India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Sunday said he began his career as a "pure batter" and credited hard work and a willingness to go the extra mile for his rise as one of the country's most valuable cricketers. From his Ranji Trophy debut in 2013 to breaking into the Indian Premier League in 2015, when Mumbai Indians won their second title, Pandya
23 March,2026 09:01 AM IST | Mumbai | PTIIt eluded him in academics but on the cricket field, Suryakumar Yadav has finally got his 80 per cent score. Basking in the glory of leading India to a historic defence of the T20 World Cup title just a few days ago, Suryakumar has an 80 per cent winning rate as national captain in the format. The Mumbaikar was expectedly chuffed about the numbers
18 March,2026 08:34 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIIndian women’s team bowling all-rounder Sayali Satghare, who made an impressive Test debut against Australia recently, is eyeing a place in the T20I squad for the upcoming series against South Africa. Satghare, 25, who played three ODIs for India against Ireland in January 2025, picking three wickets, also took an impressive 4-50 in her maid
16 March,2026 08:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh MayureIt could be fear of failure among the country’s elite batters that led to India’s global title drought between 2011 and 2024, T20 World Cup-winning former skipper Rohit Sharma said on Friday. “The last [ODI] World Cup we won was in 2011, and then we won again [T20 World Cup] in 2024. That’s 13 years. Yes, we did win the Cha
24 January,2026 08:11 AM IST | New Delhi | PTITeam India's T20 World Cup 2024-winning captain Rohit Sharma recalled the time when he was a part of the team that won the 2007 edition of the marquee event. He said that the triumph gave the team the confidence to continue their winning streak. "I was in my first year with the team during the 2007 T20 World Cup, and I was just 20. After winning
23 December,2025 05:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMukesh Ambani’s Reliance-owned JioStar has reportedly informed the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it wants to pull out from its media rights contract for cricket events, due to financial challenges. As per a report in the Economic Times, JioStar have conveyed to the ICC that it will not be able to fulfil the remaining period of its
09 December,2025 09:22 AM IST | Mumbai | AgenciesAll hail to the "Women in Blue" who managed to clinch their first-ever Women's World Cup title. On Sunday night, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India defeated South Africa by 52 runs to emerge victorious at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. The triumph will also help women's cricket to grow significantly across the globe. In all of th
03 November,2025 01:31 PM IST | Mumbai | Sujay ShivalkarFormer Team India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid spoke about the side's heartbreaking loss against Australia during the ODI World Cup 2023 final and how the team managed to move on and clinch the T20 World Cup 2024 title. While speaking about the 2023 World Cup final, the former cricketer recollected how Australia's swashbuckling opening bats
30 October,2025 09:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentTeam India batsman Virat Kohli, who retired from Test cricket earlier this year, revealed that the break allowed him to spend quality time with his family. He also labelled the period as a "beautiful phase" of his life. While speaking to Ravi Shastri and Adam Gilchrist on Fox Cricket, Kohli said, "It's been a long time off for me since I retired
19 October,2025 04:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentFormer Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has revealed his experience working with former skipper Rohit Sharma during their time together in the Indian dressing room. Under Dravid's coaching and Rohit's captaincy, Team India ended their 17-year-long wait for the ICC T20 World Cup in the previous year. They defeated South Africa in the title cl
21 August,2025 11:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentEngland's veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow is still hopeful of the chances of him making a return to the national team despite being sidelined for the ongoing five-match Test series between Team India and England. "I am still contracted. I haven't heard too much from them, if anything, to be honest with you, but that's the part and
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