Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the first ODI against England. (PTI Photo) Picked only after Kohli was unable to play, the middle-order batter has reignited another selection debate with his blistering innings against EnglandMUMBAI: Soon after his blazing 36-ball 59 helped India coast to a four-wicket win over England in the opening ODI in…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s much-hyped return to Delhi squad turned out to be a damp squib as the former India captain was clean bowled for just 6 runs on the second day of the Ranji Trophy clash against Railways.Kohli, whose comeback had put Delhi into a frenzy, walked out to bat to loud cheers after…
Mohammed Shami during a training session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The T20I series between India and England sees the return of Mohammed Shami to international cricket after more than a year.Ahead of the first T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) shared…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and Sanju Samson NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has strongly criticised the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) for their handling of Sanju Samson, attributing his exclusion from Team India’s Champions Trophy 2025 squad to the state cricket board’s actions. Tharoor alleged that administrative “egos” within the KCA have jeopardised Samson’s career….
Sanju Samson (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Rohit Sharma addressed the media in Mumbai on Saturday to announce India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Among the key talking points was the omission of wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson from the team.Samson last represented India in the T20I series against…
Prithvi Shaw. (Photo by Philip Brown/via Getty Images) Barring an official confirmation, Prithvi Shaw is set to be sidelined for Mumbai’s upcoming Ranji Trophy matches. He last played in December in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) but was not part of the Vijay Hazare Trophy squad.He was labelled “his own enemy” after not being…
NEW DELHI: India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is leaving no stone unturned in his preparations for the upcoming white-ball season. Ahead of India’s five-match home T20I series against England, starting on January 22, the 31-year-old was seen undergoing intense fitness drills at a stadium. Hardik, who recently represented Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy,…
(Photo Courtesy: Taus Rizvi X handle) NEW DELHI: In what would be good news for India cricket fans, former Indian batter Vinod Kambli was seen attending the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Recently, Kambli made headlines due to concerns over his deteriorating health, with visuals from his hospital stay leaving…
Arshdeep Singh (Photo: BCCI video grab) Arshdeep Singh is undoubtedly one of the finds for India lately, growing the bowling resources and providing that much-needed variety with his left-arm pace and swing. The same was on show in the Vijay Hazare Trophy preliminary quarter-final on Saturday, where Punjab took on Maharashtra at the Kotambi Stadium…
MUMBAI: The BCCI has asked India batter KL Rahul to turn out for the three-match ODI series against England at home on February, after initially deciding to rest him till the Champions Trophy, according to a reliable source.“The selectors initially decided to rest Rahul, who plays in the middle order and is a wicketkeeper in…
