Virat Kohli (PTI Photo/Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketing stalwart Virat Kohli has set social media abuzz with his remarkable fielding efforts in the buildup to the highly anticipated first Test between India and New Zealand.A recent video shows Kohli engaged in high-intensity slip-catching drills alongside KL Rahul on Monday, with the duo working hard to…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma is not taken aback by Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s exceptional performance in Test cricket. The young left-handed batsman’s success is a direct result of his unquenchable thirst for knowledge and his determination to excel at the highest level of the sport. Since his debut…
Mohammed Shami (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The post-Rahul Dravid era in Indian cricket has progressed largely as expected – without any major hiccups (barring the 2-0 ODI series defeat to Sri Lanka). Gambhir’s tenure, instead, has ushered in a more aggressive approach in both batting and bowling.The upcoming Test series against New…
Chandu Borde. (Photo by S&G/PA Images via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: What’s India’s greatest Test victory of all time? Every cricket fan has a personal favourite. Unlikely triumphs, wrenched out at Oval 1971, Port of Spain 1976, Kolkata 2001, Brisbane 2021, and Kanpur 2024 too, for its audacity of imagination, are likely to figure in…
Virat Kohli and Harmanpreet Kaur. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: What’s common between the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup and the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup? Both the tournaments were relocated to the UAE, for different reasons.What’s another common factor? In 2021, the Indian men’s cricket team failed to make it to the knockouts. In 2024,…
Rinku Singh celebrates his half-century against Bangladesh in New Delhi. (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: When Rinku Singh top-edged a fast full toss off Tanzim Sakib for a six over the wicketkeeper to bring up his half-century on Wednesday night, he animatedly pointed at his left forearm. There’s a tattoo on that forearm…
Ratan Tata (L) with former India cricketer Sourav Ganguly. Image: Tata Group Few figures in the Indian business world are held in as high regard as Ratan Tata. The revered industrialist and former chairman of Tata Sons passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86. Renowned for his remarkable achievements as a business tycoon…
NEW DELHI: The template has been set. The character has been written. Now it is a question of head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s consistent approach. If that happens, the legacies of Indian cricket will be written and rewritten.Sunday’s T20 game in Gwalior was another mini-step towards establishing the Gambhir era. Picking youngsters, bringing them in at…
In 2021, Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s T20I captain, which was soon followed by him vacating the position in the ODIs and Tests as well. He left the post without an ICC trophy under his leadership, but former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that doesn’t make Kohli a “lesser captain”.Speaking to ‘Sports Yaari’ in an…
Rohit Sharma (Photo Credits: Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian legendary batter Rohit Sharma‘s recent remarks in Marathi, following India’s triumphant Test series win against Bangladesh, sparked a wave of excitement among fans on Thursday. Speaking during an event in Rashin, Maharashtra, where he laid the foundation stone for a new sports complex under CricKingdom, Rohit…
