[ad_1] Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant As India brace for a high stakes five-Test series against England this summer, a deeper look into the newly announced squad reveals an interesting IPL subplot, Gujarat Titans (GT) are the most represented franchise in the team, with five players named in the 18-member squad. GT captain Shubman Gill…
[ad_1] File photo of Shubman Gill. (Getty Images) New Delhi: Nearly eight years ago, on a gloomy monsoon afternoon at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, a 17-year-old Shubman Gill was going hammer and tongs. Be it Manpreet Gony, Siddharth Kaul, Barinder Sran, or Sandeep Sharma, the Punjab fast bowling attack was taken to the cleaners…
[ad_1] Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar acknowledged that replacing legends like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin in the Indian Test side is never easy, calling it a major transition phase for the team. The last time India played a Test match without all three—Rohit, Kohli,…
[ad_1] KL Rahul and Shubman Gill (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: As India prepares to name a new Test captain while unveiling the squad for the crucial five-match series in England, former wicketkeeper-batter Saba Karim has thrown his support behind Shubman Gill. In contrast, ex-chief selector Kiran More believes KL Rahul is the better option to…
[ad_1] Pat Cummins and Rajat Patidar (IPL Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Rajat Patidar and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Pat Cummins have been fined for their respective teams’ slow over-rate offences during their recent Indian Premier League (IPL) match.In an official statement, the IPL confirmed that Patidar was fined Rs 24 lakh as it…
[ad_1] Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru squandered a golden opportunity to seal a top-two finish in the IPL 2025 standings, falling to a 42-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday.Chasing a daunting 232-run target—powered by Ishan Kishan’s scintillating unbeaten 94 off 48 balls—RCB needed a precise and aggressive approach with…
[ad_1] RCB stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma with SRH captain Pat Cummins at the toss. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite a comprehensive 42-run defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stand-in skipper Jitesh Sharma remained optimistic, calling the loss a “good sign” ahead of the IPL 2025 playoffs.The high-scoring encounter saw Hyderabad, already out of…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) became the first team to beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) away from home in IPL 2025, registering a comprehensive 42-run victory at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday. The loss not only ended RCB’s perfect six-match away winning streak but also significantly dented their push for a…
[ad_1] Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians stormed into the IPL playoffs with a commanding 59-run win over Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. The emphatic victory not only secured MI the final berth in the playoffs but also eliminated Delhi Capitals from the competition.Batting first after…
[ad_1] Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar expressed his surprise at the retirement of batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from Test cricket, admitting he expected the duo to step away after the upcoming tour of England, which begins on June 20.Rohit and Kohli, who announced…