India lose 2-4 to England. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India’s long wait for a World Cup victory over England continued on Monday as the higher-ranked European side produced a dominant second-half display to beat Harmanpreet Singh’s side 4-2 in their second Pool D match of the men’s Hockey World Cup.India had fought back…
Harmanpreet Singh (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Singh was pleased with his side’s winning start to the FIH Hockey World Cup but admitted there were lessons to take from the 3-1 victory over Wales in their Pool D opener in Amstelveen on Saturday. Harmanpreet, who scored twice from penalty corners, said…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has thrown his support behind Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, saying the two senior batters cannot simply be dropped if they still want to play for India. Ashwin’s comments came after Rohit silenced retirement talk with a brilliant century in the…
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,…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s brilliant century in the third ODI against England at Lord’s ended in a losing cause, but the India opener took time to speak about his special partnership with Virat Kohli after the match. Rohit’s 138 off 110 balls kept India in the chase of…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: There was plenty of speculation before the third ODI against England at Lord’s that Rohit Sharma could be playing his final one-day international for India. The veteran opener answered those rumours in his own style, smashing a superb 138 off 110 balls. His innings included 17 fours and five…
Rohit Sharma shares a laugh with Gautam Gambhir (Screengrabs) India’s Rohit Sharma appeared relaxed ahead of the series-deciding third ODI against England, sharing a light-hearted moment with head coach Gautam Gambhir and members of the support staff during the team’s optional training session at Lord’s on Saturday.Rohit was spotted chatting and laughing with Gambhir and…
TimesofIndia.com in London: There were plenty of chants as Rohit Sharma walked into the iconic Lord’s cricket ground on Saturday. The mood remained the same as he walked out nearly three hours later.“The most important man in all of India!” yelled one fan. Another declared, “Ek century pakka kal! (One century tomorrow for sure!),” as…
Rohit Sharma during India’s ODI series against England, with his future in the format now a subject of discussion within Indian cricket. As Rohit Sharma trudged back to the pavilion after another rusty knock of 26 off 47 balls in the second ODI against England in Cardiff on Thursday, he may have run out of…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: It has been 4,341 days – or 11 years, 10 months and 19 days – since India last walked onto the field for an ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.On Thursday, India will finally return to the same venue for the second ODI of the…