Onwards and upwards: Pradosh said he was happy with the level of consistency he achieved in the Buchi Babu tournament. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU When Pradosh Ranjan Paul scored a brilliant 163 on his India-A debut against South Africa-A in Potchefstroom in December 2023, it seemed the Tamil Nadu left-hander would soon follow in … Read more
Litton Das set up an easy win for the Tigers. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy’s match-winning partnership for the third wicket was a throwback to the early days of T20 batting, when minimising risk was still trendy. The duo proved that the retro quality it imbibed was still efficient as … Read more
Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson attends a press conference in Dubai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan’s opening encounter of the Asia Cup is against Oman on Friday, but Sunday’s marquee spectacle versus India featured prominently in coach Mike Hesson’s pre-match media interaction. Instead of trotting out cliches about the Pakistanis taking one game … Read more
Nupur defeated Uzbekistan’s Oltinoy 4-1 in the quarterfinals. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Paris Olympian Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and Nupur Sheoran (80+kg) booked berths in the semifinals to ensure medals for India at the World boxing championships in Liverpool on Wednesday. Jaismine outshone Uzbekistan’s Khumorabonu Mamajonova 5-0 in the quarterfinals. Nupur, who got a first-round … Read more
The victorious TN boys’ team | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The victorious TN girls’ team | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu boys’ and girls’ bagged the titles in the 75th National junior basketball championships in Ludhiana on Tuesday. In the boys’ final, Tamil Nadu overcame host Punjab 81-76 while in the girls’ title clash, … Read more
Saransh Jain spun a web around the South Zone batters as Central Zone gained the advantage on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final in Bengaluru on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR A poor batting effort left South Zone in a hole on the first day of the Duleep Trophy final against … Read more
Shivam Dube, second left, claimed a three-for against the UAE. | Photo Credit: AP Shivam Dube has bowled a grand total of three overs for Chennai Super Kings in the last three IPL seasons owing to the Impact Player rule. When India ended its 11-year hoodoo at ICC events by winning the 2024 T20 World … Read more
File photo of Parneet Kaur. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Parneet Kaur missed out on a compound women’s individual medal, while the Indian recurve women’s team stayed on the hunt for a bronze at the World archery championships in Gwangju, Korea, on Tuesday (September 9, 2025). Even after stunning Great Britain’s World No. 2 Ella … Read more
ICC announces all-female officials line-up for the ODI World Cup. | Photo Credit: icc-cricket.com Insisting that it was more than a symbolic gesture, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday (September 11, 2025) announced an all-female officials line-up for the ODI World Cup which begins later this month in India and Sri Lanka. The tournament … Read more
Olympian Jasmine Lamboria (57kg) advanced to the quarterfinals while World youth champions Sakshi Chaudhary (54kg) and Sanamacha Chanu (70kg) fell in the pre-quarterfinals in women’s competitions of the World boxing championships in Liverpool. World Boxing Cup silver medallist Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) entered the pre-quarterfinals in the men’s section. Jaismine ousted Brazilian Olympian Jucielen Romeu 5-0 … Read more
Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha, Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan, and India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav address the media during the unveiling of the Asia Cup 2025 trophy in Dubai. | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 11, 2025) refused urgent listing of a plea seeking cancellation of the cricket match between India and … Read more
File photo of Prathamesh Fuge. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images A day after helping India claim the men’s team title, Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge saw their individual journey ending in the quarterfinals of the World archery championships in Gwangju, Korea, on Monday (September 8, 2025). Resuming their campaigns, the Indians won … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav in action during the India vs UAE Asia Cup match in Dubai on September 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters India crushed the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets, chasing down a paltry 58-run target in just 4.3 overs, in their opening match of the Asia Cup here on Wednesday (September 10, 2025). … Read more
