Pakistan’s T20 captain Salman Ali Agha has emerged as the lone contracted player not given clearance to participate in overseas franchise leagues during the crucial December–January window — raising questions about both his form and his future in Pakistan’s shortest-format plans.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has…
NEW DELHI: Team India has arrived in Raipur for the second ODI against South Africa after taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second match will be played on Wednesday at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium. While players were spotted settling in ahead of the fixture, one moment in particular…
Shane Bond is excited for the upcoming season of ILT20. (Source: Gulf Giants) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Former New Zealand speedster and Gulf Giants bowling coach Shane Bond reflects on ILT20’s growth, its unique blend of global and local talent, and the challenges of coaching in a multicultural environment. In a free-wheeling chat with the TimesofIndia.com…
L-R: Javokhir Sindarov celebrates Chess World Cup win; and Bibisara Assaubayeva NEW DELHI: It motivates. Watching others climb the podium, lift titles, and make their nations proud — it motivates the next in line. Just last week, Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov rewrote a piece of chess history in Goa, winning the FIDE World Cup and becoming…
IPL 2026 auction to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16 (ANI Photo) The build-up to the Indian Premier League Auction 2026 has reached full intensity as franchises prepare for the mini-auction before the next major squad overhaul. The BCCI has confirmed that the event will be held on 16 December 2025 at the…
India’s Virat Kohli , left, and India’s Rohit Sharma (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) India head into the second ODI against South Africa with momentum on their side after clinching a hard-fought win in Ranchi. The opening match went right down to the final over before the hosts secured a 17-run victory. India, batting first, posted 349…
Indian women’s hockey team head coach Harendra Singh steps down. CHENNAI: In a surprising development, Indian women’s senior team coach Harendra Singh rendered his resignation on Monday with immediate effect. Harendra, under whom the team trained even over the weekend, has cited personal reasons for his sudden departure, in the middle of a national camp…
NEW DELHI: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar has ignited one of game’s oldest debates with a forceful argument that flips the global batting skill hierarchy on its head. In his latest Sportstar column, the former India captain not only defends turning pitches in the subcontinent but also questions why surfaces that endanger batters with steep bounce…
More than 1,300 players have registered for the Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction, turning the December 16 event in Abu Dhabi into one of the most competitive bidding days. According to a Cricbuzz report, a staggering 1,355 players feature on the 13-page auction register, reflecting a massive surge in both domestic and overseas aspirants eager…
India’s Jemimah Rodrigues celebrates after winning the Women’s Cricket World Cup (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues recently shared her experience of dealing with overwhelming attention during the Women’s World Cup. She had to take the drastic step of uninstalling WhatsApp following her match-winning performance in the semi-final.The India batter revealed she received messages…
