Rohit Sharma plays a shot during 3rd ODI against England at Lord’s. (ANI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in London: Eight years ago, Rohit Sharma summed himself up with a line that now feels almost prophetic: “Throw me to the wolves and I come back leading the pack.” As retirement speculation engulfed him ahead of the Lord’s ODI,…
After a disappointing T20I leg that saw India lose 0-2 to Ireland and suffer a 0-4 whitewash against England, attention has now shifted to the three-match ODI series. But ahead of the opening match at Edgbaston, it wasn’t just India’s preparations that grabbed attention. During India’s training session in Birmingham on Monday, head coach Gautam…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Gautam Gambhir and Shreyas Iyer (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has strongly criticised the Indian team management over the way 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was handled during the T20I tours of Ireland and England.Sooryavanshi did not get a game in the Ireland series and was later drafted into the playing…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Image credit: Agencies) Star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have another milestone in sight as India begin the three-match ODI series against England on Tuesday. While both veterans remain key to India’s hopes after disappointing T20I series defeats to Ireland and England, they are also closing in on becoming…
Brendon McCullum (AFP Photo) Brendon McCullum has apologised to England fans after being removed as the team’s Test coach, admitting the side did not deliver the results expected under his leadership. The former New Zealand captain will continue as England’s white-ball coach but was sacked from the Test role he had held since 2022. Speaking…
Shreyas Iyer and Ryan Ten Doeschate (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer‘s start as India’s T20I captain has been far from ideal. After a surprise 2-0 series defeat against Ireland, India were thrashed 4-0 by England in the five-match T20I series. The latest setback came on Saturday, when India lost the fifth and final T20I…
File pic: Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Virat Kohli spent close to 30 minutes in an animated one-on-one discussion with ODI skipper Shubman Gill as India began preparations for the three-match series against England with their first training session at Edgbaston on Saturday.The lengthy exchange appeared to revolve around batting plans for the…
TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Over 200 kilometres away from Southampton, where India’s T20I team will look to avoid an abject whitewash in the fifth and final match against England, preparations will get underway for the ODI bunch. Seven members of India’s ODI squad are likely to hit the nets at Edgbaston ahead of the series opener…
Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate and Ishan Kishan (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate did not hold back after India’s poor run in overseas T20Is continued with another series defeat. After being whitewashed 0-2 by Ireland, India have now lost the five-match T20I series against England 0-3 with…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s disappointment was clear to see after his dismissal in the fourth T20I against England in Bristol on Thursday. The 15-year-old youngster appeared to know he had thrown his wicket away. Moments after playing a mistimed pull shot, he started walking even before the fielder completed the catch,…