Virat Kohli shakes hands with Pakistan’s Shadab Khan following the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Melbourne, Australia. AP/PTI The India-Pakistan clash at the 2027 ODI World Cup has received 8.4 million ticket requests, despite the match being scheduled at a venue that can accommodate only 34,000 spectators. The contest will…
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli will have another major milestone in sight when India take on New Zealand in the first ODI at Eden Park in Auckland on Wednesday. The former India captain is closing in on a record held by legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar.Kohli is currently the…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (BCCI Photo) Ravichandran Ashwin feels Bhuvneshwar Kumar could find it difficult to return to the Indian team after his disappointing comeback in the T20I series against New Zealand. The former India spinner believes the door may have closed for the experienced pacer and has backed Mohammed Shami to get another opportunity.Bhuvneshwar returned to…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Yash Rathod (Image credit: X) Yashasvi Jaiswal and Yash Rathod scored centuries as India A played out a draw against New Zealand A in the second unofficial Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The visitors finished their second innings at 282/2 on Day 4, building a lead of 204 runs before…
Services batter Rajat Paliwal NEW DELHI: Services captain Rajat Paliwal is about to turn 35. He draws inspiration from the persistence of J&K’s 41-year-old captain Paras Dogra. On Monday, he was up against Aman Chaudhary – a 21-year-old left-arm spinner – who emerged as Delhi’s trump card in just his second first-class game.The word ‘relentless’…
Hardik Pandya (BCCI Photo) When will Hardik Pandya return to the Indian team? How is the all-rounder’s fitness? When will he be seen wearing India colours again?These were some of the questions put to India captain Shubman Gill during his press conference ahead of the first ODI against New Zealand in Auckland on Wednesday.Pandya’s absence…
India A vs New Zealand A 2nd Unofficial Test Day 4 Live Score: Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar shared nine wickets between them but India A failed to secure a first-innings lead against New Zealand A in the second unofficial Test. The hosts showed tremendous resistance from the lower order to finish their first innings…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant is set to undergo his match simulation test at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on November 9 before he is cleared to play in the two-Test series in New Zealand which starts on November 19. Pant, who is recovering from side strain injury, has started his cricket skills at the CoE.TOI…
Vidarbha’s Harsh Dubey, right, celebrates with a teammate after taking a wicket. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Harsh Dubey had a Monday to remember. Hours before being named in India’s 15-member squad for the ACC Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup, the left-arm spinner produced a sensational nine-wicket haul to rewrite Vidarbha’s record books in the Ranji…
Sarfaraz Khan (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: The shrug of the shoulder said it all when Sarfaraz Khan was asked about his absence from the India Test set-up.The latest snub came when he was overlooked for India A’s three-match tour of New Zealand. This was after he had been included in the Test squad for the Sri…
