NEW DELHI: The upcoming Sydney Test against Australia is a crucial match for Team India, as their chances of reaching the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final hinge on the outcome. South Africa’s narrow two-wicket win against Pakistan in Centurion confirmed their place as the first team to qualify for the WTC final, scheduled at

Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes (AP Photo) Liverpool and Manchester United, once English football’s fiercest rivals, face each other at Anfield on Sunday. The two teams are currently on very different trajectories.Liverpool is at the top of both the Premier League and the Champions League. They aim to match Manchester United’s record of 20 Premier League

MUMBAI: BCCI joint secretary Devajit Saikia is in line to be the next secretary, while Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh‘s (CSCS) Prabhtej Singh Bhatia could be the next treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), TOI has learnt. Both Saikia, who has been discharging the functions of the secretary since current ICC

Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Cricketers in India are revered as heroes, but their departures often leave a bittersweet taste. They dominate with breathtaking performances — cover drives, towering sixes, dismantling wickets, and match-winning feats. Yet, their careers often end quietly, with little fanfare.Rohit Sharma, India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain, is set to face

MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma (X Photo) NEW DELHI: The Boxing Day Test has historically posed challenges for Indian cricket captains, affecting their performance due to the high-profile nature of the match and the demands of five days of intense cricket, particularly as they age.While Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, younger captains at the time,

NEW DELHI: As reported by TimesofIndia.com, Team India are set to approach the final Test in Sydney without Rohit Sharma at the helm following a challenging run of form.His prolonged struggles with the bat, compounded by back-to-back defeats against New Zealand and Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), appears to have led to this

NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma has been dropped for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskrar Trophy that begins in Sydney from January 3.The development, as reported by TimesofIndia.com, comes as a massive judgement call from the team management, which has all but decided the fate of the 37-year-old in the longest format

File photo of Rohit Sharma (Reuters Photo) With Rohit Sharma set to be dropped from the fifth and deciding Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney because of poor form, it will be the first instance involving an Indian captain.As Timesofindia.com reported, India will go in with Jasprit Bumrah as captain, just as they had

NEW DELHI: Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed Rohit Sharma to utilise his experience and overcome the rough patch he has been undergoing over the last few months. Ahead of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Sydney, Rohit Sharma’s form and captaincy have come under intense scrutiny. Poll Will

India captain Rohit Sharma in the nets at Sydney Cricket Ground. (Image: TimesofIndia.com) Sydney: “We’re going to have a look at the wicket and finalise it tomorrow.” “As I just said, we’re going to have a look at the wicket and announce playing 11 tomorrow.”India head coach Gautam Gambhir responded when he was quizzed about