Category: Cricket

NEW DELHI: For Anaya Bangar, the prospect of returning to competitive cricket is about much more than stepping back onto a field. It represents the culmination of a lonely and emotionally difficult journey that began when she started her transition in 2022.Now on the cusp of reclaiming her cricketing life, the 25-year-old trans athlete says […]

India head coach Gautam Gambhir praised his team for displaying the character and mental strength required in Test cricket after Shubman Gill’s side secured a 1-0 series victory over Sri Lanka. India had a chance to complete a 2-0 sweep after winning the series opener in Galle, but Sri Lanka mounted a spirited fightback in […]

NAM vs RSA LIVE: Namibia take on South Africa in the opening game of the 2026 T20I Tri-Series at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The hosts, led by Gerhard Erasmus, enter with strong momentum and will draw confidence from their four-wicket win over South Africa in their last T20I meeting. The Proteas, captained by […]

Marizanne Kapp and Anaya Bangar NEW DELHI: South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp has strongly criticised Cricket Australia’s decision to offer transgender cricketer Anaya Bangar a pathway back into competitive women’s cricket, calling the development “absolutely ridiculous” and saying it “should not be allowed”.Kapp’s reaction came after Australian media reported that Cricket Australia (CA) had cleared […]

The 10th edition of the Women’s Asia Cup begins in Dubai on Friday, with eight teams competing in the T20I format. The tournament will run until September 13, with all 15 matches to be played in Dubai.The eight teams have been divided into two groups. India, Pakistan, Thailand and Hong Kong are in Group A, […]

The All India cricket team on England tour, 1936. (left-right): Baqa Jilani, Lala Armanath, Syed Mohammad Hussain, Mushtaq Ali, Cotar Ramaswami, Khershed Meherhomji. Seated: Phiroze Edulji Palia, Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, Maharaj Kumar of Vizianagram, Mohammad Nissar, Vijay Merchant. (Photo/Getty Images) Only 13 cricketers in the history of Test cricket have made their debuts after turning […]

Surrey groundsman who clashed with Gautam Gambhir Surrey groundsman Lee Fortis, who made headlines last year after a heated confrontation with India head coach Gautam Gambhir at The Oval, has been placed on leave following a separate altercation with an ECB employee.Fortis was involved in a heated exchange with the employee while preparations were under […]

Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha plays a shot during day five of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: 1139 minutes, 722 balls, 420 runs and three hundreds. Over the last two weeks, Sonal Dinusha accumulated staggering numbers, but the time […]

India’s Captain Shubman Gill, left, on day five of second Test (PTI Photo) India captain Shubman Gill admitted there were plenty of lessons for his side despite the disappointment of missing out on a series clean sweep against Sri Lanka, while backing the team to respond strongly when they travel to New Zealand later this […]

Sulaiman Khan and Kasim Khan, the sons of former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan, have expressed serious concern over their father’s health and the conditions in which he is being held in prison.Speaking to former England captain and Sky Sports commentator Michael Atherton, the brothers alleged that Imran has been kept in prolonged […]