Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the fifth day of the second Test in Guwahati. (Image: PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) The team’s hard-earned legacy in the five-day game is eroding fast, especially at home. But with all the focus being on chasing White-Ball glory, right from a cricketer’s junior years, an effective turnaround may require more…
Pat Cummins during a practice session. (Getty Images) Australia have resisted the temptation to rush back their two premier fast bowlers, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, naming an unchanged 14-man squad for the second Ashes Test beginning Thursday at the Gabba. The decision means Cummins’ anticipated return will be delayed by another two weeks, while…
Jota’s widow shares emotional first-birthday tribute featuring the late star. (Pic credit: Rute Cardoso’s Instagram) Diogo Jota‘s widow, Rute Cardoso, has shared an emotional first-birthday tribute to their youngest child, posting a deeply moving set of photographs that honour the late Liverpool star. The post — featuring 16 images, including five with Jota — has…
Pentala Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, and Vidit Gujrathi (FIDE Photo) NEW DELHI: Chess-wise, Wednesday was a day of celebration. Edging toward its final month, the year produced its second 19-year-old, and youngest-ever, World Cup winner. The first, of course, was India’s own Divya Deshmukh, who brought home the women’s title earlier this year. The…
Smriti Mandhana with WPL trophy Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) winners, went into the WPL 2026 mega auction after retaining their core group, which included Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry and Shreyanka Patil.With most of their core secured, RCB kept key names such as Mandhana, Ghosh and Perry as they…
Gujarat Giants secured two major signings at the Women’s Premier League 2025 auction. They acquired New Zealand’s Sophie Devine for Rs 2 crore and Indian pacer Renuka Singh Thakur for Rs 60 lakh.Sophie Devine, who took a mental health break after New Zealand’s T20 World Cup victory and missed the previous WPL season, drew attention…
Deepti Sharma attracted intense bidding before UP Warriorz used their Right to Match card to retain her for a massive Rs 3.20 crore, making her one of the most expensive players of the day. (Image credit: WPL) NEW DELHI: UP Warriorz made some of the most decisive and headline-worthy moves at the WPL 2026 mega…
Mumbai Indians (MI) entered the WPL 2026 mega auction as defending champions, with a clear focus on continuity and championship retention. The franchise had retained five-star players who have been instrumental in their past successes, aiming to maintain the core that has brought them titles in recent years.Leading the team is Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur,…
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction in New Delhi on Thursday opened up with a crackle and quickly turned into a blaze as Asha Sobhana became the first Malayali cricketer to breach the Rs 1-crore mark. In a pulsating, seesawing bidding war, the UP Warriorz snapped up the 34-year-old leg-spinner from Thiruvananthapuram for a staggering…
NEW DELHI: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) mega auction opened with high drama on Thursday as UP Warriorz used their Right To Match (RTM) card to bring India all-rounder Deepti Sharma back into the fold for a massive Rs 3.2 crore, matching a strong bid made by Delhi Capitals. Sharma’s signing immediately set the tone…
