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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: All eyes will be on young batters Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre during India’s Asia Cup U-19 campaign, but a key point of attention will be whether the BCCI permits the players to shake hands with the Pakistan team, a gesture seen as basic sporting courtesy at the junior…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir talks to India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) NEW DELHI: India’s 51-run loss to South Africa in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday has triggered a fresh wave of scrutiny, with questions directed at the form of Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav and the team’s bowling discipline. Former India…
Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli Former India batter Robin Uthappa said he felt “strange” that the Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir did not mention Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the press conference after India won the third ODI against South Africa and sealed the series 2-1.Kohli finished the series…
Levon Aronian (Photo Credit: Freestyle Chess/Stev Bonhage) Levon Aronian emerged victorious at the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam event in South Africa, defeating Magnus Carlsen of Norway with a score of 1.5-0.5 in the Grand Final.In the final event of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour this year, Aronian secured the win in the first…
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry delivers her speech during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting, in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) GENEVA: The IOC took a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports Thursday by advising governing bodies to…
Visakhapatnam: India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal with teammate Virat Kohli (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) MUMBAI: A mouth-watering contest between two of India’s leading players — opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and premier pacer Mohammed Siraj — is set to light up the Mumbai-Hyderabad clash as both teams begin their campaigns in the knockout stage (to be played in a Super…
Axar Patel, Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir, the experiment-in-chief, took a gamble as he sent all-rounder Axar Patel at no.3, but it didn’t pay off as Patel didn’t look in touch and struggled to find rhythm in his short-lived inning.Patel came to bat in the very first over…
India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20I: India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl in the second T20I against South Africa in New Chandigarh. India arrive in New Chandigarh for the second T20I after showing they can handle a damp night and dew in Cuttack. South Africa travel from east…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced the opening of ticket sales for next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, setting entry-level prices at “historic low” to increase access to the tournament.Ticket sales started at 6:45pm IST, with prices beginning at Rs 100 in India and LKR 1,000 in Sri Lanka, according…
Gautam Gambhir and Arshdeep Singh Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh had a forgettable outing in the second T20I against South Africa in Mullanpur on Thursday, delivering an unprecedented 13-ball over that drew visible frustration from head coach Gautam Gambhir and placed the left-arm seamer alongside an unwanted world record. Arshdeep’s 11th-over meltdown, featuring seven wides and…
