Disappointing: Washington admitted that the execution didn’t go the way the team wanted. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR With the series on the line, India finds itself in deep trouble after another disappointing batting performance against South Africa here on Monday. Having been bowled out for 201, all-rounder Washington Sundar admitted there were no … Read more
Being the ultimate, quintessential team man isn’t always a virtue. Ask Rahul Dravid. Or V.V.S. Laxman. Or K.L. Rahul. Or Washington Sundar now, more than anyone else. Not that any one of this quartet will admit so in public, of course. That too is the lot of the team man. Dravid was the original crisis … Read more
Marco Jansen troubled the Indian batters with his bounce | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Kuldeep Yadav, on day two, called the pitch at the ACA stadium a “road” after South Africa amassed 489. A day later, though, India’s batters made the 22-yard strip look far more menacing than it actually was. A 45-minute passage of play on … Read more
Akhil Herwadkar in action. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Seven years ago, Akhil Herwadkar featured in his last Ranji Trophy fixture for Mumbai. While he had a forgettable outing against Gujarat in that game, with scores of 0 and 10, the batter later moved to Chhattisgarh for better opportunities. But on Sunday, as Herwadkar turned … Read more
Andre didn’t hide his displeasure about head coach M. Senthilnathan moving him down the batting order. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY For Tamil Nadu’s Andre Siddarth, the ongoing Ranji Trophy campaign has been a steep learning curve. Having burst forth last year with 612 runs in eight matches at an average of 68, the bespectacled … Read more
Aaron George Varghese | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In its entire existence, Hyderabad had won only two domestic titles Ranji Trophy triumphs in 1937-38 and 1986-87. After 38 years, another piece of silverware – the coveted Vinoo Mankad Trophy – was added to the trophy cabinet by a sprightly group of youngsters, led by 19-year-old … Read more
South African Marco Jansen celebrates the wicket of Rishabh Pant on day 2 of the second Test against India in Guwahati on November 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar India was all out for 201 in reply to South Africa’s first innings total of 489 as the home team suffered a batting collapse … Read more
Indian Women’s Blind Cricket Team players celebrate after winning the first T20 Blind Women’s Cricket World Cup, in Colombo on November 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (November 24, 2025) congratulated the Indian blind women’s cricket team for winning the inaugural T20 World Cup, saying the triumph is a … Read more
Daily Quiz: On South Africa’s Test wins in India Lance Klusener, the all-rounder of South Africa who made a sensational debut with an eight-wicket haul in the second innings of the Test in Kolkata in 1996. FIle START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Including the great victory on Sunday, how many times has South … Read more
File photo of England head coach Brendon McCullum. | Photo Credit: Reuters Coach Brendon McCullum urged England fans to “keep the faith” and said there would be no change in approach after their humiliating capitulation in the first Ashes Test in Perth. England suffered an eight-wicket defeat inside two days after their cavalier attacking game, … Read more