Stand-in ODI skipper KL Rahul on Saturday (November 29, 2025) conceded that Indian batters’ repeated struggles against spin, especially on home tracks, remain a concern but he didn’t have a “definitive answer” to the decline of their traditional strength. His comment comes amid a worrying pattern of Indian batting line-up’s repeated buckling against spinners on … Read more

File photo of K.N. Shanth Kumar. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The High Court of Karnataka has set aside the decision of the Electoral Officer (EO) rejecting the nomination papers of K.N. Shanth Kumar, director of The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd., and declared as valid his nomination papers for the post of the president of … Read more

UP Warriorz was the biggest spender in the WPL auction. | Photo Credit: X@UPWarriorz At Thursday’s mega auction ahead of the Women’s Premier League’s fourth edition, UP Warriorz was the biggest spender by virtue of having a purse of ₹14.5 crore. Having retained just the uncapped Shweta Sehrawat for ₹50 lakh before the auction, Warriorz utilised … Read more

Santiago Nieva. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: AFP Santiago Nieva, the former High Performance Director (HPD) of Indian boxing, will return as the head coach of the Indian women’s boxing team. Nieva, the Argentine-born Swedish coach, who served as the HPD from 2017 to 2022 before switching to Australia for a coaching role there, is … Read more

Himmat is over the moon as a dejected Gurjapneet looks on. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI After a run-out referral added to the tension, Himmat Singh threw everything behind his final-ball slash, sending it for a six when two were needed, as Delhi edged Tamil Nadu in a pulse-racing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite Group-D second-round clash at … Read more

Head coach Gautam Gambhir with bowling coach Morne Morkel. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The presence of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the ODI leg of the South Africa series should provide some comfort to the worried India fan. Following the dismal loss in the preceding two Tests, to see the two established, … Read more

Enter Arundhati Reddy’s house and you don’t get the sense that it is the residence of a seasoned cricketer, let alone one who was a part of the victorious Indian team in the recent Women’s ODI World Cup. The large, breezy rooms — and even the detailed interior work, done to her taste — appear … Read more

At just 18 years of age, Ayush Mhatre (110 n.o., 53b, 8×4, 8×6) has a precocious sense of occasion. With national selector RP Singh in attendance at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B here on Friday, Mhatre slammed a whirlwind maiden T20 century, off just 49 balls, to propel Mumbai to a seven-wicket win against Vidarbha … Read more

Taking it ball by ball: Abhimanyu slowly but steadily kept the runs flowing. | Photo Credit: K.V.S GIRI Having made light work of Services in its Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener, Urvil Patel and Gujarat were in high spirits. However, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Friday, they met their match in a … Read more

Dhull smashed four fours and as many sixes in his 46-ball 71. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Opener Yash Dhull (71, 46b, 4×4, 4×6) was the fulcrum of Delhi’s batting as it chased down 199 against Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Friday, sealing a six-wicket victory. Dhull built his innings through … Read more