Category: Cricket

Former India captain Rohit Sharma has reached London early to begin preparations for the upcoming three-ODI series against England, starting July 14 in Birmingham. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Rohit has already had a couple of full-fledged sessions at local clubs in and around London with his close friends and local club bowlers.Slough Cricket Club, located […]

Shreyas Iyer & Gautam Gambhir (Photo X) Mumbai : Four months ago, India were celebrating a second successive T20 World Cup triumph under Suryakumar Yadav, built on an aggressive yet calculated brand of cricket. Today, they find themselves in unfamiliar territory. The 125-run thrashing at Nottingham — India’s biggest defeat by runs in T20 Internationals […]

NEW DELHI: India have handed Priya Punia her maiden Test call-up after opener Pratika Rawal was ruled out of the one-off women’s Test against England at Lord’s with a knee injury.The Women’s Selection Committee named Punia as Rawal’s replacement after the opener failed to recover in time for the match, which begins on Friday. Rawal […]

Shafali Verma and Pratika Rawal talk between overs during day one of the Women’s Test Match between Australia and India at the WACA ground on March 06, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Getty) India opener Pratika Rawal has been ruled out of the one-off Test against England at Lord’s, which begins on Friday, after suffering a […]

R Sai Kishore (PTI Photo) India left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore has signed for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club for the final six matches of the 2026 County Championship season. The 29-year-old will be available from Gloucestershire’s match against Worcestershire County Cricket Club at Cheltenham on August 20. Kishore previously impressed during a stint with Surrey […]

England pace spearhead Jofra Archer believes bowling in English conditions is a welcome return to “normal cricket” after the batting-friendly surfaces and shorter boundaries of the Indian Premier League (IPL), issuing a subtle warning to India’s young batting unit following their crushing defeat in the third T20I.Archer’s comments came after England dismantled India by 125 […]

England’s Tammy Beaumont acknowledges the crowd before a break for tea during day three of the first Women’s Ashes cricket test match between England and Australia, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England, Saturday June 24, 2023. (PTI) England opener Tammy Beaumont has announced that she will retire from international cricket after the one-off Test against India […]

Mumbai: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to be inducted in International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame on July 11, TOI has learnt.Ganguly thus will join an elite list of Indian cricketers to be inducted in the ICC’s Hall of Fame. Other ICC Hall of Famers from India include MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Vinoo […]

Jay Shah and Shapoor Zadran Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has died at the age of 38 after battling Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare immune system disorder. He had been receiving treatment in the Delhi-NCR region for several months. His death was confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board, while the International Cricket Council (ICC) […]

India’s Ravi Bishnoi bowls during the 2nd T20I against England. (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: The Indian T20 team is enduring an horrendous UK tour so far, where they are yet to win a match.India were clean swept 2-0 by Ireland, and trail England 2-0 after suffering their heaviest defeat-ever in this format when they were thrashed […]