Argentine footballer Lionel Messi greets the gathering during the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The footballing god descended upon the city, and the Lionel Messi GOAT India Tour, which had begun in disorder, found its finish in Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where fans…
Tushar Deshpande of Rajasthan Royals (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals will head into the auction with a moderate Rs 16.05 crore purse and nine slots to fill, including one overseas position. It’s far from the largest budget available, but with key players retained and additions secured through trades, their core squad is…
India’s Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes Shubman Gill needs to redefine his role in India’s T20I side by becoming the anchor around whom the rest of the batting revolves, much like Virat Kohli did for years in the format. Gill, India’s current T20I vice-captain, returned to the shortest format…
Arjuna Ranatunga. (Photo/social media) Sri Lankan authorities plan to arrest the country’s former men’s cricket team captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, on corruption charges linked to his tenure as petroleum minister, a court was told on Monday.Ranatunga and his brother are accused of altering the procedure for awarding long-term oil procurement contracts and instead making spot purchases…
England’s captain Ben Stokes (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) England captain Ben Stokes has urged his side to dig deep and show greater fight as they head into a must win third Ashes Test against Australia, with the series slipping away at 2-0. Speaking ahead of the Adelaide Test starting Wednesday, Stokes said his players must respond…
NEW DELHI: Allrounder Axar Patel has been ruled out of the remaining two T20Is against South Africa due to illness.Axar is currently with the Indian team in Lucknow, where he will undergo further medical assessment, the BCCI informed on Monday. Are selectors confused? First Ravindra Jadeja now Axar Patel | Musical chairs! “The Men’s Selection…
The ‘TATA IPL 2026 Auction War Room’ on JioHotstar offered an early look into how franchises could shape their squads ahead of the IPL 2026 mini auction scheduled for tomorrow. The mock auction simulation saw experts analyse team strategies, budgets and squad balance, with Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings emerging as two of…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Shaheen Shah Afridi had a challenging introduction to the Big Bash League on Tuesday, as his debut for Brisbane Heat against Melbourne Renegades at Simonds Stadium turned into a testing evening. The trouble began in the 18th over of the first innings, when Afridi delivered two dangerous waist-high…
Abhimanyu Easwaran (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Mumbai: He may have been unlucky not to have got an India cap despite having performed consistently in domestic cricket and for India A, and being part of several international tours, but Abhimanyu Easwaran has enjoyed a stroke of luck as the opener’s name has been included at the last…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli kisses the Indian Premier League winners’ trophy during celebrations with fans at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India. (PTI) They came so close three times earlier too, close enough to see it, feel it, but not close enough to hold it. But their time came, finally, and Royal Challengers…
