File Pic: Gary Kirsten and Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: India may be staring at the possibility of another setback in their World Test Championship campaign and that has increased the antagonism that cricket fans in India have towards head coach Gautam Gambhir. However, on Thursday, Gambhir found support from an old ally. Sri Lanka…
Indian players during a training session in Galle, Sri Lanka. (ANI Photo) The outcome of the opening Test between India and Sri Lanka, beginning on Saturday in Galle, may be determined not just by the nature of the pitch but by how quickly India’s spinners adapt to the venue’s tricky crosswinds. The picturesque Galle International…
Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi never gave up on his hope of playing Test cricket for India, despite having to wait for his first call-up. He continued to focus on performing, believing that consistent results would eventually earn him a chance.That opportunity came when Nabi was added to India’s squad as a replacement for…
Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud, second left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia’s Travis Head during their test match in Darwin, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP) Bangladesh’s bowlers outperformed Australia’s returning Big Four on the opening day of the first Test in Darwin, bowling the hosts out for 198 on Thursday.Hasan Mahmud took…
Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja India could field three left-arm spinners in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, with bowling coach Morne Morkel saying Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Manav Suthar offer different skills and can form an attacking bowling combination.Kuldeep brings left-arm wrist spin and an attacking option, Jadeja relies…
Australia’s Mitchell Starc (AP Photo) Mitchell Starc continued to add to his remarkable Test legacy on Thursday, becoming the most successful left-arm bowler in the history of Test cricket during Australia’s opening Test against Bangladesh in Darwin.Starc reached the landmark when he dismissed Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam in the ninth over of the first innings….
Former India spinner Murali Kartik believes Manav Suthar has the qualities required to eventually take over from Ravindra Jadeja in India’s Test side.Jadeja and Suthar are both part of India’s squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, with the two left-arm spinners expected to feature in the playing XI for the opening Test…
Indian cricket team (PTI) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has called for a shift in the way Indian cricket views success, urging the team and its supporters to put the interests of the collective ahead of individual stars.Gavaskar, who is currently in Singapore for the felicitation of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning team, believes the focus…
Hardik Pandya (BCCI/IPL Photo) Kolkata Knight Riders have added to the buzz around Hardik Pandya’s IPL future after posting a video featuring the Mumbai Indians captain. The video showed KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. While Chakravarthy was exercising, Pandya walked past him from behind and teased him.The video quickly caught…
Mumbai Indians Hardik Pandya (ANI Photo) Mumbai: Hardik Pandya’s search for a way out of Mumbai Indians has hit another roadblock. TOI has learnt that the India allrounder explored a return to Gujarat Titans, the franchise he led to the IPL title in 2022 and the final in 2023, but talks broke down after he…
