WPL 2026 mega auction is on Thursday. (Pic credit: WPL) NEW DELHI: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) is set for its first-ever mega auction on Thursday, promising high drama as 277 players — 194 Indian and 83 overseas — go under the hammer. With five franchises looking to fill 73 available slots, including 50 Indians…
Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood bowl during a practice session. (Getty Images) Australia received a major lift ahead of the day-night second Ashes Test, with injured pace spearheads Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins bowling in the nets on Tuesday. The development comes as a worrying sign for England, who were outplayed in the opening Test…
India’s Washington Sundar during the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) India’s bewildering approach to team selection has come under renewed scrutiny during the ongoing Test series against South Africa. The No. 3 spot, already a revolving door in recent weeks, became the centre of another debate during the…
Palash Muchhal and Smriti Mandhana NEW DELHi: India cricketer Smriti Mandhana’s father was suddenly hospitalised with heart-attack–like symptoms on Sunday, forcing the family to postpone the much-awaited wedding. A day later, reports emerged that groom-to-be Palash Muchhal had also been rushed to a hospital in Sangli after breaking down under emotional stress.Go Beyond The Boundary…
NEW DELHI: Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper-batter Shreevats Goswami has ignited a fresh debate around India’s leadership and direction in red-ball cricket, saying the team desperately misses the “energy and belief” that defined Virat Kohli‘s era. His remarks came as India suffered yet another batting implosion against South Africa in the second Test in Guwahati.Go…
South African bowler Marco Jansen celebrate with team mates(ANI Photo) Guwahati: When South Africa batted, Kuldeep Yadav said the pitch felt like a “road”. In less than 24 hours, India discovered bumps and steep curves, hitherto unforeseen, on the same “road” at the Assam Cricket Association ground in Barsapara. By stumps on Day 3, the…
India’s captain Rishabh Pant walks after his dismissal (PTI Photo) Rishabh Pant has come under the spotlight once again after another impulsive shot led to his downfall in the second Test against South Africa. The stand-in India captain, already under pressure after a string of similar dismissals, lasted only long enough to score 7 runs…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, right, and former cricketer and commentator Anil Kumble. (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Anil Kumble criticised the batting performance after India conceded a 288-run first-innings lead to South Africa in the second Test on Monday, while former Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn praised the visitors for controlling…
NEW DELHI: South Africa decided not to enforce the follow-on against India after captain Temba Bavuma consulted his players and team management at the end of India’s first innings in the second Test in Guwahati on Monday.Once Jasprit Bumrah was dismissed and India were all out, Bavuma initially asked the players on the field whether…
Kuldeep Yadav plays a shot during the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India were bowled out for 201 on the third day of the second Test on Monday, in reply to South Africa’s first-innings score of 489. The home side collapsed after…
