Karun Nair and Anvay Dravid Rahul Dravid’s younger son, Anvay Dravid, has been named captain of Karnataka‘s U-19 side for the upcoming Vinoo Mankad Trophy, which will be held in Dehradun from October 9.Meanwhile, discarded India batter Karun Nair will turn out for Karnataka after a hiatus of two seasons, as he has been named…
File photo of Rohit Sharma. Shaarang Shringarpure, a well-known mimicry artist, paid tribute to Rohit Sharma‘s ODI captaincy after the Mumbaikar was removed as skipper from the 50-over format. The selectors announced the major leadership change for the Australia limited overs series with Shubman Gill to lead in the 50-over format and Suryakumar Yadav in…
Sachin Tendulkar and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: At 5am IST on September 22, Zubin Bharucha’s phone buzzed. It was a video call from Vaibhav Suryavanshi in Brisbane after India U19’s first youth one-day against Australia U19.“This boy drives me crazy,” Bharucha, Rajasthan Royals‘ Director of High Performance, told TimesofIndia.com. “I asked him, ‘Vaibhav,…
Sunil Gavaskar loses cool, calls West Indies pacers ‘net bowlers’ Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has criticised the West Indies bowling attack following their innings and 140-run defeat to India in Ahmedabad.The West Indies cricket team struggled in their first innings, scoring only 162 runs, with Indian fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah…
India’s captain Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: For about half an hour after lunch on Day Three of the first Test between India and the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Skipper Shubman Gill went missing, and Devdutt Padikkal acted as his substitute fielder. Vice-captain and player-of-the-match Ravindra Jadeja marshalled the troops…
Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Former Indian chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has raised concerns about the selection of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia starting October 19. Both senior batters were recently named in the ODI squad led by Shubman Gill.This series will mark Kohli…
Australia will host India for three ODIs and five T20Is, starting October 19. (AP) Australian cricket selectors have announced their squads for the upcoming white-ball series against India, with Mitchell Starc making his return to international cricket and uncapped batter Matthew Renshaw earning a recall to the ODI squad. The squads were revealed on Tuesday…
South African players celebrate with the winner’s trophy after their win in the World Test Championship final against Australia at Lord’s cricket ground (AP Photo) South Africa’s cricket team, led by Aiden Markram, is preparing to defend their World Test Championship title as they begin a new cycle with a two-test series in Pakistan.The series…
Muneeba Ali’s run-out against India (Screengrab) The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has confirmed that the third umpire’s decision to declare Pakistan‘s Muneeba Ali run out during their 88-run defeat to India in the Women’s World Cup was correct and followed the Laws of Cricket.During Pakistan’s chase of 248, Muneeba faced a delivery from Kranti Gaud…
Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has endorsed BCCI‘s decision to name Shubman Gill as ODI captain for India’s upcoming Australia tour. The decision comes as current captain Rohit Sharma, at 36 years old, would be 41 by the 2027 World Cup.The BCCI revealed the ODI and T20I teams for the…
