Former India opener Virender Sehwag shared an interesting statistic after India lost to South Africa in their first Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.India gave away 187 runs after being asked to bowl first and were later bowled out for just 111 runs, losing the … Read more
Sanju Samson of India (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Defending champions India national cricket team are weighing changes to their struggling opening partnership ahead of a must-win Super Eights encounter against Zimbabwe national cricket team in Chennai on Thursday. With semi-final qualification hanging in the balance, India are considering wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson as a possible … Read more
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (ANI Photo) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has taken a swipe at head coach Gautam Gambhir following India’s crushing 76-run defeat to South Africa national cricket team in their Super 8 opener of the T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad. The loss, the heaviest ever for India … Read more
Shivam Dube, left, captain Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya (AP Photo) Forced into a must-win situation following the big loss to South Africa, India will be looking for a quick reboot in the game against Zimbabwe at the Chepauk on Thursday…CHENNAI: The real World Cup starts now. India’s humbling loss to South Africa has ensured … Read more
England skipper Harry Brook produced a breathtaking rescue act with a 100 off just 51 balls to steer his side to a thrilling two-wicket win over Pakistan in their Super 8 Group 2 clash at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Promoted to No. 3 for the first time in his T20I career, Brook smashed … Read more
Team Pakistan (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals took a hit after their loss to England, but they are still not completely out of the race.England chased down Pakistan’s 164-run target thanks to a brilliant century from captain Harry Brook, who scored 100 off 51 balls, helping … Read more
Rinku Singh (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: India batter Rinku Singh has flown back home due to a medical emergency in the family. It is reliably learnt that his father was undergoing cancer treatment for over a year, and his condition has deteriorated in the last few days.The entire team trained in Chennai from … Read more
Beth Mooney (Getty Images) Australia dominated reigning world champions India across departments to register a comfortable six-wicket victory in the opening Women’s ODI on Tuesday.India’s batting effort lacked fluency as they were bowled out for 214, despite half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana (58 off 68) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur (53 off 84). The rest of the … Read more
West Indies’ players after their win against Zimbabwe. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Anil Kumble believes West Indies have shown they possess the qualities needed to win the T20 World Cup at the business end, while warning that India now face a difficult road to the semi-finals after their heavy defeat to South … Read more
Axar Patel during a practice session. (PTI Photo) AHMEDABAD: The Indian team management likes to put the team above the player. Be it Shubman Gill’s ascension as ODI captain over Rohit Sharma or his eventual axing from the T20 World Cup team despite being the vice-captain, it was all branded as an endeavour to wipe … Read more