London, July 12 (IANS) In a major shake-up, Brendon McCullum has stepped down as the head coach of the England men’s Test team following a dismal run of results. However, McCullum will continue to coach the white-ball senior men’s teams. The Bazball era is officially over. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday…
The resurgence of Ishan Kishan is an interesting case study, particularly because of the butterfly effect it has had on India’s white-ball squads. The 27-year-old was nowhere near the Indian setup eight months ago. Today, he has not only played a crucial role in India defending its T20 World Cup title earlier this year but…
3 min readUpdated: Jul 6, 2026 11:44 PM IST Sanju Samson has been dropped while Prabhsimran Singh has received a call-up to the India squad as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 15-man squad on Monday for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Ishan Kishan has been listed as…
2 min readJun 25, 2026 04:02 PM IST Sanju Samson finished the T20 World Cup 2026, scoring three back-to-back half-centuries. During the Indian Premier League 2026 season, he was in sublime form for the Chennai Super Kings, scoring two centuries, including 477 runs at an average of 43.36. Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his impressive start to ODI cricket with a match-winning century against Afghanistan in Chennai on Saturday, achieving a milestone faster than Indian stars Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.The left-handed opener scored an unbeaten 110 as India thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third ODI to…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prasidh Krishna (AP Photos) Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 110 while Rohit Sharma made a fluent 79 as India thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in Chennai on Saturday to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODI series.Chasing a modest target of 219, the Indian openers made light work of the task…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Prasidh Krishna took five wickets, despite Shahidi’s century. Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma built a dominant 170-run opening stand. Jaiswal’s unbeaten century secured India’s dominant nine-wicket series victory. IND vs AFG Highlights: India secured a dominant 9-wicket victory over Afghanistan at Chennai to complete a comprehensive…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: With Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring his second century in the last three ODIs, the pressure is mounting on the selectors to decide the future of veteran Rohit Sharma. Although the 39-year-old survived a jittery start in the third ODI, he went on to score an eye-catching 79 and put…
“Quality sides and players do the basics over and over again,” Afghanistan fielding coach George Mooney had said ahead of the third ODI here at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. On Saturday, Prasidh Krishna once again underlined that truth, using his relentless control over length to set up India’s clean sweep over Afghanistan in the three-match…
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India made a stunning start to their chase against Afghanistan in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, scoring a record 23 runs in the very first over.Chasing 219 for victory, India began their innings at 5/0 after Afghanistan were penalised…
