Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with Justin Langer (Image:X) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been the headline act of IPL 2026, breaking records on a regular basis and earning praise from across the cricket fraternity. Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer made an honest confession about the teenager. Following the match between Sooryavanshi’s Rajasthan Royals and LSG, Langer requested…
Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The talks around the Mumbai Indians captaincy are intensifying after the franchise endured a disastrous IPL 2026 season. One of the most successful teams in IPL history, known for its dominance over the years, Mumbai Indians had a forgettable campaign, managing just four wins in 14…
D Gukesh, Magnus Carlsen, and Divya Deshmukh (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Today is the birthday of World Chess Champion Dommaraju Gukesh. As he prepared to leave his teenage years behind and turn 20, the Chennai-born Grandmaster had a rare opportunity to celebrate by defeating World No. 1 and five-time world…
TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: Arun Singh Dhumal, chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, is among the few BCCI administrators who have consistently spoken aggressively about the world’s richest cricket league and its media rights growth.In an exclusive chat with TimesofIndia.com, Dhumal explained the value the IPL has created over the last 18 years…
Ravi Prakash Jha with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in Tajpur, Samastipur before the U19 World Cup. (Special arrangement) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: For the cricket world, what unfolded at Mullanpur during the IPL 2026 Eliminator between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad felt magical. A 15-year-old dismantled an attack led by Pat Cummins without blinking twice.But 1,300 kilometres away…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The wonder boy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has stunned everyone with his hard-hitting skills. In the crucial Eliminator clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batting sensation smashed a 16-ball half-century in Mullanpur to power his team to a 47-run win and help them seal a place in Qualifier…
NEW CHANDIGARH: The last time Mohammed Siraj ran in at Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the contest lasted only a couple of overs, but still captured the mood of this IPL season. After being swatted for six in the first over, and then hit for three boundaries in Siraj’s second, the Gujarat Titans pacer banged one in short…
(Left to right) KKR’s Varun Chakaravarthy, MI’s Jasprit Bumrah and RR’s Riyan Parag during IPL 2026. New Delhi: Sunday was a significant day in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Not only did it decide the fourth, and final, team for the playoffs, but it also put the spotlight on how workload…
NEW DELHI: Olympian Vinesh Phogat has run into another major hurdle in her comeback journey after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order that allowed her to participate in the selection trials for the 2026 Asian Games.The trials are scheduled to be held in New Delhi…
Santos’ Neymar (AP Photo) Brazil have been handed a major injury concern ahead of the FIFA World Cup, with Neymar now doubtful for the opening phase of the tournament after suffering a calf injury.The 34-year-old forward is expected to spend the next two to three weeks recovering after medical examinations confirmed a grade two muscle…
