Nathan Lyon (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon, aged 37, has expressed his desire to continue playing Test cricket, particularly aiming for an away series victory in India before retirement, while also announcing he has handed over his role as team song-master to Alex Carey following Australia’s recent win against West Indies.Lyon,…
England’s Joe Root (R) and Jamie Smith celebrate after their win against India at Headingley in Leeds. (AP) India’s first Test match against England at Headingley in July 2025 has set new streaming records on JioHotstar, reaching 89.1 million viewers and accumulating 13.7 billion minutes of watch time. The match, which marked the beginning of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain former IPL chairperson Lalit Modi’s plea for a direction to Board for Control of Cricket in India to foot the Rs 10 crore fine imposed on him for FEMA violations during IPL second season organised in South Africa in 2009.The adjudicating authority in May 2018…
Yuzvendra Chahal went wicketless for Northamptonshire. (File) It has been mixed outings for the Indian cricketers in the ongoing County Championship.Yuzvendra Chahal, playing for Northamptonshire, and Khaleel Ahmed, who is plying his trade for Essex, have had poor outings with the ball as they went wicketless.Meanwhile, Tilak Varma has shown application with the bat, while…
MS Dhoni (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) MS Dhoni, former captain of the Indian cricket team, has submitted a trademark application for ‘CAPTAIN COOL’, a nickname that reflects his composed leadership style on the cricket field.The Trade Marks Registry shows the application status as ‘accepted and advertised’, with publication in the official trademark journal on…
Jofra Archer of England (Photo by Ian Horrocks/Getty Images) England have named their playing XI for the second Rothesay Test against India at Edgbaston, starting on Wednesday. The side, led by Ben Stokes, sees no major surprises after their thrilling win in the series opener at Headingley. The team includes Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie…
Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Two closed-door practice sessions meant there was no opportunity to see how the Indian cricket team worked on their fielding, specifically after the Leeds Test, where there were far too many drops that cost Shubman Gill and Co. dearly.With the gates opening on Monday and…
Dom Sibley of Surrey (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for Surrey CCC) Surrey County Cricket Club on Monday etched their name into the history books by posting a staggering 820/9 declared — the highest team total in the club’s history, surpassing the previous mark of 811 set back in 1899. The monumental feat came on…
England captain Ben Stokes speaks to the team alongside coach Brendon McCullum and Harry Brook during a net session at Edgbaston (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali made an unexpected appearance at England’s training session in Birmingham on Monday. He offered his expertise on the Edgbaston pitch before the second Test…
At stumps on day 2, South Africa maintained a 216-run lead over Zimbabwe (Image via X/@ProteasMenCSA) A fluent century from Sean Williams stood tall amid a faltering Zimbabwe batting effort, but South Africa maintained firm control at the end of Day 2 of the first Test at Queens Sports Club. Williams played a lone hand…