Rohit Sharma (L), Virat Kohli (C) and Shreyas Iyer (R) – all of whom play single format for India – produced paltry returns in the first ODI vs Australia in Perth. (AFP/AP/IANS) Lack of real match practice for India’s star batters Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer could hurt India’s ODI plans leading up…
Vladimir Kramnik and Daniel Naroditsky Indian Grandmaster Nihal Sarin has indirectly criticised Russian chess legend Vladimir Kramnik following the unexpected death of American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky at the age of 29. Vladimir Kramnik had previously accused Naroditsky of cheating during chess matches. The allegations suggested Naroditsky used a chess engine on a second screen for…
Former cricketer Dinesh Karthik will captain India in Hong Kong Sixes. In less than three weeks, the India and Pakistan teams will lock horns again on the cricket field. India will take on Pakistan on November 7 at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground in Hong Kong.The two teams will face each other again in…
The Asia Cup trophy has not been handed over to champions India, creating an ongoing dispute. The Asian Cricket Council’s Pakistani head Mohsin Naqvi has declined to release it despite a new request from the BCCI, supported by Afghanistan and Sri Lanka cricket boards.A standoff continues as Naqvi insists that a BCCI representative must collect…
India’s Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match between India and England in Indore, India, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has consolidated her position at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batter Rankings, extending her lead to 83 points following consecutive half-centuries…
South Africa vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women’s World Cup 2025: Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first against South Africa in the 22nd match of the Women’s World Cup here at the R. Premadasa Stadium. South Africa, already assured of a semifinal berth, will look to extend their four-match winning streak when…
India’s Virat Kohli bats during the one day international cricket match between Australia and India in Perth Australia. (AP/PTI)(AP10_19_2025_000026B) The Australian cricket team has sent a stern warning to India’s star batter Virat Kohli ahead of the second ODI, to be played at Adelaide Oval on Thursday.Adelaide is Kohli’s happy hunting ground, where the former…
Local residents pray over the bodies of victims of a Pakistani cross-border airstrike, including three local cricketers, during a funeral in the village of Khandaro in the Argun district of Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province. (AP) The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesperson Sayed Naseem Sadaat has strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrike in Paktika province that killed three…
Rishabh Pant suffered a broken foot during the Test series vs England. (Getty Images) Rishabh Pant has been named as the captain of the India A squad that will play two four-day matches against South Africa A. India’s wicketkeeper-batter had been recovering since picking up a toe injury during the tour of England. As a…
Hardik Pandya and Mahieka Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya and model Mahieka Sharma have made their relationship Instagram official, two years after his separation from Natasa Stankovic. The couple’s appearance at a Diwali celebration in coordinated red traditional outfits has set social media abuzz.The duo attended a star-studded Diwali party…
