West Indies captain Roston Chase (L) with his Indian counterpart Shubman Gill (R) at the toss for the second Test in New Delhi. (PTI) India captain Shubman Gill finally won the toss after going through six consecutive losses with the coin as the hosts opted to bat against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley…
WPL Auction in November. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) has announced key guidelines for the upcoming mega auction, allowing teams to retain up to five players ahead of the high-profile event. The retention deadline is set for November 5, while the auction window will be between November 25 to 29, as…
Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov stole the limelight on the opening day of the Clutch Chess series, defeating former world champion Viswanathan Anand in the third game to take a narrow 2.5-1.5 lead in the high-stakes contest underway. At 62, Kasparov showed that age has not diminished his chess acumen, reminding fans why…
Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma and Sourav Ganguly NEW DELHI: Former India captain and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has defended the decision to relieve Rohit Sharma of his ODI captaincy, insisting it was not a sacking but a natural progression in a player’s career. Ganguly drew parallels to his own career and that of Rahul Dravid,…
Richa Ghosh celebrates her half century. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh etched her name in the record books on Thursday, smashing the highest-ever score by a batter at No.8 or lower in Women’s ODI history with a blistering 94 off 77 balls against South Africa in the ICC Women’s World Cup at…
India’s Richa Ghosh (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Richa Ghosh continued her sensational form in the Women’s World Cup, playing a brilliant 94-run innings to help India post a competitive total of 251 against South Africa on Thursday. After another top-order stumble, Ghosh showcased her calm and aggressive batting to steady the innings and lead India back…
Prithvi Shaw and Musheer Khan got into a heated altercation when the former swung his bat at the 20-year-old and grabbed him by the collar (Screengrabs/X) Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw on Thursday apologised to Musheer Khan after being involved in an altercation with his former Mumbai teammate during Day One of a friendly match between Mumbai…
Kranti Gaud of India takes a incredible catch (screengrab) Kranti Gaud pulled off a moment of brilliance to give India a flying start against South Africa in the ongoing Women’s World Cup match in Visakhapatnam.After scoring a century in the previous match, Tazmin Brits departed for a duck.It was a length ball from Kranti Gaud,…
A young fan touched MS Dhoni’s feet as he came on to bat at the Velammal International Cricket Stadium on Thursday (Screengrabs/X) Madurai turned into a sea of MS Dhoni supporters on Thursday as the former Chennai Super Kings and ex-India captain arrived to inaugurate the newly built Velammal Cricket Stadium, an international-standard facility developed…
South Africa’s Nadine de Klerk celebrates after hitting a six to win the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match against India at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, India, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Riding on Nadine de Klerk‘s blistering 54-ball 84, South Africa defeated India by three wickets in their Women’s World Cup…
