Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi was on the verge of leaving the Lanka Premier League (LPL) after being left out of Kandy Royals’ match against Colombo Capitals despite being told that he is playing as the team’s ‘Impact Player’.According to media reports, the franchise had informed Afridi before the match that he would be used…
India fast bowler Prince Yadav has been ruled out of the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday after suffering a hamstring injury during the previous match.“Prince Yadav was unavailable for selection in the third T20I due to a hamstring strain he sustained while bowling in the second T20I…
India return to the top of the T20I rankings (Image: ANI) India have officially returned to the No. 1 position in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings after registering back-to-back wins over Zimbabwe in Harare. The Men in Blue sealed the top spot with a 90-run win in the second T20I on July 25, 2026,…
India Test squad hit by injury crisis (Agency Image) MUMBAI: India’s Test team selection for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in August has been hit by multiple injury problems and fitness issues to several key players, TOI has reliably learnt. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia had told TOI on Saturday that the national selection committee,…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ANI Photo) India’s ex-spinner R Ashwin threw his weight behind Bhuvneshwar KumarThe return to the national setup, urging the selectors to consider the veteran fast bowler as India prepares for the 2027 ODI World Cup.Ashwin believes that India’s current pace attack lacks the experience required for a major ICC tournament and pointed to…
NEW DELHI: Former India batsman Aakash Chopra believes India should give Prabhsimran Singh a chance in the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe after they have already sealed the series. India took an unassailable 2-0 lead with convincing wins in the first two matches. The last game will be played on Sunday in Harare.Speaking on…
India’s Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) Former Indian wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta criticized the surrounding speculation Rohit SharmaIndia’s future during India’s ODI series against England, saying retirement rumors should never have gained traction while the team was still in contention.The debate raged after Rohit’s early dismissal in the second ODI at Cardiff, with reports saying the veteran…
India’s players celebrate (AP) Indian captain Shreyas Iyer indicated that the team management is likely to make changes to the playing XI for the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe after pacer Prince Yadav suffered a hamstring injury during the second match of the series. Having already secured the three-match contest with a 2-0 lead,…
Ishan Kishan and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Photo AFP) NEW DELHI: Guardian ship of India Ishan Kishan backed teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the 15-year-old has all the qualities to become a match-winner for the national team.Kishan’s comments came after India’s 90-run win over Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Harare on Saturday. India were in early…
India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) India as a whole Abhishek Sharma etched his name in the record books after recording the best bowling figures by an Indian opener in T20I cricket during the second T20I against Zimbabwe on Saturday. The left-arm spinner returned figures of 3/17, surpassing every Indian opener to produce the finest bowling…
NEW DELHI: Kavem Hodge scored an unbeaten 83 to guide the West Indies to 194/3 at stumps on a rain-affected opening day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Saturday.Only 67 overs were possible on Day 1 as rain and bad light curtailed play. Hodge remained at the…
Ishan Kishan (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: Ishan Kishan was the undisputed star with the bat as India sealed the T20I series against Zimbabwe on Saturday, but it was a comical miss of a run-out behind the stumps that had social media buzzing long after the final ball.The wicket-keeper batsman, who smashed a brilliant 81 off…
Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan. (Photo/BCCI) India sealed the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 90-run win in the second match on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma, followed by a disciplined bowling effort, helped India overpower the hosts after posting 219/5.The win also gave him a new T20I…
India batsman and T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma advanced the list of India’s highest runs in T20 internationals after his unbeaten half-century against Zimbabwe in the second T20I on Saturday.Tilak scored 60 not out off 29 balls, hitting five fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 206.90. The shot helped him get through MS…
Tilak Varma and Ishan Kishan (Photo Credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India continued their batting revolution in T20 Internationals on Saturday, matching their own world record for the most 200-plus total in a calendar year after amassing 219/5 against Zimbabwe in the second T20I.The 219-run effort was India’s ninth 200-plus total in T20Is in 2026, drawing…
Australian batter Tim David became the last ship to claim Pakistan spinner Usman TariqThe bowling action after being dismissed by him during a men’s Hundred match on Friday.David, playing for Trent Rockets against Birmingham Phoenix, bowled a full delivery outside off stump to the wicketkeeper. After the dismissal, he appeared to suggest to the umpire…
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and elected to field against India in the second T20 International on Saturday as the visitors gave the Vidarbha fast bowler a debut. Yash Thakur.Yash replaced Ashok Sharma in the playing XI. Ashok had made his T20I debut in the series opener on July 23 but went wicketless…
India captain Shreyas Iyer and Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza at the toss. (Photo credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shreyas IyerThe extraordinary luck of the toss finally ended on Saturday as Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza he won the toss and elected to field first in the second T20I at the Harare Sports Club, ending the Indian skipper’s…
India’s Test captain Shubman Gill with coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) MUMBAI: India’s squad for next month’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka will be announced by Tuesday (July 28).“Yes, the Indian squad for the Sri Lanka Test tour will be selected in the next two days. On Tuesday, we will announce the…
BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla strongly rejected the rumours Rohit SharmaIndia’s future international, saying there is “no doubt” that the India opener will retire at this stage despite growing speculation during the recent England tour.Questions over Rohit’s future have gathered pace after a prolonged lean patch with the bat, with reports suggesting that the third ODI…
Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) After the bruises their T20 side suffered in the UK tour, this Zimbabwe series could be just the ideal fillip that India needs.After finally registering their first win under new T20 captain Shreyas Iyer after a seven-match winless run at the helm, India will look to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead…
Gautam Gambhir and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image Agency) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi burst onto the international scene in spectacular fashion during India’s first T20I against Zimbabwe on Thursday, becoming the youngest player ever to score a maiden T20I half-century.The 15-year-old became the youngest player to score a maiden T20I half-century after hitting an 18-ball fifty in Harare. It…
Indian bowler Mayank Yadav (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Mayank Yadav’s return to international cricket could not have gone better, and the former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes the young fast bowler deserves patience after overcoming a difficult spell with injuries. Playing his first international match since October 2024, Mayank announced his comeback in style during the…
Travis Head and Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia batsman Travis Head spoke publicly for the first time about the controversy involved Virat Kohli during the IPL 2026 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The incident gained attention after cameras appeared to show RCB star Kohli shaking hands with the…
Rahul Dravid with former international hockey players Sandeep Somesh (centre) and Anil Aldrin in Bengaluru on Friday Bengaluru: : Rahul Dravidonce a hockey midfielder, he famously put away his stick and stuck to weaving magic with the willow. Almost four decades later, with a stick in hand, he can still trap a ball with precision…
File Pic: Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: wicketkeeper batsman-england Jos Buttler shared a special moment with fans after receiving a signed jersey from Team India Rohit Sharmacalling the Indian opener “one of his favorite players of all time”.After the conclusion of the three-match ODI series between India and England, Buttler took…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian bowling coach Sunil Joshi urged everyone to keep focus firmly on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s batting, praising the teenager’s sensation after his record knock in the opening T20I against Zimbabwe while revealing that the youngster’s bowling will be gradually developed at the BCCI Center of Excellence (CoE).Sooryavanshi lit up…
Alzarri Joseph, Darren Sammy West Indies Head Coach Darren Sammy said fast bowler Alzarri Joseph made himself unavailable for the two-Test home series against Pakistan, claiming that the pacer declined selection despite being picked in the squad.Cricket West Indies had earlier announced that Joseph would miss the series due to personal reasons. Before the opening…