R Ashwin and Hardik Pandya (Photo by PTI and BCCI) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned a key decision by Hardik Pandya during Indian Premier League 2026, after Mumbai Indians’ loss to Chennai Super Kings. The debate centres around Pandya asking young pacer Krish Bhagat to bowl crucial death overs, which went…
Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar NEW DELHI: Both Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans are coming into today’s IPL 2026 match after facing defeat in their previous games. Defending champions RCB lost their last match against Delhi Capitals by six wickets at home in Bengaluru, while GT’s three-match winning streak also ended at…
BENGALURU: Friday’s IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium brings together two captains on opposite arcs. Rajat Patidar, who had only limited leadership experience on the domestic circuit before being handed the RCB captain’s job last season, has turned into the defending champions’ most explosive batter and a steady hand in a high-pressure campaign.In contrast,…
Aarav Sarbalia reshapes chess as content (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: It was the Round 3 game between Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and the eventual winner, Javokhir Sindarov, at the FIDE Candidates tournament just a few weeks ago. 12-year-old Aarav Sarbalia, a FIDE Master (FM), had virtually joined the commentary panel of a popular YouTube channel covering the…
Sachin and Arjun Tendulkar during their Mumbai Indians days NEW DELHI: As Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 53rd birthday, fans across the cricketing world poured in wishes for the man often called the “God of Cricket”. But one of the most talked-about messages came from his son, Arjun Tendulkar, and it had a funny twist.In a…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge (PTI Photo) HYDERABAD: Praful Hinge, the 24-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer, became an overnight sensation after his performance against Rajasthan Royals. He set the tone with a wicket off his second ball — that of teen wonder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi — and scalped two more in the over.Despite the dream debut, he says…
BHOPAL: At a national camp in the city, Nausheen Naz, 15, trains alongside probables who own multiple kits. Naz borrows gear. Her father Ahfaz Khan, a daily-wager earning about Rs 250 a day, cannot buy her a proper hockey stick. No kit. No safety net.But the girl from Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni is India’s most exciting…
Rafael Nadal back on court (Photo by @RafaelNadal on X) NEW DELHI: Tennis legend Rafael Nadal made a special return to the tennis court, but not in a usual setting. The Spanish legend stepped onto a temporary court set up inside Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium, creating a unique crossover between tennis and football. Nadal…
Mukesh Choudhary (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: A deeply emotional night at the Wankhede Stadium saw Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad dedicate his side’s emphatic 103-run win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026 to teammate Mukesh Choudhary, who played despite the recent passing of his mother.The CSK players wore black armbands in tribute, turning a…
Luke Ronchi in PSL presser (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: A post-match press conference in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026 turned tense after Islamabad United head coach Luke Ronchi lost his cool following his team’s defeat to RawalPindiz.Islamabad United endured a disappointing outing, getting bowled out for just 137, a target RawalPindiz chased down comfortably in…