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- Sports
Gambhir calls dropping Samson his toughest coaching decision
New Delhi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir said dropping Sanju Samson, the player of the tournament in India’s triumphant T20 World Cup run at home, during the recent tour to England was…
- Sports
Gambhir says Hardik and Reddy can be in same XI, praises Nitish
New Delhi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir is delighted with the progression of Nitish Reddy as a fast bowling all-rounder and said there is a strong possibility of him playing alongside Hardik…
- Sports
Former Indian cricketer Sreesanth’s father dies at 89
V Santhakumaran Nair, father of former Indian cricketer S Sreesanth, died at a private hospital here, family sources said on Saturday. He was 89. He was undergoing treatment at Lisie Hospital here…
- Sports
SC asks why BCCI, state bodies shouldn’t be under sports law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and all the state cricket associations why they should not be governed by the National Sports…
- Sports
Japan name squad for historic one-off T20I against India
New Delhi: Japan have named the same squad that will be playing in the Asian Games for their one-off historic T20I against India on September 22 in Tochigi Prefecture. Two-time reigning world…
- Sports
National Sports Day: The most defining moments of 2026
Hyderabad: Every August 29, India celebrates National Sports Day, the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand who played hockey for India at the Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1936 and won gold all three…
- Sports
Padikkal, Suthar rise as India’s bowling questions linger
Colombo: India arrived in Sri Lanka three weeks ago with several questions surrounding its Test team but Devdutt Padikkal’s assured batting at number three is the biggest gain, while Manav Suthar has…
- Sports
Mitchell Starc replaces Bumrah as top-ranked Test bowler
Dubai: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has attained the No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in his career after his 10-wicket haul in MacKay helped win…
- Sports
Suthar’s 10-wicket haul hands India 165-run win over Sri Lanka
Galle: The exceptionally gifted Manav Suthar gave India temporary deliverance from their red-ball turmoil, leading the 165-run dismantling of Sri Lanka in the first Test with a match haul of 10-wicket on…
- Sports
Babar returns to ICC Test top 10 after Pakistan’s Caribbean win
Dubai: Pakistan’s successful Caribbean campaign has translated into a significant boost in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, with captain Babar Azam returning to the top 10 while Abdullah Shafique and…
- Sports
India to host Afghanistan for 3-match T20I series in September
New Delhi: Bangladesh’s hopes of hosting India for a long-pending white-ball rubber in September seem all but over with the BCCI announcing that Shreyas Iyer and his men will face Afghanistan in…
- Sports
Ajinkya Rahane announces retirement from international cricket
Mumbai: Senior batter Ajinkya Rahane, who famously led an injury-ravaged Indian team to an improbable Test series win over Australia during a 2020-2021 tour, announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday,…
- Kashmir
Against all odds, Majid Magray set to lead India at Lord’s
New Delhi: For years, every training session meant travelling more than 50 kilometres as there was hardly any infrastructure for differently abled cricketers in Kashmir. The long commute, limited facilities, and five…
- Sports
India, Pakistan get direct quarterfinal entry in Asian Games
New Delhi: Defending champions India and Pakistan have been given direct entry into quarterfinals of both the men’s and women’s cricket competition of this year’s Asian Games. The Indian women’s team will…
- Obituaries
Sir Garfield Sobers was cricket’s greatest all-rounder: A tribute
The cricketing world lost one of its most legendary stars with the passing of Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers at the age of 89 on Friday. His death marks the end of…