Auqib Nabi (Image credit: Sri Lanka Cricket) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi earned his maiden call-up to the Indian team after senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. TimesofIndia.com had earlier reported that the J & K pacer was the frontrunner to replace the…
India’s Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, starting in Galle on August 15. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that the star seamer continues to feel discomfort in his left knee after an initial assessment at the BCCI CoE (Centre of Excellence). The stakeholders have decided that it’s…
NEW DELHI: The Indian team management is likely to play the waiting game with seamer Jasprit Bumrah for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka starting August 15 in Galle. TimesofIndia.com has learnt that while nothing serious is wrong with his left knee, the stakeholders are in no mood to rush the fast bowler for…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India enter a critical phase in their bid to stay alive in the World Test Championship (WTC) race, Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill are taking a cautious approach to regaining full fitness ahead of the two-Test series in Sri Lanka starting Aug 15.TOI understands that Bumrah will begin…
India’s Prasidh Krishna with his teammates celebrates (ANI Photo) Chennai: As India look to usher in a new generation of fast bowlers, Australian great Glenn McGrath believes Prasidh Krishna has all the ingredients to become Jasprit Bumrah‘s long-term pace partner. The legendary fast bowler, who is the director of coaching at the MRF Pace Foundation,…
NEW DELHI Former India opener Abhinav Mukund has picked his 15-man India squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup, making some interesting selection choices.Mukund, who represented India in seven Tests between 2011 and 2017, has backed veteran opener Rohit Sharma despite recent speculation over his ODI future. However, Sanju Samson and Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and Kuldeep Yadav (AP Photo) Kuldeep Yadav‘s continued absence from India’s playing XI has drawn fresh criticism after the left-arm wrist spinner was overlooked for the entire ODI series against England, prompting former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to question the team management’s faith in him. The spinner once again missed…
India’s Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) Rohit Sharma rewrote the record books with a landmark century at Lord’s on Sunday, becoming the first Indian batter to score an ODI hundred at the iconic venue while leading India’s chase in the series-deciding third match against England. The milestone knock came at a time when the veteran opener…
England’s Joe Root (ANI Photo) Joe Root etched his name into England’s record books by becoming the first batter from the country to register six consecutive fifty-plus scores in One-Day Internationals during the series-deciding third ODI against India at Lord’s on Sunday. The former England captain continued his remarkable consistency with an unbeaten 74 off…
India players stand for a minute of silence in tribute to late cricketer Garfield Sobers at the start of the third ODI between England and India, at Lord’s cricket ground (AP photo) Players from India and England paid tribute to cricket legend Sir Gary Sobers by wearing black armbands during the third and final ODI…