MUMBAI: Team India‘s heart-breaking six-wicket defeat to Australia in the final of the World Cup on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will now be looked at as the end of an era. It was the last match for India with Rahul Dravid as head coach, TOI has learnt.Multiple sources in the BCCIconfirmed…
NEW DELHI: With the conclusion of Dhanteras, Diwali and Bhai Dooj, the Indian festive season is more or less over. Inputs gathered from industry executives suggest that the festive season has closed on a sound note with sales comfortably surpassing last year’s numbers.Consumers loosened their purse strings for a range of items, including jewellery, furniture,…
Four years ago, India lost to NZ in the World Cup semis at Old Trafford. Today at the Wankhede, with the team in red-hot form, it may be time to heal those scars…MUMBAI: Manchester is 4585 miles west of Mumbai. The big distance though doesn’t erase bitter memories of four years ago. Fourth-placed New Zealand…
NEW DELHI: Mitchell Marsh‘s exceptional unbeaten innings of 177 propelled Australia to a convincing eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday.This remarkable performance marked Marsh’s second century of the World Cup, ensuring Australia’s smooth pursuit of their target of 307, with 32 balls to spare. AS IT HAPPENED: AUS vs BANThe victory, which also…
Rohit Sharma‘s team took a conscious decision in West Indies in July to enhance bonding sessions keeping the World Cup in mindDHARAMSHALA: Mohammed Siraj is goofing around even as Mohammed Shami is fronting regular questions from the media. This is moments after the team has come through in a critical game against New Zealand. Siraj…
The red-hot captain-opener has given himself license to go for the jugular in the initial overs, allowing Kohli & the rest of the middle-order to play to their strengths & coolly consolidate the early advantage. Or, when the plan works perfectly, maybe even chase a few milestones!DHARAMSHALA: There seems to be a lot of hand-wringing…
Birkenstock Holding Ltd has secured enough commitments from investors to price its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its indicated range and attain a $10 billion valuation, according to people familiar with the matter. The German premium footwear company will make a final decision on pricing its IPO at the top of…
NEW DELHI: Google on Thursday launched its official doodle for the opening day of ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 in India.Open Google on your smartphones, laptops, tablets, etc., and the first thing that pops up will be the Google doodle where two ducks are seen running across the stumps and playing cricket. It is the…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain and member of the cricket board’s technical committee, Mohammad Hafeez, has made a fervent plea for unwavering support and a boost in confidence for skipper Babar Azam in the lead-up to the forthcoming World Cup in India. Addressing the media on Saturday, Hafeez addressed concerns regarding Babar’s captaincy and stressed…
