Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) Shubman Gill‘s half-century in the day-night practice match against Australia PM XI at Canberra is a positive sign for India before the day-night second Test. The pink-ball Test in Adelaide begins on December 6th.Gill retired after reaching his fifty, having faced over ten overs. He appeared comfortable against the pink ball

NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma‘s famous one-liner, “garden mein ghoom raha hai kya,” once again made headlines during the warm-up match against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI on Sunday.This time, it was pacer Mohammed Siraj who borrowed Rohit’s famous one-liner to vent his frustration in a situation where the phrase was perfectly fitting.Siraj opened

NEW DELHI: The 21-year-old Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi has achieved a remarkable feat, becoming the second Indian in history to reach the prestigious 2800 Elo rating in classical chess. He joins the legendary Viswanathan Anand in this exclusive club. Erigaisi also currently holds the world number four ranking.Erigaisi has had an exceptional year, highlighted by his

NEW DELHI: Having missed the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series due to paternity leave, all eyes were on Rohit Sharma as he made his return, with many curious about how the 37-year-old would adapt to Australian conditions ahead of the upcoming pink-ball Test in Adelaide. However, it came as a surprise when Rohit

NEW DELHI: Will Rohit Sharma not open and instead bat in the middle-order for India in the upcoming pink-ball in Adelaide? The Indian team management on Sunday gave indications that India skipper might come down the order against Australia in the second Test, starting December 6.Having missed the first Test due to paternity leave, all

NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma experimented with a new wicketkeeper, Sarfaraz Khan, in place of the regular wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant during their warm-up match against Australia’s Prime Minister’s XI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.Sarfaraz replaced Pant as a substitute wicketkeeper ahead of India’s pink-ball day-night Test in Adelaide, which begins on December 6.Pacer

NEW DELHI: “Mujhe Bihar ka Jaddu kehte hain [They call me Bihar’s Ravindra Jadeja],” the 18-year-old Suman Kumar said with a big smile while speaking to TimesofIndia.com. The left-arm spinner from Samastipur, Bihar, created history by claiming 10 wickets in an innings during the Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy match against Rajasthan. This marked the first

NEW DELHI: Young India pacer Harshit Rana was at his absolute best on Sunday as his fiery spell triggered a big middle-order collapse for Prime Ministers XI on the second day of the warm-up game in Canberra. In a terrific display of fast bowling with a moving pink ball, Harshit picked up four wickets in

England’s Jacob Bethell, left, and Joe Root are congratulated by New Zealand players. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: England secured a commanding eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test of the three-match series in Christchurch on Sunday. The victory marked England’s 10th Test win in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, the

Suryakumar Yadav (PTI photo) MUMBAI: In a big boost to Mumbai in their quest to qualify for the knockouts of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, who was not available for the team’s first few matches of the tournament due to a personal issue (the wedding of his sister Dinal