Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has made a much-anticipated return to India’s T20I setup after nearly four years, headlining the squads announced for the upcoming New Zealand tour.Bhuvneshwar’s recall comes after an impressive IPL 2026 campaign, where he claimed 28 wickets. His last T20I appearance for India also came against New Zealand in…
Harmanpreet Kaur (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur’s 2025 Women’s World Cup triumph will remain the defining achievement of her captaincy and ensure that her contribution to Indian cricket occupies a “special place” in its history, the BCCI said on Tuesday after the veteran batter stepped down as India’s leader across formats.BCCI president Mithun Manhas…
Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Australia’s Alex de Minaur. (Reuters Photo) Novak Djokovic moved within one title of Roger Federer’s career tally after winning a record seventh China Open crown on Tuesday, taking his ATP singles title count to 102.The sixth-seeded Serbian was handed the trophy after Australia’s Alex…
Naman Dhir makes T20I debut (Image: BCCI/X) Naman Dhir makes his T20I debut against West Indies in the opening game of the five-match series, while teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been left out of India’s playing XI in Lucknow.Dhir, who made his ODI debut on September 27, received his maiden T20I cap from Arshdeep Singh…
File Pic: Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan (R) speaks to Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill of India (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: More than 1.1 million ticket applications have already been submitted for the 2027 ODI World Cup, with the India-Pakistan clash emerging as the biggest draw just days after the ballot opened on October 1,…
India face two-time FIFA World Cup champions Uruguay in Kolkata on Tuesday, October 6, with the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan hosting the final match of the Blue Tigers’ September-October 2026 FIFA international window. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 PM IST, as Khalid Jamil’s side look to finish a demanding stretch of fixtures on a positive…
Harmanpreet Kaur. (PTI Photo) Harmanpreet Kaur may have stepped away from captaincy, but her impact on Indian women’s cricket was impossible to miss as tributes poured in from across the cricket fraternity on Tuesday.India’s only women’s World Cup-winning captain announced her decision to step down as skipper across all three formats, bringing an end to…
India vs West Indies Live Score: India return to T20I action just three days after their Asian Games gold-medal triumph, taking on West Indies in the opening match of the five-game series at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium on Tuesday. Shreyas Iyer’s side come into the contest on the back of nine consecutive T20I wins, but the…
Coco Gauff after winning her round of 32 match against China’s Sun Xinran. (Reuters Photo) Coco Gauff has hit back at an “insane” wave of racist abuse on social media after her controversial China Open victory over home teenager Sun Xinran on Monday.The American, a two-time Grand Slam champion, defeated the 16-year-old 7-5, 6-1 to…
Carlos Alcaraz poses with ball kids and the trophy after winning the final against Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka. (Reuters Photo) Carlos Alcaraz completed a successful return from a lengthy injury layoff by retaining his Japan Open title on Tuesday, beating unseeded Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4), 6-4 in the final.The Spaniard, who endured a slow start…