England head coach Brendon McCullum feels his team is going to be tested against visiting India in the five-match Test series starting June 20, but the players know the direction they want to head in red-ball cricket. McCullum said England is looking to forward to the tough Indian challenge beginning at Leeds. “They’re an outstanding … Read more
Catch the live updates from India’s press conference before the team leaves for the five-match Test series against England. | Photo Credit: K BHAGYA PRAKSH/The Hindu Catch the live updates from India’s press conference before the team leaves for the five-match Test series against England. | Photo Credit: K BHAGYA PRAKSH/The Hindu Welcome the Sportstar’s … Read more
Veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara said the upcoming Test tour of England will be a challenging task for India’s new red-ball captain, Shubman Gill, but presents a chance for the young player to shine. “When you are going abroad as a captain, whether you are a young captain or a mature one, it is going … Read more
Revealing that Virat Kohli reached out to him last month expressing his wish to retire from Test cricket, Ajit Agarkar, chairman of India’s men’s national selection committee, has asked the fans to respect the desire of stalwarts of Indian cricket who have recently called time on their Test career. “Virat reached out early April and … Read more
The Lucknow Super Giants may have dented Gujarat Titans’ hopes of finishing in the top two in the League stage of IPL 2025 after inflicting a 33-run defeat on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium here, but opener B. Sai Sudharsan isn’t on pins and needles yet. “Right now, the most important thing is to finish … Read more
With the India ‘A’ team visiting England for two First-Class matches and an intra-squad game, a host of players are likely to miss the last week of the league stage and the Playoffs of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The squad, led by Abhimanyu Easwaran will reportedly depart for England on May 23, … Read more
Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the India A squad when it tours England to take on the Lions. The matches which commence on Friday, May 30 will go on until Monday, June 16. Easwaran’s boys will play two First Class matches first in Canterbury and Northampton before the tour concludes with an intra-squad match against the senior Indian … Read more
Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is likely to be India’s new vice-captain in Tests. The choice of vice-captain seems to be a straight forward one as Pant is one of India’s best Test batters in overseas conditions and Jasprit Bumrah can’t be considered for the role of deputy due to his stature. In addition, Bumrah’s workload … Read more
What a pleasure it was to be at the start of the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of the Wankhede Stadium. I actually invited myself for the first day, where the MCA were to felicitate the past captains of both the men’s teams as well as the women’s teams. The MCA has invited all those … Read more