Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India enter a critical phase in their bid to stay alive in the World Test Championship (WTC) race, Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill are taking a cautious approach to regaining full fitness ahead of the two-Test series in Sri Lanka starting Aug 15.TOI understands that Bumrah will begin…
Saltburn Cricket Club suspends player over cheating allegations Saltburn Cricket Club have suspended a player, humorously called “Clicky Ponting”, after he was accused of cheating during a local league match by clicking his fingers to make it sound like the batter had edged the ball. The incident, which happened during Saltburn’s second XI win over…
ICC Penalises Pakistan duo Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad (Image: ICC) Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad have been sanctioned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening Test against the West Indies at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. Both players were…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi named deputy of Ishan Kishan for East Zone India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has added another milestone to his rapidly rising career after being appointed vice-captain of the East Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy 2026. Fresh from winning the Player of the Series award during India’s tour of Zimbabwe, Sooryavanshi will…
NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill has returned to the summit of the ICC ODI batting rankings, reclaiming the world No. 1 spot after six months by overtaking New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell in the latest update released on Wednesday.Gill now leads the rankings with 801 rating points, replacing Mitchell, who slips to second with 794…
File Pic: RCB players celebrate with IPL trophy. (Pic credit: RCB) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has cemented its status as the most valuable franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), becoming the first cricket team in history to breach the US$300 million brand value mark.According to global investment bank Houlihan Lokey’s 2026 IPL Brand Valuation…
Subhadeep Ghosh (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Team India will have a new face in its support staff as Subhadeep Ghosh takes over as the fielding coach, replacing T Dilip. The BCCI has decided against extending Dilip’s contract after it ended following India’s white-ball tour of England.Subhadeep’s first assignment with the senior men’s team will…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (Photo by AP) Pakistan captain Babar Azam has revealed that Shan Masood fractured his finger during the first Test against the West Indies in Trinidad, an injury that affected the team’s batting plans in their 90-run defeat.Masood picked up the injury while batting in the first innings and was forced to bat…
Pakistan captain Babar Azam Pakistan dropped to the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 standings after an 90-run defeat to the West Indies in the opening Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. It was Pakistan’s eighth straight away Test loss, leaving them with just one win from five matches and a…
Former India men’s team masseur Rajeev Kumar with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup. (Special Arrangement) New Delhi: In 2002, when Rajeev Kumar arrived in Delhi, his only goal was to earn a stable income. Armed with a diploma in massage therapy from Jodhpur University, he took up…