Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India will take on Australia Prime Minister XI in what will be a two-day pink-ball practice match ahead of the second Test in Adelaide at Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), with the first session starting at 9:10 AM IST (2:40 PM local time). Having participated in four…
Shahid Afridi opens up on India-Pakistan Champions Trophy stand-off (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has described the standoff between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the 2025 Champions Trophy as a clash of politics and sports. He highlighted how the situation…
PM Modi hails Anthony Albanese for hosting Team India (Photo Credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Prime Minister’s XI match against India on November 30, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted a reception for the Indian cricket team at the Australian Parliament on Thursday. The reception served as a diplomatic event highlighting the strong…
India vs Australia Prime Minister XI (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Australian pacer Scott Boland will lead the Prime Minister’s XI bowling attack in a two-day pink-ball match against India at Manuka Oval, Canberra, starting November 30. This warm-up game is pivotal for both teams as they prepare for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy…
Gurjapneet Singh (Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: Gurjapneet Singh is a promising 26-year-old left-arm seamer from India, known for his smooth bowling action, towering 6’3” frame, and the ability to move the new ball both ways. Born on November 8, 1998, in Ludhiana, Punjab, he spent much of his childhood in Ambala, Haryana, before relocating to…
Sanjay Manjrekar and Vinay Kumar. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket Sanjay Manjrekar again rubbed a cricketer the wrong way by dragging the name of Vinay Kumar unnecessarily in a comment on live television.While commentating on the first Test between India and Australia in Perth on Saturday, Manjrekar was talking about the development of…
NEW DELHI: The Australian media had already declared Yashasvi Jaiswal as ‘The New King’ even before this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy got underway in Australia.And though the Indian opener fell for a duck in the first innings of the first Test in Perth, he more than made up for it with a swashbuckling hundred…
Rishabh Pant. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star Indian player Rishabh Pant on Saturday joined an exclusive club, becoming the third wicket-keeper in World Test Championship (WTC) history to complete 100 dismissals.Pant achieved this milestone on the second day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener against Australia in Perth. The 27-year-old reached the three-digit mark by…
Tilak Varma (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) NEW DELHI: Team India batter Tilak Varma on Saturday etched his name into cricketing history with a jaw-dropping 151 off just 67 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, becoming the first Indian to achieve a 150+ score in T20 cricket. Tilak also became the first-ever batter to…
Shoaib Akhtar (Photo Credits: @shoaib100mph on X) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar recently took centre stage as he joined the Champions Trophy tour in Pakistan, displaying his excitement for the prestigious ICC tournament set to take place in 2025. Sharing a moment of pride on social media, Akhtar posted a photo on platform…