RCB captain Rajat Patidar gestures during a practice session in Bengaluru ahead of Saturday’s IPL match against KKR. | Photo Credit: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH In a big boost, Royal Challengers Bengaluru had its captain Rajat Patidar back in training ahead of Saturday’s home Indian Premier League game against Kolkata Knight Riders, at the M. Chinnaswamy … Read more
Karthikeyan Murali. File | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Grandmaster Murali Karthikeyan signed off in fourth place at the Asian Individual Blitz Chess Championship, with Padmini Rout replicating the result in the women’s section to emerge as the top Indian performers Al Ain. The open section was won by 15-year-old Grandmaster Ivan Zemlyanskiia who represents … Read more
Watch: The growth of women’s cricket in India | The Huddle 2025 Three generations of India’s women cricketers came together to shed light on the growth of women’s cricket. Shantha Rangaswamy, former and first captain of India’s women’s cricket team revealed that the pioneers of the game held their own to ensure the longevity of … Read more
In this image released @BCCIWomen via X on May 11, 2025, India’s bowler Sneh Rana celebrates a wicket with teammates during the 2025 Sri Lanka Women’s Tri-Nation Series final cricket match against Sri Lanka, in Colombo. India won the match by 97 runs. | Photo Credit: X@BCCIWomen via PTI Sneh Rana’s triumphant return to the … Read more
South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi celebrates with teammates. | Photo Credit: REUTERS South African players who have been picked for the World Test Championship Final against Australia are likely to miss the IPL playoffs as the country’s cricket board is standing firm on prioritising national duty over league commitments. The BCCI confirmed on Monday that the … Read more
Virat Kohli. | Photo Credit: AP “Gutted, shocked and sad” at Virat Kohli’s sudden retirement from the longest format, former England skipper Michael Vaughan said no individual has done more for Test cricket than the star Indian batter. Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, drawing the curtain on a stellar red-ball career. … Read more
After women’s boxing in 2012, India rejoiced at the inclusion of a discipline in the Olympics when compound archery received the green signal for its debut in Los Angeles 2028. The reason for this joy was the country’s superb track record in the bow style, with medals at the World Championships, World Cups and Asian … Read more
Madhura Dhamangaonkar of India during the Women’s compound finals during the Hyundai Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 2 on May 10, 2025 in Shanghai, China. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian compound archers won five medals, including two gold in women’s individual and men’s team events, at the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on … Read more
CSK pacer Jamie Overton may miss the remainder of the IPL. | Photo Credit: PTI Chennai Super Kings will have the services of most of its overseas players for its final two IPL league matches. As of now, only Jamie Overton is unavailable, considering he has been picked in England’s white-ball squad for the ODIs … Read more
CSK pacer Jamie Overton may miss the remainder of the IPL. | Photo Credit: PTI Chennai Super Kings will have the services of most of its overseas players for its final two IPL league matches. As of now, only Jamie Overton is unavailable, considering he has been picked in England’s white-ball squad for the ODIs … Read more
Mustafizur Rahman has been roped in by Delhi Capitals as a replacement for Jake Frazer-McGurk for the remainder of IPL 2025. | Photo Credit: File photo: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Indian Premier League (IPL) has modified its rules to allow temporary overseas replacements for the remainder of the 2025 edition, set to be played from May … Read more
CSK bowler Mustafizur Rahman in action during the TATA IPL 2024. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Delhi Capitals on Wednesday (May 14, 2025) signed Bangladesh left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman as a replacement for Australian batter Jake-Fraser McGurk, who will not rejoin the team for the remainder of Indian Premier League after returning home due … Read more
Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma during a test cricket match between India and Australia, at Holkar Cricket Stadium, in Indore. File | Photo Credit: PTI England pacer James Anderson feels India’s next generation of batters have the aggression and fearlessness to step into the “big shoes” of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in … Read more
World Chess Champion D Gukesh during a felicitation ceremony, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Russian chess icon Garry Kasparov, whose record of being the youngest world champion was bettered by D Gukesh, feels that the Indian is in a “different situation” compared to him as Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is considered, “by all metrics”, … Read more
In this Thursday, March 2, 2023 file image, Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. | Photo Credit: PTI The absence of Indian batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from the Test series in England will give a “massive boost” to the hosts, said former all-rounder Moeen Ali, adding that Shubman Gill would be … Read more
