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Rohit Sharma broke the record for the most sixes hit in men's one-day internationals as India edged South Africa by 17 runs in the opening game of their series in Ranchi. After being asked to bat, India posted 349-8 with Virat Kohli hitting a record-extending 52nd ODI century with a brilliantly paced 135 off 120 balls. He shared 136 with Rohit, who made 57 off 51 balls, for the second wicket. Rohit, who already held the record for the most sixes across formats in international cricket (now 64 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Parents and friends of a Class 10 student who ended his life over alleged mental harassment by some teachers staged a protest outside the St Columba's school on Thursday, demanding strict action against the accused teachers and accountability from the private school. There was no immediate reaction from the school administration to the allegations. The victim student's aunt claimed the family had been unaware of the extent of his suffering. "He was depressed for so lon ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India]: India's veteran spinner Kuldeep Yadav, ahead of the second Test against South Africa is set to be played in Guwahati from Saturday, shared his perspective as an attacking bowler. Yadav emphasised his role as an attacking bowler, stating that he has clarity on his job courtesy of the support from the Indian coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill. Yadav further noted he maintains an aggressive mindset, focusing on taking wickets. "I am very clear as an attacking ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], November 20 (ANI): India's veteran spinner Kuldeep Yadav, ahead of the second Test against South Africa is set to be played in Guwahati from Saturday, shared his perspective as an attacking bowler. Yadav emphasised his role as an attacking bowler, stating that he has clarity on his job courtesy of the support from the Indian coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill. Yadav further noted he maintains an aggressive mindset, focusing on taking wickets. "I am very cle ...Read More >
Nov 19 (Reuters) - India captain Shubman Gill will travel to Guwahati, where a decision on his involvement in the second test against South Africa will be made as the batter continues to recover from a neck injury, India's cricket board (BCCI) said on Wednesday. Gill retired hurt with a neck injury in the first innings after playing only three balls and did not return for the rest of the match as India lost by 30 runs. Sign up here. The batter was kept under observation in a hospital and was ...Read More >
New Delhi [India]: Former Indian cricketer Abhinav Mukund said that while star India batter Shubman Gill "has it in him" to be an all-format captain, the team management should not be looking for an all-format captain, and split captaincy would be a "smart move". Team India succumbed to their first Test loss at Eden Gardens in 13 years as South Africa defeated them by 31 runs, with the hosts failing to chase down 124 runs. While the brilliant show by spinner Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj and ...Read More >
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Gautam Gambhir defended the challenging Eden Gardens pitch after their loss to South Africa. He stated it was the exact type of track they desired, designed to test mental toughness, citing successful innings from Temba Bavuma and Washington Sundar as proof it wasn't unplayable. Gambhir also suggested such pitches negate the toss's importance. India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Sunday mounted a strong defence of the tough Eden Gardens pitch, saying it was precis ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 16 (ANI): India's head coach Gautam Gambhir said that Shubman Gill's neck injury is being assessed, with the physio expected to take a decision on his condition today. Gill did not take part in the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens after suffering a neck injury while batting on day two, which led to his hospitalisation. During the second day of the series opener on Saturday, Gill was taken from the stadium to a private hospital for scans. G ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 16 (ANI): Head coach Gautam Gambhir offered a clear and collective perspective after India fell to a narrow 30-run defeat against South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens. Stressing that the loss was not down to any single department. Reflecting on the result, Gambhir said that the responsibility of winning or losing lies with the entire unit. "First thing is that you lose as a team and win as a team. It's not like a single department wins a test m ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's head coach Gautam Gambhir has defended the pitch curator amid the criticism of the Eden Gardens' pitch, saying that they got 'exactly' what they had asked for and "there were no demons" in the wicket. Reigning World Test Champions South Africa scripted a remarkable comeback and clinched a magnificent victory here at Eden Gardens on Sunday to go one up in the two-game Test series. The five-day match concluded on just the third day as the visitors made