Virat Kohli and Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s 2-1 ODI series win over South Africa on Saturday ended with fireworks on the field — and laughter inside the dressing room — thanks to Virat Kohli’s cheeky dig at Kuldeep Yadav. While the hosts dominated the series decider in Visakhapatnam, it was a moment…
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju (fifth from left) and Times Group MD Vineet Jain (sixth from left) with IPBL champions Mumbai Smashers. NEW DELHI: Mumbai Smashers scripted a miracle run, rising from sixth place to champions with a commanding 5-1 win over Hyderabad Royals in the Indian Pickleball League Grand Finale…
Nathan Lyon ranks seventh on the all-time list of Test wicket-takers with 562 scalps, making him Australia’s second-most successful spinner after Shane Warne (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith sought to calm the controversy surrounding Nathan Lyon’s exclusion for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, stressing that the decision was made to…
England team after losing the second Test in Brisbane (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England cricket is under intense scrutiny following a 0-2 deficit in the 2025-26 Ashes series against Australia, with captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum’s ‘Bazball’ approach coming under fire. England lost both matches convincingly, with the first Test finishing in just…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (AP Photo) VISAKHAPATNAM: Though he was ignored for the Asia Cup, Yashasvi Jaiswal was not disheartened. Instead he focused on working hard.“It’s all in the selectors’ hands. They look at it from a team combination point of view. I’ll keep doing my thing and I know my time will come. Till then, I’ll…
Gautam Gambhir (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir is under increasing scrutiny after consecutive home Test series defeats, despite enjoying early success with India’s Champions Trophy and Asia Cup wins since taking charge in July last year. The team’s struggles in red-ball cricket — including a 3-0 loss to New Zealand followed…
Hardik Pandya at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. (TOI Photo) CUTTACK: Taking a leaf out of senior pro Virat Kohli’s book, India allrounder Hardik Pandya hit the nets early here on Sunday. His teammates will join on Monday for the final practice for the T20I series opener against the South Africans.Go Beyond The Boundary…
Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal’s last public moment together now feels like a bittersweet memory — a joyful sangeet dance that has since taken on a different meaning. In November 2025, the couple performed to “Tenu Leke Main Jawanga” from Salaam-E-Ishq, smiling, laughing and celebrating…
Rovman Powell (Pic credit: ILT20) Rovman Powell produced one of the finest knocks of the ILT20 Season 4 as his unbeaten 96 propelled the Dubai Capitals to a massive 83-run victory over the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The emphatic result also handed the Capitals their first win…
L-R: KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Dhruv Jurel (PTI Photo) India have played most of their ODI cricket in subcontinental pitches over the last 18 months. With very few ODIs to be played before the 2027 World Cup in South Africa, team management knows it will have to rethink its combination. TOI looks…