The top-ranked Indian men’s and women’s compound teams reached their respective finals to ensure two medals for the country in the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on Wednesday. Both will meet Mexico in the finals. The results: Compound: Elimination: Team: Men: Pre-quarterfinals: India (Abhishek Verma, Rishabh Yadav, Ojas Deotale) got a bye; Quarterfinals:India bt … Read more
Gujarat Titans Jos Buttler in action during the IPL Match between Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Titans held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini England have selected five Indian Premier League players in their one-day squad to face the West Indies, including former captain Jos Buttler, but have not ruled … Read more
To lose one experienced batter before a tour of England might be unfortunate; to lose two seems like carelessness. And yet, it is possible that picking Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli would have been more a tribute to the past than a solution for the present. A new generation is being thrown into the fray, … Read more
R. Kishan won the first South Zone Tenpin bowling tournament in Bangalore on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement R. Kishan gave up his cricket dreams to carve out a name for himself in a less popular sport, bowling. His decision has paid dividends, as Kishan — one of the nation’s top bowlers — won … Read more
It remains to be seen whether star opener Phil Salt returns for RCB. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Just when it seemed that all the stars had aligned for Royal Challengers Bengaluru to finally end a 17-year Indian Premier League trophy drought, Lady Fortuna is seemingly smiling in a different direction. With the IPL … Read more
India’s U-17 squad after the Asian U-15 and U-17 Championships. | Photo Credit: X/@BFI_official Indian boxers wrapped up their campaign at the inaugural Asian U-15 and U-17 Championships in style, adding four gold medals on the final day to finish second overall. India’s tally included 15 gold, 6 silver, and 22 bronze medals, placing them … Read more
The suspension of the Indian Premier League for a week has resulted in the T20 Mumbai League (T20M) and the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) being postponed by a week. T20 Mumbai – after hosting two successful editions in 2018 and 2019 – was set to return to the city calendar from May 27, with a … Read more
Virat Kohli’s Test career highlights Virat Kohli’s Test career highlights | Video Credit: The Hindu On May 12, 2025, Virat Kohli announced he was retiring from Test cricket. Kohli’s departure comes just weeks before India’s tour of England which features five Tests. Kohli hadn’t been at his best in India’s last two series against New … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Virat Kohli Virat Kohli celebrates with India’s Ishant Sharma and teammates after the successful appeal for the wicket of England’s Jonny Bairstow on the fifth and final day of the second cricket Test match between England and India at Lord’s cricket ground in London START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | … Read more
Lungi Ngidi announced in South Africa’s 15-man squad for the WTC Final. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi returned to the squad for the first time since October last year as South Africa named a 15-member squad for the World Test Championship final against Australia, beginning at Lord’s on June 11. Kagiso … Read more
File photo of Jasprit Bumrah in action during a 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World ODI match. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar says he does not foresee Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing the 2027 ODI World Cup as is being widely anticipated after the duo announced its Test retirement. Sunil … Read more
Anil Kumble and Virat Kohli during a practice session. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The “quiet” Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ahead of the tour of England came as a “huge surprise” to legendary spinner and former Indian captain Anil Kumble, who believes the two senior batters deserved an on-field farewell. Kohli … Read more
File picture of Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara during a practice session | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Cheteshwar Pujara, who once served as the backbone of the Indian batting order, believes the No. 4 batting position is crucial, and says it’s where you want your top batter, he told ESPNcricinfo. Pujara feels the Indian team … Read more
File picture of Australia’s Cameron Green, right, with Josh Hazlewood | Photo Credit: AP Australia named all-rounder Cameron Green in their 15-man squad on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) for the World Test Championship (WTC) final where they will face South Africa at Lord’s from June 11-15. Green was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his … Read more
Pat Cummins, Trevis Head during an IPL net practice session at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. File photo | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Cricket Australia on Tuesday(May 13, 2025) said it will support its players’ “individual decisions” on returning to the Indian Premier League (IPL), even as the resumption of the T20 tournament is … Read more