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New Delhi: On the one hand, whether it is forming an alliance in the middle of the pitch or representing the future of Indian cricket, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill have been in the limelight during the recent England tour. Pant hit the century in both innings in the first Test, Gill scoring his personal then best Test score to shut doubts over the Indian batting after Kohli and Rohit. During the second Test of the series in Birmingham, Pant failed to capitalize on his innings but Gill grabbed t ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann is set to expand his cabinet on Thursday, inducting AAP's Ludhiana West MLA, Sanjeev Arora.The last cabinet expansion took place in Sep last year.Arora's induction is likely to involve a reshuffling of portfolios, even though there is no clarity yet on the department to be allocated to him. The induction seems certain as Mann confirmed last week that the party would honour the promise made to the voters of Ludhiana West during campaigning -- of mak ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- New captain Shubman Gill's unbeaten 114 led India's gritty effort to 310-5 against England on day one Wednesday of the second test at Edgbaston. The pressure was on Gill as India's last specialist batsman to prevent exposing the fragile bottom order in the last two hours of an extended day. He succeeded despite leg cramps. Gill and spin allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, paired from 211-5 after two quick wickets after tea, ran well, were patient and still kept the scorebo ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM: India was 98-2 at lunch after being made to bat first by England to start the second test at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Yashasvi Jaiswal was 62 not out, after Lokesh Rahul chopped on to his stumps on 2 early on, and Karun Nair was out minutes before lunch when he picked out second slip. Rahul's wicket was reward for England's tight bowling on a dry, batter-friendly pitch under sunny skies. Then Nair's ambition sparked Jaiswal out of uncharacteristic caution and they accelerated to hi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Under-fire India football head coach Manolo Marquez stepped down on Wednesday after reaching a "mutual agreement" with the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) following a string of poor performances by the national team. The AIFF Executive Committee, in its meeting here, agreed to relieve Marquez after he expressed his desire to do so despite one year still left in his contract. Also Read | WI vs AUS 2025: Daren Sammy Holds No 'Grudges' Against TV Umpire After Barbados ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Seasoned opener Rohit Sharma took a trip down memory lane and reminisced about the torrent of emotions Indian players experienced when Suryakumar Yadav's match-defining catch to dismiss David Miller was being reviewed by the third umpire in last year's T20 World Cup final against South Africa. On June 29, 2024, India ended its 17-year-long T20 World Cup drought at the expense of South Africa's heartbreak. India's dwindling 177-run defence found a new life after ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 29: Rohit Sharma, who captained India to 2024 Men's T20 World Cup glory exactly a year ago with a seven-run win over South Africa in Barbados, said Suryakumar Yadav grabbing that game-turning catch under pressure at long-off to see the back of David Miller was the moment of the title clash for him. The trophy win also meant Rahul Dravid had a happy end to his coaching stint. Rohit explained how he convinced Dravid sir to stay on for one final mission after the 2023 ODI World Cup fin ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rohit Sharma, who captained India to 2024 Men's T20 World Cup glory exactly a year ago with a seven-run win over South Africa in Barbados, said Suryakumar Yadav grabbing that game-turning catch under pressure at long-off to see the back of David Miller was the moment of the title clash for him. "Surya was at long-off and that catch -- honestly, it was the moment of the match. Even after he took it, the umpires were checking if he touched the rope. Everyone's ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The West Indies have coped with a blow in the first Test against Australia despite getting a 10-run lead in the first innings. Fast bowler Jayden Seales has been fined 15 per cent of his match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. The bowler was penalised for his celebration on the first day of the opening Test between Australia and the West Indies. Jayden Seales was punished by the ICC ICC has mentioned in their statement that the pace bowler has been penalised und ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The International Cricket Council has approved several changes to the playing conditions in men's international cricket, including the updated boundary law and the use of just one ball in ODIs. Some of the new rules have already been applied in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Some of them are related to white-ball will be effective from July 2, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo. Stop Clock in Tests Just a year after introducing the stop clock in white-ball forma ...Read More >
