Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi, left, celebrates with teammate after the dismissal (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) Pakistan will host England and Sri Lanka in a six-match ODI tri-series from October 18 to 31, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Wednesday.Matches will be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore, with the top two teams meeting in the October…
India’s captain Shubman Gill, right, congratulates Manav Suthar, center, as they celebrate their win against Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo) India kept their hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 final at The Oval next year alive with a 165-run win over Sri Lanka in the…
India’s KL Rahul plays a shot on day four of the first test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) India vice-captain KL Rahul was pleased with the team’s convincing 165-run win over Sri Lanka in the first Test, saying the result has boosted their confidence in handling…
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: The BCCI has shifted the Duleep Trophy final from the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru to the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to enable spectators to watch the match.The final will be held from Sept 6-10, while the tournament will begin from Aug 23. All the matches of…
India’s captain Shubman Gill and Manav Suthar (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill hailed the “magnificent” Manav Suthar after the young left-arm spinner’s 10-wicket match haul powered India to a 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle, saying the 24-year-old looks capable of serving Indian cricket for a long…
(L-R) Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna and Manav Suthar has been India’s shining knights at Galle in the first Test against Sri Lanka. (PTI | ANI) TimesofIndia.com in Galle: India head coach Gautam Gambhir was beaming with a smile as he descended the staircase from the Mahinda Rajapaksa Pavilion after India’s emphatic 165-run win over Sri…
India’s Manav Suthar celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar etched his name into the record books on Wednesday, becoming the youngest Indian to claim a 10-wicket haul in an away Test as his match-winning performance helped India beat Sri Lanka in Galle and take a 1-0 lead…
India’s Manav Suthar, right, celebrates. (AP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Galle: Two wickets in a session and then three in a single over. An extremely contrasting period of play on either side of the lunch interval saw India, riding on Manav Suthar’s second five-wicket haul in Tests, and first ten-wicket haul wrap up Sri Lanka’s innings…
Ranji Trophy gets underway on Oct 11, and the Under-23 CK Nayudu Trophy rounds out the lineup when it begins on Oct 12. Jaipur: With a packed domestic season fast approaching, Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) finds itself in a race against time to assemble its squads. A quick succession of four major BCCI domestic tournaments…
England’s Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root will return to the England captaincy for the first time since Ben Stokes’ retirement when the hosts begin their three-Test series against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.The first Test carries added significance for Root, who will lead England at his home ground in Leeds with the opportunity to…