India will begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 in Dubai, which will host all of India’s matches as part of the hybrid nature of the tournament, and have five spinners in their squad. But former off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels that the bowling attack is a little too spin-heavy for the pitch…
Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (BCCI Photo) India’s most successful off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that Indian cricket should come out of the culture of treating players as superstars so that the common people are able to identify themselves with the cricketers as just sportspersons. “It is important to normalise things in Indian cricket. We…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (File Pic – AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: As Team India prepares for the 2025 Champions Trophy, former cricketer Aakash Chopra has suggested that this tournament could mark the final ICC event for three of India’s biggest stars — Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja. With the next ICC event…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said that the arrival of a second US aircraft carrying deported Indian nationals would be a “test for Indian diplomacy.” The flight, carrying a fresh batch of illegal immigrants, is set to land in Amritsar.Chidambaram, in a post on X said, “All…
Iga Swiatek (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing 6-3, 6-1 defeat against Jelena Ostapenko in the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday. The loss marked Swiatek’s fifth straight defeat to the Latvian star, extending a surprising head-to-head dominance for Ostapenko.Swiatek, who had been riding a 15-match winning streak in Doha, was…
NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc remained divided over Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s claim that flights with illegal Indian immigrants were being made to land in Amritsar to “defame” the state.As Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi supported the claim saying that the first flight should have landed in Gujarat given the majority of deportees belonging…
L-R: Jasprit Bumrah, Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s Champions Trophy campaign suffered a major setback with Jasprit Bumrah‘s withdrawal due to a back injury, leaving their bowling attack looking vulnerable. His replacement, Harshit Rana, is a promising but inexperienced pacer who recently debuted in the ODI series against England. With…
YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia has approached the Supreme Court seeking to consolidate multiple FIRs filed against him across India over his controversial remarks during his appearance on the show ‘India’s Got Latent‘.On Friday, Allahbadia’s plea was mentioned before a Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar. Representing the influencer…
OpenAI’s board of directors unanimously rejected on Saturday an offer from Tesla CEO Elon Musk to buy the artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion.“OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his competition,” OpenAI’s board chairman Bret Taylor said in a statement posted on X, formerly…
Pakistan interim coach Aaqib Javed and Babar Azam (Agency Photos) The Pakistan team management has entrusted their former skipper Babar Azam with opening the batting alongside Fakhar Zaman in the absence of the injured Saim Ayub, but his failure in three innings of the tri-series has invited criticism from former players. However, team’s interim head…
