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

IND vs ENG first Test: Rishabh Pant plays the numbers game beautifully, has his own computer: Shastri

Rishabh Pant’s celebrates his century on day 2 of the first Test against England in Leeds on June 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Rishabh Pant “plays the numbers game beautifully and has his own computer” whose working only he knows, feels former India head coach Ravi Shastri after the swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batter’s audacious and … Read more

Korean Kisik Lee set to coach Indian recurve arche

Legendary Korean coach Kisik Lee, who has guided archers from different countries to Olympics medals, is all set to become India’s recurve head coach in the run-up to the 2028 Olympics. Lee is expected to take over in August. “After the second round of interview, the terms and conditions have been approved by the Government. … Read more

Lokeshwar stars in LKK’s first win of the season

A blistering knock by S. Lokeshwar set up Lyca Kovai Kings’s win against Nellai Royal Kings. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Opener Lokeshwar’s best score in TNPL (90 n.o, 57b, 5×4, 5×6) and leg-spinner R. Divakar’s three for 16 helped Lyca Kovai Kings (LKK) beat Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) by 67 runs in a Tamil … Read more

Lokesh, Anustup guide Siliguri Strikers to win

Lokesh Gait and Anustup Majumdar’s fine knocks and Raju Halder and Nuruddin Mondal’s three-wicket hauls guided Servotech Siliguri Strikers to a five-wicket win over Harbour Diamonds in the Bengal Pro T20 League at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. The scores: Men: Harbour Diamonds 142/8 in 20 overs (Manoj Tiwary 35, Vishal Bhati 34, Raju … Read more

Rujula’s eye firmly on taking her game to the next level

Aiming high: Rujula’s short-term goals include strong performances at the Asian juniors and being selected for the World juniors. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. Murali Kumar Rising Karnataka badminton talent Rujula Ramu is set to debut for India u-19 at the prestigious Badminton Asia Junior Championships in July in Indonesia. The 17-year-old sealed her … Read more

Ind vs Eng Day 2: Pant scores hundred but England grab four wickets to keep India to 454/7 at lunch

England’s captain Ben Stokes, right, celebrates with teammate Brydon Carse after the dismissal of India’s Shardul Thakur on day two of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Saturday, June 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Rishabh Pant unfurled a remarkable hundred while Shubman Gill carved his highest … Read more