New Delhi: One Day Internationals (ODI) have previously been criticized by retired cricketers especially the fact that both ends use two new balls. It has been touted by many that this alteration has almost snuffed out reverse swing thereby upsetting the balance between bat and ball. During a conversation with Ravichandran Ashwin, India's current head coach Gautam Gambhir said that the use of two new balls is the worst thing that could have been done to cricket. It seems like the International C ...Read More >
New Delhi: A year after introducing the stop clock in white-ball cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has extended the measure to Test matches in a bid to address the issue of slow over rates. The rule has already come into effect with the start of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle that kicked off with Sri Lanka's two-Test series at home against Bangladesh, which began on June 17. The mechanism involves an on-ground electronic clock, operated by the third umpire, that counts ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 26: Men's international cricket will witness notable rule changes from the International Cricket Council (ICC), including a stop clock for Tests and new Decision Review System (DRS) protocols. Although the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle has kicked off with new rules, white-ball rule changes are effective from July 2. According to ESPNcricinfo, the ICC will extend the stop clock provision to Test cricket, due to the slow over rates issue, a year after its introduction ...Read More >
India might ease fuel rules for small cars. Maruti Suzuki requested this change because small car sales are down. The government is worried about the drop in affordable car sales. Relaxing the rules could help Maruti, which sells many small cars. Other car companies are discussing this proposal. New rules may start in April 2027. ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Men's international cricket will witness notable rule changes from the International Cricket Council (ICC), including a stop clock for Tests and new Decision Review System (DRS) protocols. Although the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle has kicked off with new rules, white-ball rule changes are effective from July 2. According to ESPNcricinfo, the ICC will extend the stop clock provision to Test cricket, due to the slow over rates issue, a year after ...Read More >
Dindigul Dragons burnt both their reviews in the opening over in the hope of overturning the wide call from the umpire Former Indian cricketer R Ashwin was seen fuming during the Tamil Nadu Premier League. The 38-year-old who plays for Dindigul Dragons was judged LBW off the bowling of Sai Kishore, who plays for IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans. Ashwin was seen in a long argument with the umpire, and he was thundering off the field and was seen hitting his pads in anger with the bat. "Ashwin is sayin ...Read More >
IMAGE: Former India pacer Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the World Test Championship final next month. Photograph: BCCI The Indian team may not have reached the World Test Championship final but former pacer Javagal Srinath will ensure the country's presence in the upcoming marquee clash by serving as its match referee with WTC debutant Nitin Menon doing duty as the fourth umpire. England's Richard Illingworth and Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand will be the on-field umpires in the ...Read More >
DUBAI - No Indian umpire or referee has been included in the ICC Champions Trophy panel. According to Indian media, match referee Javagal Srinath and umpire Nitin Menon have declined to travel to Pakistan for the tournament. Following their refusal, the ICC excluded them from the panel. The ICC has announced the match officials for the Champions Trophy, with Pakistani umpires also included in the panel. Indian media reports that Javagal Srinath has taken leave from the ICC, while Nitin Menon ...Read More >
Pune: Pacer Harshit Rana replaced allrounder Shivam Dube as a concussion substitute after he was struck on the helmet in the final over of India's innings during the fourth T20I against England on Friday. Dube, who scored 53, was hit on the helmet in the penultimate ball of the Indian innings by a Jamie Overton delivery. Following the mandatory concussion test, Dube was cleared to play. Howevery, he was run out on the final delivery of the innings. Rana, who had recently played in the opening ...Read More >
Pune, Jan 31 (PTI) Pacer Harshit Rana replaced allrounder Shivam Dube as a concussion substitute after he was struck on the helmet in the final over of India's innings during the fourth T20I against England on Friday. Dube, who scored 53, was hit on the helmet in the penultimate ball of the Indian innings by a Jamie Overton delivery. Also Read | Why Did Harshit Rana Bowling in IND vs ENG 4th T20I 2025 Despite Not Featuring in India's Playing XI? Know Reason. Following the mandatory concussion ...Read More >
Sikandar Raza to Saim Ayub, Comes from around the wicket and drops it short outside off. Saim Ayub cuts the ball off the back foot but straight to covers to start the game. All in readiness to get going in the series decider. Bright blue skies and sunshine welcome the two umpires as they stride out to the middle. Craig Ervine and his men break from their huddle and take their respective positions on the field. It will be the left-hand right-hand combination of Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique to ...Read More >
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