Ishan Kishan, Glenn Maxwell Ishan Kishan produced one of the fastest centuries ever scored against Afghanistan in ODI cricket, reaching the three-figure mark in just 71 balls during the second ODI of the three-match series in Lucknow on Wednesday.The India wicketkeeper-batter moved past Glenn Maxwell’s famous 76-ball hundred against Afghanistan during the 2023 ODI World…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday as softer crude oil prices following the US-Iran peace deal boosted investor sentiment despite continued foreign fund outflows.The BSE Sensex rose 347.14 points, or 0.45%, to close at 77,155.62. During the session, it climbed as much as 410.51 points, or…
Tushar Deshpande (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Proving naysayers wrong and winning them over has been a hallmark of Indian cricketer Tushar Deshpande’s playbook over the years. A Mumbai U-19 coach once questioned Deshpande’s potential to represent the national team as a pacer, expressing a lack of faith in his ability to generate pace. The conversation…
Officials break ground at the site of the Knight Riders Cricket Ground in southern California. (AP) New Delhi: July 1 will mark a watershed moment for cricket in the USA and more specifically in California, when the Knight Riders Cricket Ground hosts its first match in Major League Cricket (MLC). With the LA Knight Riders…
MI New York celebrate beating Washington Freedom by 5 runs to win the 2025 MLC title. (Sportzpics) Major League Cricket (MLC) returns for its fourth edition on June 18 with the same number of teams as last time, but introduces Knight Riders Cricket Field in California as the third venue with the LA Olympics two…
Bernardo Silva (AP Photo) Real Madrid have strengthened their squad with the arrival of Portuguese star Bernardo Silva, who joins the Spanish club on a free transfer after bringing the curtain down on a remarkable nine-year career at Manchester City.The 31-year-old midfielder has agreed to a two-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu and becomes another…
After being at a war for over four months, the US and Iran will finally be signing an interim memorandum of understanding on Friday. The signing, which will take place in Switzerland, will pave the way for 60 days of negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and imposing strict limits on Tehran’s nuclear programme.According to…
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill continued his prolific run in ODI cricket and etched his name into the record books during the second ODI against Afghanistan at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Wednesday. The 26-year-old became the fastest Indian batter to complete 1,000 ODI runs in terms…
Mumbai: With the cessation of hostilities between the US and Iran hopes have risen of normalization of trade, but Indian insurers plan to retain the marine insurance pool to ensure that there is enough domestic capacity to ensure that trade is protected when similar geopolitical events arise in future.Insurers and brokers said that while the…
Mumbai: Mercedes-Benz’s Member of the Board of Management, Sales & Customer Experience., Mathias Geisen, was in India this week for the launch of the new S-Class – a plug-in hybrid. Against this backdrop, Gielsen spoke about Mercedes-Benz’s global sales performance, the transition to electric mobility, and the company’s strategy for India, one of its fastest-growing…