NEW DELHI: The much-awaited first-round clash between archrivals India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup is scheduled for June 9 at the 34,000-capacity newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.India and Pakistan are favorites to make it to the Super 8 stage from Group A, which also includes Ireland.India have banked on…
The mercurial allrounder, who suffered a torrid & controversial IPL as the new Mumbai Indians captain, needs to put his recent travails behind him & rise to the occasion in the T20 World Cup…In the World Cup, will Hardik Pandya find himself on the crest or in the trough of his rollercoaster career? The Pandya…
NEW DELHI: Team India got their T20 World Cup preparations underway with their first training session in New York on Thursday that lasted three hours.Having landed in the US on May 27, the team had a couple of off days to overcome the jet lag and get used to the weather and conditions. After a…
NEW DELHI: With Kolkata Knight Riders clinching their third IPL title under the mentorship of Gautam Gambhir, the appointment of the former India skipper as the next India head coach has gained momentum.The deadline for applying for the post of Indian men’s cricket team chief coach ended on Monday and Gambhir’s name for the top…
NEW DELHI: The first group of Indian players to travel to the United States has arrived in New York to participate in the T20 World Cup 2024.The Indian cricket team, led by captain Rohit Sharma, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, and top-ranked T20I hitter Suryakumar Yadav, departed for the US earlier on Saturday.Using its official social…
NEW DELHI: Wallajah Road, a long stretch that leads to the MA Chidambaram Stadium, presented an unusual sight at around 6 pm, especially on an IPL match day. The road, typically a hive of activity, was enveloped in an eerie quietness as the Qualifier 2 between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad unfolded on Friday.The area,…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Friday had a proud moment as a father after daughter Sara completed her master’s degree in Clinical & Public Health Nutrition.Sachin congratulated her daughter, showering praise and love and labelled it as a ‘beautiful day’.The legend shared a heartwarming video of Sara’s convocation ceremony along with a photo of…
NEW DELHI: Amidst reports that former Australian cricketers Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer turned down offers to coach the Indian senior men’s team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah categorically denied the board approached any former Australian cricketer with a coaching offer.Jay Shah said in a statement on Friday,…
India boasts the richest and most watched cricket league in the world and is the biggest promoter of the Twenty20 formatNEW DELHI: Within the rapidly expanding Twenty20 cricket scene, India has the world’s richest and most popular league. But, despite all of that effort and focus, the Indian national team hasn’t achieved success abroad.To break…
NEW DELHI: The job to find the new head coach for the senior men’s team seems to have become more challenging for the Indian cricket board (BCCI) than it was first thought to be. TOI understands that the board has kept its options open even as the deadline for the applications is less than a…
