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Rohit controlled his diet, notably quitting Mumbai's vadapav, to improve his fitness and athleticism A stalwart in Indian cricket, Rohit Sharma marked his return to international cricket in the First ODI against Australia on Sunday. Rohit last featured for Team India during the Champions Trophy final. Over the period of his extended break, the Hitman's poor fitness generated plenty of noise, with a section of fans questioning his future in international cricket. However, making a strong stateme ...Read More >
Ex-India skipper Krishnamachari Srikkanth slammed all rumours about Virat Kohli considering IPL retirement or looking for a new franchise ahead of the new season. A recent report on RevzSports suggested that the star cricketer did not sign a new deal with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) which sparked speculation about his exit from the team after 18 years together. However, the reports which suggest that RCB might be up for sale is another reason why Kohli hasn't signed a new deal with the fr ...Read More >
India: The stage is set for cricket's Toughest Rivalry to reignite as India take on Australia in the three-match ODI series starting tomorrow. The contest promises high-intensity battles between two power-packed lineups. Speaking exclusively to the press during Media Day ahead of the first ODI, JioStar expert Aaron Finch spoke about the return of India legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Rohit adopting an aggressive batting approach, the thrilling pace-bowling duel between both sides, the sign ...Read More >
New Delhi: India and England meet at a decisive juncture in the World Cup, more for the hosts. Unbeaten England sit comfortably with seven points while India, after two losses in a row, are under pressure with just four points from as many matches with a semi-final spot at stake. India head coach Amol Muzumdar had hinted at changes being imminent after the defeats to South Africa and Australia in Visakhapatnam, suggesting that the batting approach and team composition were under review ahead of ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer and assistant coach Abhishek Nayar spoke on star batter Rohit Sharma's physical transformation over the last 12 weeks before the tour to Australia, keeping the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup in mind, saying that he has transformed himself into a "mean machine". When the Indian team's photoshoot for the ODI series against Australia was completed, one of the most surprising aspects was how slimmer and fitter Rohit looked. Having ...Read More >
On Friday, Suryakumar will be the guest at the Express Adda in his hometown Mumbai. He will be in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, and Devendra Pandey, Deputy Associate Editor, The Indian Express. Only 15 months after inheriting India's T20 captaincy, Suryakumar Yadav has helped build a halo of fearlessness around his team of young cricketers -- more so, after India won the Asia Cup in Dubai last month after beating Pakistan in three politically char ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team may not have received the trophy for winning the Asia Cup last month, but hosting the tournament will add net surplus revenue of over Rs 100 crore to the Indian cricket board's (BCCI) coffers. According to BCCI's annual budget for 2025-26, a copy of which is in possession of TOI, the board expects to retain a net surplus of around Rs 6700 crore for the financial year 2025-2026 even as it stares at a rocky future with the IPL valuation seeing a slump for the sec ...Read More >
Kolkata: There hasn't been a younger India captain since, well, MS Dhoni. But cricket's two oldest formats hardly overlap these days, and the next ODI World Cup is two years away. So Shubman Gill shouldn't exactly feel the heat as he prepares to lead India in Australia for a three-match ODI series, beginning Sunday. And while the format may be dying, there is no denying the legacy that still needs careful shepherding -- a nearly 70% win record in the last 36 months, 2023 World Cup finalists and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): India's tour to Australia for both white-ball formats also marks the return of superstar batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the ODI leg of the series, as they will both play their first international assignment since the ICC Champions Trophy win in March. While more hard-hitting batters with skyrocketing strike rates and a better six count took their places in T20Is following their retirement following the ICC T20 World Cup win in 2024, and form desert ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Former stylish all-rounder Shane Watson expects the Australian crowd to shower love on India stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming three ODIs, which could be their last trip down under. Watson was speaking on JioHotstar. While Watson believes a warm reception awaits the batting bigwigs in Australia, he outlined the challenge that the duo could encounter while being just a one-format player. He predicted the end of India flawless run in ODIs ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Former stylish all-rounder Shane Watson expects the Australian crowd to shower love on India stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming three ODIs, which could be their last trip down under. Watson was speaking on JioHotstar. While Watson believes a warm reception awaits the batting bigwigs in Australia, he outlined the challenge that the duo could encounter while being just a one-format player. He predicted the end of India's flawless run in ODI ...Read More >
