North Zone vs West Zone Live Score: Pacer Tushar Deshpande and off-spinner Tanish Kotian headlined a fine bowling performance with four wickets apiece as West Zone bowled out North for a lowly 251 on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy match at the Centre of Excellence. Deshpande (4/57) and Tanush Kotian (4/72) shared the…
Rishabh Pant gets medical attention (right), Pant walks off the field on day one of the second test between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo. (PTI photo) India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant retired hurt after being hit on his left arm during the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday.The…
Kuldeep Yadav (ANI Photo) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak firmly dismissed speculation surrounding Kuldeep Yadav’s absence from the Colombo Test, insisting the left-arm wrist spinner was genuinely down with viral fever and there was “no need to fake” an illness to leave him out of the XI.“If the team needs a spinner and then he…
Duleep Trophy (ANI Photo) After BCCI dissolves national selectors’ role in picking zonal teams, sanctity of the tournament comes under scannerCHENNAI/NEW DELHI: A few days before the Duleep Trophy got underway at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on Sunday, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia announced that the final will be shifted to MA Chidambaram…
Colombo: India’s Devdutt Padikkal gets medical attention on day one of the second test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Devdutt Padikkal continued his impressive run of form by scoring his second Test century against Sri Lanka, earning praise from former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan. Padikkal made 117 off…
TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: “I don’t think this is a relevant question…” was India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak’s response, after a pause, when he was asked whether Kuldeep Yadav would have played had he been fit. Kotak further explained the timeline of events and asserted that the chinaman was unavailable due to a “viral” illness and…
Sudip Gharami continued his excellent form from last domestic season, scoring a stylish 146 to help East Zone reach 355/6 against North East on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy match on Sunday.Gharami was well supported by Shahbaz Ahmed, who remained unbeaten on 100. The pair shared a crucial 150-run partnership for the sixth…
East Bengal produced a stunning performance to beat arch-rivals Mohun Bagan 4-1 and win the Durand Cup on Sunday.Edmund Lalrindika scored a hat-trick as East Bengal claimed their 17th title, drawing level with Mohun Bagan for the most trophies in the 135-year-old competition. East Bengal dominate the derby East Bengal came out firing and scored…
TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Tempers were flying high moments after Asitha Fernando dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal off the last delivery of the 17th over. It was already an eventful over with three boundaries, concluding dramatically when the bowler had the last laugh as Jaiswal inside-edged the delivery back onto his stumps. Disappointed, the left-hander started walking back…
India vs Australia Hockey (Photo by HI) India’s FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2026 campaign came to a heartbreaking end as Australia held them to a 0-0 draw and advanced to the semifinals on Sunday. With the result, Australia progressed by virtue of having scored more goals in the pool, while India will now play…