6 min readBengaluruUpdated: Aug 9, 2026 07:04 PM IST More than 18 months since Nitin Patel, the head of BCCI’s sports science at the Centre of Excellence, parted ways, its head VVS Laxman has revealed that the board is still searching for a suitable candidate who could be the missing link with regards to injury…
3 min readAug 8, 2026 03:43 PM IST India suffered another major blow ahead of the Sri Lanka Test series when batter Sai Sudharsan was ruled out of the series due to injury. Sudharsan, who had suffered a toe injury last month during in India A’s tour to Sri Lanka, failed to recover on time…
Hardik Pandya’s quadriceps strain has put Nitish Kumar Reddy in the spotlight ahead of the Afghanistan series. With concerns over Pandya’s fitness for the upcoming World Cup, selectors are considering giving Reddy an extended run. (photo/PTI) MOHALI: As the evening sun went down here on Wednesday, Nitish Kumar Reddy was the first one to mark…
File Pic: Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. (AP Photo) NEW CHANDIGARH: The Indian team management expects Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya to join the ODI team for the three-match series against Afghanistan, which starts in Dharamshala on June 13. Rohit and Hardik are due to get fitness clearance from BCCI’s medical team at the Centre…
BCCI plans major pace-bowling revamp at CoE (Image: X) NEW DELHI: In a bid to strengthen India’s pace-bowling resources, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is contemplating hiring three fast-bowling coaches at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.TOI understands that former India pacers Lakshmipathy Balaji and VRV Singh are frontrunners for…
