BENGALURU: A shoulder injury sustained during India’s T20 match against Bangladesh in October last year sidelined Riyan Parag from the T20 series against South Africa and the Champions Trophy in Dubai. After undergoing surgery to repair his shoulder, the 22-year-old made his return to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy earlier this year. He continued…
India Krishan Bahadur Pathak (PTI Photo) Indian men’s hockey goalkeeper Krishan Bahadur Pathak reached a remarkable milestone on Sunday, completing 150 international caps during India’s second match of the Hero Men’s Asia Cup 2025 against Japan at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium in Bihar. Hockey India congratulated the 28-year-old on this achievement, which highlights his consistency…
Sarfaraz Khan (Getty Images) MUMBAI: Middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan has been sidelined for three weeks with injury, ruling him out of the upcoming Duleep Trophy. The 26-year-old is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.Just days before the setback, Sarfaraz had played a blistering knock in the All India…
India beat Japan 3-2 for second straight win (@TheHockeyIndia on X) India secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over Japan in their second Pool A match of the men’s Asia Cup hockey tournament on Sunday, keeping their campaign on track with two consecutive wins. Captain Harmanpreet Singh proved decisive once again, scoring a brace to guide…
Cheteshwar Pujara met Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his 100 Test appearance.(Image credit: Pujara’s X handle) NEW DELHI: Cheteshwar Pujara, who recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, received a touching letter of appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The former India batter, known for his grit and determination in Test cricket,…
Sri Lanka cricket team(Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) Sri Lanka faced a five percent match fee penalty for maintaining a slow over-rate in their first ODI victory against Zimbabwe in Harare on August 31. The team was found one over short of the target after time allowances, leading to sanctions imposed by ICC Elite Panel…
Bengaluru: Cricketers Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur with others at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI08_30_2025_000222A) Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun feels a bowler like Jasprit Bumrah should skip the Indian Premier League (IPL) if India is playing a five-match Test series. At the same…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly reached out to former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with an offer to join the national team as a mentor ahead of next year’s ICC T20 World Cup. While the news has generated excitement among fans, former cricketer and West Bengal legislator…
Bengaluru: North Zone’s Ayush Badoni plays a shot during the fourth and final day of the Duleep Trophy 2025 quarter-final cricket match between East Zone and North Zone, at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI08_31_2025_000106B) Ayush Badoni scored a brilliant double century (204 not out) as North Zone advanced to…
Nitish Rana and Digvesh Rathi during their heated exchange (Screengrabs) New Delhi:Nitish Rana‘s former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) teammates Phil Salt, Harshit Rana and Suyash Sharma have come in support of the southpaw following his on-field spat with Digvesh Rathi in the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL).The incident took place during the Eliminator match at…
