Playing for Sunrisers Eastern Cape, James Coles amassed 152 runs at a strike rate of 170.78 and picked up five wickets with his left arm spin. (SA 20) NEW DELHI: Dinesh Karthik, the mentor and batting coach of the London Spirit men’s team for the 2026 season of The Hundred, described uncapped England all-rounder James…
James Coles (Getty Images) The first-ever auction for The Hundred took place at the iconic Piccadilly Lights in London on Thursday, with several young uncapped English cricketers attracting big bids. All-rounder James Coles emerged as the most expensive buy of the day after being snapped up by London Spirit for a whopping £390,000 (approximately Rs…
Daniel Vettori (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: The signing of Pakistan mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed by Sunrisers Leeds at the 2026 player auction created a storm on social media in India, but head coach Daniel Vettori has explained that the move was purely a cricketing decision after the franchise missed out on England star Adil Rashid.Go…
Mustafizur Rahman (Getty Images) The Hundred auction on Thursday produced several talking points, with Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman and two Pakistan players finding buyers and grabbing headlines.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Mustafizur was snapped up by Birmingham Phoenix for GBP 100,000 (approximately Rs 1.23 crore), marking a fresh chapter after a…
Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) As Team India embarks on a new cycle that will culminate in the ODI World Cup next year, will Sanju and Ishan’s T20 WC heroics be good enough for them to be candidates in the set up?The bubbly of euphoria of the T20 World Cup triumph was still…
File Pic: VVS Laxman (TOI Photo) I was making a comeback after nearly two years and everything around the team had changed: the fitness levels, the attitude and the mindset.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!I still remember the evening after Australia enforced the follow-on. National selector Madan Lal asked us to…
South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada, center, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has stirred debate after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 by suggesting that the South Africa national cricket team made a tactical mistake by defeating the West Indies cricket team in their Super 8 clash.The encounter, played at…
India coach Gautam Gambhir (Getty Images) Former chief selector Sandeep Patil has revealed that Gautam Gambhir has never spoken to him since the day he was dropped from the Indian team, despite the two appearing together at several events over the years.Gambhir, a key member of India’s World Cup-winning squads in 2007 and 2011, was…
Abrar Ahmed and Kavya Maran NEW DELHI: Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed was signed by Sunrisers Leeds during the Hundred Auction 2026, but the move sparked backlash online. After the franchise announced the signing on X, the post was flooded with negative comments, with some fans criticising an IPL-linked team for picking a Pakistani player. EXCLUSIVE:…
Rajasthan Royals (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals have announced a minor adjustment to their pre-season schedule. While March 15 was initially earmarked as the start date for their IPL 2026 preparations, the full squad camp will now officially commence on March 17 here at the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Stadium. Under head…
