Fabiano Caruana of USA during the first game of Norway Chess in Finansparken in Stavanger, Norway, Monday, May 26, 2025. (Carina Johansen/NTB via AP) World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana has made a bold statement about 19-year-old world champion Gukesh and other Indian Grandmasters, calling them “not scary whatsoever” after the Norway Chess tournament.“These Indian players…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has always been a platform for young talent to emerge. However, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi stands out as a unique discovery.Suryavanshi is already being considered a future prospect in Indian cricket, though he still needs to prove himself at various levels, including Under-16, Under-19, and…
Shubman Gill (left) and Graham Gooch (BCCI | File) Leeds: India are set to face England in the first Test of the five-match series in Leeds from June 20. The Shubman Gill-led unit has been preparing for over two weeks now and even featured in an intra-squad game in Beckenham. Ahead of the series opener,…
File image of Harshit Rana (TOI Photo) Mumbai: In a move which will reinforce India’s pace attack, fast bowler Harshit Rana has been asked by the team management to stay back with the Indian Test team in England, a source confirmed to TOI. Rana was with the India ‘A’ team in England to play two…
NEW DELHI: India are set to kick off their five-match Test series against England on June 20 at Headingley in Leeds. The visitors will be without stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both of whom recently retired from Test cricket. Will England gain an upper hand in the absence of these two Indian superstars? Former…
Siddarth Kaul in action for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Image via X/@shivsingh_sp) Former Indian pacer Siddarth Kaul has entered the Big Bash League draft, while 15 Indian women cricketers have also registered for the women’s tournament, Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday in Melbourne.Kaul, who represented India in three ODIs and three T20Is before retiring from international cricket…
Shubman Gill’s first photoshoot as Test skipper ahead of the Test series vs England (Image via X/@BCCI) India is set to write a fresh chapter in its Test cricket journey as they take on England in a five-match series starting June 20 in Leeds. With young star Shubman Gill at the helm, this series marks…
Mushfiqur Rahim ended Day 1 with 105* runs from 186 deliveries (Image via X/@CricCrazyJohns) Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim surpassed Mohammad Ashraful’s record to become the country’s highest Test run-scorer in Sri Lanka during the first day of the Galle Test on June 17. He achieved this milestone with an unbeaten century of 105 runs, taking his…
Shardul Thakur (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Shardul Thakur believes the visiting Indian team has what it takes to win the upcoming five-match Test series against England, which begins in Leeds on Friday. Shardul was part of the Indian squad that toured England in 2021-22. India were leading 2-1 in that series before the…
The name of the Pataudi Trophy was initially planned to be changed to the Tendulkar-Anderson trophy (Image via X/@cricketmoodcom & WisdenCricket) The England and Wales Cricket Board has decided to maintain the Pataudi legacy in India-England cricket by introducing a new Pataudi Medal for the winning captain of the upcoming five-Test series, following the renaming…
