Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Morne Morkel (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India bowling coach Morne Morkel has made it clear that the team management will continue to back openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, despite growing calls for 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to make his international debut.Sooryavanshi has been one of the biggest talking points since being […]
India bowling coach Morne Morkel has defended the team management’s decision to delay Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s international debut, insisting it would be unfair to overlook established performers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson despite growing excitement around the teenage batting sensation. Speaking ahead of the second T20I against England, Morkel stressed that the Indian team believes in […]
The hype around Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is just crazy. At a time when some of the biggest names in cricket, like legendary Sunil Gavaskar, want the 15-year-old to be drafted straightaway into the Indian playing XI in England, the Indian think-tank isn’t of a view to easily displace the opening combination of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju […]
England captain Harry Brook (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: England on Friday announced a 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against India later this month, with uncapped all-rounder James Coles and fast bowler Josh Tongue earning their maiden call-ups.India and England are currently playing a five-match T20I series before locking horns in three ODIs on […]
India’s World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has lavished praise on teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the youngster possesses the kind of raw talent once seen in Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. At the same time, Kapil cautioned against the growing hype surrounding the 15-year-old, insisting that Indian cricket must give him enough time to […]
The Indian government is planning to amend the National Anti-Doping Act to criminalise doping, marking one of the biggest policy shifts in the country’s fight against performance-enhancing drugs. Highly placed sources in the Sports Ministry have told India Today that the proposed amendments will, for the first time, go beyond punishing athletes and seek criminal […]
For almost an hour, Cristiano Ronaldo looked as frustrated in Toronto as he has at any point during this World Cup. Croatia crowded him out of the contest; his movement rarely found the pass he wanted, and the chances that did come his way ended either inches wide or with the offside flag raised. Portugal’s […]
Portugal’s dramatic FIFA World Cup Round of 32 victory over Croatia sparked jubilant scenes in Toronto on Thursday night, with hundreds of supporters gathering outside the team’s hotel to celebrate alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and the players. Videos that have gone viral on social media showed Portugal fans filling the streets outside the team hotel, chanting, […]
In a bold, strategic masterstroke to maintain its status as a global badminton powerhouse, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) has announced the immediate introduction of the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) new 3×15 scoring matrix across the entire domestic structure. Rather than waiting for the mandatory international transition in January 2027, the new format will […]
Croatia’s FIFA World Cup campaign ended in heartbreaking fashion after a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against Portugal was ruled out following a VAR review in their Round of 32 clash on Thursday. Josko Gvardiol thought he had rescued Croatia in the 103rd minute when he turned the ball home from close range, sparking jubilant celebrations among […]