"That helped me and Rahul bhai when we were planning for the (2024) T20 World Cup," said Rohit Former India captain Rohit Sharma opened up on the team's T20 World Cup 2024 and Champions Trophy 2025 triumphs. After suffering a heartbreak in the final of ODI World Cup 2023 at home, India, under the leadership of Rohit, bounced back to win the next two major ICC titles. The star batter admitted that despite the loss to Australia in the final in Ahmedabad, the process and mindset were carried forwa ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: For a while, on a tense Tuesday night at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati, Nigar Sultana's Bangladesh had England on the ropes. Chasing 179, the Nat Sciver-Brunt-led side were reduced to 66/5 first before going six down for 103. If not for Heather Knight's patience, along with Charlie Dean, a truckload of luck for England, Bangladesh could have just caused the biggest upset of this World Cup. Knight and Dean rode their luck, kept their cool before taking England home in the 47th over ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are on the verge of returning to India's ODI setup as the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee prepares to announce squads for the upcoming white-ball tour of Australia. Both senior batters, who last featured for India in the triumphant 2025 Champions Trophy campaign, had stepped away from T20Is after a winning 2024 T20 World Cup campaign and retired from Test cricket in May this year. IANS understands that the two squads ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 1: Guwahati's first-ever women's ODI drew an unprecedented turnout of over 22,000 fans, despite intermittent rain, setting a new record for an ICC women's event. The India-Sri Lanka clash on Tuesday saw 22,843 spectators at the venue, surpassing the previous group-stage attendance record of 15,935 set during the India-Pakistan fixture at last year's Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai, the ICC confirmed on Wednesday. "The attendance of 22,843 spectators for the opening match of the IC ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): The ICC Women Cricket World Cup 2025 opener between India and Sri Lanka set a new milestone in women cricket, as Guwahati Barsapara Cricket Stadium recorded more than 20,000 fans in the stadium at any Women Cricket World Cup event. The game drew 22,843 fans at the ACA Stadium, a record for the most attended group stage fixture at any Women World Cup. The previous record of 15,935 was set during the India-Pakistan ICC Women T20 World Cup Group A clash i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September (ANI): Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant shared a light-hearted message for England all-rounder Chris Woakes, who announced his international retirement on Monday. Pant posted a heartfelt wish to the man who had caused him injury during the fifth Test in Manchester early this year. Pant had suffered a fractured foot while attempting a reverse sweep against Woakes. "Happy Retirement, Woakesy. You have been amazing on the field. Lots of discipline, a big smile ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Winning the Asia Cup was the "best reply" to an aggressive opposition, middle-order batter Tilak Varma said on Tuesday, revealing how he handled initial pressure and verbal volleys from Pakistan players en route to his match-winning half-century in the final. Tilak scored an unbeaten 69 to guide India to a five-wicket victory over their arch-rivals at Dubai last Sunday."There was some pressure and nerves initially. But I have placed my country ahead of everything else and I wanted to ...Read More >
IND vs AUS: India suffered a blow ahead of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia, starting October 19, as all-rounder Hardik Pandya is unlikely to feature. According to a reports, Pandya has been advised four weeks of rest due to a left quadriceps injury. He had earlier bowled just one over in India's Asia Cup Super Fours clash against Sri Lanka before sitting out of the final against Pakistan, raising concerns about his fitness. While Pandya is set to miss the ODI leg of the Au ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India leg-spinner Amit Mishra has backed the decision taken by the Suryakumar Yadav-led side to decline receiving the 2025 Men's Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi, calling it a principled stand that reflects the team's integrity and sentiment of the wider public back home. On Sunday, India beat Pakistan by five wickets in a pulsating final at the Dubai International Stadium to lift the continental title for the nint ...Read More >
