MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma (X Photo) NEW DELHI: The Boxing Day Test has historically posed challenges for Indian cricket captains, affecting their performance due to the high-profile nature of the match and the demands of five days of intense cricket, particularly as they age.While Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, younger captains at the time,…
Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday criticised the BJP-led central government, accusing it of creating “economic turmoil” that has disrupted the lives of ordinary citizens. “Modi government has NO economic solution for the economic turmoil it has created!” Kharge wrote in a post on X, pointing to a series…
NEW DELHI: The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday demanding to name Delhi University‘s Veer Savarkar College college after former PM Dr Manmohan Singh instead. Singh passed away on December 26 at age 92 at AIIMS, New Delhi.“You are set to inaugurate a college named…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Cricketers in India are revered as heroes, but their departures often leave a bittersweet taste. They dominate with breathtaking performances — cover drives, towering sixes, dismantling wickets, and match-winning feats. Yet, their careers often end quietly, with little fanfare.Rohit Sharma, India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain, is set to face…
Las Vegas cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old ex-Army veteran, and Shamsud Din Jabbar, the New Orleans attacker, both served in the same military base. This is not the only connection to the two major attacks that took place on New Year’s Day. Both attackers rented their trucks from Turo app for the purpose of…
File photo of Rohit Sharma (Reuters Photo) With Rohit Sharma set to be dropped from the fifth and deciding Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney because of poor form, it will be the first instance involving an Indian captain.As Timesofindia.com reported, India will go in with Jasprit Bumrah as captain, just as they had…
Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s continued struggles in Tests in 2024 marked a pivotal downturn in his 11-year long career. Consistent failures against both pace and spin, home and away, coupled with an inability to convert starts, exposed his technical vulnerabilities in the longest format.A string of low scores in…
India captain Rohit Sharma in the nets at Sydney Cricket Ground. (Image: TimesofIndia.com) Sydney: “We’re going to have a look at the wicket and finalise it tomorrow.” “As I just said, we’re going to have a look at the wicket and announce playing 11 tomorrow.”India head coach Gautam Gambhir responded when he was quizzed about…
President-elect Donald Trump called US a “disaster” and a “laughing stock all over the world” on Thursday after the terror attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans and a cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas. The US observed bloodshed during New Year’s Eve after 15 people were killed in New Orleans as a former US Army…
The government has identified several agricultural products including watermelons, ghee, guavas, green chilli for export promotion. (AI image) India’s exports basket is seeing a big growth with some surprise items! The country’s export portfolio is diversifying with significant growth in unexpected items like bananas, ghee, furniture, office supplies, and solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. Whilst traditional…
