Gautam Gambhir, Shubman Gill India head coach Gautam Gambhir has dismissed the idea that India are struggling in Test cricket, saying the team’s recent results should be seen as part of a transition after the retirement of several senior players.India go into the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo with a 1-0 lead after…
Kuldeep Yadav (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed Kuldeep Yadav after the left-arm wrist spinner had a quiet first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Kuldeep managed just one wicket across the two innings, bowling 25 overs in the match. He struggled to find his usual rhythm and…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Reuters) Former India head coach Rahul Dravid believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs a carefully managed pathway as the 15-year-old begins to make his mark across formats, stressing the importance of giving him enough opportunities in red-ball cricket alongside his white-ball commitments.Sooryavanshi, who enjoyed a breakthrough IPL season before making his T20I debut in England…
Former India cricketer Mohammed Kaif has questioned captain Shubman Gill’s use of Kuldeep Yadav in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle, saying the spinner’s short spells suggested a lack of faith in him.Kuldeep bowled only 25 overs across India’s two innings in the Test and took one wicket, while left-arm spinner Manav Suthar…
Delhi’s Sanat Sangwan celebrates his century during the fourth and last day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Delhi and Puducherry, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. Match ended in a draw. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: “Arey nahi nahi!” Sanat Sangwan bursts into laughter when asked if his father was a…
Rishabh Pant’s return to Delhi Capitals has already sparked debate over the franchise’s captaincy plans, but former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes the wicketkeeper-batter should stay away from the leadership role if it is offered to him.Pant made a high-profile return to DC following the 2026 IPL season after the franchise agreed a trade with…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav, front, and captain Shubman Gill during a practice session (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Kuldeep Yadav is going through one of the toughest phases of his career. The left-arm wrist-spinner was not given a single game during India’s recent white-ball tour of England, comprising five T20Is and three ODIs, despite India losing both series.His…
(From left) Bichu Devi Kharibam with Pirmin Blaak and Savita Bichu Devi Kharibam never planned to play hockey. Goalkeeping was even further from her thoughts. She had gone to SAI Imphal with one ambition — to make it as a footballer. But arriving two days late for the trials meant the selections were complete and…
Pakistan’s Ali Usman is struck on the shoulder from the bowling of England’s Jofra Archer Former England captain Michael Vaughan has expressed serious concern over Pakistan’s current Test side after their comprehensive defeat against England at Headingley, saying he had rarely seen them look so short of confidence and fight.England needed less than three days…
Australia bounced back from their nine-wicket defeat in the first Test at Darwin by bowling Bangladesh out for just 64 on the first day of the second and final Test in Mackay on Saturday.After winning the toss, Australia captain Pat Cummins chose to bowl first, and Mitchell Starc made an immediate impact. The left-arm fast…