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April 9, 2026 11:01 PM

C.D. Gopinath, last survivor from India’s first test-winning team, dies at 96

Chingleput Gopinath, the last surviving member of the first India team to win a test match, has died at the age of 96, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) said on Thursday. Gopinath was the second-oldest living cricketer after Australia's Neil Harvey. India lost all six of the series they had played until then, including the one-off test against England that marked their debut. They had drawn matches with England, Australia and West Indies but victory eluded them for nearly two decades. ...

March 27, 2026 11:14 AM

BCCI snubs traditional venues for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India will host Australia in a marquee five-match series early next year but several of the country's traditional test venues have not been selected to stage one of cricket's fiercest rivalries in this format of the game. Nagpur will host the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from January 21, followed by tests in Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad, the Indian cricket board said on Thursday. Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru were not allotted matches despite being established test cent...

March 9, 2026 11:09 AM

PM Modi congratulates Team India on T20 World Cup win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the Indian men’s cricket team for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, praising their determination, discipline and teamwork after they defeated New Zealand to successfully defend the title. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India beat Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand by 96 runs in the final to become the first team to win two successive T20 World Cups. In a post on X, PM Modi said: “By winning the T20 Cricket World Cup, Team India has pro...

March 6, 2026 12:01 PM

T20 World Cup: Axar Patel’s semi-final masterclass helps India move past fielding woes

India put some forgettable fielding moments from this year's Twenty20 World Cup in the rear-view mirror during their semi-final win over England on Thursday, as Axar Patel's inspired display reminded his teammates of their quality. The defending champions had dropped 13 catches heading into the match at the Wankhede Stadium - the most by any side in this year's tournament - but Axar single-handedly raised the level and shifted the momentum in their seven-run win. Axar's first magical moment ca...

March 6, 2026 9:42 AM

Sanju Samson credits years of hard work after powering India into T20 World Cup final

India opener Sanju Samson said his knock against England on Thursday was the product of years of quiet work and difficult stretches, adding that the job remained unfinished as India look to secure back-to-back Twenty20 World Cup titles. Samson's 89 anchored India's total of 253-7 and laid the foundation for a tense seven-run semi-final win at the Wankhede Stadium. England, carried by Jacob Bethell's outstanding hundred, fell just short in one of the closest matches of the tournament. "I have b...

March 5, 2026 10:04 AM

India need cool heads to cope with England power game in semi-final: Morne Morkel

India will need to play with clarity and calmness to combat England's deep and powerful batting line-up in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium, the hosts' bowling coach Morne Morkel said on Wednesday. India, bidding to become the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title, meet two-time champions England in the last four for the third straight tournament, with each team winning one of the previous games. "We haven't really spoken about the perfect game. The...

March 5, 2026 10:04 AM

T20 World Cup: England have belief and skills to take down India, says Harry Brook

England are drawing confidence from a run of tight victories ahead of their Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India, captain Harry Brook said, adding that his team's resilience would be a key factor on Thursday at the Wankhede Stadium. England's route to the last four has not all been smooth sailing, with the two-time champions advancing after wins over Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand, against whom they needed 43 runs off the final 18 balls to get over the line. "We've won tight games,...

March 3, 2026 11:33 AM

Team India coach Gautam Gambhir hails Sanju Samson’s match-winning knock

Sanju Samson delivered under pressure when it mattered most, coach Gautam Gambhir said, praising the wicket-keeper batter for his pivotal role in securing India's semi-final spot in the Twenty20 World Cup. Samson's unbeaten knock of 97 guided India to a crucial chase of 196 against the West Indies, sealing victory with four balls to spare in a must-win game on Sunday. "He's a world-class player, we all know how good a player Sanju is," Gambhir told reporters after the game. "It was all about ...

February 27, 2026 3:54 PM

T20 World Cup: Team India to maintain fearless approach after win over Zimbabwe, says Tilak Varma

India will stick to the fearless brand of cricket they displayed in their 72-run win over Zimbabwe in Chennai on Thursday as the defending Twenty20 World Cup champions chase a spot in the semi-finals, batter Tilak Varma said. Needing to win by a big margin to boost their net run rate after losing the previous encounter to South Africa by 76 runs, India restricted Zimbabwe to 184-6 in pursuit of a daunting 256-4 - the highest total of this year’s tournament. Abhishek Sharma (55) and Hardik Pa...

February 23, 2026 1:28 PM

Daryl Mitchell hopes NZ can ride wave of support as India’s ‘second favourite team’

New Zealand will embrace their status as Indian cricket fans' "second favourite team" as they look to navigate a tough Super Eight group and reach the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup, all-rounder Daryl Mitchell said. The 2021 finalists, who were knocked out in the group stage at the last edition, find themselves facing two must-win matches against former champions Sri Lanka and England after Saturday's washout against Pakistan. "We think of ourselves as India's second favourite team and ...