Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar acknowledged that replacing legends like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin in the Indian Test side is never easy, calling it a major transition phase for the team. The last time India played a Test match without all three—Rohit, Kohli, and…
Karun Nair (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: After almost 3000 days, Karun Nair is once again slated to don the India whites. The man who became only the second Indian batter, after Virender Sehwag, to score a triple century in Test cricket had long been out of contention following his last appearance in 2017 against Australia…
BCCI selection committee Chairman Ajit Agarkar along with committee member Shiv Sunder Das India are stepping into a brand-new chapter in Test cricket and the man tasked with shaping that future, Ajit Agarkar, didn’t hold back during Saturday’s press conference. As he addressed the media following the announcement of India’s squad for the five-Test tour…
Axar Patel is missing for Delhi Capitals for second match running. Delhi Capitals face Punjab Kings in their final IPL 2025 match without regular captain Axar Patel, who is missing due to illness. Vice-captain Faf du Plessis leads the team for the second time this season as DC aim for fifth place, having already been…
India’s Shreyas Iyer during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The wait is finally over. Team India has a new Test captain — Shubman Gill. The 25-year-old will take over the red-ball leadership when India begin their five-Test tour of England on…
Carlos Alcaraz (L) and Coco Gauff (R) are two of the contenders to lift the French Open title. (Getty Images/AP) For many years, the French Open had a predictability attached to it. For better or for worse, Rafael Nadalin the men’s field and Iga Swiatek in the women’s field were the safe bets. Both had…
Shubman Gill has been appointed as the captain of the Indian Test cricket team, as announced on Saturday. Despite questions about his Test cricket record, the 25-year-old’s elevation to captaincy has received support from cricket pundits, considering his demonstrated maturity, composure under pressure, and leadership skills displayed while captaining Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier…
Shreyas Iyer and Faf Du Plesis Delhi Capitals secured a six-wicket victory against Punjab Kings in their final IPL match at Jaipur on Saturday, successfully chasing down a target of 207 runs in 19.3 overs. Young Sameer Rizvi shone with an unbeaten 58 off 25 balls, while Karun Nair, recently recalled to the Indian Test…
Real Madrid’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti and Luka Modric Real Madrid bid farewell to two of its most decorated figures, coach Carlo Ancelotti and midfielder Luka Modric during their final La Liga match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday. The emotional ceremony followed Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad, with Ancelotti, 65, departing to coach…
Novak Djokovic beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the Geneva Open. (AP) Novak Djokovic won his 100th ATP Tour level title after coming from behind to edge Hubert Hurkacz in Geneva on Saturday. In the process he joined a list featuring just three players to have won 100 ATP titles, trailing Jimmy Connors (109)…