the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Cup winner and head coach of the Indian men's cricket team Gautam Gambhir and Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia have expressed their condolences to the innocent people who lost their lives in the blast near the Red Fort metro station on Monday. A powerful explosion ripped through a car near Gate No. 1 of Delhi's Red Fort Metro Station on Monday evening, killing 10 people and injuring many others. The blast, which occurred at a busy traffic ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Deepika Padukone, who has been a strong advocate for mental health awareness, reacted to cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues' recent revelation about battling anxiety. The 'Om Shanti Om' actress, known for openly sharing her own struggles with depression in the past, praised Jemimah for her honesty and courage in speaking up, highlighting the importance of conversations around mental well-being in sports and beyond. Taking to her Instagram Stories, Deepika Paduko ...Read More >
New Delhi: Defeating a seven-time world champion team like Australia is no easy feat, but the Indian women's team accomplished this seemingly impossible task. In the semi-final of the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup, thanks to Jemimah Rodrigues' magnificent century, India chased down a massive target of 339 runs, creating history. Following this historic victory, everyone from IndiaDefeating a seven-time world champion team like Australia is no easy feat, but the Indian women's team accomplished this ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 31 (PTI) Mohammad Azharuddin, who was included in the Telangana cabinet on Friday, became the second former top cricketer to be made minister in a Congress government, the first being Navjot Singh Sidhu. Congress is not the only party where cricketers flourished in politics. Parties like BJP and Trinamool Congress made cricketers MPs and even ministers. Congress leader and former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin was sworn in as a minister in CM A Revanth Reddy's cabinet. Azharuddi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir and his wife Natasha Gambhir celebrate 14 years of their marriage on Tuesday. Gambhir is in Canberra with the Indian team for a five-match T20 series against Australia, while Natasha is in Delhi. Taking to his Instagram story, Gambhir wrote, "The journey, the bond, the quiet strength, all of it!! Beautifully ours!! #14yearsandcounting." From his international debut in 2003 till his retirement in 2016, Gambhir served India a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): India head coach Gautam Gambhir isn't concerned about T20I captain Suyrakumar Yadav's dry run with the bat, considering they have adopted an "ultra-aggressive template" that is bound to lead to failures, and the management isn't focused on individual runs. For Gambhir, when Suryakumar finds his purple patch, he will shoulder the responsibility. The management passed down the captaincy mantle to Suryakumar after Rohit Sharma hung up his boots in the T20Is fol ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a departure from recent practice, many India players have begun to prioritise match time over customised personal net sessions as a way to prepare for Test cricket. The latest to join the queue is opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal who has made himself available for Mumbai's next round of Ranji Trophy action in Jaipur starting November 1. Before Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja put his hand up. The all-rounder is currently participating in the ongoing round of Ranji action in Rajkot for Saurash ...Read More >
IMAGE: India's Head Coach Gautam Gambhir and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav at a training session on Monday, ahead of their opening T20I against Australia on Wednesday. Photograph: BCCI/X India's head coach Gautam Gambhir is not perturbed by T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav's poor form, as "failures are inevitable" when the team is focussed on playing an ultra-aggressive brand of cricket. While India won the Asia Cup tournament last month in the UAE under his captaincy, Suryakumar's own form with ...Read More >
Canberra: India head coach Gautam Gambhir commended Rohit Sharma and Harshit Rana for their match-winning performances, leading to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Australia in the third ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground Saturday. In the match, Rana took 4-39 while Rohit scored 121 not out - his 33rd century in ODIs. He also shared a crucial 168-run partnership with Virat Kohli, who scored an unbeaten 74 to chase down 237. Rohit, who now holds the record for the most ODI centuries by a visi ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 27: A new format brings new hope. As the afternoon sun shone over Manuka Oval in Canberra, Suryakumar Yadav's men began their T20 preparations with renewed energy and purpose. Having stumbled in the ODI series, India now eye redemption as they switch gears for the five-match T20I series against Australia, beginning Wednesday. The training session reflected a mix of intensity and calm. IND vs AUS 2025: Shikhar Dhawan Praises Virat Kohli for Becoming Highest Run-Getter in White-Bal ...Read More >
