Guwahati: South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy with Marco Jansen (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Guwahati: The cruel reality of another home Test series loss is setting in. As the late afternoon chill descended on the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Barsapara on Sunday, the Indian openers must have felt the shiver. A wicket at that stage would have…
IND vs SA 2nd Test Live Score: ‘It was uncertain if I’d play Test cricket again, let alone in India’ – Senuran Muthusamy For Senuran Muthusamy, life has truly come full circle. In 2019, during a forgettable debut series in India where he managed just two wickets in two Tests, the South African all-rounder of…
South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy at the Test match between India and South Africa. (Image: AP Photo/Anupam Nath) South African all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy, who had a disappointing debut in India in 2019, made a remarkable comeback by scoring a crucial 109 runs against India in 2025. His performance came after successful outings in Pakistan where he…
Travis Head changed the course of the match and put England’s fast bowlers under pressure with a century in the first Ashes Test on Saturday, as Australia wrapped up an eight-wicket win with three days left.Head countered England’s attacking “Bazball” approach with a hundred off 69 balls. He opened the innings after Usman Khawaja was…
India’s players celebrate the dismissal of South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Dale Steyn, the former South African fast bowler, has commented on India’s bowling strategy during Day 2 of the India vs South Africa second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.India had South Africa at 247-6 at the end of Day…
KL Rahul of India (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) KL Rahul will captain India’s ODI side as the selectors named a 15-member squad for the three-match series against South Africa beginning November 30 in Ranchi. Rahul, who last led India in December 2023 on the previous tour of South Africa, has been handed back the…
JAIPUR: Unhappy with the facilities and arrangements at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, the Jaipur-based IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals are actively exploring alternative venues and appear close to shifting its home base to Pune, at least for the 2026 season. While the Royals’ management has remained tight-lipped, Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) secretary Kamlesh Pisal confirmed to…
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 19: KL Rahul of India takes a return throw during game one of the One Day International series between Australia and India at Perth Stadium on October 19, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India have announced their squad for the three ODIs against South Africa,…
Kuldeep Yadav reacted to the Guwahati pitch on Day 2, what worked for Team India, and what South African batters did better. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) India spinner Kuldeep Yadav offered a blunt assessment of the Barsapara Stadium surface after South Africa stretched their first-innings total to 489 on a pitch that offered little assistance to…
Smriti Mandhana’s father was hospitalised, following which wishes of good health and a speedy recovery poured over on social media. (Images via X/Screengrabs) Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal’s wedding, which was to be held in Sangli today, has been postponed indefinitely after her father, Shrinivas Mandhana, was hospitalised. The decision was taken by the family…
Ricky Ponting and Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim has joined Ricky Ponting as the second cricketer to achieve half-centuries in both innings of their 100th Test match.Bangladesh completed a 2-0 series sweep against Ireland with a convincing 217-run win in the second Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.Ireland, chasing a target of 509,…
Senuran Muthusamy smashed a 192-ball century against India on Day 2 and played a huge role in his side crossing the 400-run mark on Sunday. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Senuran Muthusamy picked the biggest stage available to him to deliver the defining innings of his career. The South African all-rounder raised his maiden Test century on…
Rishabh Pant made his frustration clear with his teammates during Day 2 of the 2nd Test in Guwahati. (Agencies) Stand-in captain Rishabh Pant’s voice dominated Day 2 of the second Test in Guwahati, with several stump-mic moments revealing India’s rising frustration as South Africa strengthened their position. With Shubman Gill unavailable due to injury, Pant…
Smriti Mandhana & Palash Muchhal Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, one of India’s most celebrated and consistent women cricketers, is all set to marry music composer Palash Muchhal on November 23. The engagement itself was nothing short of cinematic: Palash proposed to Smriti at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium, the very venue where India clinched the Women’s World…
Smriti Mandhana’s teammates put on a show on the ‘sangeet’ night ahead of her wedding. (Images via X/Screengrabs) Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal’s pre-wedding festivities reached their peak on the eve of their ceremony, with members of India’s World Cup-winning squad taking centre stage during a lively sangeet celebration. Videos from the night have been…
Smriti Mandhana & Palash Muchhal (X) Smriti Mandhana’s wedding day has arrived, and the celebrations are already lighting up social media. As the Indian cricket star prepares to marry music director Palash Muchhal today, a stream of vibrant pre-wedding clips has been captivating fans. From joyful Haldi scenes to a friendly cricket match between teams…
Smriti Mandhana is all set to marry music composer and filmmaker Palash Muchhal in an intimate afternoon ceremony on Sunday (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket star and World Cup winner Smriti Mandhana is all set to marry music composer and filmmaker Palash Muchhal in an intimate afternoon ceremony on Sunday, in her hometown…
Australia’s Travis Head (AP Photo/Gary Day) Travis Head has long been a thorn in India’s flesh, and his latest heroics in the Ashes have only strengthened that reputation. The Australian left-hander has a habit of rising spectacularly when the pressure is at its fiercest, something Indian fans remember all too well from the 2023 ODI…
IND vs SA Live Score: South Africa batters rue letting go of upper hand It was the 79th over of the day and the light was fading fast across the Assam Cricket Association ground at Barsapara. Captain Rishabh Pant ran towards third man, where Jasprit Bumrah was fielding, and asked whether he was game for…
Abhinav Tejrana is the leading run scorer in Ranji Trophy Elite group. (GCA) New Delhi: A ‘Tejrana’ from Delhi plying his trade for Goa in the Ranji Trophy seems bizarre.“I am not playing as a professional for Goa. I am a local,” Abhinav Tejrana clarifies in a freewheeling chat with TimesofIndia.com from Porvorim. Shubman Gill…
