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Sanju Samson being congratulated by head coach Gautam Gambhir. (PTI Photo) “We are a gun team.” These were Gautam Gambhir’s first words to a young and inexperienced Test team under greenhorn captain Shubman Gill in England last summer. That one sentence killed doubts in the dressing room as the team went on to tie the…

Team India players celebrate with the trophy after winning the T20 World Cup 2026. (AP Photo) Rinus Michels, the coach and manager of Ajax and the great Dutch football team of the 1970s, tore football’s tactical textbook to shreds and came up with Totaalvoetbal, translated to English as ‘Total Football’. It liberated players from fixed,…

Syed Shahabuddin with Rachin Ravindra (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: Do you still remember what happened to New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra in IPL 2024? Spin chewed his batting up and spat it out. And the situation became so severe that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were forced to drop him mid-way through the season. As they…

India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Sanju Samson capped off a remarkable campaign in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 by winning the Player of the Tournament award after playing a decisive role in India national cricket team’s title triumph.Samson finished the tournament with 321 runs, an extraordinary achievement considering he played only five matches…

Alyssa Healy of Australia is chaired by Ashleigh Gardner and Ellyse Perry of Australia after playing her final international match and winning the match and series on day three of the Women’s Test Match between Australia and India at the WACA ground on March 08, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW…

India’s Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) India national cricket team produced a record breaking batting display to post the highest total ever in a final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, smashing 255 for five against New Zealand national cricket team in the 2026 summit clash in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Defending champions India…

Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni brought out the trophy at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, drawing a loud response from the crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium.Dhoni had led India to the first T20 World Cup title in 2007, while Rohit captained the side to their second title in…

Kuldeep Yadav during a net session at Narendra Modi Stadium on March 07, 2026 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo/Getty Images) Security has been stepped up at the Narendra Modi Stadium as fans began arriving for the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup between India and New Zealand on Sunday.Officials said a large deployment of…

As the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final draws attention from cricket fans, the tournament trophy has a connection with Jaipur, where it was crafted.Jaipur-based designer Amit Pabuwal said he made the T20 World Cup trophy after the initial design concept was prepared by Australia’s Minale Bryce.Pabuwal said the design outline of the trophy was…

India’s Jasprit Bumrah (ANI Photo) Ahead of India’s highly anticipated T20 World Cup final against the New Zealand national cricket team in Ahmedabad, Jasprit Bumrah has received glowing praise from one of fast bowling’s greatest names, James Anderson. The former England pacer, who became the first fast bowler in history to reach 600 Test wickets,…