Kagiso Rabada (Image credit: ICC) South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said that winning the World Test Championship (WTC) title was even more memorable given the team’s “fairly inexperienced” status, yet they managed to secure a remarkable victory against a star-studded Australian side. Led by skipper Temba Bavuma, the Proteas ended a 27-year-long wait for…
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah revealed he declined the Test captaincy role before Shubman Gill‘s appointment, citing workload management concerns for the upcoming five-match England series starting June 20 at Leeds. Despite being vice-captain and a frontrunner to replace Rohit Sharma, who stepped down in May, Bumrah chose to…
India cricket team players during their inter-squad match in England. (BCCI) In the landscape of modern Test cricket, few rivalries command the depth, history and global intrigue of India’s long-standing battles with England and Australia, especially since bilateral ties with Pakistan were severed. India’s overseas Test calendar has been dominated by tours to these two…
NEW DELHI: India are set to kick off their five-match Test series against England on June 20 at Headingley in Leeds. The visitors will be without stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both of whom recently retired from Test cricket. Will England gain an upper hand in the absence of these two Indian superstars? Former…
File image of Harshit Rana (TOI Photo) Mumbai: In a move which will reinforce India’s pace attack, fast bowler Harshit Rana has been asked by the team management to stay back with the Indian Test team in England, a source confirmed to TOI. Rana was with the India ‘A’ team in England to play two…
Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir, who had flown back to India last week due to a family emergency, is set to rejoin the national squad on Tuesday (June 17), just ahead of the opening Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, starting June 20.Gambhir had rushed home after his…
**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image released by @BCCI via X on June 8, 2025, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir during the team’s practice session ahead of the Test cricket match series against England, in UK. (@BCCI via PTI Photo)(PTI06_08_2025_000305B) India head coach Gautam Gambhir, who had rushed back home due to a family…
Former AC Milan and Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso has been appointed head coach of the Italy national football team, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Sunday. Gattuso takes over from Luciano Spalletti, who was dismissed last week following a 3-0 defeat to Norway in Italy’s opening World Cup qualifier. Gattuso, 47, will be officially…
Unmukt Chand smashes quickfire fifty for Shah Rukh Khan’s team Unmukt Chand made an impressive start in the Major League Cricket (MLC) season, scoring a half-century for the Los Angeles Knight Riders, co-owned by Shah Rukh Khan. Playing at number 3, the former India U-19 World Cup-winning captain scored 53 runs off 32 balls with…
South African legend AB de Villiers has opened up about his tumultuous time with the now-defunct Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), calling his early IPL years a bittersweet chapter clouded by internal chaos. Despite boasting an array of cricketing legends, Delhi never made it past the semi-finals during de Villiers’ stint from 2008 to 2010.“There…