Rishabh Pant and Gautam Gambhir (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh did not hold back after India slipped to their second home Test series defeat against South Africa. He said that if Indian cricket wants to protect its “future generations”, the team management must rethink its approach to home pitches and move…
Pentala Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and Vidit Gujrathi (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: Chess-wise, Wednesday was a day of celebration. Edging toward its final month, the year produced its second 19-year-old, and youngest-ever, World Cup winner. The first, of course, was India’s own Divya Deshmukh, who brought home the women’s title earlier this year. The…
Mumbai Indians (MI) entered the WPL 2026 mega auction as defending champions, with a clear focus on continuity and championship retention. The franchise had retained five-star players who have been instrumental in their past successes, aiming to maintain the core that has brought them titles in recent years.Leading the team is Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur,…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s hopes of reaching a third World Test Championship (WTC) final, after missing out in the last cycle, have taken a major hit after a stunning 2-0 home series defeat to South Africa. The whitewash — India’s second at home in two…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) and Ajit Agarkar (R), chairperson of the Senior Men’s Selection Committee, talk during a practice session. (AP) Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mohammed Shami… More could make this unfortunate list but for now these would suffice to…
Gujarat Giants secured two major signings at the Women’s Premier League 2025 auction. They acquired New Zealand’s Sophie Devine for Rs 2 crore and Indian pacer Renuka Singh Thakur for Rs 60 lakh.Sophie Devine, who took a mental health break after New Zealand’s T20 World Cup victory and missed the previous WPL season, drew attention…
Deepti Sharma attracted intense bidding before UP Warriorz used their Right to Match card to retain her for a massive Rs 3.20 crore, making her one of the most expensive players of the day. (Image credit: WPL) NEW DELHI: UP Warriorz made some of the most decisive and headline-worthy moves at the WPL 2026 mega…
Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha Chameera (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Sri Lanka secured their place in the T20 tri-series final with a six-run victory over Pakistan, thanks to Dushmantha Chameera’s impressive bowling figures of 4-20.Pakistan, despite already qualifying for Saturday’s final with three consecutive wins, fell short at 178-7, with captain Salman Ali Agha scoring an unbeaten 63.Sri…
NEW DELHI: Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma dominated the headlines at the 2026 WPL mega auction, emerging as the most expensive signing of the day. UP Warriorz used their Right to Match (RTM) card to retain her for Rs 3.20 crore, making her the second-highest-paid Indian in WPL history, just behind Smriti Mandhana.Go Beyond The Boundary…
Rishabh Pant endured a difficult series both as captain and player, returning scores of 27, 2, 7, and 13. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Test team hit a new low after suffering their biggest defeat and a second home whitewash within a year, falling 0-2 to South Africa on Wednesday. The series was led by…
