In a country that celebrates showmanship, Jasprit Bumrah has built his legend on restraint. He is nothing like the fast bowlers from folklore. His art is not violent. There are no loose strands of long hair falling across and sticking to his sweaty face, and there is no chest-thumping. Instead, he resembles a craftsman of…
It was never going to be straightforward, and we were realistic about that from the outset. When I took over as the mentor of the Jammu and Kashmir team in 2018, Milap Mewada (head coach at the time) and I knew that the biggest challenge was not just technical or tactical — it was cultural….
Suryakumar Yadav became the fifth Indian captain to win a senior men’s ICC title, after India beat New Zealand in T20 World Cup 2026 final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The Men in Blue pipped the Kiwis by 96 runs on the back of a stunning first-innings batting performance, where the team put up 255 for…
The T20 World Cup 2026 triumph was extremely special because India won the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where it had lost the 2023 ODI World Cup summit clash, Jasprit Bumrah said on Sunday. Bumrah was adjudged the Player-of-the-Match in the final for his four for 15 as India defeated New Zealand…
Jasprit Bumrah moved to the top of the wicket-takers list for India in the T20 World Cups after picking up a four-wicket haul in the final of the 2026 edition against New Zealand in Ahmedabad. Bumrah extended his wicket tally to 40 in the competition, going clear of Arshdeep Singh, who has 36 in 22…
Jasprit Bumrah was awarded the Player-of-the-Match award for his four-wicket haul in the final of the T20 World Cup 2026 against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The pacer extended his wicket tally to 14 in the tournament to finish as the leading wicket-taker, level with compatriot Varun Chakaravarthy. Here is a look at all…
On the road to the Narendra Modi Stadium, a banner proclaimed: ‘Some days are green, some days are red, today is all about blue’. The Men in Blue lived up to that billing during a rousing Sunday night. Among the list of milestone dates in India’s limited overs cricketing history – June 25, 1983; September…
After 840 days of crying over spilt milk, the odd Indian cricket fan finally got to have the (cup)cake and eat it too as Suryakumar Yadav and Co. flipped the script at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The 2023 ODI final loss is now well and truly a thing of the past….
There was double anxiety about Sunday’s finals. There was the ICC T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad, and there was the All England Badminton final in Birmingham, England. The first news wasn’t good, with Lakshya Sen losing to Lin Chun-yi to finish runner-up once again. It was his second final at the All England and…
With BCCI junior selection committee chairman S. Sharath watching, left-arm spinners P. Vignesh (four for 78) and Sachin Rathi (four for 73) starred as Tamil Nadu bowled out Maharashtra for 238 on day one of the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy final at the NPR College Ground here on Monday. It was a study in contrasts…
