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Sai Sudharsan (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Former India cricket player Akash Chopra has expressed disagreement with India’s decision to exclude Sai from the first test match playing XI in Kolkata on Friday.”Sai should’ve played in this Test. India will be under-bowling at least one if not two bowlers in this Test,” he wrote on X.In the morning session of the first cricket test against South Africa at Eden Gardens, Jasprit Bumrah claimed two wickets while conceding just nine runs as India mounted a comeback.South Africa, after winning the toss, started aggressively scoring 57 runs without loss in the first hour. They…

France reached the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, while Portugal were made to wait after losing 2-0 in Dublin as Cristiano Ronaldo saw red. Norway must also be patient after Italy struck late in Moldova to prevent them from stamping their ticket to next year’s tournament in North America. France’s victory came in an emotionally-charged Parc des Princes, which observed a minute’s silence to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks in and around Paris on Friday, November 13, 2015.…

When it came down to it, Carlos Alcaraz needed less than 90 minutes to secure the year-ending No. 1 ranking in men’s tennis. Alcaraz needed one more win at the ATP Finals to beat Jannik Sinner to the No. 1 spot and the Spaniard duly got that as he eased to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Thursday to sweep his group at the season-ending event for the top eight players. “It means the world to me to be honest,” Alcaraz said in his on-court interview. “The year No. 1 is always a goal. To…

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabad (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) South African captain Temba Bavuma chose to bat first against India in the opening Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday. The visitors faced a setback as their key pace bowler Kagiso Rabada was sidelined with a rib injury.The South African team, current world Test champions, entered the two-match series following a 1-1 draw in Pakistan. All-rounder Corbin Bosch stepped in to replace the injured Rabada.”First innings runs is the key,” said Bavuma, who made his return after recovering from an injury.South Africa clinched the World Test Championship title at Lord’s in June…

Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off against Ireland© AFP Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said Cristiano Ronaldo was wrong to blame him for the red card he suffered as Portugal fell to a World Cup qualifying defeat on Thursday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner exchanged words with Hallgrimsson after being sent off during Portugal’s 2-0 defeat in Dublin. Ronaldo said before the game the Ireland coach had tried to put pressure on the referee by telling the officials not to be influenced by the superstar striker. With his team trailing by two goals in the second half, the 40-year-old was…

Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025-winning Indian cricket team, with students in Chennai. (PTI Photo) CHENNAI: Fourteen — nine in T20I and five in 50-over format — that’s the number of World Cups Harmanpreet Kaur has played. And over all these years, it had been the same story of heartbreaks and near-misses. Till it all changed earlier this month when Harman’s girls clinched the World Cup beating South Africa in the final. Having lived through every almost-there moment, Harmanpreet, still processing the victory, knows the weight of an ICC title and how hollow the cabinet can feel…

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (left) with Kuldeep Yadav during a training session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kuldeep Yadav has requested the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to grant him leave for his wedding later this month. TOI understands he is waiting for approval from the board. He was forced to cancel his wedding function earlier in the year when the IPL finished later than the scheduled date due to cross-border tension between India and Pakistan.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!BCCI sources told TOI that Kuldeep has sought leave in the last week of Nov. There has…

Former India captain MS Dhoni was recently seen signing a fan’s bike, a gesture that once again reflected his down-to-earth nature.A video of the incident, which has since gone viral on social media, shows Dhoni writing his autograph on the petrol tank of a red bike. Before walking away, he looked at the vehicle and told the fan, “Chala ke report dena (Do share its review).” Watch videoInside details of how MS Dhoni is training for IPL 2026 in RanchiDhoni, known as ‘Captain Cool,’ has long been passionate about bikes and cars. His Ranchi home has a large collection of…

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st Test Day 1: A quarter of a century after their last Test series triumph in India, South Africa return with renewed optimism as they prepare to face the hosts in the opening Test of the 2025–26 series at Eden Gardens from Friday. Led by Temba Bavuma, the reigning World Test Champions are eager to end one of their longest winless runs on Indian soil, where they have lost six of their last seven Tests. India, under the leadership of Shubman Gill, approach the contest after a mixed run in red-ball cricket. A home…

Shane Watson (Pic credit: KKR) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Thursday announced the appointment of former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as their assistant coach ahead of the IPL 2026 season, adding a wealth of international experience to their backroom staff.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Watson, one of the most decorated white-ball cricketers of his generation, represented Australia in 59 Tests, 190 ODIs, and 58 T20Is, scoring over 10,000 international runs and claiming more than 280 wickets across formats. He was a pivotal member of Australia’s 2007 and 2015 ICC World Cup-winning teams and has…