Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in London: A warm hug later, Mohammed Siraj urged Jasprit Bumrah to raise the ball and acknowledge the crowd after completing his fifer. Bumrah seemed reluctant and Siraj had to literally handhold the gesture as his teammate seemed reluctant. It was only the ninth England wicket down and for Bumrah…
A day after Elon Musk announced the launch of a new political party called the America Party, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Musk should focus on managing his companies instead of getting involved in politics. Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union, Bessent said, “The principles of Doge were very popular – I…
Former India captain, Sunil Gavaskar, slammed the England cricket board (ECB) for having James Anderson’s name ahead of Sachin Tendulkar’s when renaming the Pataudi Trophy, England’s home Test series against India. Gavaskar, in his column for Mid-Day, was critical of the English board for failing to account for Tendulkar’s career, which is miles ahead of…
The BCCI and IPL franchises have ramped up pressure on foreign boards to ensure that their players return for the league’s resumption on May 17 despite some lingering safety concerns in the wake of India-Pakistan military hostilities. The BCCI top brass has instructed IPL COO Hemang Amin to individually speak to the likes of Cricket…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a batch of petitions against the Waqf (Amendment) Act and various points of contention concerning the law, including “waqf by user“, inclusion of non-Muslims on the board and also the violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad that broke out during the protest against the law.During the hearing, the Chief…
NEW DELHI: The functioning of the National Medical Commission seems to be in “total disarray” with the health ministry failing to fill 19 of the 20 posts in the four autonomous boards of the commission that regulate undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, recognition of medical colleges, and registration and regulation of doctors. Half the posts…
Tourists on Mall Road amid fresh snowfall in Manali. It recorded a minimum temperature of 1.6oC Monday KULLU: Lahaul Spiti and higher reaches of Kinnaur, Shimla, and Chamba districts received a spell of fresh snowfall even as moderate to heavy rain lashed low and mid hills Monday, prompting Himachal Pradesh school education board to defer…
Former Pakistan batter Inzamam-ul-Haq in a file photo. (Agencies) Former Pakistan cricket legend Inzamam-ul-Haq has joined Saqlain Mushtaq in criticising the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the ongoing Champions Trophy controversy.The dispute emerged when England cricket experts Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton pointed out that the Indian team gained an ‘undeniable’…
NEW DELHI: State-run explorer ONGC has decided to rope in BP as technical partner to boost oil and gas production from Mumbai High India’s crown jewel, which will become the UK major’s second operating project in India and mark the first notable MNC entry in the country’s upstream sector following reforms initiated by the Narendra…
NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Arun Dhumal on Thursday backed International Cricket Council’s decision to hold India-Pakistan matches at neutral venues during ICC events until 2027, calling it a move that benefits ‘all stakeholders — both cricket boards and broadcasters’. The ICC Board announced that matches between the arch-rivals in upcoming ICC tournaments,…