Ravichandran Ashwin (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently stunned the cricketing world with his abrupt retirement in the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.Ashwin, who was not part of the first Test in Perth, did feature in the second day-night Test but was then ignored for the third game.Soon after the…
KL Rahul. (Pic Credit – X) MUMBAI: India batter KL Rahul is set to be rested from the eight-match white-ball series against England at home, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs, which will kick off from January 22 with the first T20I in Kolkata, TOI has learnt.However, Rahul, who plays in the middle order and…
Shreyas Iyer. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Known for his elegant stroke-play and ability to anchor innings under pressure, Shreyas Iyer could be the X-factor Team India needs for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy starting February 19. Poll What is Shreyas Iyer’s biggest strength as a batsman? Iyer adds stability to the middle order…
Dhanashree Verma and Yuzvendra Chahal file photo NEW DELHI: Amid rumours of everything not being well between India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and social media influencer wife Dhanashree Verma, the latter on Wednesday hit out at ‘faceless’ trolls for spreading fake news.In a social media post, a fuming Dhanashree said that the murmur and false news…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah captained the Indian team in a couple of Tests.With Rohit Sharma absent from the series opener due to personal reasons and also missing out the last Test after dropping himself, Bumrah guided the team to victory in Perth but…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan shared his analysis on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, noting that Team India lost their way following their initial victory against Australia at Perth.The Indian team’s promising start with a historic Perth win couldn’t be maintained as they ultimately succumbed to…
Sunil Gavaskar. (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar was no less than furious after India succumbed to a six-wicket defeat against Australia in Sydney on Sunday.The win enabled Australia to win the series 3-1 and reclaim the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time since 2014-15. Gautam Gambhir press conference:…
NEW DELHI: As reported by TimesofIndia.com, Team India are set to approach the final Test in Sydney without Rohit Sharma at the helm following a challenging run of form.His prolonged struggles with the bat, compounded by back-to-back defeats against New Zealand and Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), appears to have led to this…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has identified poor shot selection around the middle session on the final day as the key reason for India’s loss in the Boxing Day Test, which also weakened their hold on the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Rohit Sharma press conference: On…
It’s been reported that Gautam Gambhir doesn’t agree with the majority of the team’s players. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The role of head coach Gautam Gambhir and his support staff in managing a squad in transition has also come into attention as Indian cricket struggles with the declining performance of…
