Author: Kumar Aryan

Ayush Badoni (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: There’s tension in the Delhi camp. They have mustered just four points in three Ranji Trophy matches. On Monday, an evidently turning track awaits them in their match against Services at the Palam Air Force ground. And their captain Ayush Badoni, with 535 runs in four innings this […]

Babar Azam (Reuters Photo) Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has urged Babar Azam to travel to Australia or South Africa and work with specialist coaches to address the technical flaws in his batting, warning that playing first-class cricket without fixing those issues could further dent the star batter’s confidence.Yousuf believes Babar needs focused, specialised coaching […]

India’s captain Shreyas Iyer and coach Gautam Gambhir. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir underlined the importance of collective effort after India clinched the five-match T20I series against New Zealand 3-2, taking to social media to share a short but emphatic message following the team’s series triumph.“Built as a Team. Won as […]

Shreyas Iyer reflects on India’s defeat (Image: BCCI/X) India captain Shreyas Iyer admitted that his team fell short in all three departments after suffering a seven-wicket defeat against New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I at Seddon Park on Sunday. Despite clinching the five-match series 3-2, Iyer pointed to India’s inability to maintain momentum […]

Gautam Gambhir (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir had a strong message about his team’s approach to handling pressure after India clinched the five-match T20I series against New Zealand 3-2, insisting that fear has no place in his dictionary.“There is no word like “dar” (fear) in my dictionary and directory,” […]

India became the first team in cricket history to hit 400 sixes in a calendar year during the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.The milestone came in India’s 40th match of 2026, when the batters struck 11 sixes to take their tally for the year to exactly […]

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Gautam Gambhir India head coach Gautam Gambhir said his responsibility was to make the right decisions for the team rather than please everyone, stressing that players who have performed consistently deserve a longer run.India have plenty of options on the bench, with teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi still waiting for an opportunity despite his […]

Jacob Duffy and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: Jacob Duffy is looking forward to facing Virat Kohli in the upcoming ODI series between India and New Zealand. The New Zealand fast bowler has already had a close look at the Indian batting star, having shared the dressing room with him at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) during […]

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner finally won a toss in the five-match T20I series and elected to bowl first in the fifth and final match against India at Seddon Park on Sunday.After losing the toss in the first four matches, Santner got his first win at the coin toss. Both teams made two changes to […]

India’s Tilak Varma bats during the T20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Auckland, New Zealand. AP/PTI(AP10_30_2026_000236B) AUCKLAND: India middle-order batter Tilak Varma is likely to be added to the India A squad for the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the selectors want to give him some […]