NEW DELHI: India’s streak of unfavorable tosses continued as newly appointed Test captain Rishabh Pant lost the toss to South Africa’s Temba Bavuma at Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium on Saturday, during the city’s inaugural Test. South Africa opted to bat first on the red-soil pitch, expected to favor batters early before assisting spinners.Pant made history as…
Wei Yi,Sindarov Javokhir and Yakubboev Nodirbek (X) Nagpur: Safety First was the order of play in the opening games of the Chess World Cup semifinals in Goa on Friday. With three of the four semifinalists headed to their maiden Candidates tournament, Game 1 of the semifinals saw players with black pieces on both boards managing…
New Delhi: For nearly six months, Preeti Panwar felt she was shadow boxing with fate. A rising star who had surged into the Olympic cycle on the back of an Asian Games bronze, the 22-year-old found herself hospitalised in Saarbrücken, Germany during the Indian team’s pre-Olympic training camp — laid low by a severe bout…
Rishabh Pant stepped in as India’s captain, replacing Shubman Gill, who was ruled out due to a neck injury sustained in the first Test. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second Test on Saturday. The Proteas lead the two-match series 1-0…
India A captain Jitesh Sharma accepted responsibility for their semi-final loss to Bangladesh in the Rising Stars Asia Cup. The controversial decision to not bat Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the Super Over backfired, with Jitesh and Ashutosh dismissed for golden ducks. Despite a strong start and a late surge, India A narrowly missed out on a…
South African skipper Temba Bavuma addresses a press conference (ANI Photo) Guwahati: “We woke up this morning to watch the Ashes and did it with a bit of jealousy, knowing that they were playing five Tests.” These were Temba Bavuma’s thoughts when asked about the two-Test series they are playing against India. These are two…
India’s head Coach Gautam Gambhir and Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) Guwahati: It was well beyond the scheduled arrival time, but there was still no sign of the Indian team bus. “They will be timed out in training,” someone joked as the anticipation around the practice nets grew. Will Shubman Gill turn up? Will he make…
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer celebrate after the first Test win agains India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI) Monty Panesar in 2012. Steve O’Keefe in 2017. Pairing of Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon in 2023. Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel in 2024. And as Simon Harmer picked eight wickets in the…
Guwahati: It’s the chirpy restlessness of Rishabh Pant that has made him an absolute darling of the fans over the last few years. While he is a wonderful helping hand for a captain in charge of proceedings, his quick-thinking methods as skipper have had a 50-50 impact in the IPL. But come Test cricket, it’s…
AUS vs ENG Live Score, 1st Ashes Test Day 2: Day 1 of the Ashes at Perth Stadium lived up to every pre-series expectation, delivering drama, pace, and historic milestones. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bat, but his team was dismissed for 172 in front of more than 51,000 spectators….