File Pic: Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Long before he became one of India’s most successful captains, MS Dhoni was already being quietly tracked by Sourav Ganguly, who has now revealed how the wicketkeeper-batter was pushed quickly through the system after impressing the then India captain.Speaking on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Ganguly…
NEW DELHI: Babar Azam played a gritty knock under pressure to pull Pakistan out of trouble on Day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet.Returning to the playing XI after missing the opening Test with a left knee injury, Babar arrived at the crease with Pakistan struggling at 23/2 after both openers were…
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Mitchell Owen, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Pyla Avinash, Yash Thakur, Harnoor Singh, Praveen Dubey, Vishal Nishad. RCB: Rajat…
Rahmat Shah (Image credit: Zimbabwe Cricket) NEW DELHI: A social media post involving Rahmat Shah triggered widespread confusion and panic among cricket fans after many mistakenly believed the Afghanistan batter had passed away. The confusion began when Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat shared a condolence message on Instagram along with Rahmat Shah’s picture and a note…
Shubman Gill (Image Credit: X/@ShubmanGill) Despite Gujarat Titans suffering a defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, skipper Shubman Gill created history with another outstanding IPL season as captain.Gill played a brilliant knock of 85 off 49 balls, smashing five fours and seven sixes at a strike rate of 173.47 during GT’s chase against…
Nikhat Zareen (Image credit: AIBA) PATIALA: Nikhat Zareen has declined the national federation BFI’s offer to compete in the women’s 48kg category at next month’s senior World Cup in China, choosing instead to remain focused on her long-term ambitions in the 51kg division ahead of the Olympic qualification cycle and next year’s World Championships.“It’s already…
BAN vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 2 Live Score: Litton Das struck a brilliant century to rescue Bangladesh national cricket team from a dramatic top-order collapse as the hosts posted 278 in their first innings on Day 1 of the second and final Test against Pakistan national cricket team on Saturday. Pakistan ended the day…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI : From the early 90s till the time he retired, fans made a beeline to watch Sachin Tendulkar bat. In the last decade, Virat Kohli took over that mantle and drove people to stadiums. While vintage Kohli is still grabbing eyeballs, a 15-year-old now seems to have inherited the…
Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: AFP) MUMBAI: The senior men’s selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, will meet on May 19 to pick India’s squads for the one-off Test and three ODIs against Afghanistan in June, following the IPL. Confirming the development, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told TOI that the committee will convene to finalise the…
Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin (Image: X) Ravichandran Ashwin has thrown his support behind Virat Kohli after the former India captain made strong remarks about not wanting to constantly prove his value within the Indian team setup. Speaking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s official podcast, Kohli opened up about his current outlook towards international cricket, team…