India’s Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics. Facing criticism for ignoring Manu Bhaker from the list of recommended athletes for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, the government announced that the Paris Games’ double Olympic medallist will receive the country’s highest sporting honour.Manu’s name was included along with reigning World

As reported by Timesofindia.com on the eve of the Sydney Test, India captain Rohit Sharma was dropped from the playing eleven for the series-decider against Australia, which began on Friday. Rohit, who had scored just 31 runs in five innings of this Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) was replaced by Shubman Gill, while KL Rahul returned

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s struggles against deliveries outside the off-stump have become a glaring issue in the series, further denting the confidence of India’s star batter. During the SCG Test, Kohli’s lean patch with the bat continued as he fell to another outside-off delivery, this time from Scott Boland.ALSO READ: Nervous Rohit jumps out of

NEW DELHI: Just as the MCG Test had its share of drama, the SCG Test delivered a moment of high tension when a contentious umpiring decision went in favour of India’s star batter Virat Kohli. The drama unfolded in the 8th over when Kohli survived a golden duck on his very first delivery. After dismissing

Another controversy erupted early on the first morning of the fifth Test between India and Australia in Sydney when a relay catch involving Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne off Virat Kohli‘s bat was ruled by the third umpire as not legitimate.With Indian openers KL Rahul (4) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) dismissed early, India were 17

Virat Kohli and Steve Smith during the fifth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 03, 2025 in Sydney. (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India lost openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal early after captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in overcast conditions and a grassy pitch

NEW DELHI: India lost the Boxing Day Test against Australia by 184 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday, but Nitish Kumar Reddy scored his maiden Test hundred in the India first innings.The hundred by Nitish at No. 8 came when India needed someone to stay at the crease.Having made his debut in the

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Live Score: With a woefully out-of-form Rohit Sharma being dropped from the India playing XI for the Sydney Test against Australia, the Jasprit Bumrah-led side would be aiming to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The axe on Rohit came on expected lines as the entire team combination went for

Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s continued struggles in Tests in 2024 marked a pivotal downturn in his 11-year long career. Consistent failures against both pace and spin, home and away, coupled with an inability to convert starts, exposed his technical vulnerabilities in the longest format.A string of low scores in

Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma has been dropped from the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test which starts from January 3 in Sydney.Amid a woeful run with the bat, the tough call on Rohit has been taken by the team management, as reported by TimesofIndia.com, and young Shubman Gill, in all likeliness,