India’s captain Shreyas Iyer and coach Gautam Gambhir. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir underlined the importance of collective effort after India clinched the five-match T20I series against New Zealand 3-2, taking to social media to share a short but emphatic message following the team’s series triumph.“Built as a Team. Won as … Read more
Malaysia have made an equally impressive start to the tournament, collecting nine points from their first three matches. Their attacking threat will be led by Abu Kamal Azrai, who has scored four goals in the competition so far. The visitors are expected to test India’s defensive structure with their pace and counter-attacking approach. India’s defenders, … Read more
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Glenn Phillips signed off a remarkable five-match T20I series against India by rewriting the record books, becoming the highest run-scorer in a bilateral series in the format. The New Zealand batter surpassed England’s Phil Salt, whose previous record had stood since 2023, during the fifth and final … Read more
India became the first team in cricket history to hit 400 sixes in a calendar year during the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.The milestone came in India’s 40th match of 2026, when the batters struck 11 sixes to take their tally for the year to exactly … Read more
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Gautam Gambhir India head coach Gautam Gambhir said his responsibility was to make the right decisions for the team rather than please everyone, stressing that players who have performed consistently deserve a longer run.India have plenty of options on the bench, with teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi still waiting for an opportunity despite his … Read more
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh believes Abhishek Sharma has the qualities to become a leader and could captain the national team in the future.Abhishek is yet to captain an IPL side. He was named Sunrisers Hyderabad’s vice-captain earlier this year, while Ishan Kishan took charge during the first half of the tournament in the absence … Read more
NEW DELHI: “Bhai saab, Jind Pandavon ki nagari hai, kuch to baat to hogi [Jind is the land of the Pandavas. There must be something special about it]”Manisha Bhanwala said these words with a smile a day after creating history at the World Wrestling Championships on Friday. The wrestler from Jind, Haryana, had just become … Read more
India’s Tilak Varma bats during the T20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Auckland, New Zealand. AP/PTI(AP10_30_2026_000236B) AUCKLAND: India middle-order batter Tilak Varma is likely to be added to the India A squad for the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the selectors want to give him some … Read more
Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted that the team could make changes after South Africa beat them by 176 runs in the third Test at Newlands on Saturday, sealing the series 2-1.It was Australia’s second successive defeat in the series, with South Africa also moving past them to the top of the International Cricket Council’s Test … Read more
Fakhar Zaman’s century helped Pakistan complete the joint-highest successful chase in an ODI final. Fakhar Zaman had gone through four matches without the kind of performance he wanted. But the Pakistan opener knew that a big innings was around the corner. He just had to wait for the right moment. That moment arrived in the … Read more