India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo) Rohit Sharma, who captained India to glory at the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, has praised current captain Suryakumar Yadav for his significant influence on the national side, describing him as a “big player” who has delivered consistently for the team. Suryakumar ended a long wait … Read more
“Ben Stokes is my favourite cricketer,” RS Ambrish tells TOI. It’s a proclamation that explains much about the teenager from Chennai: his ambition and his refusal to be boxed into one role. Like Stokes, he is a right-arm fast bowler and bats left-handed. Someone who wants to be involved in every facet of the game. … Read more
India’s Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi (PTI) MELBOURNE: Maaya Rajeswaran Revathi went down to Russian Anna Pushkareva 4-6, 1-6 in a battle of 16-year-olds in the Australian Open girls’ singles first round. Maaya, ranked 56 in the juniors and training at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain, struggled with her serve against Pushkareva, ranked 39. She … Read more
Novak Djokovic (AP Photo) MELBOURNE: Ten-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open quarter-finals without striking a ball Sunday after his last-16 opponent Jakub Mensik withdrew.The pair were due to play in a night match on centre court on Monday, but “super sad” Czech star Mensik pulled out with an abdominal injury. ‘Indian cricket no … Read more
Bangladesh cricket team players (File photo) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday said it was willing to play the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India but was bound by the decision of the Bangladesh government, which did not grant clearance for the tour.BCB director Abdur Razzak said government approval is mandatory for … Read more
West Indies vs Ireland Live Score, U19 World Cup 2026: West Indies U19 have won the toss and have opted to bat vs Ireland U19. Teams: Ireland U19 (Playing XI): James West, Freddie Ogilby(w), Adam Leckey, Robert O’Brien, Sebastian Dijkstra, Marko Bates, Bruce Whaley, Oliver Riley(c), Reuben Wilson, Luke Murray, Thomas Ford West Indies U19 … Read more
GUWAHATI: “I asked myself one question — can I do it again or not? And I had a very clear answer.” That was Ishan Kishan, collecting the player-ofthe-match award in only his second game back for India.For two years, the diminutive Jharkhand captain was out of the national set-up but never out of belief. The … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) RAIPUR: Over the last few months, India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav has often talked about how well he was batting in the nets, and that it was “just a matter of a few innings” before he got going again. On the field, though, the numbers told a different story. The 35-year-old … Read more
The Bangladesh Cricket Board confirmed on Saturday that it has accepted the ICC’s decision to replace its national team with Scotland in next month’s T20 World Cup, conceding that it had exhausted all available options.Earlier in the day, the ICC officially announced Scotland as Bangladesh’s replacement for the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by … Read more
Former India all-rounder Madan Lal has publicly supported the International Cricket Council’s move to replace Bangladesh with Scotland at the 2026 T20 World Cup, calling the decision justified and timely. Lal also suggested that external influence played a role in Bangladesh’s withdrawal and said the switch would open doors for Scotland, while warning that Bangladesh … Read more