India’s white-ball captain, Shubman Gill, has received one of the biggest off-field honours in world sport after being invited to watch the Wimbledon 2026 Championships from the prestigious Royal Box. With this invitation, Gill becomes only the fourth Indian cricket captain to enjoy the privilege, joining the elite company of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and […]

India’s T20I tour of Ireland and the UK was expected to be remembered for one major milestone: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s international debut. Instead, the trip has produced a series of unwanted records. India suffered their first-ever defeat to Ireland, then lost five T20Is in a row for the first time, before going down to England in […]

Former India opener Sadagoppan Ramesh has criticised the team management for overloading the batting order with left-handers in an era where matchups play a major role in T20 cricket. His comments came after India’s poor showing in the fourth T20I against England in Bristol, where the visitors once again struggled to build momentum and finished […]

Former India captain Kris Srikkanth has sharply criticised Tilak Varma after the left-hander produced another disappointing performance in the fourth T20I against England in Bristol on July 9. Tilak managed only 11 runs off eight balls as India limped to 158/7 in 20 overs, a total that proved nowhere near enough in a game England […]

India’s white-ball tour of the United Kingdom has turned into a forgettable campaign so far. After suffering a 2-0 T20I series defeat against Ireland, the Men in Blue endured another disappointing outing in England, where the hosts sealed the five-match T20I series 3-0 with one match still to play. The back-to-back setbacks have intensified scrutiny […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday came with a striking sporting announcement and a personal touch. Modi presented former Australia captain Steve Waugh with an almost 20-year-old photograph from their first meeting, taken when Modi was serving as Gujarat chief minister, underscoring the long-standing connection between the two leaders […]

India’s men’s cricket team appears to be struggling to settle into the post-Suryakumar Yadav era after losing the former captain from both leadership duties and the squad only a few months after India’s memorable triumph at the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on home soil. What was meant to be a fresh reset under […]

Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has backed young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to play without fear in the ongoing T20I series against England, saying the teenager has far less to lose than the bowlers trying to dismiss him. Sooryavanshi was handed his international debut after replacing Sanju Samson ahead of the second T20I, and although the […]

After India’s defeat in the fourth T20I against England, former Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel has suggested two changes to the playing XI for the fifth and final match of the series in Southampton on Saturday, July 11. India were beaten by nine wickets in Bristol on Thursday, July 9, and with the series […]

Former wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has weighed in on Team India vice-captain Tilak Varma’s poor run of form in T20I cricket after another disappointing outing in the ongoing series against England. The left-handed batter managed only 11 runs off eight balls in the fourth T20I at the County Ground in Bristol on Thursday, July 9, as […]