After smashing a match-winning 42-ball 89 in the T20 World Cup semifinal against England on Thursday, Player-of-the-match Sanju Samson attributed India’s narrow seven-run win to Jasprit Bumrah’s death-overs masterclass. With England needing 69 runs to win from 30 balls, the game was in the balance. However, Bumrah held his nerve and conceded just 14 runs…
The crowd at the Wankhede Stadium was still pouring in when a young boy, perhaps around 10, walked towards the stands with his parents. Amid the hum of thousands of voices, their conversation in Malayalam stood out for a brief moment. As they made their way up the stairs of the Vijay Merchant Pavilion, the…
India captain Suryakumar Yadav heaped praise on his bowlers after his team’s nervy seven-run win over England at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2026. England needed a massive 254 runs to win but Jacob Bethell’s century kept it in the hunt. With 61 needed off the last…
Cricket is often called the great leveller, and nights like these remind you why. Just a month-and-a-half ago, Sanju Samson found himself under intense scrutiny. Across five T20Is against New Zealand, he managed only 46 runs, and the chatter around his place in India’s T20 World Cup squad grew louder with each passing game. He…
India’s ongoing tour of Australia will come to its culmination with a one-off Test at the WACA Ground in Perth beginning on Friday, March 6. Australia currently leads the multi-format series 8-4 having won the ODI series 3-0 after losing the T20Is 2-1. India can no longer win the series, but can draw it 8-8…
A Suryakumar Yadav press conference can feel a lot like watching him bat. Just when you think the line of questioning is predictable, he pulls out something unexpected. A quip here, a smirk there; it is 360-degree box office. So, when asked for a reaction to New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner’s ‘the goal is to…
Ticket prices for Sunday’s Twenty20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand have soared on the black market, with fans shelling out more than 15 times the original rate as demand overwhelmed supply ahead of the title clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Official tickets, starting at Rs. 2,000, sold out within minutes on…
Ace all-rounder Annabel Sutherland added two wickets to her hundred of rare quality to hand Australia firm control over India on Day 2 of the women’s one-off day-night Test in Perth on Saturday. Sutherland smashed her fourth century (129 off 171 balls) in the last seven innings, third in a row, to guide Australia to…
It is impossible that a bowler of Jasprit Bumrah’s calibre won’t feature in strategic discussions New Zealand will have ahead of the T20 World Cup final against India, skipper Mitchell Santner said on Saturday. Bumrah has been in prime form in the ongoing T20 World Cup and his death overs bowling against a rampaging England…
Harry Brook stood there in disbelief. Around him, the England team wore the same stunned expression. A straightforward chance at mid-on – the kind fielders hold on to nine times out of ten – had gone down. Brook had spilled a dolly, handing Sanju Samson a crucial lifeline when the Indian batter was on 15,…
