Texas Super Kings captain Faf du Plessis (Photo by Shaun Roy / Sportzpics for MLC) Texas Super Kings produced a batting masterclass to defeat MI New York by 39 runs in an entertaining Major League Cricket 2025 clash. Faf du Plessis led from the front with a commanding unbeaten century that set the tone for…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah. AP/PTI(AP06_24_2025_000147A) Birmingham: Sunday was a pleasant, breezy day in Birmingham, with the clouds occasionally making way for a harsh sun. There is expected to be a decent cloud cover over Edgbaston this week, meaning overhead conditions will be ideal for a fast bowler to go all out when the second Test between…
Sachin Tendulkar (left) with James Anderson (Image credit: England Cricket) Former India cricketer Farokh Engineer has slammed the England Cricket Board (ECB) for renaming the India-England Test series trophy. The trophy, which was previously named the Pataudi Trophy, was renamed the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at the start of the ongoing five-match Test series.“Well, Tiger Pataudi was…
Virender Sehwag’s elder son Aaryavir Sehwag. (File) Aaryaveer Kohli, 15, the son of Virat Kohli’s elder brother Vikas Kohli, has been included in the initial draft of players shortlisted for the Delhi Premier League (DPL) auction scheduled for July 5.Aaryaveer, a leg-spinner, trains under Raj Kumar Sharma—Virat Kohli’s childhood coach—at the West Delhi Cricket Academy….
Team India bowling coach Morne Morkel (center) with pacers Akash Deep (left) and Arshdeep Singh. (Screengrabs) A couple of days ago, a video went viral on social media, where Team India’s pacers Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep were seen wrestling with bowling coach Morne Morkel during India’s net session in Birmingham.Arshdeep and Akash Deep were…
India’s Varun Chakravarthy (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Indian cricketer Varun Chakaravarthy has opened up about his remarkable career journey before finding success on the cricket field — a path that included stints as an architect, musician, and even a filmmaker. Speaking to Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube show Kutti Stories with Ash, the 33-year-old spinner, who…
Moeen Ali’s father Munir Ali (sitting right) and uncle Shabbir Ali (left) watching a U-13 league match at the at the Sheldon Marlborough Cricket Club in Birmingham. (Sahil Malhotra) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: On a very overcast Sunday morning at the Sheldon Marlborough Cricket Club, Munir Ali was seated near the boundary ropes with his twin…
India’s Rishabh Pant celebrates with batting partner KL Rahul AP/PTI(AP06_23_2025_000341A) India may have lost the first Test of the ongoing five-match series against England, but the performance of their top-order batters was a major positive to take forward. At Headingley, while the lower order collapsed in both innings, the likes of Shubman Gill, KL Rahul,…
Australia’s Steve Smith (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) Australian vice-captain Steve Smith has defended national batting coach Michael Di Venuto against criticism from former Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy, who claimed Australia’s batting performance had regressed under Di Venuto’s tenure since 2021. Smith, speaking to reporters in Bridgetown on Sunday, rejected Healy’s assessment while providing updates on…
Rishabh Pant with Shubman Gill (Getty Images) Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has weighed in on Shubman Gill‘s captaincy in the wake of India’s five-wicket defeat to England in the first Test at Headingley. While acknowledging Gill’s composure and talent as a batter, Manjrekar cautioned the young skipper against being too defensive in his approach,…
