India’s Varun Chakaravarthy (Image: IANS) NEW DELHI: For a cricketer who made his international debut at 29, Varun Chakravarthy measures time differently.Now, at 35, he has just lived through a rollercoaster year: a T20 World Cup title on home soil where he finished as India’s joint-highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets, an IPL campaign played through…
MUMBAI: Off-spinning allrounder Washington Sundar, who missed the two-Test series in Sri Lanka due to a hamstring injury, has been cleared to play in India’s upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in New Delhi, TOI has learnt.However, team management and selectors are still awaiting fitness updates on pacer Jasprit Bumrah and seam-bowling allrounders Harshit Rana…
BENGALURU: Sometimes, all it takes to unlock talent is a spark. It can come from within or from someone willing to light it for you. For Akshita Bhagat, Palak Singh, Rohita Chowdry and Joshna Angel, the WPL Speed Queen initiative provided that spark.The four were among more than 13,000 aspirants who registered for the talent…
VVS Laxman to travel with India for Asian games Former India batter and Director of Cricket at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence, VVS Laxman, is set to travel with the Indian men’s team to Japan and will take charge as head coach in the absence of Gautam Gambhir for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya…
South Zone’s captain Tilak Verma (PTI Photo) South Zone booked their place in the Duleep Trophy final with a convincing seven-wicket win over North Zone, with captain Tilak Varma finishing the job with a patient half-century at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru on Wednesday.Chasing 181 for victory, South Zone reached 182/3,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: BCCI) BENGALURU: In 118 minutes and 81 balls, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi offered a glimpse of the raw talent that has made him one of Indian cricket’s most sought-after prospects. The southpaw backs his big-hitting ability irrespective of the format and his fearless approach was on full display as the East Zone opener…
In the longer format, patience and discipline are traditional routes to building an innings. The beauty lies in embracing that challenge when the situation demands it.South Zone found themselves in a similar situation on Monday. At 80/5, they were staring at the prospect of conceding first-innings lead to North Zone, who had posted 195 in…
Bengaluru: The 2026-27 domestic season is barely underway, but the old North-South rivalry is already adding spice to the Duleep Trophy. North Zone and South Zone will renew their contest in the semifinals at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here from Sunday, with youth and experience on both sides making for an intriguing battle.North bring…
Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…
Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…