Soccer Football – International Friendly – India vs Uruguay – Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India – October 6, 2026 Uruguay’s Rodrigo Aguirre celebrates scoring their sixth goal with teammates REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary TimesofIndia.com in Kolkata: India’s third and final friendly test on home soil ended on a losing note as they went down 1-6 to Uruguay…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi trains for his final game with the national team. (AP Photo) Benin defender Mohamed Tijani has offered a heartwarming perspective ahead of Lionel Messi’s final international appearance for Argentina, saying his team will not man-mark the legendary forward but instead savour the opportunity to share the pitch with one of football’s greatest…
Anirudh Thapa ended India’s 44-year wait for a goal against Uruguay, joining Manas Bhattacharya as only the second scorer/ Image: X India may have suffered a heavy 6–1 defeat to Uruguay in Kolkata, but one moment still gave the home crowd something significant to celebrate. Anirudh Thapa’s equaliser against the two-time FIFA World Cup champions…
Skipper Shreyas Iyer (Image: IANS) Three days after celebrating an Asian Games gold medal in Japan, Shreyas Iyer was back in action thousands of kilometres away in India and the skipper somehow found enough energy to produce the innings of his T20I career.Iyer and several members of India’s Asian Games squad travelled back after beating…
Shreyas Iyer scores maiden T20I ton (Image: BCCI) India skipper Shreyas Iyer marked his return to form in spectacular fashion, smashing his maiden T20I century as India cruised to an eight-wicket win over West Indies in the opening match of the five-match series on Tuesday.Chasing 172, India raced to 172 for two in just 14.4…
Bhuvneshwar returns in India colors Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return headlines the changes in India’s T20I squad for the upcoming New Zealand series, with the veteran pacer coming back into the national setup after a prolonged absence.India have made two changes to the squad currently featuring in the ongoing T20I series against West Indies. Bhuvneshwar returns, Ravi…
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman is set to regularly attend selection meetings as the Indian cricket board aims to avoid any miscommunication between the selectors, team management and the Bengaluru facility. BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia explained that the decision was made at the review…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has made a much-anticipated return to India’s T20I setup after nearly four years, headlining the squads announced for the upcoming New Zealand tour.Bhuvneshwar’s recall comes after an impressive IPL 2026 campaign, where he claimed 28 wickets. His last T20I appearance for India also came against New Zealand in…
Harmanpreet Kaur (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur’s 2025 Women’s World Cup triumph will remain the defining achievement of her captaincy and ensure that her contribution to Indian cricket occupies a “special place” in its history, the BCCI said on Tuesday after the veteran batter stepped down as India’s leader across formats.BCCI president Mithun Manhas…
Naman Dhir makes T20I debut (Image: BCCI/X) Naman Dhir makes his T20I debut against West Indies in the opening game of the five-match series, while teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been left out of India’s playing XI in Lucknow.Dhir, who made his ODI debut on September 27, received his maiden T20I cap from Arshdeep Singh…
