Instead of captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul walked out for the toss. NEW DELHI: There was a surprise before the start of India’s three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. Instead of captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul walked out for the toss.Sri Lanka XI skipper Sonal Dinusha…
India Test captain Shubman Gill was rested on the opening day of India’s warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI in Colombo after sustaining an impact injury to his right ring finger during training on Thursday.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the decision was purely precautionary, with the medical team closely…
(IANS) England white-ball captain Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum England white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum has backed the ECB’s decision to reappoint Joe Root as Test captain following Ben Stokes’ retirement, while insisting that Harry Brook remains the long-term leadership prospect.Brook, who served as Stokes’ deputy during England’s recent Test series against New Zealand, was…
With Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of India’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15, because of a knee injury, former India fast bowler Karsan Ghavri has called for the return of experienced pacers Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Ghavri believes India should not depend only on Bumrah and should use senior bowlers to reduce…
NEW DELHI: Former India batter Ajinkya Rahane has spoken about the difficult wait before making his Test debut, revealing that he spent two years travelling with the team as the 12th man. Rahane made his international debut in limited-overs cricket in 2011 but had to wait for 20 Test matches before finally getting his first…
Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja India will take on Sri Lanka XI in a three-day warm-up match at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo from Friday. However, the weather forecast does not look encouraging.According to the forecast, rain, including heavy showers, is expected to affect the city from Friday morning until Sunday…
Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill (Image credit: SLC) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: “Come 15th morning whether we are batting first or bowling first we will be absolutely ready with every answer to every question thrown at us.”India head coach Gautam Gambhir came prepared with the war cry when his troops assembled at the Nondescripts Cricket Club…
BENGALURU: In one of the most high-profile appointments of coaches in Karnataka cricket, the KSCA has roped in former Indian pacer and state skipper R Vinay Kumar as the head coach for the upcoming season.The 42-year-old, the most successful captain of Karnataka, is learnt to have been cleared by the Cricket Administrative Committee (CAC), which…
India’s captain Shubman Gill, (left), and head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session. (PTI) India will begin their preparations for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka with a three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI, starting on Friday at the Nondescripts Cricket Club. The fixture comes just days before the opening Test…
Richa Ghosh bats during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. (PTI) India and Pakistan will meet in the marquee clash of the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 5, after the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the tournament…