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ICC charges West Indies player, two team officials The International Cricket Council has charged two team officials and a player with multiple breaches of anti-corruption rules linked to the 2023/24 Bim10 Tournament, escalating a widening investigation into alleged match-fixing in the Caribbean competition.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Team owner Chitranjan Rathod,…

South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram, left, and West Indies’ captain Shai Hope. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The final batch of players and support staff from South Africa and West Indies have finally departed India following days of travel uncertainty caused by airspace closures linked to the ongoing West Asia conflict, the International Cricket Council (ICC)…

Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah says delivering in the toughest moments is what gives him the greatest joy on a cricket field, after playing a decisive role in India’s historic triumph at the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking in…

Jasprit Bumrah and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) No side had ever defended the T20 World Cup title. Suryakumar Yadav’s boys did it first. At home, no less. Here is TOI’s report card of the 15 men who made it happen.GAUTAM GAMBHIR (COACH) – 9/10Two consecutive ICC trophies. The only man in history to win a…

Sanju Samson, and Sachin Tendulkar As he stepped up to receive his Player of the Tournament award after India had clinched the T20 World Cup Sunday, an emotional Sanju Samson recalled how he felt broken, his dreams shattered, after a wretched run of form. Fortunately for Samson, help was just a call away.Samson became the…

Sanju Samson with wife Charulatha Remesh NEW DELHI: A touching off-field moment involving Sanju Samson’s wife Charulatha Remesh has captured the internet’s attention days after India’s triumph at the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!A video showing Charulatha carefully wrapping Samson’s Player of the Tournament trophy…

Gautam Gambhir and Arshdeep Singh (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has strongly defended pacer Arshdeep Singh following his on-field altercation with Daryl Mitchell during the final of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, saying he would have been “absolutely fine” even if the bowler had not apologised after the…

NEW DELHI: Jitesh Sharma admits that being left out of India’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup squad was disappointing, but that setback soon felt insignificant compared to the personal loss he suffered shortly after. The wicketkeeper-batter lost his father, Mohan Sharma, on February 1 after a brief illness, a moment that changed his perspective on…

Mohammad Rizwan and Team India NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan has come under the spotlight after his earlier remark about not watching India’s matches resurfaced following Pakistan’s heavy defeat to Bangladesh in the first ODI on Wednesday.During a casual conversation with a reporter at a nets session earlier, Rizwan was asked about India’s impressive…

Imad Wasim, Gautam Gambhir, and Suryakumar Yadav Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim praised India’s performance after their T20 World Cup 2026 triumph, saying the team proved its dominance despite criticism about pitches or alleged advantages. India successfully defended their title by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in…

Vijay Dahiya (BCCI/IPL Photo) Gujarat Titans have appointed former India wicketkeeper-batter Vijay Dahiya as their new assistant coach ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League, further strengthening the franchise’s coaching setup.A respected name in Indian cricket, Dahiya represented India national cricket team in 19 ODIs and two Tests. He also enjoyed a…

NEW DELHI: The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is set to host matches in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026 season, but there is a significant condition attached.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the first phase of IPL 2026, which will run from March 28 to…

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan said that veteran wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni is expected to feature in all matches during the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), while adding that the team management will take the final call on his exact role. The 19th edition of the IPL is scheduled to begin…

Bangladesh vs Pakistan (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu) NEW DELHI: On the back of a disappointing campaign in the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan endured an awful outing with the willow in the first ODI against Bangladesh as they were bowled out for just 114 in 30.4 overs after Bangladesh chose to field first at the…

Sanju Samson (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson expressed heartfelt gratitude after playing a key role in India’s successful campaign at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, saying the moment felt like the realisation of a long-cherished dream that he once believed had slipped away.Samson scripted a remarkable comeback during the recently…

Shivam Dube (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After India won the 2026 T20 World Cup, most people would expect players to travel home on chartered flights. But all-rounder Shivam Dube had a very different journey back to Mumbai from Ahmedabad. With flights fully booked, he ended up travelling by train with his wife and a friend,…

Ishan Kishan (R) and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s young opener Abhishek Sharma has retained the No.1 spot in the latest International Cricket Council Men’s T20I batting rankings, even after a below-par campaign in the T20 World Cup 2026.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The rankings update came days after…

Suryakumar Yadav of India poses for a photo with the trophy after victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 Final between India and New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 08, 2026 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Prakash Singh/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Riding high on a historic triumph…

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir has finally addressed the long-running jokes about his serious expressions in the dugout, saying the pressure of representing India in major tournaments leaves little room for smiles — even in moments of celebration.The Indian head coach was reacting to a…

Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Shamyl Hussain, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Abdul Samad, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi(c), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abrar Ahmed Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana Source…