Joe Root of England during day three (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Joe Root talks to TOI about the changing nature of Test batsmanship, the need to keep evolving and why it’s important to be authentic and realistic.Cricket has changed so much since you started out. What does it take to stay at the top
The move aims to transform India into a global table tennis hub, with entrepreneur Vita Dani, founder of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) and chairperson of 11Sports, joining the board as a stakeholder and strategic partner, and top Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal coming in as ambassador of the new venture. “India is the most populous
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South African captain Temba Bavuma celebrates with the ICC World Test Championship mace in London. | Photo Credit: ICC via Getty Images In the next 15 months, South Africa, World Test champions, play no series at home. This says something important about their win in the final at Lord’s where they beat Australia convincingly in
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The cricketing world witnessed a deeply emotional moment in May 2025 when Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their retirement from Test cricket. They have already retired from T20Is and now retiring from Test format marked the end of an extraordinary chapter in Indian cricket history. Fans, experts, and fellow players alike grappled with the
Ravi Shastri has dropped his playing XI for the fist game of the India-England Test series (Image via X/@BCCI & RCBTweets) Former India Head Coach Ravi Shastri has revealed his preferred playing XI for India’s upcoming first Test match against England at Headingley, starting June 20. The series marks new captain Shubman Gill’s first assignment
Jasprit Bumrah, India’s fast bowling talisman, is already casting a long shadow over the upcoming five-Test series against England, with two of England’s modern greats – Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler – showering rich praise on the pacer’s skill, uniqueness and match-winning potential. Speaking on the ‘For the Love of Cricket’ podcast, the retired
Big Bay, Sicyon, Circle Of Dreams, Secret Saint, Mindful and Time And Tide excelled when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (June 17). Inner sand 600m: Silicon Star (R. Pradeep), Supercharge (M. Naveen) 40.5. Former finished six lengths ahead. Power Pilot (M. Naveen), Hushed (R. Pradeep) 39.5. Former finished two lengths ahead. Aces
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Seven days. Seven days. Eight days. Three days. That is not code language. It’s the minimum number of rest days between each Test on India’s five-match tour of England, starting 20 June. And minimum is what you need to plan for when you have the world’s best bowler in your team—and he must be workload-managed.
Jasprit Bumrah and Ben Stokes (AP | PTI) Over the past few years, England’s brand of cricket across formats has been the reference point for world cricket but as the results started to slide, questions have been asked of their aggressive approach. Ahead of a defining series against India starting this week, Rob Key, the
In a strategic move set to redefine how cricket is consumed, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially launched an Expression of Interest (EOI) to develop a world-class mobile cricket game, aiming to emulate the unparalleled success of FIFA’s gaming franchise. With mobile gaming rapidly emerging as one of the most lucrative digital sectors globally—particularly
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