Indian Mens T20 Captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, and Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar during the press conference to announce the team for the Cricket Asia Cup 2025 at the BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh lambasted chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar for leaving out two…
India captain Shubman Gill speaks during a press conference at Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, Tuesday July 1, 2025. AP/PTI(AP07_01_2025_000278A) Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has predicted that Shubman Gill might end up leading the team in T20Is as well, after the 25-year-old was elevated as the team’s vice-captain for the Asia Cup.“Not surprising at all. He…
NEW DELHI: Reacting to India’s squad announcement for the Asia Cup 2025, former India cricketer Maninder Singh lauded the team’s balance but felt that young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal should have been included.“It appears to be a balanced team,” Maninder said.“I think Jaiswal should have been in the team because he is a player who adapts…
Shubman Gill and Axar Patel NEW DELHI: India’s Test skipper Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain in India’s 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025 T20I tournament, to be held in the UAE from September 9 to 28. The appointment comes more than two years after Gill’s last T20I outing in July 2023, when he…
File photo of the Indian cricket team. (PTI photo) BCCI have named their 15-member squad for the Asia Cup on Tuesday (August 19) with Suryakumar Yadav the captain with Shubman Gill his deputy. Surprisingly, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer have not found a place in the squad while Jasprit Bumrah, whose workload had been under…
red boxing gloves hanging on the ropes (representational image) Indian boxers’ preparations for the World Championships in Liverpool have hit a snag as visa complications have disrupted their planned training trip to Sheffield, UK. While four women boxers and some coaching staff have reached the UK, the 10-member men’s team and six women pugilists remain…
Football meets shooting on rain-soaked evening in Subroto Cup (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Under ominous black clouds casting their spell over Delhi’s skyline, the Subroto Cup, India’s oldest national school football tournament, roared to life with its 64th edition at the Ambedkar Stadium on Tuesday. Despite heavy rain in the morning hours of the day,…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Agency Photo) Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal expressed surprise at Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s exclusion from India’s 15-member Asia Cup 2025 squad, which was announced on Tuesday.The squad will be led by Suryakumar as captain, with Shubman Gill serving as vice-captain.India’s Asia Cup campaign begins against the UAE on September 10 in Dubai. They will…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner (AP Photo/Joanna Chan) World number one tennis player Jannik Sinner and his partner Katerina Siniakova have withdrawn from the US Open mixed doubles championship after Sinner was forced to retire due to illness during the Cincinnati Open final against Carlos Alcaraz on Monday, tournament organizers confirmed on Tuesday in New York.The 24-year-old…
Former India batter Aakash Chopra believes Shubman Gill’s return to the side has all but ended Sanju Samson’s chances of finding a place in the playing XI for the Asia Cup in the UAE. “India seems to be moving in the direction of an all-format captain. With Shubman Gill’s return, Sanju Samson’s fate has more…
