Manav Suthar (Photo by BCCI) NEW DELHI: Test whites with his name on the back and spikes neatly laid out in his room, Manav Suthar was ready for the biggest day of his cricketing career. Just an hour before his Test debut, he picked up the phone and called his coach, Dheeraj Sharma, who had…
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay with Norway Chess champion R Praggnanandhaa (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay honoured chess star R. Praggnanandhaa on Monday after his historic victory at the Norway Chess tournament, presenting him with a cash award of Rs 50 lakh and a memento. The event also featured a friendly…
D Gukesh’s coach, Grzegorz Gajewski, acknowledges the young champion’s aggressive style, stating it’s integral to his identity and led to his world title.(Photo/FIDE) OSLO: Playing fighting chess and taking risks on the board are “a part of D Gukesh’s identity”, says his coach Grzegorz Gajewski in an interview to TOI. “It’s a very difficult spot…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: South African batting legend AB de Villiers has thrown his weight behind India’s decision to hand teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his maiden international call-up, describing the selectors’ move as both “the right call” and a “brave decision”.The 15-year-old made history on Saturday when he was named in India’s…
NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar announced his arrival on the Test stage in stunning fashion, producing a six-wicket haul against Afghanistan in his maiden appearance for India at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.The left-arm spinner finished with exceptional figures of 6/33 from 22 overs as Afghanistan were bowled out for 152 in…
NEW DELHI: India tightened their stranglehold on the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Monday, but the biggest talking point during the morning session came from yet another Decision Review System (DRS) blunder by the visitors and the animated scenes that followed near their dugout.Resuming Day Three on 113 for five, Afghanistan folded for 152, conceding…
England’s captain Ben Stokes walks onto the field before the start of play on the fourth day of the Test match between England and New Zealand at Lord’s cricket ground (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) New Zealand slipped from second to fourth place in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings after a 115-run defeat to…
Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head (AP Photo) Australia will head into their upcoming white-ball tour of Bangladesh without three key players, with skipper Mitch Marsh, star opener Travis Head and spinner Tanveer Sangha all set to miss matches for different reasons.Marsh has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series due to an ankle injury,…
NEW DELHI: India’s newly-appointed T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has made it clear that taking over the leadership role will not change who he is, insisting that he would rather stay true to the values that shaped him than try to emulate anyone else.The 31-year-old, who was named India’s new T20I skipper on Saturday in place…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sourav Ganguly NEW DELHI: As Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stands on the verge of becoming the youngest player to represent India, former captain Sourav Ganguly has issued a passionate appeal for patience, urging fans and experts not to burden the teenage sensation with unrealistic expectations.The 15-year-old batting prodigy, who lit up IPL 2026 with…