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"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 >
AHMEDABAD, India -- Ravindra Jadeja took 4-54 as India wrapped up the first test against West Indies by an innings and 140 runs on day three at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. Kuldeep Yadav also picked 2-23, while Mohammed Siraj took 3-31 in 11 overs, as West Indies was bowled out for 146 runs (45.1 overs) in the second innings. The visitors had scored 162 runs in the first innings. In reply, India had declared its first innings at 448-5 with a lead of 286 runs. India had three centuri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh opined on Shubman Gill's ODI captaincy and backed the BCCI's move, saying that the call was taken keeping in mind the future of the team, especially the 2027 ODI World Cup. On Saturday, when the BCCI announced India's T20I and ODI squads for the forthcoming white-ball tour of Australia, Gill emerged as the top-most name after being handed the leadership role from Rohit Sharma. Two former Indian skippers -- Rohit and Virat K ...Read More >
Enjoying a purple patch with the bat, India's Test captain Shubman Gill achieved a new personal milestone in the format during the ongoing IND vs WI 1st Test 2025, reaching 300 fours in Tests. Gill, who resumed his innings on Day 2 at 18, started the day scrappily, but soon came into his own and slammed his 300th four in Test cricket off debutant Khary Pierre, which was also his fifth of the innings. Gill is nearing his eighth Test half-century, and is batting on 45 off 82 at the time of writing ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Australia's young Test opener Sam Konstas, who was a part of the recent two unofficial Tests against India A, revealed the opposition's reaction when he tried to reverse ramp in the first over, recreating scenes from last year's Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Konstas, who has "learned a lot" in the previous two to three weeks, is ready if he gets a call-up for the Ashes against England, scheduled to begin on November 21 in Perth. During his recent trip to the su ...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 >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 3 (ANI): Kapil Kumar grabbed the IGPL Invitational Pune after a dramatic finish against Kartik Singh at the Poona Golf Club. Though it was dramatic all day long as the lead kept switching between the top two and Sachin Baisoya, it became all the more intense towards the end. It finally peaked on the regulation 18th hole and concluded on the second play-off hole as Kapil ended his long wait for a first professional and left Kartik waiting for his first one. Th ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- Dhruv Jurel scored his maiden test hundred as India took complete control on Day 2 of the first cricket test against West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. Jurel hit 125 in 210 balls, becoming the 12th Indian wicketkeeper-batter to claim a test century, and put on 206 for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja. Jurel joined fellow Indian keepers Vijay Manjrekar, Farookh Engineer, Ajay Ratra and Wriddhiman Saha in scoring test hundreds against West Indies. ...Read More >
Virat Kohli's vision for fixed Test venues back in the spotlight Cricket fans were left disappointed as the ongoing first Test between India and the West Indies at the giant Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad witnessed thousands of empty seats on the opening day on Thursday, October 2. The Indian bowlers were in full song despite having a couple of days' break after winning the Asia Cup 2025, but the lack of crowd energy caught everyone's attention. Many fans believe that selecting Ahmedabad f ...Read More >
BENGALURU, Oct 1 (Reuters) - India will switch back to test cricket mode, after a dramatic Asia Cup Twenty20 triumph ended in bizarre circumstances, when they take on a depleted West Indies side in the opening match of their two-test series starting on Thursday. India say they were denied the chance to lift the Asia Cup trophy after it was removed from the presentation ceremony over their refusal to accept it from Asian Cricket Council chairman and Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sun ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- West Indies lost half its batting attack by lunch on the first day of the first cricket test Thursday against India, reduced to 90-5 after winning the toss and deciding to bat. Mohammed Siraj took 3-19 in seven overs, while Jasprit Bumrah (1-24) and Kuldeep Yadav (1-7) picked up a wicket each. The visitors made a poor start as Siraj was on the money with the new ball. He struck early -- Tagenarine Chanderpaul was caught behind for an 11-ball duck. Bumrah took a couple ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) -- West Indies lost half its batting attack by lunch on the first day of the first cricket test Thursday against India, reduced to 90-5 after winning the toss and deciding to bat. Mohammed Siraj took 3-19 in seven overs, while Jasprit Bumrah (1-24) and Kuldeep Yadav (1-7) picked up a wicket each. The visitors made a poor start as Siraj was on the money with the new ball. He struck early -- Tagenarine Chanderpaul was caught behind for an 11-ball duck. Bumrah took a couple ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD: India will switch back to Test cricket mode, after a dramatic Asia Cup Twenty20 triumph ended in bizarre circumstances, when they take on a depleted West Indies side in the opening match of their two-Test series starting on Thursday. India say they were denied the chance to lift the Asia Cup trophy after it was removed from the presentation ceremony over their refusal to accept it from Asian Cricket Council chairman and Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday. The players, ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: The short turnaround time from the high of winning a controversy-marred Asia Cup notwithstanding, Shubman Gill's India will be outright favourites against a struggling and under-strength West Indies when the two teams face-off on a green-top in the first Test starting here on Thursday. Most of the Indian team members, including skipper Gill, and head coach Gautam Gambhir arrived here on the intervening night between Monday and Tuesday from Dubai, and they have left no stone unturned ...Read More >
