Rinku Singh and Rohit Sharma (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh found himself at the center of a lighthearted moment after Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) clash against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Monday. A short video posted on MI’s official social media platforms captured Rinku hilariously getting teased by MI’s batter Tilak Varma…
Rohit Sharma (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians‘ star batter Rohit Sharma was spotted swapping his cricket bat for the steering wheel of a boat during a team bonding session in Jamnagar. In a viral video circulating on social media, the former MI skipper was seen confidently navigating the waters, accompanied by young batter Tilak Varma…
Michael Vaughan (Photo Credits: Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has heaped praise on India’s extraordinary bench strength following their historic ICC Champions Trophy victory over New Zealand on Sunday. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Vaughan suggested that even a second-string Indian side could have reached the final.“Jaiswal, Varma, Sharma, SKY, Pant,…
Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians (MI) owner Nita Ambani recalled the remarkable journey of Hardik Pandya, from his early struggles to becoming the captain of the five-time IPL champions. Speaking about her first encounter with Hardik and his brother Krunal Pandya over a decade ago, she highlighted how MI’s…
Abhishek Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India’s young batting sensation Abhishek Sharma has made a stunning leap in the ICC T20I rankings after his record-breaking knock in the final T20I against England in Mumbai. The 24-year-old southpaw smashed 135 runs off just 54 balls, marking the highest individual score by an Indian men’s…
NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma rewrote record books with his scintillating knock in the fifth T20I against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.Abhishek hit a brutal 135 to set up a crushing 150-run win over England and seal the series 4-1 and his incredible 54-ball knock, studded with 13 sixes, fired India, who…
Tweaking a spin-heavy combination and being more guarded in powerplay could be the way forward for India in PunePUNE: Mohammed Shami’s international comeback in the last match, the availability of middle-order batter Rinku Singh and conditions at Gahunje stadium will play a role as India look to play their best playing XI to seal the…
In the latest ICC T20 rankings, Tilak Varma climbed one place to second spot among the batters while Varun Chakravarthy, who took a fifer in the third match against England in Rajkot, jumped 25 places to fifth among the bowlers.Australia’s Travis Head continued to lead the batter rankings, with a 23-point lead now, Varma is…
NEW DELHI: Following India’s loss, Varun Chakravarthy reflected on the conditions in Rajkot, emphasizing how the surface slowed down in the second innings, which helped England’s spinners. Dew was expected, but it never showed up, which benefited England. “What I observed was the pitch definitely got slower in the second innings. We thought that there…
CHENNAI: Tilak Varma may only be at the nascent stage of his T20I career, but the versatile India batter is moulding into a bankable resource.In the tour to South Africa late last year, the left-hander, who was promoted to No. 3, activated his destructive mode, especially during his twin unbeaten centuries. While Tilak has carved…