England batter Joe Root at a practice session on Friday ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy match against Australia in Lahore. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The build-up to the Champions Trophy has been far from perfect for England and Australia. While Australia suffered a blow with three of its top bowlers – Pat Cummins, … Read more
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former captain Sourav Ganguly thinks the current Indian team is not only better than Pakistan but is also the favourite to win the ongoing Champions Trophy. Ganguly, who played a lot against Pakistan, said the neighbouring country would need some special effort to beat India … Read more
Moments after Kerala sealed a historic maiden Ranji Trophy final berth, politicians, Mollywood stars, leading writers and renowned sportspersons rushed to their social media accounts to congratulate the team. Even random ‘X’ and Instagram accounts posted memes and reels to celebrate a momentous sporting occasion in the history of the State, which came after 352 … Read more
Vidarbha players celebrate a wicket on day 5 of the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Mumbai in Nagpur on February 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Mohit Avasthi and Royston Dias — in sync with Mumbai’s trend for the season of lower order contributing much more with the bat than the top-order — frustrated the … Read more
Vidharbha players celebrate after the fall of the last Mumbai wicket during their Ranji Trophy semifinal match at the Vidharba Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Friday, February 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Mohit Avasthi and Royston Dias — in sync with Mumbai’s trend for the season of the lower order contributing much … Read more
Mohammed Shami in action during the match against Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai | Photo Credit: ANI One of the hardest challenges for a sportsperson is to come back from a long injury layoff, especially if it happens in the later stages of one’s career. … Read more
Kerala players celebrate after taking a dramatic first innings lead on the fifth day fo the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Gujarat in Ahmedabad on February 21, 2025. Kerala entered the final for the first time since making the debut 68 years ago. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy A resilient Kerala on Friday (February 21, 2025) … Read more
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi speaks during a press conference ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy match against South Africa, in Karachi. | Photo Credit: AP South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in their Champions Trophy match in Karachi on Friday (February 21, 2025). “Looks a bit … Read more
India’s Harshit Rana in action during the match against Bangladesh in the ICC Champions Trophy, 2025, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Indian pacer Harshit Rana, who has swiftly made his mark with international debuts across all three formats within a short span, credited seasoned speedster Jasprit Bumrah … Read more
Former BCCI President and Former Indian Cricketer Sourav Ganguly. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Indian men’s cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly escaped unhurt in an accident where a car in his convoy collided with a truck on the Durgapur Expressway on Friday, February 21, 2025. Mr Ganguly was on his way to an … Read more
File picture of Mark Wood and Jamie Smith during an England nets session | Photo Credit: Getty Images Jamie Smith will return from injury to keep wicket and bat at number three in England’s Champions Trophy opener against Australia in Lahore on Saturday (February 21, 2025). The 24-year-old missed England’s recent humbling 3-0 series loss … Read more
Last year was an excellent year for me in terms of squash. I was pretty consistent in my performances and the quality of squash, says Velavan. | Photo Credit: File photo: M. VEDHAN Velavan Senthilkumar on Friday expressed his happiness and gratitude at having emerged from a long and challenging week with both the men’s … Read more
Former BCCI President and Former Indian Cricketer Sourav Ganguly. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Indian men’s cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly escaped unhurt in an accident where a car in his convoy collided with a truck on the Durgapur Expressway on Friday, February 21, 2025. Mr Ganguly was on his way to an … Read more
Debutants Afghanistan will aim to continue their impressive rise in white-ball cricket, while South Africa will once again attempt to shed the ‘chokers’ tag when the two sides kick off their Champions Trophy campaign on Friday (February 21, 2025). Also Read | Shami, Gill do the star turn as India trumps Bangladesh with ease The … Read more
India’s captain Rohit Sharma plays a shot during a ODI cricket match of the ICC Champions Trophy between India and Bangladesh, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai, UAE, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday became the second fastest batter after compatriot Virat Kohli to complete 11,000 runs in One-day … Read more
India’s Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and India at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on February 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Shubman Gill was more artisan than artist en route to his eighth ODI hundred after Mohammed … Read more
India’s Shubman Gill celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and India at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on February 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Shubman Gill’s previous three scores coming into the Champions Trophy read: 87, 60 and 112 (all … Read more
Former Australian umpire Daryl Harper’s favourite photo with Sachin Tendulkar. Recently, cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Glenn McGrath teamed up for a funny ad for Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital that referred to McGrath’s strange ‘shoulder-before-wicket’ dismissal of Tendulkar in the Adelaide Test in 1999. The duo engage in a playful banter, debating the dismissal. Tendulkar, … Read more
Mohammed Shami reacts as he leaves the field after a five-wicket haul during the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Star pacer Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler to reach 200 ODI wickets … Read more
Over the last six days, close to midnight on the Vadodara Halol Highway, you could see scores of young men, and some women too, walking along for miles. Some of them would signal towards the speeding vehicles to hitch a ride, though not with apparent success. The newly built BCA Stadium is about 25 km away … Read more
Kerala bowler Jalaj Saxena who took four wickets on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Gujarat in Ahmedabad on February 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Kerala spinner Jalaj Saxena was confident his team could prise out the last three Gujarat wickets early on day five to gain the first-innings lead … Read more
Mumbai all-rounder Shams Mulani picked up six wickets in Vidarbha’s second innings. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI No team has managed to successfully chase down a target in excess of 400 in the Ranji Trophy’s nine-decade history so far. With a place in the final up for grabs, Mumbai will be hoping against hope to … Read more
Former cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni during the launch of his app ‘Dhoni’ powered by Single.id, in Mumbai on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI “Even if it’s tough to do…just forgive and move on.” Mahendra Singh Dhoni became a life coach for once to share his secrets for a stress-free existence, describing himself … Read more
Former cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni during the launch of his app ‘Dhoni’ powered by Single.id, in Mumbai on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Single.ID, a reward systems platform will reward Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s loyal fans on the ‘DHONI’ app for their purchases with partner retailers, said Enigmatic Smile, … Read more
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat against India in their Champions Trophy opener in Dubai today (February 20, 2025). India have made two changes from their previous ODI against England earlier this month, bringing in Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja in place of Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy. Bangladesh … Read more
Mohammed Shami bowls during a practice session ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates, on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Veteran Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has revealed that following his ankle injury, there were moments when he feared his international career was over … Read more
Pakistan’s Babar Azam plays a shot during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – Group A match against New Zealand, at National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a subtle dig at Pakistan’s premier batter, Babar Azam, for his slow-paced fifty against New Zealand in the Champions … Read more
India’s captain Rohit Sharma prepares to take a catch during a practice session ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ahead of the Champions Trophy, one area where India feels a bit undercooked is the pace bowling … Read more
Lanning… leading the way. | Photo Credit: WPL Win toss, bowl first, chase it down. There was no change in the pattern on Wednesday night in WPL 3. The first leg of the league ended at the BCA Stadium with Delhi Capitals beating UP Warriorz by seven wickets with a ball to spare. When you … Read more
Milind Rege | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar paid tribute to former Mumbai captain and selector Milind Rege, who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. “He was like my elder brother. We lived a building across each other and grew up together, went to the same school and college. Played tennis … Read more