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Ravindra Jadeja said that once India conceded 288-run first innings lead, Proteas batter played freely in the second essay without worrying about conditions. File | Photo Credit: PTI Battle-hardened all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said the looming series defeat to South Africa will have no bearing on India’s next Test assignment in Sri Lanka in August next … Read more
To lose one home Test might be a misfortune, but to lose possibly five is carelessness, to adapt Oscar Wilde. So what ails India? When a team loses two home series (0-3 against New Zealand, possibly 0-2 against South Africa), there are multiple reasons. But one that hasn’t been emphasised enough in the recent setback … Read more
Ravindra Jadeja during the fourth day of the second Test match between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium, Barsapara in Guwahati, on November 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Ravindra Jadeja admitted that salvaging a draw against South Africa in the second Test will be like a win for India. The hosts enter the … Read more
ICC chairman Jay Shah, left, with Indian cricket player Rohit Sharma. File. Photo: X/@JayShah Rohit Sharma, who had led India to the T20 World Cup title win in 2024 before retiring from the format, was on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) named the tournament ambassador for the 2026 edition to be held in India and Sri … Read more
File picture of Islamabad United players celebrating after winning the final of Pakistan Super League T20 tournament in 2024 | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to conduct all its financial transactions with the PSL teams in Pakistani rupees instead of American dollar, raising questions about whether this will benefit the … Read more
Indian players celebrate with the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 trophy after defeating South Africa in the final. | Photo Credit: Reuters India and Pakistan will be locking horns with each other in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next year in Colombo on February 15, as per the tournament schedule, which the International Cricket … Read more
South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the fourth day of the second Test cricket match against India in Guwahati on November 25, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Tristan Stubbs was concentration personified on way to a well-deserved fifty, taking South Africa’s lead to an insurmountable 508 runs at lunch on the fourth day … Read more
Former cricketer and administrator Brijesh Patel with K.N. Shanth Kumar in Bengaluru. The nomination of K.N. Shanth Kumar who is contesting for the post of KSCA president has been rejected in the scrutiny round. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The nomination of K.N. Shanth Kumar, who is contesting for the post of Karnataka State … Read more
Tamil Nadu’s Indrajith in action against Uttar Pradesh. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY On an opening day that began with a hauntingly familiar spree of wickets, B. Indrajith (128 batting, 157b, 8×4, 5×6) and C. Andre Siddarth (121, 205b, 12×4, 2×6) came together and steered Tamil Nadu to safer shores in its Group-A Ranji Trophy … Read more
The slide continues: Pant fell cheaply, becoming Jansen’s second victim. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR At 6’8’’, South Africa’s Marco Jansen is a towering figure. On Monday, he stood tall for his country, finishing with a rousing six-wicket haul on day three of the second Test here. Height an advantage His high-arm release and … Read more