Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has issued a strong message to those questioning the places of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the Indian team, especially amid growing discussions around their ODI future and India’s roadmap for the 2027 World Cup.Go Beyond The Boundary with…
Mitchell Starc (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc etched his name in cricket history on Thursday, becoming the most prolific left-arm fast bowler in Test cricket. The Australian spearhead eclipsed Pakistan legend Wasim Akram’s tally of 414 wickets when he dismissed England’s Harry Brook at the Gabba on Day 1 of the…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has launched a passionate defence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, questioning why “people who have not achieved much” are the ones trying to decide the future of two modern greats. Amid growing debate over whether the duo will continue till…
Virat Kohli raised his bat and acknowledged the roaring crowd. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A Virat Kohli century turning into a losing cause has been among the rarest sights in modern cricket. But Raipur witnessed that rarity on Wednesday as India suffered a four-wicket defeat to South Africa despite Kohli’s 93-ball 102 — his second…
Ruturaj Gaikwad celebrates his century in Raipur. (PTI Photo) RAIPUR: For all the stick that they get for their decisions, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar do get some things right.When Ruturaj Gaikwad, a specialist opener in white-ball cricket, was asked to bat in the middle-order, and fill in the two…
Indian women’s hockey team head coach Harendra Singh steps down. (Image: File) CHENNAI: The Hindi film blockbuster ‘Chak De! India’ may have been fiction, but the fractures within Indian women’s hockey team that it depicted, were rooted in uncomfortable truths that the sport continues to grapple with even today. Groupism, internal rivalries, and regional divides…
Rohit Sharma. (Image: Agencies) MUMBAI: Even though he has retired from T20Is, former India captain Rohit Sharma wants to play for Mumbai in the knockouts of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, a domestic T20 tournament, TOI has learnt.Currently playing for India in the ongoing three match ODI series against South Africa, the 38-year-old could play…
Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Mohsin Naqvi, centre, chats with Pakistan’s Babar Azam, left, as head coach Mike Hesson watches (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Pakistani cricketers will give precedence to their national duties in the upcoming T20 series against Sri Lanka in January over their Big Bash League commitments.According to a report from Pakistani…
Dinesh Karthik (R) spent a lot of time working with Jitesh Sharma (C) during their time at the RCB. (Image source: Jitesh Sharma Instagram) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik reflects on shifting from SA20 to ILT20, explaining the stark differences between a Test-nation league and an associate-nation tournament. In an exclusive interview…
Jonathan Trott during a practice session. TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Jonathan Trott on Thursday will have his notebook out to take notes when his team, Gulf Giants, start their campaign against MI Emirates at the Dubai International Stadium. But on the same day, he will have one eye on his iPad watching the drama unfold at…
