Puducherry: Sam Konstas may be only 20, but the Australian opener has already experienced the highs and scrutiny that are part and parcel of top-flight cricket.His Test debut against India in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy brought him instant fame when he took on Jasprit Bumrah with his audacious approach and smashed a 65-ball 60 that…
Tilak Varma plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo) Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson admitted on Wednesday that his team still has ground to cover if they want to challenge India at the Asian Games.India’s men’s team has…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia on Wednesday announced that the IPL 2027 auction will be held in Goa in December this year.After hosting the IPL auction at three overseas venues in the previous three years, the BCCI will bring the event back to India for the…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Rinku Singh hopes veteran stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma feature in the 2027 ODI World Cup and help India win the coveted trophy. The middle-order batter also wants to move beyond the perception of being a single-format player and earn a Test cap for…
England’s Joe Root (AP photo) Joe Root entered another elite club on Tuesday, becoming the second-fastest batter in international cricket history to reach 23,000 runs during England’s first ODI against Sri Lanka in Durham.Root needed only three runs to reach the landmark and brought it up in typically stylish fashion, using his wrists to flick…
Zaheer Khan, Hemang Badani NEW DELHI: There has been much intrigue around the head coach position at Chennai Super Kings ever since the franchise ended its long-term association with Stephen Fleming. The leadership group, under owner Rupa Gurunath, was keen on having an Indian-led support staff, but conversations with multiple candidates didn’t materialise due to…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be back in action in the three-match ODI series against West Indies. NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill-led India ODI squad for the three-match series against West Indies is set to assemble in Thiruvananthapuram by Thursday (September 24). Some players will reach the venue for the series opener on Wednesday night,…
New Zealand head coach Rob Walter is keen to see how India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi handles the challenge of pace and bounce when the two sides meet in the upcoming T20I series.Sooryavanshi has already made a name for himself with explosive performances in the IPL in 2025 and 2026, as well as at…
Japan will host India in a historic one-off T20 International in Sano on Tuesday, marking the biggest match in the country’s cricket history and celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.The fixture was announced recently and has been scheduled ahead of India’s Asian Games campaign in Aichi-Nagoya.On paper, it is a one-sided…
Puducherry: Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine is currently working with Australia A, who will take on India A in the first four-day game in Puducherry starting Tuesday. With Australia preparing for the next Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Jan-Mar 2027), Paine spoke to TOI about the importance of exposing young players to Indian conditions, the next generation…