Shaun Williams, the former Bangladesh head coach, has returned to Maharashtra Cricket Association as the veteran Australian on Wednesday was announced as the Director of Cricket. While announcing Williams’ appointment, MCA president Rohit Pawar stressed that besides helping out Maharashtra’s senior teams, Williams will also design and implement strategic training methods with an aim to … Read more
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Lakshya Chahar (80kg) and Sachin Siwach (60kg) won their respective round of 32 matches to move into the pre-quarterfinals of the World boxing championships in Liverpool. On Sunday, Chahar upset Jordanian Olympian and 2022 Asian champion Hussein Iashaish 5-0 in a close contest. Even as Iashaish tried to corner the taller Indian and land some … Read more
Prathamesh Fuge, Rishabh Yadav and Aman Saini made India proud by winning the men’s first-ever compound gold at the World Archery Championships, in Gwangju on September 7, 2025. Photo: X/@india_archery The Indian compound men’s team held its nerve to beat France and claimed its maiden gold medal at the World archery championships in Gwangju, Korea, … Read more
Veer Chotrani in the men’s section and Amina El Rihany of Egypt in the women’s event will be the top seeds in the second PSA Challenger of the HCL Squash Indian Tour, to be staged at the Otters Club in Mumbai from September 8 to 12. Suraj Kumar Chand, Rahul Baitha, Om Semwal, Ayaan Vaziralli, … Read more
Rishabh Yadav. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Promising compound archer Rishabh Yadav made noteworthy contributions as India reached men’s and mixed team summit clashes and assured itself of two medals on the opening day of the World archery championships in Gwangju, Korea, on Saturday. Rishabh, who gathered 709 points to take the eighth spot … Read more
Central skipper Patidar has been in a rich vein of form in the tournament. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The first two rounds of the Duleep Trophy held at the BCCI CoE grounds on the outskirts of the city meandered along without much impetus. Played without fanfare behind closed doors, in a legacy tournament … Read more
U Mumba were on a roll against the Bengaluru Bulls to secure a 48-28 win here on Friday. It was an all-round performance led by their skipper Sunil Kumar, while Rinku scored a High Five and Ajit Chouhan registered a Super 10, including a six-point raid. Bengaluru Bulls opened the game with the first raid, … Read more
India’s batsman Shubman Gill during a practice session. File | Photo Credit: PTI “I have known Shubman since he was a kid, but I don’t know if he remembers me,” Simranjeet Singh, the left-arm spinner from UAE recollects with a shy smile. On the eve of the biggest moment of his cricketing career, an Asia … Read more
Since I began my career as a reporter, India have won four World Cup in two formats, become No. 1 team across formats, attracted more money, and power, and become the sole leader in a unipolar cricket world. But one thing hasn’t changed: the callous disregard for the paying spectator. State cricket associations, like the … Read more
Someone had perhaps got their wires crossed, their dates mixed up. The inaugural match of the 2025 T20 Asia Cup was a little over six hours away in Abu Dhabi, a two-hour drive from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. And yet, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan and Yasim Murtaza of Hong Kong were among the eight captains … Read more
Lalchand Rajput. | Photo Credit: instagram@uaecricketofficial For the past decade, coach Lalchand Rajput has taken on the task of helping less-fancied teams climb the ladder in international cricket. In 2016 and 2017, he oversaw Afghanistan’s progress just as it received full-member status. He also coached Zimbabwe from 2018 to 2022 before accepting his current assignment … Read more
The coach had special praise for Varun , who topped the run charts. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM After Hyderabad secured its second consecutive Buchi Babu crown, coach D. Ravi Teja was pleased with how his players responded to pressure situations through the tournament. “It was a pretty good tournament for everyone. We did miss … Read more
India has an array of match-winners such as Abhishek, Bumrah and Axar in its ranks. | Photo Credit: AFP One of the virtues of the T20 game is considered to be its shorter duration that allows for curious twists and capricious results. There may be a degree of truth to this, but the gulf between … Read more
Jagadeesan. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR N. Jagadeesan has been named captain of Tamil Nadu for the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy that starts next month. The 29-year-old wicketkeeper-batter recently received his maiden India call-up when he was part of the squad for the fifth Test against England, and has now been elevated to … Read more
Fighting spirit: Hyderabad showed gumption en route to retaining the Buchi Babu title. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Hyderabad kept a spirited TNCA President’s XI at bay on the final day to clinch the Buchi Babu tournament on first-innings lead and successfully defended its crown at the CSK-HPC ground here on Tuesday. The reigning … Read more