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…
VS Rathanvel, India’s 99th Grandmaster NEW DELHI: Last July, the congratulations arrived all at once. Reports and chess pages across India carried the same news that VS Rathanvel, a 25-year-old from Coimbatore, had crossed 2500 at the Guwahati Smart City International Open and become the country’s 99th Grandmaster (GM). It looked as if his four-year…
Dhinidhi Desinghu (File photo) BENGALURU: Indian swimming has a new milestone to celebrate, and Bengaluru talent Dhinidhi Desinghu is at the heart of it. The 16-year-old became the first swimmer from the country to win a medal at the Youth Olympic Games, claiming bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle in Dakar, Senegal, on Monday.While Dhinidhi…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand have suffered another injury setback ahead of their five-match ODI series against India. Opener Devon Conway has been ruled out of the first match after suffering a concussion during a training session at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday.Conway was involved in a collision with fast bowler Matt Henry while both…
India played five-time world champions Brazil in a high-profile international friendly in Kolkata last month Panaji: The All India Football Federation’s proposal to break its fixed deposit of Rs 20 crore to pay Brazil and Uruguay for last month’s international friendlies was stalled by general body members, who said such a move could be allowed…
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…
India have a fair idea of what their ideal ODI bowling attack should look like. What remains uncertain is who, beyond the established names, will fill the remaining pieces of the puzzle.Jasprit Bumrah remains India’s undisputed spearhead, while Mohammed Siraj is the closest thing to a settled second seamer. Beyond that, however, the pecking order…
India vs Korea (Photo by Hockey India) JALANDHAR: Unbeaten India finished the league phase of the Asian Champions Trophy with an 8-0 win over South Korea here on Monday.Dilpreet Singh (8th, 40th minutes) scored a brace, while Jugraj Singh (11), Harmanpreet Singh (15), Shilanand Lakra (33), Sukhjeet Singh (34), Sanjay Rana (36) and Angad Bir…
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…
