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LSG’s strategic advisor Kane Williamson (left) and global director of cricket Tom Moody during an interaction with TOI in Lucknow Tom Moody, TOI’s joint Sports Guest Editor, feels ‘a blanket approach is as reckless as a reckless approach’. The Lucknow Super Giants think-tank gets together to discuss the challenges and rewards of the IPL…LUCKNOW: They…
Abrar Ahmed and Kavya Maran NEW DELHI: Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed was signed by Sunrisers Leeds during the Hundred Auction 2026, but the move sparked backlash online. After the franchise announced the signing on X, the post was flooded with negative comments, with some fans criticising an IPL-linked team for picking a Pakistani player. EXCLUSIVE:…
NEW DELHI: Harry Brook and Joe Root produced contrasting centuries to power England to a 53-run victory over Sri Lanka, sealing a 2-1 win in the one-day international series on Tuesday. Brook smashed an unbeaten 136 off just 66 balls, hitting nine sixes and 11 fours, while Root followed up his second-ODI half-century with 111…
England head coach Brendon McCullum speaks with Joe Root before the start of play at The Kia Oval on August 04, 2025 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Joe Root backed England head coach Brendon McCullum after England’s loss in the Ashes, saying he remains confident about the direction of the team. His comments came after…
England’s Joe Root celebrates his fifty runs (AP) Joe Root delivered a masterclass in control and composure on a treacherous Colombo surface as England held their nerve to secure a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Saturday, levelling the three-match ODI series at 1-1. With the series on the line, Root anchored the chase with…
Sachin Tendulkar (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) We do not often see Sachin Tendulkar on the receiving end of selection debates, but a recent podcast moment turned that idea on its head and delivered a genuinely funny twist.During an episode of Stick to Cricket, a discussion around an all-time XI took an unexpected turn when…
Australia’s Steve Smith, right, walks out to meet England’s Ben Stokes following the final Ashes Test in Sydney. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar launched a scathing broadside against Ben Stokes’ England after their crushing 4-1 defeat in the 2025–26 Ashes series in Australia, branding the visitors “paper tigers” and declaring that the…
Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar New Delhi: Joe Root has shared the field with Sachin Tendulkar only once — on his Test debut in Nagpur in December 2012.Sachin, 39 at the time, was in the twilight of his career. He played six more Tests before retiring a year later. In that Nagpur Test, Root, just…
Travis Head scored a blistering 163 in the SCG Test (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia etched their name into a rare 134-year-old chapter of Test history on Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, producing a batting effort unmatched in the rivalry since the 19th century. Australia, pushing for a…
Sanjay Manjrekar, Virat Kohli Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar’s reaction to Virat Kohli’s Test retirement has brought back memories of a comment he made more than a decade ago, when Kohli’s place in the Indian Test side was under question during the 2011–12 tour of Australia.In Januray 2012, after India’s heavy loss in the second…
