Bengaluru: India’s Tilak Varma (PTI Photo) India vice-captain Tilak Varma has acknowledged that moving away from his preferred No. 3 position to bat lower down the order presents a challenge, but the 23-year-old is confident that regular practice and mental preparation will help him adjust to the demands of his new role.Tilak has increasingly been…
BCCI Treasurer Raghuram Bhat presents the series trophy to India’s captain Shreyas Iyer and West Indies’ captain Shai Hope pose with the series trophy after the fifth and final T20I cricket match was called off due to rain, resulting in a 2-2 series draw, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) West Indies head coach Daren Sammy…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photo) Former India opener Aakash Chopra has questioned the selectors’ decision to leave Ravindra Jadeja out of the entire five-match ODI series against New Zealand, pointing to what he sees as a contradiction between the team management’s stated plans and its selection choices.India are scheduled to play five ODIs against New…
Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain (Agency Image) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named a six-member commentary panel for the men’s ODI tri-series involving Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka, scheduled to be played from October 18 to 31, with prominent English commentators Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain missing from the line-up.The omission comes two months after…
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev reacts during play against Spain’s Rafael Jodar in the men’s singles semifinal match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Daniil Medvedev threatened to quit his Shanghai Masters semi-final against Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar after a dispute over a replay.The Russian wanted officials…
Kumar Kushagra (PTI Photo) Kolkata: Kumar Kushagra’s maiden India call-up has given Jharkhand’s young Ranji Trophy squad another reason to believe, with coach Ratan Kumar hoping the wicketkeeper-batter’s rise to the national side will inspire his teammates to follow suit as they prepare for a challenging away clash against Maharashtra in Pune.Kushagra, initially drafted into…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Chennai: Kuldeep Yadav often finds himself outside the Team India playing XI after an odd bad day in office. Indian spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin feels the treatment meted out to the left-arm wrist spinner is often “unfair”.“Kuldeep has produced results over the years and it is unfair…
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS Manchester City continued their winning run in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town on Saturday, thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland.The win kept City unbeaten with seven victories from seven matches at the top of the table, despite their recent…
Shai Hope creates history West Indies captain Shai Hope believes his team’s progress should be measured by more than just series victories after his side drew the five-match T20I series 2-2 against India. Shai Hope creates history The series ended without a result in Bengaluru after rain interrupted the fifth match, forcing both teams to…
Shreyas Iyer and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi India captain Shreyas Iyer has backed young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to remain patient and continue working on his game despite not getting a chance to play in the five-match T20I series against the West Indies. The series ended in a 2-2 draw after the rain-hit fifth match in Bengaluru was…