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
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
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
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
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
Ben Stokes of England reacts as Rishabh Pant of India runs between the wickets with teammate KL Rahul during day four of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 23, 2025 in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India paid caution to a lively pitch and bowling and … Read more
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 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 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
India’s captain Shubman Gill directs the field alongside wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant during day 2 of the 1st Rothesay Test Match between England and India at Headingley on June 21, 2025, in Leeds, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images After an underwhelming tour to Australia marked by poor shot selection, Rishabh Pant has begun the series … Read more
Jofra Archer, who played for Rajasthan Royals in the 2025 IPL season, has not been a part of first-class cricket in four years due to injuries. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Injury-prone pacer Jofra Archer could be in the England mix for the second Test against India beginning July 2, as he is set … Read more
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
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
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
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
It’s only the start, but it’s a start, nevertheless. There might appear two ways of looking at it, but irrespective of, the verdict will be unanimous – well begun. Well begun, of course, is only half done. If they wondered about the wisdom of that pronunciation, India will now be convinced. They didn’t just begin … Read more
It’s only the start, but it’s a start, nevertheless. There might appear two ways of looking at it, but irrespective of, the verdict will be unanimous – well begun. Well begun, of course, is only half done. If they wondered about the wisdom of that pronunciation, India will now be convinced. They didn’t just begin … Read more
Varun Chakravarthy smashed a six and a four to help Dindigul Dragons secure a win over Salem Spartans. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Old warhorses R. Ashwin and Varun Chakaravarthy did the star turns for Dindigul Dragons to pip SKM Salem Spartans by two wickets in their Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match at the … Read more
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
ITTF Group CEO Dainton, ITTF governing council member Vita and WTT India brand ambassador Sharath. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a major boost to the table tennis ecosystem in India, the World Table Tennis (WTT) — the events’ arm of the International Table Tennis Federation — has formed WTT India, with an eye on … Read more
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
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
Jasprit Bumrah and teammates celebrate the wicket of England’s Ben Duckett during the second day of the 1st test match, at Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds on Saturday. (X/@BCCI) Jasprit Bumrah is undoubtedly the world’s best bowler and extremely hard to face when he “comes in down the hill with lights on and swinging both … Read more
(From left) Steve Dainton, ITTF Group CEO, Vita Dani and A. Sharath Kamal at the formation of WTT India. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a major boost to the table tennis ecosystem in India, the World Table Tennis (WTT) – the events arm of the International Table Tennis Federation – has formed WTT India, … Read more
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
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
Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto celebrates after scoring a century during the fifth day of the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle, Sri Lanka, on June 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto blasted twin centuries to help his side draw the first Test against Sri … Read more
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
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
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