Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has deputed a three-member selection committee, headed by former India seamer Harvinder Singh and including ex-first-class cricketers Sridharan Sharath (Tamil Nadu) and Amitabh Vijayvargiya (Madhya Pradesh), to Bihar to pick the squad for the…
Lionel Messi will play his final game for Argentina (File Photo) Lionel Messi has joined the Argentina squad ahead of what is expected to be his final international appearance on home soil. The 39-year-old forward arrived at the team’s Ezeiza training base on Sunday and took part in his first session before the squad gathered…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: Agencies) India head coach Gautam Gambhir has opened up about his conversations with teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and explained why the youngster had to wait for his chance despite being in good form.Sooryavanshi made history earlier this year when he became the youngest Indian to play international cricket….
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mairaj Ahmad Khan The Asian Games 2026 took place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4, with athletes from 46 nations competing across various sports. India finished fourth in the medal table with 85 medals, including 21 golds, 27 silvers and 37 bronzes.India enjoyed several memorable performances, with the men’s…
West Indies’ Amir Jangoo. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) The West Indies have added wicketkeeper-batter Amit Jangoo to their squad for the upcoming T20I series against India. He has been brought in as cover for Jewel Andrew, who suffered a finger injury during the third ODI in New Chandigarh on Saturday.Andrew was injured while taking a catch…
Ali Khan’s wide ball goes for six (Screengrabs) A bizarre moment during the Canada’s premier T10 cricket league semi-final between Toronto Sixers and Mississauga Masters left players, commentators and fans surprised.A delivery from USA pacer Ali Khan flew over the batter and wicketkeeper before landing in the stands, but Toronto were awarded only five runs…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photos) India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has praised teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ahead of the five-match T20I series against the West Indies. Iyer highlighted the youngster’s contrasting personality, describing him as quiet away from cricket but highly aggressive when he takes the field.Sooryavanshi rose to prominence after Rajasthan…
Two-time FIFA World Cup champion Uruguay play cricket at Eden Gardens (Screengrabs) The Uruguay football team has been exploring Kolkata ahead of its international friendly against India on October 6.The two-time FIFA World Cup champions visited some of the city’s famous landmarks and even tried their hand at cricket at the iconic Eden Gardens.The players…
Lovlina Borgohain and Neeru Dhanda (Image credit: X) As Neeru Dhanda led the Indian contingent out for one last time at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on Sunday night, it was symbolic of how India’s Asian Games campaign had unfolded over the past two weeks.The women had come to the fore – packing punches, vaulting…
Image credit: Hockey India At the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, tears flowed freely on the pitch. More than 5,500km away, in India, women’s hockey’s loyal legion, small in numbers but deep in investment, rejoiced.They had watched a team in which skill was matched by fitness, individual brilliance was backed by teamwork and, finally, belief had…