Jasprit Bumrah surpasses Kapil Dev (Agency Photos) Jasprit Bumrah achieved a new milestone during the first Test against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The Indian fast bowler became the fastest to reach 50 Test wickets at home, accomplishing this feat in just 1,747 deliveries.This record surpassed Mohammed Shami, who needed 2,267 balls to achieve…
Leon Mendonca (Photo: Tata Steel Chess Tournament) NEW DELHI: Earlier this year, 19-year-old Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca arrived at Wijk aan Zee full of hope, only to be crushed by exhaustion as his eagerly awaited Tata Steel Masters debut became a grueling test of endurance.Entering the fray as last year’s Challengers champion, Mendonca had hoped…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with Yashasvi Jaiswal after taking a wicket. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Ace Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah etched his name into the record books on Thursday, becoming the fastest Indian bowler to claim 50 Test wickets at home in terms of balls bowled. Playing against the West Indies in the opening…
Team India and Asia Cup trophy (Photos: AP) NEW DELHI: South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has weighed in on the chaotic scenes that overshadowed India’s Asia Cup 2025 triumph, urging a clear separation between sports and geopolitics. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking on his weekly YouTube show #360,…
JJ Smit’s stellar show confirms Namibia’s qualification for T20 World Cup 2026. (ANI Photo) The African leg of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 qualifiers ended in high drama on Thursday as Namibia and Zimbabwe clinched the two coveted spots for the tournament, confirming their tickets to next year’s marquee event in India and…
TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: India lost another toss, made short work of the West Indies batting order, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah were amongst the wickets but all that was of little significance in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Shubman Gill walked out wearing the captain’s blazer for the first time on home soil and carried the A4…
Rishabh Pant (Video grab) NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant gave fans a hearty dose of laughter on Thursday, sharing a hilarious video of himself attempting golf while sidelined with injury, just as Team India began their two-match Test series against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.Go Beyond The Boundary with…
Bangladesh’s Rubya Haider, right, and Sobhana Mostary celebrate their win. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh produced a commanding performance to hand Pakistan a crushing seven-wicket defeat in their ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 opener on Thursday. A composed half-century from Rubya Haider, combined with her match-winning partnership with skipper Nigar Sultana, powered the visitors to…
Nashra Sandhu (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Pakistan batter Nashra Sandhu became just the second player in Women’s World Cup history to be dismissed hit wicket, in a bizarre turn of events during their opening match against Bangladesh on Thursday. The first instance occurred 52 years ago when Lynette Smith, playing for International XI Women, fell…
India’s Mohammed Siraj, left, and Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates the dismissal of West Indies’ Brandon King. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Star India pacer Mohammed Siraj once again underlined his growing stature in Test cricket with a devastating spell that left the West Indies reeling on the opening day of the first Test on Thursday. Siraj’s four-wicket…
