File Pic: Image from the historic India vs Australia Test in 2001 at Eden Gardens. This week, twenty-five years ago, few were giving Indian cricket any hope. Bruised, sullied from the match-fixing scandal barely a year before and fighting to save face, here was a rudderless team hosting Steve Waugh’s ‘Invincibles’. What unfolded would change…

File photo of New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner during the T20 World Cup final. (ANI) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Mitchell Santner was slightly overwhelmed when he settled into his chair to address the media ahead of the T20 World Cup final against India in Ahmedabad. The room was packed and before the floor opened for questions,…

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel during a press conference ahead of the IPL 2026 season, in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In an era of fleeting flamboyance in cricket, Axar Patel is an outlier. The all-rounder played a pivotal role in India winning three ICC titles — two T20 World Cups and a Champions Trophy…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya speaks to commentator Ian Bishop before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. NEW DELHI: Harbhajan Singh, Aakash Chopra and Navjot Singh Sidhu have come under severe criticism on social media for…

R Ashwin and Arjun Tendulkar NEW DELHI: A debate has broken out over Arjun Tendulkar’s chances in IPL 2026 after Ravichandran Ashwin said the youngster is unlikely to feature for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). With a strong pace attack already in place, Ashwin felt Arjun would struggle to break into the playing XI.Speaking about the…