The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are poised to appoint Abhishek Nayar as their head coach for the upcoming season, according to a report. It has been claimed that Nayar was informed of the franchise's decision last week, with a formal announcement now imminent. Nayar, the former Mumbai all-rounder, has a long-standing history with KKR. He had worked with the team previously, notably becoming their key figure behind the scenes, responsible for grooming players ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes life has come to a full circle for batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they stand in a position in the twilight phase of their careers, where scoring runs will guarantee their spot in India's ODI fold, just like when they broke out into the international circuit. Following the conclusion of the third ODI, which ended with a 9-wicket triumph for India, Rohit collected the Player of the Match and Player of th ...Read More >
Since Sarfaraz Khan was not picked for India A's two four-day matches against South Africa A, reactions have been quite strong. Social media erupted over the exclusion of the 28-year-old Khan, who has recently shed a lot of weight and scored heavily in India's domestic cricket in recent years, as people asked what more he could do to secure a call-up. Even Ravichandran Ashwin was stunned: "I can't find any logic behind Sarfaraz's non-selection in the India A side. I feel very, very sad for him. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 23: India suffered another defeat against Australia as the hosts clinched the second ODI on Thursday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. With that, the Men in Blue registered their first ODI loss in Adelaide in 17 years. While Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, and Axar Patel stood up with the bat, the bowling and fielding performances were not enough to contain the hosts from chasing the target. Though Australia lost eight wickets in their chase of 265 runs, so ...Read More >
A man who threw boiling oil at two police officers, hitting one in the face and chest, has been jailed for nine years. Mohammed Sarfaraz, 45, deliberately heated a pan of oil in his parents' kitchen to create a "highly dangerous weapon" when he found out police were on their way to see him, Newcastle Crown Court heard. The injured officer was left with permanent scarring on his face and chest and there were initial fears he might have been blinded, the court heard. Sarfaraz had denied any wro ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Wednesday stoked controversy after she questioned the non-selection of Sarfaraz Khan for India's recent cricket assignments. She asked whether Khan was not selected in the India A cricket squad "because of his surname", drawing an angry attack from BJP which accused Mohamed and her party of seeking to divide Indian cricket team on religious lines.In a post on X, Mohamed said, "Is Sarfaraz Khan not selected because of his surname!," "#justasking W ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Wednesday stirred a controversy by suggesting that Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan was not included in the India A squad for the upcoming South Africa tour because of communal bias. Questioning the exclusion of the cricketer, she asked whether he was not selected because of his surname. In a post on social media that appeared to take a jibe at Indian team coach Gautam Gambhir, the Congress leader wrote, "We know where he stands on that matter." He ...Read More >
New Delhi: A senior member of Indian National Congress, Shama Mohamed, has launched a blistering public attack on Gautam Gambhir -- accusing him and the team management of excluding Sarfaraz Khan from the upcoming India "A" squad for reasons tied to his surname. Her comments come ahead of the tour by South Africa A to India and the main series between India national cricket team and South Africa national cricket team in 2025. Mohamed questioned whether Sarfaraz's non-selection for the 15-man "A ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former star India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu recently became the target of a fake post the victim of one such fake quote, which started circulating just before the India vs Australia series, the post falsely quoted Sidhu saying, "If India wants to win the 2027 World Cup, then BCCI should remove Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir as soon as possible and hand over the captaincy to Rohit Sharma again with full respect." Sidhu responded at the false quote, on X and said, "Never said it, d ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Former Team India opener Aakash Chopra extended his greetings to on the occasion of Diwali on Monday. Taking to his X handle, Chopra shared his wishes, saying, "Happy Diwali from us to you and yours." Also Read | Sri Lanka Women vs Bangladesh Women Free Live Streaming Online of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: How To Watch SL-W vs BAN-W CWC Match Free Live Telecast in India?. https://x.com/cricketaakash/status/1980178065989980231 Earlier, the Board of ...Read More >
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