Cricket

Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: As India prepare for a crucial clash in the second Test against England at Edgbaston, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate offered rare insights into the team’s selection plans. Following a disappointing defeat at Headingley, India trail 0-1 in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy…

MS Dhoni (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) MS Dhoni, former captain of the Indian cricket team, has submitted a trademark application for ‘CAPTAIN COOL’, a nickname that reflects his composed leadership style on the cricket field.The Trade Marks Registry shows the application status as ‘accepted and advertised’, with publication in the official trademark journal on…

Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: As India trail 0-1 in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy following a disappointing loss at Headingley, all eyes are on the team’s spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah. The premier fast bowler is available for selection ahead of the second Test, but whether he takes the field remains uncertain. “Jasprit…

A minor female boxer has filed a sexual harassment complaint against a woman coach at the Sports Authority of India’s National Boxing Academy in Rohtak. The victim’s parents have reported that their daughter has fallen into depression due to continuous mental and physical abuse.The Boxing Federation of India and Sports Authority of India have confirmed…

Viswanathan Anand, D Gukesh, and R Praggnanandhaa NEW DELHI: In the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, those from the North and the South had a contrasting approach towards dominance, survival, and eventually success. The blood and instinct of the North were met with the alliance-building of the South.Along those lines, a similar story is…

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) London: The eyes of the attention economy are where Carlos Alcaraz would like them — peeled on him. Some 5000 air miles from SW19, where The Championships get underway on a blazing-hot Monday, an emigration officer at the Kempegowda International Airport jumped out of his seat…

Virender Sehwag’s elder son Aaryavir Sehwag. (File) Aaryaveer Kohli, 15, the son of Virat Kohli’s elder brother Vikas Kohli, has been included in the initial draft of players shortlisted for the Delhi Premier League (DPL) auction scheduled for July 5.Aaryaveer, a leg-spinner, trains under Raj Kumar Sharma—Virat Kohli’s childhood coach—at the West Delhi Cricket Academy….

Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will have his eyes set on history when the second Test against England begins at Edgbaston. After his breathtaking back-to-back centuries in the series opener at Headingley, Pant is now just one ton away from overtaking Virat Kohli in a special list. Pant’s aggressive batting rattled…

Sachin Tendulkar (left) with James Anderson (Image credit: England Cricket) Former India cricketer Farokh Engineer has slammed the England Cricket Board (ECB) for renaming the India-England Test series trophy. The trophy, which was previously named the Pataudi Trophy, was renamed the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at the start of the ongoing five-match Test series.“Well, Tiger Pataudi was…

India’s Varun Chakravarthy (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Indian cricketer Varun Chakaravarthy has opened up about his remarkable career journey before finding success on the cricket field — a path that included stints as an architect, musician, and even a filmmaker. Speaking to Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube show Kutti Stories with Ash, the 33-year-old spinner, who…