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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) CHENNAI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has generated massive interest ahead of the India A’s tri-series opener against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla and the opposition vice-captain Niroshan Dickwella admitted that he is expecting the prodigy to come out firing on all cylinders.“I’m glad to be a wicketkeeper, because I won’t be getting many…

India A: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prabhsimran Singh(w), Priyansh Arya, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma(c), Nishant Sindhu, Anukul Roy, Ayush Badoni, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshad Khan, Vipraj Nigam, Kumar Kushagra, Suryansh Shedge, Anshul Kamboj Sri Lanka A: Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige(c), Wanuja Sahan, Chamika Karunaratne, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Mohamed Shiraz, Ahan…

Manav Suthar (BCCI Photo) NEW CHANDIGARH: It’s very easy to lose Manav Suthar in the crowd. His unassuming demeanour on the cricket field doesn’t quite tell how important he is to India’s plans to reclaim red-ball supremacy. He is a part of a red-ball spin project which has been meticulously designed by the Indian cricket…

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has arrived. This time it will have 48 nations, 104 matches and a thousand storylines but nothing like the arrival of a new generation of players announcing themselves through their talent on the world’s biggest stage of the game. These are the players who watched the 2022 Qatar finals as…

Athletes perform at the inaugural World Yogasana Championship, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India finished on top of the medal table at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships, winning 114 medals, including 102 gold, as the event concluded on Monday in Ahmedabad.Japan placed second with three gold, three silver and five bronze medals. Argentina…

Ben Stokes (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England’s preparations for the second Test against New Zealand have been overshadowed by controversy, with captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Gus Atkinson under investigation for an alleged breach of team protocols.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking into an incident involving the…

Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Monday said he has not received confirmation on whether Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have cleared their fitness tests ahead of the ODI series against Afghanistan, but added that he has heard both players are doing well.Rohit and Hardik have been named in India’s squad…

All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey, and Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya NEW DELHI: Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday assured the Indian Super League (ISL) clubs that the upcoming 2026-27 season will go ahead as planned. But in a major development, the club proposal has been finalised for the next four…

Shah Rukh Khan, Alexander Zverev. (AI generated image) If Shah Rukh Khan fans were being objective, a hard ask given they are SRK fans and think Pathaan was a great movie, they would admit that Om Shanti Om was the last time King Khan was on top of his game. The movie was both a…

Shubman Gill and KL Rahul (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India may have registered the biggest innings victory in their Test history against Afghanistan, but legendary Sunil Gavaskar believes the team’s biggest challenge lies not with the ball but with the bat. India crushed Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test in…