, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI He is the owner of 38 fantastic centuries in international cricket, but that number is not pleasing to former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who regrets missing many hundreds during … Read more

Jasprit Bumrah’s 12th five-wicket haul equals Kapil Dev record; first Indian to take 10 five-wicket hauls in SENA nations

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a wicket on day 3 of the first Test against England in Leeds on June 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images His critics expected him to go from ‘boom’ to bust within eight to ten months due to his unconventional, injury-prone bowling action, but it is Jasprit Bumrah’s self-belief that has … Read more

Canada qualify for men’s T20 World Cup

The Canadian men’s cricket team has qualified for next year’s ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka after defeating Bahamas by seven wickets in the Americas Qualifiers in Ontario. Thanks to their fifth successive victory in as many games, Canada, who had also featured in last year’s men’s T20 World Cup in the … Read more

Former England cricketer Lawrence passes away

David ‘Syd’ Lawrence of Gloucestershire County Cricket Team. | Photo Credit: AP David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England, has died. He was 61. Lawrence’s family made the announcement on Sunday (June 22, 2025) with a statement through Gloucestershire, where Lawrence was the club president. He announced a year ago … Read more

Bumrah defends Indian fielders – The Hindu

Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul helped India secure the first innings lead against England in the Leeds Test. | Photo Credit: Getty Images In a parallel world, Jasprit Bumrah could have had more than the five wickets he ended up with in England’s first innings here, and that too in double quick time. But a disastrous … Read more

Ind vs Eng, 1st Test Day 3: Bumrah hands India a slender lead

Jasprit Bumrah of India celebrates bowling Josh Tongue of England to claim his 5th wicket in the innings during day three of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 22, 2025, in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Trying to get near a 471-run first-innings total would have … Read more

Facing Jasprit Bumrah is a daunting task due to his unpredictability and exceptional skills, as acknowledged by England’s Ben Duckett.

England opener Ben Duckett feels Jasprit Bumrah is good in any conditions. | Photo Credit: Getty Images One of many ways to gauge the effectiveness of a bowler is to ascertain how much the opposition worries about him. Ben Stokes, in the lead-up to the first Test here in Headingley, may have declared that he … Read more

Definitely no politics, but open to coaching India: Ganguly

Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. | Photo Credit: PTI Former skipper Sourav Ganguly has categorically ruled out entering politics, but says he is not averse to coaching the Indian team. Ganguly, who will turn 53 this July, was the Team Director of Delhi Capitals between 2018-19 and 2022-24. “I never really thought about it because … Read more