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New Delhi: Doubts over Indian skipper Shubman Gill 's participation in the second Test match against South Africa from Saturday have grown bigger. The Indian cricket team might be bracing for a massive setback as Gill does not look completely fit to take part in the crucial Guwahati Test, which is of pivotal importance to India. Having gone 0-1 down in the 2-match series after losing the series opener at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Team India would be looking forward to win the game to secure a draw in the series. Gill suffered a neck injury in the series opener last week and could not bat in the second innings as India failed to chase a 124-run total. Now as per a report in India Today, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been added to the Indian squad for the second Test as a cover for Gill. The Indian captain would be travelling to the city with the squad but is unsure to take part which has paved way for Reddy 's participation. The all-rounder has been withdrawn from the...
New Delhi: The Indian women 's cricket team 's white-ball home series against Bangladesh next month has been postponed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), it was notified on Tuesday. The Indian cricket board is aiming to work out an alternate assignment for the world champions side in the same window. The three ODIs and as many T20Is against the neighbouring country were a part of the ICC Future Tours Programme and expected to be played in Kolkata and Cuttack. A BCCI official confirmed to news agency PTI that they will try to arrange an alternate series in December but details are still being worked out. Though it is known that this has happened due to the tense political differences between the two nations but the Indian cricket board official mentioned that they did not get the go ahead for it, not mentioning the exact reason. The series could have been the first outing for the Indian women 's team after emerging triumphant in the ODI World Cup...
New Delhi: Indian archers endured a full-night chaos when their return to Indian from Dhaka post the Asian Championships was delayed by a day due to a cancelled flight. This forced the medal-winning archers to stay at a substandard shelter after navigating through the violence-hit Bangladeshi capital with security. Out of the 23-strong squad, eleven members which included two minors were left stranded for nearly 10 hours at the airport amid repeated flight delays and no support from the airline on which they were booked. It was at a time when Dhaka witnessed violence on the streets as it awaited a special tribunal 's verdict against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case of alleged crimes against humanity. The group which suffered the ordeal included senior archers like Abhishek Verma, Jyoti Surekha and Olympian Dhiraj Bommadevara. All the archers managed to reach the Dhaka airport on Saturday for their 9.30 pm flight to Delhi only to be told that the boarding has been...
New Delhi: Indian captain Shubman Gill’s availability for the remainder of the first Test match against South Africa is under serious doubt after his neck immobilised on the second day at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Hours after he retired hurt on 4 runs during India 's first innings against the Proteas, Gill was stretchered into an ambulance to nearby Woodland hospital in the city. The Indian skipper is expected to be under observation on Saturday night and looks in serious doubt for participating on the third day on Sunday. The 25-year-old initially walked off on four clutching the back of neck after what seemed to be a whiplash while sweeping Proteas bowlers Simon Harmer for a boundary. The physio of the Indian team attended to him immediately and the Indian opener went back to the pavilion after facing just three balls in the innings. Few hours later, the intensity of his condition was realised after he was seen being taken away with his neck secured in a cervical collar,...
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings, on Saturday, confirmed that Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the side in the Indian Premier League 2026 season. The confirmation, on social media handle X, came on the sidelines of the IPL 2026 retentions list that was announced by all the ten franchises ahead of the 2026 mini-auction. The batter was named as the captain of the Super Kings during the 2024 season but handed over the reins to legendary MS Dhoni midway in the next 2025 season as he was ruled out due to an injury. This statement from the franchise comes amid rumours of appointment of Sanju Samson as the new skipper for the Super Kings. It was earlier reported but it got confirmed in November 15 that CSK decided to trade Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran for Rajasthan Royals star player Samson. While the same was being reported by multiple publications over the last few days, the Super Kings finally cleared the air announcing Gaikwad as the skipper for the upcoming edition of the cash-rich tournament....
