Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj have spoken ahead of the crucial Ahmedabad Test (Agencies) India spinner Kuldeep Yadav says he is entering a crucial phase of his red-ball career, stressing that the next few years will define his place in Test cricket. As India prepare for the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati, Kuldeep…
During the 2019 Ashes Test at Lord’s, the Jofra Archer bouncer struck Steve Smith. (Photo/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels the Ben Stokes-led side has all the tools to beat an ageing Australian team. England’s five-pacer attack will be their quickest ever to tour Australia. Captain Ben Stokes has shown, countless times,…
The pitch played a huge role in the unpredictable 1st Test in Kolkata. Will it be the same in Guwahati at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium? (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)(PTI11_20_2025_000244B) South Africa bowling coach Piet Botha says the pitch for the second Test in Guwahati could offer far better batting conditions than the surface seen in Kolkata,…
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was recently asked to pick his best no. 4 batter in Test cricket ahead of the Ashes series beginning Friday.At first, given the choice to pick between Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene, Ponting picked Pietersen. Then Ponting chose Kevin Pietersen (KP) over Mark Waugh, and then Pakistan’s former cricketer Javed…
In the potential absence of Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant will step up to lead the side. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Rishabh Pant offered a brief look into India’s preparations for the must-win Guwahati Test, sharing a set of photos with teammates and captioning them, “In good company.” The post came at a time when the team…
Steve Smith has singled out the player his side will look to silence as the Ashes gets underway on Friday. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith has singled out England skipper Ben Stokes as the key figure his side must contain when the Ashes opens at Perth Stadium on Friday. With…
Smriti Mandhana and teammates in a video posted on her Instagram (Screengrabs) Indian opener and World Cup winner Smriti Mandhana has made her engagement official, confirming weeks of speculation with a light-hearted Instagram reel. The video, filmed with her India teammates Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil and Arundhati Reddy, quickly took over social media…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal gets bowled by South Africa’s Marco Jansen (ANI Photo) Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has come down hard on the Eden Gardens surface used for the first Test between India and South Africa, calling the pitch unfit for the longest format after 26 wickets tumbled inside the first two days. South Africa…
Ravindra Jadeja will play for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Bold releases, smart trades and obvious retentions were the flavour as the ten Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises went about their business on the retention deadline which ended on November 15. A total of 173 players have been retained and while most…
India’s Koneru Humpy (FIDE/Anna Shtourman via PTI Photo) Panaji : Only a spot in the top 10 in the women’s world rankings makes it sustainable for girls to be chess-playing professionals, feels India’s top-ranked woman player K Humpy. “That bracket makes it sustainable to be professionals. But for the rest, it’s still not comfortable even…