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has been featured in TIME magazine's prestigious "TIME100 Next" list, honouring emerging personalities. He also topped Wisden's 'The Best 40 Young Players in the World' list, highlighting his impressive Test and T20I records. With strong performances across formats, Jaiswal is poised to be India's next all-condition batter. Ahead of the Test series against West Indies, India's seasoned opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Wednesday featured in TIME magazine's prestigious "T ...Read More >
Adar Poonawalla exploring bid for RCB? sparks speculation with X post According to a source of CNBC-TV18, Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of Serum Institute of India, was in negotiations with Diageo Plc, the owners of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), to potentially purchase the Indian Premier League's (IPL) 2025 champion. It is still unclear at this time whether Diageo Plc intends to sell all of its shares in RCB. United Spirits is owned by Diageo Plc. Also Read | 'Senseless and headless chicken m ...Read More >
The godfather of modern West Indian fast bowling shakes his head slowly, having been reminded what happened the last time his once proud and near-invincible team played Test cricket. "It hurt," says the great Andy Roberts of West Indies' humiliation in being bowled out for just 27 by Australia in Jamaica in July. "I knew we were at a pretty low ebb but I didn't believe we could get any lower, and then that happened. Now I think we've reached the bottom of the pit. "West Indies used to be the e ...Read More >
Two-time Paralympic champion Sumit Antil and Sandip Singh Sargar made it a most memorable evening for India with gold medals in the F64 and F44 Javelin Throw finals, respectively, in the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on a balmy Tuesday evening. With 2020 Olympic and 2023 World Champion Neeraj Chopra in the house, Sumit Antil buckled down to the task of chasing the Championship record despite being in a league of his own. He had three throws be ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 30 (ANI): Puneri Paltan completed the double over the Bengal Warriorz, registering a 49-44 win in a high-scoring encounter at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. Aditya Shinde (18 points) and Pankaj Mohite (10 points) registered Super 10s to lead their side to victory, while Devank Dalal amassed 25 points on the night, also becoming the first to cross 150 raid points in PKL 12. Also Read | Inter Miami vs Chicago, MLS 2025 Live St ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " aga ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 30 (ANI): On day three of the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Srihari Nataraj once again stood tall for India, clinching a bronze in the Men's 100m Freestyle and extending his medal haul to five (three individual, two relay). Rohit B Benedicton clinched a silver medal in the Men's 50m Butterfly to bring India's total up to nine so far, as per a press release from the Swimming Federation of India (SFI). Also Read | In ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 30 (PTI) The 14th Women's World Cup opened on a dazzling note at the ACA Barsapara Stadium here, with the ceremony featuring a moving tribute to Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg. During the mid-innings break of India-Sri Lanka game, renowned Bollywood singer Shreya Ghosal captivated the 25,000-odd spectators with a 13-minute performance dedicated to Zubeen, blending a medley of his hits with the World Cup theme song, 'Bring It Home.' The stadium echoed with chants of "Joy Zubeen ...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 >
Dubai- India's ninth Asia Cup crown eventually became a mere footnote as the expected cordiality on a sports field gave way to confrontation in the final clash against Pakistan where the rival players mocked each other both during and after the match. The tournament had been fraught with tension from the very start, and the animosity carried into the final, which India won by five wickets on a rather long Sunday night. What started with India's refusal to shake hands to show solidarity with vi ...Read More >
Bangalore Gold Rate Today: Shattering all hopes of retail jewellery buyers of some relief amid the ongoing Navratri festival, gold rates in Bangalore, and other Indian cities broke another record on Monday, September 29. The price of gold in Bangalore, aka Bengaluru, witnessed a sharp surge bringing 24 karat gold Rs 16,000 above the historic Rs 1 lakh mark. The gold price rally in Karnataka capital mirrored the surge in gold rate in India and across the world. The sharp rally in precious metal ...Read More >
Former India cricketer Mithun Manhas has been elected the new President of the BCCI. Union Minister Jitendra Singh praised this development, calling it a momentous occasion. He also highlighted its significance for Jammu and Kashmir, noting Manhas's origin from Bhaderwah, coinciding with another sporting achievement from the region. Former India cricketer Mithun Manhas has been elected the new President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Union Minister Jitendra Singh hailed t ...Read More >
MUMBAI - India's plans for the Asia Cup 2025 final have been hit hard, with Hardik Pandya sidelined for the India vs Pakistan showdown in Dubai tomorrow. The BCCI confirmed late on Sunday that the all-rounder will miss the match, a development that has shaken fans and analysts ahead of a high-pressure contest. Pandya picked up a hamstring injury in the semi-final against Sri Lanka three days ago. He clutched his leg after his third over and left the field in visible pain. Early checks hinted at ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 28: Mithun Manhas' rapid ascension to the BCCI presidency, which was ratified at the AGM on Sunday, is symbolic of the decision-makers' desire to keep the highest cricket administration post in the country firmly in the hands of cricketers. That Manhas was chosen ahead of some big names such as Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh might have added an element of surprise to the call, but the former Delhi captain is a canny operator, who can instantly gauge the ebb and flow of develo ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 27: What was technically a "dead rubber" match in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2025 turned into an adrenaline-pumping spectacle, with India snatching victory against Sri Lanka in a heart-stopping encounter. Cricket fans around the world were glued to their screens as the match defied expectations and delivered edge-of-the-seat entertainment. IND vs SL, Asia Cup 2025: Sanath Jayasuriya Rues Missed Chances After Sri Lanka Stumble Again in Super Over Against India. Cricke ...Read More >
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