Cricket

The All India cricket team on England tour, 1936. (left-right): Baqa Jilani, Lala Armanath, Syed Mohammad Hussain, Mushtaq Ali, Cotar Ramaswami, Khershed Meherhomji. Seated: Phiroze Edulji Palia, Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram, Mohammad Nissar, Vijay Merchant. (Photo/Getty Images) Only 13 cricketers in the history of Test cricket have made their debuts after turning…

Surrey groundsman who clashed with Gautam Gambhir Surrey groundsman Lee Fortis, who made headlines last year after a heated confrontation with India head coach Gautam Gambhir at The Oval, has been placed on leave following a separate altercation with an ECB employee.Fortis was involved in a heated exchange with the employee while preparations were under…

India’s Rishabh Pant plays a shot (PTI Photo) Ravichandran Ashwin believes Rishabh Pant needs to show greater awareness of match situations and take more responsibility with the bat, despite the wicketkeeper-batter putting together a respectable series against Sri Lanka.Pant finished the two-Test series with 168 runs and two half-centuries. However, Ashwin feels the numbers do…

The 10th edition of the Women’s Asia Cup begins in Dubai on Friday, with eight teams competing in the T20I format. The tournament will run until September 13, with all 15 matches to be played in Dubai.The eight teams have been divided into two groups. India, Pakistan, Thailand and Hong Kong are in Group A,…

Harmanpreet Kaur leads out the team during game two of the Women’s One Day International series between Australia and India at Bellerive Oval on February 27, 2026 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) India have won seven of the nine Women’s Asia Cup editions played so far, across ODI and T20I formats, making them the most…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly raised an objection with Sky Sports after former England captain Michael Atherton interviewed the two sons of Imran Khan during the lunch break on the opening day of the Test at Lord’s.According to Cricinfo, the PCB complained to the broadcaster over the decision to air the 18-minute interview…

Shahbaz Ahmed plays a shot during the third day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: True ambition rarely follows a straight path. For Shahbaz Ahmed, pursuing a career in elite-level cricket meant walking away from an established life, making extreme…

TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: In his first press conference of the tour, Shubman Gill termed qualifying for the World Test Championship as the “ultimate goal,” a sentiment he maintained while preparing to leave the country. In between his two media interactions, the Indian captain saw his team register a comprehensive win in Galle and then settle…

Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha is congratulated by the India’s team members at the end of the day five of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: With the handshake looming, Shubman Gill introduced himself into the attack. Judging by their…

Colombo: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India and Sri Lanka played out a draw in the second Test at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club, meaning India finished the two-match series 1-0 ahead.India looked firmly in control after declaring on 503/9 and dismissing Sri Lanka for 290, but the hosts produced a determined second-innings…