Kuldeep Yadav reacted to the Guwahati pitch on Day 2, what worked for Team India, and what South African batters did better. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) India spinner Kuldeep Yadav offered a blunt assessment of the Barsapara Stadium surface after South Africa stretched their first-innings total to 489 on a pitch that offered little assistance to…
Team India have a mountain to climb after South Africa piled up 489 runs before being bowled out. (Images via AP) India ended Day 2 of the second Test in Guwahati staring at a challenge they have overcome only once in their history. The hosts trail by 480 runs after South Africa put up 489…
Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal Mumbai: Smriti Mandhana‘s wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal, which was set to be held on Sunday in Sangli, has been postponed indefinitely as the Indian women’s cricket team’s vice-captain’s father Shriniwas Mandhana was hospitalised due to some health complications. “Yes, Smriti’s father has been hospitalised in Sangli. The wedding…
Ricky Ponting and Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has joined Ricky Ponting as the second cricketer to achieve half-centuries in both innings of their 100th Test match.Bangladesh completed a 2-0 series sweep against Ireland with a convincing 217-run win in the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.Ireland, chasing a target of 509,…
MS Dhoni (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) Indian pacer Deepak Chahar recently appeared on Big Boss and shared a memorable incident from the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) involving MS Dhoni. The incident occurred during a match between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Chennai Super Kings had set a target of…
Rishabh Pant made his frustration clear with his teammates during Day 2 of the 2nd Test in Guwahati. (Agencies) Stand-in captain Rishabh Pant’s voice dominated Day 2 of the second Test in Guwahati, with several stump-mic moments revealing India’s rising frustration as South Africa strengthened their position. With Shubman Gill unavailable due to injury, Pant…
Smriti Mandhana & Palash Muchhal Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, one of India’s most celebrated and consistent women cricketers, is all set to marry music composer Palash Muchhal on November 23. The engagement itself was nothing short of cinematic: Palash proposed to Smriti at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium, the very venue where India clinched the Women’s World…
Smriti Mandhana’s teammates put on a show on the ‘sangeet’ night ahead of her wedding. (Images via X/Screengrabs) Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal’s pre-wedding festivities reached their peak on the eve of their ceremony, with members of India’s World Cup-winning squad taking centre stage during a lively sangeet celebration. Videos from the night have been…
Australia’s Travis Head (AP Photo/Gary Day) Travis Head has long been a thorn in India’s flesh, and his latest heroics in the Ashes have only strengthened that reputation. The Australian left-hander has a habit of rising spectacularly when the pressure is at its fiercest, something Indian fans remember all too well from the 2023 ODI…
Abhinav Tejrana is the leading run scorer in Ranji Trophy Elite group. (GCA) New Delhi: A ‘Tejrana’ from Delhi plying his trade for Goa in the Ranji Trophy seems bizarre.“I am not playing as a professional for Goa. I am a local,” Abhinav Tejrana clarifies in a freewheeling chat with TimesofIndia.com from Porvorim. Shubman Gill…
