India’s KL Rahul (AP Photo) With the ODI series already secured after victories in the first two matches against Afghanistan, India have used the opportunity to test different combinations and assess players outside their established core group.The absence of senior figures Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah has allowed the team management to experiment,…
Virat Kohli (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) CEO Rajesh Menon has said that star batter Virat Kohli will remain with the franchise for “at least the next three-four years”, and added that the team has never imagined a future in which he is not associated with RCB, even after his playing career…
File photo of Kuldeep Yadav (L) and Rishabh Pant (R) during IPL 2026. New Delhi: India spinner Kuldeep Yadav is all set to turn out for Lucknow Super Giants in the 2027 edition of the Indian Premier League, TimesofIndia.com has learnt. LSG skipper Rishabh Pant could make a return to Delhi Capitals as well.With momentum…
Faf du Plessis has just redefined age in T20 cricket, setting a record as the oldest centurion at 41 years and 340 days. Faf du Plessis added his name to the record books by becoming the oldest player in cricket history to score a T20 century. The veteran South African achieved the feat in his…
NEW DELHI: The Sooryavanshi household in Motipur village of Tajpur, Samastipur (Bihar), already has one cricketing sensation in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Now, another youngster from the family is beginning to attract attention – 10-year-old Ashirvad Sooryavanshi.Vaibhav’s younger brother has already offered a glimpse of what may lie ahead. In his very first match for Cricket Academy…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: ICC) Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could spark a “revival of Test cricket” if he fulfils his immense potential in the longest format, according to former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who urged fans and experts not to burden the youngster with excessive scrutiny.Fresh from a breakthrough Indian Premier League campaign, the…
Faf’s century powers TSK to 6-wicket victory (Image: X) Veteran South African batter Faf du Plessis turned back the clock with a sensational unbeaten century as the Texas Super Kings (TSK) kicked off their Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 campaign with a thrilling six-wicket victory over the Seattle Orcas at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.Chasing…
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips celebrates his century (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) Glenn Phillips registered his name into New Zealand cricket history with a maiden Test century as the Black Caps tightened their grip on the second Test against England at The Oval on Day 2.The Kiwi all-rounder became just the third New Zealand batter to…
LUCKNOW: One of the riveting sights in cricket is to see a fast bowler run in, unleash the ball at great speed and hustle the batsman with his pace. That’s why Gurnoor Brar has got Indian cricket excited. The 26-year-old was recently rewarded with six Afghanistan wickets in two ODIs in vastly different conditions —…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s newest batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will not be travelling alone on his maiden assignment with the senior national team, with BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia revealing that the board decided to allow the 15-year-old’s parents to accompany him on the upcoming white-ball tour of Ireland and England to help…