India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Opener Ben Duckett believes England will not hesitate to test India’s senior batters with the short ball if they feel it is the right tactic, even though the visitors know the challenge will be very different from the one they encountered during their 4-0 T20I … Read more
Rohit Sharma during a training session at Shivaji Park, Dadar, in Mumbai. (File Photo) TimesofIndia. com in Birmingham: Before he was peppered with’Mumbai Cha Raja‘ chants outside the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, former India captain Rohit Sharma had a lengthy stint in the sun on Sunday. As seven members of the ODI squad trained for the … Read more
Prasidh Krishna, left, is greeted by captain Shubman Gill after his five-wicket haul during the third and final ODI cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: One of India’s biggest concerns in the lead-up to the 2027 ODI World Cup has been their inability to consistently strike … Read more
Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkel (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: India’s first ODI assignment since the T20 World Cup is also the start of a longer journey towards South Africa, where conditions next year are likely to place a premium on pace, bounce and seamers capable of hitting the deck hard.With Jasprit Bumrah unavailable and … Read more
When Mohammed Siraj’s name appeared in India’s squads for the T20I series against Ireland and England, it came as something of a surprise. After all, T20 internationals had stopped being Mohammed Siraj’s world a while ago.Since lifting the T20 World Cup in Barbados in June 2024, Siraj has played just one bilateral T20I series – … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah (ANI Photo) Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed concern over Jasprit Bumrah’s international availability, saying he would like to see the star fast bowler commit more consistently to Indian cricket after his latest workload-related break.Bumrah was recently named in India’s 15-member squad for the Asian Games in Japan, where Shreyas Iyer will … Read more
Ram Charan apologizes to Jasprit Bumrah Actor Ram Charan grabbed attention at the grand music launch of “Peddi” in Bhopal, where he appeared alongside AR Rahman, Janhvi Kapoor, and the film’s team. During a light-hearted interaction, the actor was asked to describe Indian cricketers in a few words. He called Sachin Tendulkar’s career a “Long … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene on Saturday revealed that Jasprit Bumrah carried a niggle from this year’s T20 World Cup, which India won, into IPL 2026, and that was one of the reasons behind the pacer’s underwhelming season in the league. Jayawardene said Bumrah did not get enough … Read more
RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Virat Kohli celebrate the wicket of KKR’ Finn Allen (ANI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar etched his name further into IPL history during the crucial clash against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur, equaling Yuzvendra Chahal’s long-standing record for the most wickets against KKR in the tournament.The veteran seamer picked … Read more
