Karun… back in the swing. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO; Nirmal Harindran In December 2022, after being dropped from Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy squad for the first time since his debut in 2013-14, Karun Nair let out a fervent plea. “Dear cricket, give me one more chance,” he posted on X. Dear cricket, give me one … Read more
Shubman Gill’s Test numbers are not great. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Shubman Gill’s ascent to Indian Test captaincy at once seems like a normal rite of passage and not so. There was hardly any doubt that he was the chosen one, considered the next batting great after Virat Kohli, and by extension the next … Read more
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar says the decision of star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to retire from Tests needs to be respected. | Photo Credit: File photo: K. MURALI KUMAR Revealing that Virat Kohli reached out to him last month expressing his wish to retire from Test cricket, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, has asked … Read more
Sai Sudharsan was elated at making it to the Test squad. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI B. Sai Sudharsan had to work his fingers to the bone in domestic cricket, prove his mettle on the green tops of Surrey, and then annihilate bowlers in the ongoing IPL 2025 to finally break down the proverbial selectors’ door … Read more
The suspense continues over M.S. Dhoni’s future. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The cricketing fraternity is officially hours away from morphing into amateur sleuths as Chennai Super Kings looks to plunder Gujarat Titans’ home-base when the teams play their final IPL 2025 group-stage fixture at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. The stakes are … Read more
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma’s performances have been the only bright spots of an otherwise lacklustre Sunrisers Hyderabad campaign in IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA At this time last year, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad were in the process of zealously fine-tuning their plans for the IPL final. Right through the summer … Read more
Ishan Kishan played a mature knock. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach Simon Helmot commended Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 48-ball 94 and the batting unit in general after the team’s 42-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025 here on Friday. “Ishan Kishan played a very mature innings. He certainly held the … Read more
Rohit and Kohli called time on their Test careers within the space of six days this month, adding to the void after veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin left the five-day format late last year. File. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar “The test retirements of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were personal calls that have … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 42 runs at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow, on May 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach Simon Helmot commended Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten knock (94, 48b) and the batting unit in general, after his team’s 42-run win over Royal … Read more
Shubman Gill in action. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Shubman Gill was on Saturday (May 24, 2025) appointed India’s new Test captain while Rishabh Pant was named his deputy, starting with the five-match series in England. The selectors decision on the team’s leadership was on expected lines following the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat … Read more
Ishan Kishan plays a shot during IPL T20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow, on May 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Ishan Kishan scored a binding, unbeaten 94 (48b, 7×4, 5×6) and the other batters fired like sawn-off shotguns … Read more
Delhi Capitals will be sweating on skipper Axar Patel’s availability for the IPL match against Punjab Kings. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Delhi Capitals (DC) will have to wait on skipper Axar Patel’s recovery from illness ahead of the IPL 2025 encounter against the Punjab Kings, said assistant coach Matthew Mott. The all-rounder missed … Read more
Punjab Kings have been on a roll. | Photo Credit: R.V.MOORTHY Sixteen days after their game in Dharamshala was abandoned before the completion of the first innings, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will meet again in IPL 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, here on Saturday. A lot has changed since that night in the … Read more
File picture of Magnus Carlsen | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday (May 20, 2025) by more than 1,43,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, record-setting game. Billed as “Magnus Carlsen vs. The World,” the online match began April 4 on Chess.com, the world’s … Read more
Amarnath’s journey is laid out meticulously and chronologically, chapter by chapter, from tour to tour. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Athletes are image conscious, both during their playing days and long after. Some may want to be remembered for their high skill and art, some for their nature, both pleasing and rebellious, and some for … Read more
The structure is woven around informal questions and the answers are then juxtaposed with how Cummins himself has approached a few critical points, both in his life and in cricket. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Fast bowlers are often lost in cliches like being fast and furious. There is a truth to these attributes, but … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants’ Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the match against Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2025, at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran, two shining specks for Lucknow Super Giants in its otherwise dull IPL 2025 campaign, did the … Read more
Earlier this year, Tamil Nadu had won the BCCI Cooch Behar Trophy (under-19) after 33 years. On Thursday, two key members of that title-winning squad, all-rounder R.S. Ambrish and pacer Pranav Ragavendra, earned their maiden India under-19 call-up for the tour of England next month. Ambrish. For Ambrish, it has been a roller-coaster year, considering … Read more
Cricket lovers raise slogans as they gather in front of the Eden Gardens stadium, requesting BCCI not to remove the city as host for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final, in Kolkata, West Bengal, Friday, May 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A political row has erupted over the decision to shift the venue … Read more
Joshna Chinappa makes a return. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Men’s top seeds Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar beat Joel Dhinakaran and Lakshmana Hari 11-2, 11-1 in the first round while women’s top seeds Joshna Chinappa and Anahat Singh defeated V. Deepika and Janet Vidhi 11-5, 11-5 in the third round of the HCL … Read more
Shubman Gill is tipped to take over the Test captaincy. | Photo Credit: File photo: Getty Images India’s new Test captain and his troupe for a crucial five-Test series in England will be announced on Saturday soon after the conclusion of the national selection committee’s meeting. Ever since Rohit Sharma announced his Test retirement on … Read more
DOHA The women’s doubles pair of Yasashwini Ghorpade and Diya Chitale are the last Indians standing as the rest bowed out of the World table tennis championships in Doha on Tuesday. The Indians will meet the fourth-seeded Japanese duo of Miwa Harimoto and Miyuu Kihara in the pre-quarterfinals on Wednesday. In singles, Manav Thakkar, Manika … Read more
Phil Salt is raring to go, according to RCB head coach Andy Flower. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR LUCKNOW Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower said on Thursday that the break from play, due to the suspension of the ongoing IPL and an abandoned match after resumption, has been beneficial for captain Rajat … Read more
Virat Kohli during practice session. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: SANDEEP SAXENA In 1925, Jack Hobbs’ first innings at The Oval, after he’d passed W.G. Grace’s record of 126 career centuries, was greeted by spectators hurling their bowler hats in the air in an apparent tribute to the Surrey legend. A century later, in the … Read more
Big difference: Badani was critical of DC conceding 48 runs in the last two overs against MI. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Despite having lost six of its last eight games, the manner in which Delhi Capitals bowlers had restricted Mumbai Indians for the first 18 overs of a must-win game would have given the … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav has been consistency personified this season. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Despite having emerged as a format tailormade for batters, T20 cricket is a challenging one for the willow-wielders to be consistent in scoring runs at a healthy strike rate. Suryakumar Yadav – just like his 360 degree batting – has proven to … Read more
Already through to the playoffs, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will aim to secure a top-two league stage finish for the first time in nine years when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League clash on Friday (May 23, 2025) RCB has not finished inside the top two since the 2016 season … Read more
Kidambi Srikanth. File | Photo Credit: PTI Kidambi Srikanth secured a spot in the main draw of the Malaysia Masters, but the rest of the Indian shuttlers were unable to progress past the singles qualifiers, exiting the Super 500 tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (May 20, 2025). Srikanth, who is on a comeback trail, … Read more