New Delhi: All the 10 Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises announced the retained and released list of players ahead of the 2026 mini-auction. The IPL 2026 mini-auction is set to place on December 16 in Abu Dhabi in what will be the third consecutive time for the auction to be held overseas. Meanwhile, all the IPL franchises had a deadline of November 15, 3 PM to announce the list of players that they are interested in retaining and those they want to release. All the retained players would continue to play for their respective franchises in the next edition of the league while the released players would be up for grabs at the auction. This year, with no cap on the number of players to be released, franchises released a lot of players many of which were unexpected big names. While scores of Indian players were released by their respective franchises, a big number of overseas players were also let go of. Here is a list of big Indian names released by the franchises ahead of IPL 2026...
New Delhi: Indian team gained complete control in the first Test match at the Eden Gardens as South Africa fell apart at the day end. When stumps were called on Day 2, South Africa were reeling at 93/7 in their second innings, leading India (189) by a mere 63-run margin. It was India 's premier left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja who stole all the limelight at the iconic stadium with a devastating four-wicket haul to put the hosts in pole position of a massive victory. Jadeja wreaked havoc on the visiting team claiming four wickets and giving away just 29 runs. He took the prized wickets of Aiden Markram (4), Wiaan Mulder (11), Tony de Zorzi (2) and Tristan Stubbs (5). Battng first in the Test match, South Africa had scored 159 runs. Earlier on Saturday, Proteas pacer Marco Jansen and Simon Harmer took seven wickets between them the hosts could just manage a 30-run lead. KL Rahul (39) was India 's top-scorer while Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja contributed 27 runs each. India...
New Delhi: A new global tournament, the Emerging Nations Trophy, involving eight teams from four continents has been launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The new tournament would be played from November 20 to 30 in Bangkok. The participating teams would be Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Netherlands, UAE, Scotland, Namibia, Tanzania, and Uganda. What triggered the tournament was the success of the recent ODI World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, said the ICC in a statement. In the showpiece event, which was won by India after beating South Africa by 52 runs, more than 500 millions viewers in India were recorded with a significant growth in viewership across countries. The ICC had released a statement in which it said that nearly 300,000 fans attended matches across India and Sri Lanka and the event concluded with the Women in Blue becoming the first Asian team to lift the women 's ODI World Cup. Women 's WC paves way to new tournament The global governing body...
New Delhi: India met the same fate as that of South Africa as the hosts were bundled out for just 189 runs on the second day of the first Test match at Eden Gardens. In reply to South Africa 's first innings score of 159 runs, Indian batters could just add 30 more runs, going back to the pavilion with just a paltry first-innings lead. At Lunch on Day 2, India were solidly placed at 138 for 4 but the batters failed to carry on the momentum from there losing wickets in a quick succession. The hosts lost 5 wickets for just 51 runs after the break and succumbed just before Tea at the iconic Kolkata stadium. Simon Harmer was the pick of the bowlers for South Africa claiming 4 wickets while Marco Jansen also troubled the Indian side with 3 wickets. Keshav Maharaj and Corbin Bosch also contributed with a wicket apiece. KL Rahul emerges as top-scorer for hosts For India, KL Rahul emerged as the top-scorer with 39 runs while Washington Sundar contributed 29 runs. Rishabh Pant and...
New Delhi: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Friday lifted the suspensions of Olympic medallist Aman Sehrawat and junior grappler Neha Sangwan. Both the athletes were barred for weight issues after they turned up overweight at major international championships earlier in the year. It earlier seemed like both Sehrawat and Sangwan will not be eligible for the auction of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) but with the lift of the suspension, both the wrestlers will enter the auction of the PWL. Sehrawat, who won a bronze medal at the Paris Games 2024, was suspended for being overweight during the World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia in September. Meanwhile, Neha faced action after her disqualification from the Junior Worlds in Samokov, Bulgaria, in August. Both the wrestlers were served show-cause notices with Sehrawat receiving it on September 22 while Neha receiving it a month earlier on August 25. They send their replies on September 28 and September 18 respectively....
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