3 min readJul 27, 2026 03:37 PM IST With only 15 months to go for the 2027 ODI World Cup, the suspense over the futures of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli continues to absorb the discussion whenever India take the field in the format. India’s recent 1-2 series defeat to England has intensified the various…
With the 2027 ODI World Cup some fourteen months away, India face an uncomfortable question: how ready are they for a tournament they haven’t won since 2011? Going by the evidence, not very. This remains a team yet to settle its best XI, and the uncertainty has begun to show in the performances themselves. None…
The mood inside the Indian dressing room must be difficult to read right now. Images from London showed head coach Gautam Gambhir sharing a laugh with Rohit Sharma on the Lord’s balcony on the eve of Sunday’s third ODI against England. Yet they could not mask the intense pressure the team’s oldest player must be…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved sweeping changes to the formats of its flagship men’s global tournaments, introducing new competition structures for the 50-over and T20 World Cups while also endorsing a new 16-team global event for Associate nations. The 14-team ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will retain the same number of participating teams…
Hardik Pandya (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: In a bid to keep the BCCI’s centrally contracted players in prime form skill wise, the Centre of Excellence (CoE) has launched a programme called the performance block. TOI understands that this programme has opened the doors for the international players to sharpen their cricketing skills at any point…
3 min readUpdated: Jun 3, 2026 11:09 AM IST Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins could have a limited role with the franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season next year. Or perhaps none at all. With an intense international calendar set to peak in the 2027 calendar year, Cummins is open to cutting down…