Reaching the semi-final is the minimum expectation for England at the Women's World Cup, says coach Charlotte Edwards. England reached the final of the previous edition in 2022 and were beaten by Australia, but were knocked out at the semi-final and then the group stage at the most recent T20 World Cups. Nat Sciver-Brunt's side come into the tournament as underdogs after a 16-0 Ashes drubbing at the beginning of the year, and a mixed summer which saw them thrash a poor West Indies side before ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 29 (ANI): Ahead of her side ICC Women World Cup opener against Sri Lanka, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that she wants her team to stay in a positive state of mind. Harmanpreet pointed to Assamese batter Uma Chetry presence in the squad and she looks ready to represent the nation at the biggest showpiece event. India, the two-time ICC Women World Cup finalists from the 2005 and 2017 editions, will start their campaign against Sri Lanka at Guwahati on ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 29 (ANI): Ahead of her side's ICC Women's World Cup opener against Sri Lanka, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that she wants her team to stay in a "positive state of mind". Harmanpreet pointed to Assamese batter Uma Chetry's presence in the squad and she looks ready to represent the nation at the biggest showpiece event. India, the two-time ICC Women's World Cup finalists from the 2005 and 2017 editions, will start their campaign against Sri Lanka at Gu ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: It was a hot and humid day. Extreme in terms of the month and region with temperature hovering around 36-38 degree celsius. But it felt like 50 degrees. When Sri Lanka trained in the early afternoon at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium, the conditions seemed hostile. And on Tuesday, when they take on India in the first match of the ICC Women's World Cup, conditions are expected to be the same. It was like a cauldron with little breeze. By evening, the temperature settled down a bi ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 29 (PTI) India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is confident her team has a strong chance of lifting the World Cup, and her optimism goes beyond just home advantage. Harmanpreet's confidence stems from the fact that India recently defeated seven-time world champions Australia at home for the first time since 2007 in the build up to the World Cup commencing here Tuesday and gave a scare to formidable visitors while chasing a mammoth 413 in the series-deciding third ODI. "Chance toh kaafi ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 29 (PTI) India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur is confident her team has a strong chance of lifting the World Cup, and her optimism goes beyond just home advantage. Harmanpreet's confidence stems from the fact that India recently defeated seven-time world champions Australia at home for the first time since 2007 in the build up to the World Cup commencing here Tuesday and gave a scare to formidable visitors while chasing a mammoth 413 in the series-deciding third ODI. "Chance toh kaafi ...Read More >
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav (2R) playfully pretends to hold up the trophy as his team celebrates their victory at the end of the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket final match between India and Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on September 28, 2025. - AFP TILAK Varma struck an unbeaten 69 to guide India to a five-wicket victory over Pakistan for a record-extending ninth Asia Cup title. India successfully chased down a target of 147 with two balls to spare in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former India cricketers RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha have joined the Men's Senior Selection Committee, marking a significant addition to Indian cricket's decision-making structure. The appointments were confirmed during the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Mumbai on Sunday. The reconstituted men's selection panel will now comprise Ajit Agarkar (Chairperson), Shiv Sundar Das, Ajay Ratra, R.P. Singh, and Pragyan Ojha. While Agarkar, Das, and ...Read More >
India's Kuldeep Yadav (C) celebrates taking the wicket of Pakistan's Faheem Ashraf in the Asia Cup final Tilak Varma hit an unbeaten 69 as India defeated Pakistan by five wickets for a record-extending ninth Asia Cup title with no handshakes between the sides again on Sunday. Chasing 147 for victory, India depended on Varma's 53-ball knock and a key 60-run stand with fellow left-hander Shivam Dube to reach their target with two balls to spare in Dubai. Dube got out for 33 at the end of the 19 ...Read More >
Dubai, Sep 28 (UNI) Cometh the hour, cometh the men -- Tilak Varma and Kuldeep Yadav rose to the big stage as India defeated Pakistan by five wickets to lift the Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium here today. Tilak was the ice in the fire, holding the innings together with a superb 69 off 53 balls when wickets tumbled around him. Calm, composed, and classy- he showed maturity beyond his years, first steadying India after a top-order wobble and then launching into Pakistan's attack ...Read More >
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