The universe sometimes conspires — almost magically — to bless a few individuals with the power not only to write their scripts, but to live them out on the grandest stages of life. Act I: T20 World Cup final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 2016 The tension was palpable. West Indies needed 19 runs off the final over. … Read more
West Indies’ Andre Russell. | Photo Credit: AFP Andre Russell struck a sparkling 36 off 15 balls in his final innings before retirement on Tuesday (July 23, 2025) but could not save the West Indies from losing the second Twenty20 international against Australia in Kingston. The 37-year-old all-rounder was unable to script a fairytale farewell … Read more
Farokh Engineer and Clive Lloyd have had memorable stints at English County Lancashire. | Photo Credit: Gareth Copley It was an emotional Wednesday morning for Farokh Engineer and Clive Lloyd as Lancashire honoured the legends and unveiled two stands named after them at the iconic Old Trafford. Engineer, who played County cricket for the club for nearly … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to virtually attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), to be held in Dhaka on Thursday. The meeting will seal the fate of the Asia Cup, scheduled to be hosted by India in September. Over the last week, in … Read more
Anshul Kamboj during a warm-up session before the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the fourth Test here on Wednesday. Grappling with a … Read more
Archana Thiagarajan is now lolling around at her parents’ home in Perungalathur, diving headlong into a world of delectable inactivity. She deserves the spot of relaxation she has found in a familiar environment. Squadron Leader Archana (retd) is back from the 34th AIDA Freediving World Championship in Wakayama, Japan. She is the first woman to … Read more
File photo of Antim Panghal. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Antim Panghal (53kg) and Harshita (72kg) clinched gold medals in the Budapest Ranking Series wrestling event. World championships bronze medallist Antim Panghal defeated Natalia Malysheva, who had beaten Natalia twice in the Ulaanbaatar Ranking Series, recorded a 7-4 victory in the final. Earlier, Antim got … Read more
Writing in the Wisden, Gideon Haigh characterised the International Cricket Council (ICC) as “an unloved beast that is ostensibly a global governing body but too often looks like a forum in which the representatives of national monopolies come to split the spoils of cricket’s commercial exploitation.” In one of his more mellow moods, an ICC … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah is acknowledged as the best bowler of his generation, with complete and total justification, but it will be no exaggeration to say that without Mohammed Siraj, India’s bowling will collapse outside the subcontinent. The numbers might not quite back that assertion, but in any case, the numbers only tell half the story. They … Read more
England’s captain Ben Stokes addresses a press conference ahead of the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester, on July 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI England captain Ben Stokes urged the International Cricket Council to change the over-rate rule after his team was docked two … Read more
The ground staff had a busy afternoon on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) as they put in the hard yards to get the playing surface in shape. However, with spells of rain and no signs of sunshine, it was a challenge to dry the outfield. Also read:New addition Kamboj likely to be drafted into playing XI … Read more
Karun obtained an NOC from the Vidarbha Cricket Association. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: Nirmal Harindran Batter Karun Nair is set to return to his home state of Karnataka for the upcoming domestic season, having obtained a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA). Karun, who is currently with the Indian Test … Read more
India captain Shubman during a press conference on the eve of the fourth Test. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India captain Shubman Gill accused England of not playing in the ‘spirit of the game’ after the home team openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley walked out late on the third evening of the third Test … Read more
India’s Harmanpreet Kaur in action during the Second Women’s One Day International. Photo: Action Images via Reuters India Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat against England in the third and final ODI on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). The series is currently tied 1-1 after India won the opening match by … Read more
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Combination image of former India bowler Irfan Pathan; and India’s current spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in action against England | Photo Credit: Imran Nissar, Getty Images Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan’s message to pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is unequivocal: Either give everything for the team or rest properly instead of selective participation for workload management. On … Read more
File photo of Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi’s dream run at the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam ended in the semifinals after a 0-2 defeat to Armenian-turned-American Levon Aronian in Las Vegas. Erigaisi, who became the first Indian to reach the last four stage of the Freestyle Grand Slam with … Read more
Former India off-spinner R Ashwin believes that the uncapped Anshul Kamboj belongs to the rare breed of fast bowlers like Zaheer Khan and Jasprit Bumrah who are not only skillful but have an understanding of plans that goes beyond just trying to “express themselves and enjoy the game”. | Photo Credit: The Hindu/PTI Former India … Read more
Having led Italy to their maiden World Cup qualification, the European team’s Australia-born captain Joe Burns wants to “jump in at the deep end” during the T20 showpiece next year by taking on defending champions India in the opening match itself. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Having led Italy to their maiden World Cup qualification, … Read more
An injury-plagued India could be forced to depart from its preferred template when it takes on a reinvigorated England in the fourth Test starting here on Wednesday (July 23, 2025), hoping to end a winless record at the storied Old Trafford and draw level in what has been a compelling series so far. Following the … Read more
FIDE Women’s World Cup: India’s Koneru Humpy won in the first round itself which was a testament to her superiority over other rivals. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Grandmasters Koneru Humpy, D Harika and R Vaishali and International Master Divya Deshmukh stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Chess Cup, scripting history as … Read more
Washington Sundar is seen during a practice session ahead of the fourth Test in Manchester. | Photo Credit: PTI 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. … Read more
Coming off a mediocre outing thanks to their injudicious shot selection in the testing conditions at Lord’s, India will have their task cut out when they face a rejuvenated England in the series-deciding third Women’s ODI here on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). Visiting India produced a fine display with the bat to win the first … Read more
Harry Brook said that the Indian players provoked them on the third evening of the Lord’s Test. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Tempers flared during England’s 22-run win at Lord’s with players from both sides engaging in verbal volleys. However, star England batter Harry Brook, stated that his team tried playing ‘in the spirit of … Read more
Siraj has bowled 109 overs so far in the series. | Photo Credit: AP Mohammed Siraj has bowled relentlessly in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Having featured in all three Tests so far, he has claimed 13 wickets, becoming one of India’s standout performers in the series. However, as he gears up for the fourth Test at … Read more
Anshul Kamboj during a practice session ahead of the fourth Test. | Photo Credit: PTI As Anshul Kamboj marked his run-up, he was greeted with a banter by Mohammed Siraj. “Welcome to Manchester, man!” Siraj told the young fast bowler, who has been added to the Indian team, following Arshdeep Singh’s thumb injury. The youngster … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul during a practice session ahead of the fourth test cricket match between India and England, at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground, in Manchester, Monday, July 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Monday (July 21, 2025) confirmed Jasprit Bumrah’s participation in the fourth Test beginning at … Read more
Two Indian swimmers, Srihari Nataraj and Benedicton Rohit, have set new ‘India best’ times at the World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. Srihari bettered his own time by clocking 1:48.22 in the men’s 200m freestyle heats to finish at the top and qualify for the semifinals on Friday. Previously, he lowered the record in June … Read more
Sujeet Kalkal. Photo: X/@TheKhelIndia Asian under-23 champion Sujeet Kalkal toppled some established names on his way to secure the 65kg freestyle gold medal at the Ranking Series wrestling event in Budapest. Sujeet, also a Worlds under-23 bronze medallist in 70kg, defeated Paris Olympics bronze medallist Albanian Islam Dudaev 11-0 in the first round, European silver … Read more
Sindhu, who is a former world champion, went down 15-21, 14-21 to Korea’s Sim Yu Jin in the Super 750 tournament. File. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu endured yet another first-round exit but Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the … Read more