The Maharashtra Cricket Association will start its own cricket academy modelled on the Centre of Excellence (erstwhile NCA) based in Bengaluru and will also come up with ‘regional centres’, says president Rohit Pawar. The MCA will start with a financial assistance of ₹75 lakhs each for six district cricket associations and similar support will be … Read more
Top show: Simranpreet, champion Sun, and Yao on the podium. | Photo Credit: ISSF The 25 sports pistol gold eluded the grasp of Simranpreet Kaur Brar by one point as she fought hard against qualification topper Sun Jujie (585) of China in the Shooting World Cup that concluded in Lima, Peru, on Monday. The 20-year-old … Read more
In the prime of his playing career, Kevin Pietersen relished the centre-stage. Eyes would be transfixed on the England batting stalwart as he plonked his front foot down the pitch and took on all types of bowlers. He was the inventor of the switch hit, a shot that has become a matter of convention for the contemporary batter. When Delhi Capitals brought Pietersen on board as mentor … Read more
K.L. Rahul is best placed to bat at number four and keep wickets for India in next year’s Twenty20 (T20) World Cup, believes Delhi Capitals mentor Kevin Pietersen. With his intent in the shortest format being questioned in the past, Rahul has tweaked his approach to be the leading run-getter for Delhi Capitals’ this … Read more
Before Sunday (April 27, 2025), Krunal Pandya had batted in just four of nine matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in this year’s IPL and scored 24 runs off 28 balls. He made up for his lack of runs and batting opportunities in the earlier matches by coming to the fore against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Chasing 163, … Read more
Having whipped a full toss from Yash Dayal nonchalantly behind square, he followed the path of the ball unblinkingly, knowing from the moment it made contact with the bat where it was headed. Still, typical of the man, he waited for confirmation. As the ball screamed over the boundary buntings, over the fence and into the stands … Read more
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill with coach Ashish Nehra at practice session on the eve of the IPL match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Even the most loyal of Rajasthan Royals’ fans would concede the show hasn’t been quite royal this season by the franchise. Gujarat Titans, though, has lived … Read more
GT batter M. Shahrukh Khan says the team was fortunate to pick up Jos Buttler from the auction. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR He has faced just 39 balls in the eight games he has played. In three of those matches, he didn’t have to take the trouble of striding to the middle. M. … Read more
India’s Saurabh Chaudhary and Suruchi Singh compete in the 10m air pistol mixed team event to win gold medal at ISSF World Cup in Lima, Peru. File photo:X/@issf_official via PTI Indian shooters finished third at the ISSF World Cup after the pair of Prithviraj Tondaiman and Pragati Dubey failed to reach the medals round in … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ Will Jacks during the practice session ahead of Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians in their IPL match on Sunday (April 27, 2025). Speedster Mayank … Read more
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the rain-delayed women’s Tri-series opener here on Sunday (April 27, 2025). | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the rain-delayed women’s Tri-series opener here … Read more
W.V. Raman. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: M. VEDHAN Former India cricketer W.V. Raman on Saturday said that T20 leagues will dominate the future of cricket globally. “It (cricket) is going to take the route of football in terms of governance, the way I see it. What will happen is that there will be a … Read more
Rahul was the difference when the two sides met in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA When Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru get mentioned in the same breath, the reference is usually to their long-standing failure to win an Indian Premier League (IPL) title. In a marked change, however, the thing uniting both franchises … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane and Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer during the toss. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bat first against Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. PBKS made two changes, bringing in Glenn Maxwell and Azmatullah … Read more
Spin-factor: Bishnoi and Digvesh will have to step up against the MI batting might. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Mumbai Indians, after a usual slow start to the season, has switched into top gear in no time. Thanks to their four-match winning run, Hardik Pandya’s men have been catapulted into the top four for the … Read more
Skipper Hardik has benifitted from Rohit’s tactical inputs and exploits at the top of the order. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI Mumbai Indians batting coach Kieron Pollard has stressed that the dressing room never lost faith in Rohit Sharma’s ability with the bat and Hardik Pandya’s captaincy. “We always had that belief that he’s (Rohit) … Read more
For those of an older vintage who fell in love with cricket and its time-honoured traditions long before T20 became an all-pervasive part of the game, a six was a rare spectacle. An occasional occurrence that retained a tinge of novelty each time. For the ball to sail into the stands, a batter had to … Read more
File picture of Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Daniel Vettori | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Sunrisers Hyderabad’s slam-bang batting style has not delivered results in IPL 2025. Head coach Daniel Vettori, quite understandably, was pleased with the way SRH went out of its comfort zone while chasing down Chennai Super Kings’ 154 on Friday (April 25, 2025) … Read more
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia celebrates after winning the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Oscar Piastri has shown he has the pace to fight for the Formula 1 title. In winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix … Read more
Dhoni-led CSK have had one of their worst IPL seasons in 2025 and are currently placed at the bottom of the points table with seven defeats. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI A distraught Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed his helplessness at Chennai Super Kings’ extended poor run in the ongoing Indian Premier League and … Read more
CSK coach Stephen Fleming. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Head coach Stephen Fleming opened up about Chennai Super Kings’ dismal IPL 2025 season, saying the team probably got its auction strategy wrong. “It’s hard to say that we’ve got it [auction strategy] completely right. We have been looking in detail at our performances and our … Read more
KKR’s Moeen Ali feels the team can turn things around. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR KKR all-rounder Moeen Ali said on Friday his team must nurture a positive mindset like that of Mumbai Indians to bounce back against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens here. On the eve of … Read more
Chennai Super Kings’ captain MS Dhoni and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Pat Cummins during the toss. | Photo Credit: PTI SRH’s Mohammed Shami made early inroads as he cleared CSK’s opener Shaik Rasheed in the first over of the match on Friday. Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl against … Read more
The home team badly needs a win. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM It’s high time Kolkata Knight Riders shook off its batting woes in order to get its Indian Premier League campaign back on track. More than avenging its defeat, defending champion KKR, struggling with just three wins in eight matches, will be eager … Read more
After weeks of speculation – they will, sure, but when will they? – the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the annual player contracts for the Indian men’s team for the 2024-25 season this Monday. These contracts run between October 1 of last year and September 30 of 2025 – the 34 names … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s nightmare run at home finally came to an end with an 11-run win over Rajasthan Royals in their IPL clash in Bengaluru on Thursday (April 24, 2025). RCB’s first win at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium this season came after a worrying three straight defeats at the venue. The victory was set up … Read more
Koneru Humpy analyses her win against Munguntuul Batkhuyag in the sixth round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix at Pune on Sunday, April 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar Koneru Humpy played well-nigh flawless chess on Sunday to score a crucial win in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix at Amanora-The Fern. The top seed … Read more
CSK players Shaik Rasheed and Rachin Ravindra during the practice session ahead of the IPL match against SRH at the MAC Stadium, Chennai, on Thursday, April 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU What are Chennai Super Kings’ plans for IPL 2025 and beyond? Head coach Stephen Fleming emphasised that CSK has not given up … Read more
Ashwin could hold the key for the Men in Yellow, considering Sunrisers have three left-handed batters in the top-order. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In the battle of the stragglers, bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings will host Sunrisers Hyderabad, lying ninth, in a southern derby IPL league fixture at the MAC Stadium on Friday. Both … Read more
