Axar Patel of India celebrates with teammates (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane highlighted all-rounder Axar Patel as one of the team’s most underrated players. The continental tournament gets underway on Tuesday, September 9, with Afghanistan facing Hong Kong. India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will…
Zimbabwe’s captain Sikandar Raza, centre, with teammates (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Zimbabwe pulled off a memorable win in Harare, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second T20I to level the series. The hosts bowled brilliantly to skittle Sri Lanka out for just 80, their second-lowest total in the format, before holding their nerve in…
India escape with a 2-2 draw against Japan at the WomensAsiaCup 2025. (X-Hockey India) India came from behind twice to hold defending champions Japan to a thrilling 2-2 draw in their second pool match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2025 on Saturday. Navneet Kaur struck from a penalty corner in the final moments of the…
Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India kick-started their Asia Cup 2025 title defense preparations with an intense training session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday.The practice marked the squad’s first full session since the England Test series. Instead of holding a preparatory camp at the BCCI Centre of…
Jannik Sinner, celebrates with the trophy after beating Carlos Alcaraz, to win the men’s singles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) TOI in New York: Carlos Alcaraz can hit any shot from anywhere on the court. A dazzling talent with wheels for feet and hands that can conjure magic…
Shreyas Iyer and Karun Nair (Image – X) India A’s new squad for the upcoming two multi-day games against Australia A in Lucknow has brought in a fresh set of faces, while also leaving out some who were part of the earlier tour of England. The reshuffle reflects not only form and fitness but also…
Mohammed Siraj of India celebrates with KL Rahul of India (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj, who were last seen in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy where India drew the series 2-2 against England, will be back in action later this month when they join the India A squad for the second multi-day…
Players of China in action during the ongoing Hockey Asia Cup in Rajgir. Rajgir: China couldn’t have hoped of starting the Asia Cup on a better note as they almost held India to a draw in their tournament opener last week at Rajgir Sports Complex here. With just a game left in the Super4s stage,…
India Grand Master (GM) Divya Deshmukh says she won’t mind losing all 11 games in the ongoing FIDE Grand Swiss tournament in Samarkand as long as she is learning.Divya was handed a defeat by her mentor Abhimanyu Puranik, who helped her win the FIDE Women’s World Cup, in the opening round. But the 19-year-old bounced…
Rajgir: India’s players celebrate a goal during a Men’s Hockey Asia Cup 2025 match between India and Malaysia, in Rajgir, Bihar. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) (PTI09_04_2025_000423A) Rajgir: The Indian men’s hockey team is just a step away from making it to the Asia Cup final, and standing in front of them is none other than China….
