Category: Cricket

Virender Sehwag (Image-X) Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has opened up about the intense emotions he felt whenever India lost to Pakistan. With the highly anticipated Asia Cup clash between the arch-rivals scheduled for September 14, Sehwag recalled how such defeats often made him lose his focus and temper. Sehwag, who played 42 matches against […]

India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has praised Rishabh Pant for his fearless approach and natural talent behind the stumps. Bangar recalled how former fast bowler Ashish Nehra had predicted Pant’s rapid rise as a special player early in his career. Pant, often described as an entertainer in red-ball […]

Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Defending champions India intensified their Asia Cup 2025 preparations with another full-fledged practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday. While bowlers kept the intensity high, the major talking point of Day 2 was the way India’s top-order batters focused heavily on big-hitting, particularly aerial shots, […]

Axar Patel of India celebrates with teammates (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane highlighted all-rounder Axar Patel as one of the team’s most underrated players. The continental tournament gets underway on Tuesday, September 9, with Afghanistan facing Hong Kong. India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will […]

Zimbabwe’s captain Sikandar Raza, centre, with teammates (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Zimbabwe pulled off a memorable win in Harare, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second T20I to level the series. The hosts bowled brilliantly to skittle Sri Lanka out for just 80, their second-lowest total in the format, before holding their nerve in […]

Pakistan cricket team (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Pakistan are set to welcome South Africa in October for a full tour that begins with two Tests, marking the start of their new World Test Championship cycle. The series will be historic, as it brings the Proteas back for red-ball cricket in Pakistan after almost four years. The […]

Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India kick-started their Asia Cup 2025 title defense preparations with an intense training session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday.The practice marked the squad’s first full session since the England Test series. Instead of holding a preparatory camp at the BCCI Centre of […]

Team India’s practice session (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India began their Asia Cup 2025 title defense preparations with an intense first practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Friday, where head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s message of seizing every opportunity set the tone for the campaign.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. […]

Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India will conduct elections for the post of all its office-bearers – president, vice-president, secretary, joint secretary and treasurer, in Mumbai on September 28.In a notice, seen by TOI, to all the state associations, BCCI secretary […]

Sarfaraz Khan (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) The announcement of India A’s squad for the two multi-day matches against Australia A has raised eyebrows for the absence of Sarfaraz Khan, a name many expected to see. The reason, however, is unfortunate. Sarfaraz is nursing a quadriceps injury he picked up during the Buchi Babu tournament […]