Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Dwayne Bravo and captain Ajinkya Rahane (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: At the pre-season press conference ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season on Friday, things took an unexpected turn when Dwayne Bravo made a remark, which was immediately caught on mic.Sitting alongside teammates and coaching staff, Bravo…
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Image credit: KKR) NEW DELHI: Young batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi has given Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) management and head coach Abhishek Nayar a welcome selection headache with his explosive hitting in a pre-season intra-squad match at Eden Gardens on Friday.Batting at No. 3, the 21-year-old smashed a stunning unbeaten 103 off just 55 balls,…
Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Cheteshwar Pujara believes Shubman Gill has the perfect motivation to deliver a standout campaign in IPL 2026 after missing out on India’s T20 World Cup squad.Speaking on JioHotstar, Pujara backed the Gujarat Titans captain to respond strongly, stressing that Gill remains a complete, multi-format player who can force his way…
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma endured a difficult start to the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, registering three ducks in a row — a phase that left him in a poor state of mind. Looking back, he admitted that he reached out to his childhood friend Shubman Gill during…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday announced the schedule for India’s tour of Ireland. India will play a two-match T20I series in June 2026.India have toured Ireland three times in the last eight years — in 2018, 2022 and 2023. Watch Shashi Tharoor & Samson’s Redemption Story: From Setbacks…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) IPL 2026 is set to begin on March 28, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.Ahead of the opener, Virat Kohli has already hit the training ground, with clips of his fluent strokeplay from practice sessions doing the rounds on…
Hardik Pandya (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was at an intimate dinner hosted by Irfan Pathan that a young, dynamic Hardik Pandya was first introduced to one of his idols — Wasim Jaffer. Years later, the India all-rounder’s admiration for the domestic stalwart has only grown stronger, with Pandya once again naming Jaffer as his…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP/PTI) Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of Portugal’s squad for the upcoming pre-FIFA World Cup friendlies, as head coach Roberto Martinez named his side on Friday.Portugal are scheduled to face Mexico national football team on March 28 at the Azteca Banorte Stadium, followed by a clash against the United States men’s national…
Kolkata Knight Riders (ANI) Kolkata: The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) go into a new IPL season with a number of new faces and also some holes to fill. Abhishek Nayar, who takes over as the side’s new head coach after playing a big role in looking after their academy, feels “it will be a season…
TOAST OF A NATION: The women’s team’s ODI World Cup victory was the high point for Indian sport in 2025 (Photo: Getty Images) Lucknow: The biggest names in Indian sport will once again gather under one roof as the much-anticipated Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) returns to Lucknow for the third consecutive time on…
