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"No Regrets": Sam Konstas' Bold Take On Shoulder-Barge With Virat Kohli

A shoulder-barging incident between India star Virat Kohli and Australia's teenager Sam Konstas turned out to be one of the most controversial moments of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The incident happened in December last year during Australia's innings when the players were crossing over. Kohli and Konstas bumped shoulders while moving across the pitch. Both players quickly turned around to glance at each other and engage in a heated exchange of words with Konstas' teammate Usman Khawaja stepping in to separate them.

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead India's Challenge In Indonesia Masters 2025

Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen along with men's doubles pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will lead the Indian contingent in the upcoming Indonesia Masters 2025 badminton tournament which will kickstart on Tuesday in Jakarta, Indonesia. PV Sindhu, 16th in the women's single; world badminton rankings, will face world No 32 Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam in her tournament opener. Aakarshi Kashyap, Anupama Upadhyaya and Rakshitha Ramraj are also in the women's singles draw at the Indonesia Open.

'Incredibly Proud': PM Narendra Modi Praises Indian Men's Team For Clinching Kho Kho World Cup Title

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Indian men's team for winning the first-ever Kho Kho World Cup as the hosts capped off the tournament with a double delight after the women's team crushed Nepal to become champions at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. PM Modi remarked that this triumph will boost the popularity of kho kho among youngsters in the country. "Today's a great day for Indian Kho Kho. Incredibly proud of Indian Men's Kho Kho team for winning the Kho Kho World Cup title. Their grit and dedication is commendable. This win will contribute to further popularising Kho Kho among the youth," PM Modi wrote on X.

Australia Great's Warning As BCCI Sets 10-Point Diktat To Discipline Team India Stars

Australia great Ian Healy said BCCI's 10-point guidelines to the players was an admission of eroding discipline within the Indian team, and he urged other cricketing nations to "stay vigilant" not to go through a similar situation. Following India's 1-3 series loss to Australia in the recent Border-Gavaskar trophy, the BCCI has come out with a slew of measures, making it mandatory for all players "to stay for the entire duration of scheduled practice sessions and travel together to and from the venue." The policy also placed restrictions on the time the players would get with their families while on tour.

Shreyas Iyer Lends Blunt Advice To 'God-Gifted' Prithvi Shaw

The career of Prithvi Shaw has unravelled in recent years, having not only fallen out of contention for the senior India team, but also fallen out of favour at the domestic level for Mumbai. Shaw, now 25, has been dropped from Mumbai's Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy squads off late, and criticised for his work ethic by Mumbai's T20 captain Shreyas Iyer. Now Iyer, who will captain Punjab Kings (PBKS) in IPL 2025, has emphasised his confidence in Prithvi Shaw's abilities, but issued a similar warning regarding his work ethic.

"Harsh Decisions": India Vice-Captain Reveals Selection Chat With Gautam Gambhir

India all-rounder Axar Patel has been given a new responsibility - being the vice-captain in T20I cricket. However, while T20I cricket is in a healthy state for the country, Test cricket has seen a tumultuous few months, culminating in a 1-3 loss for India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and questions being raised over Gautam Gambhir's support staff, with reports stating that assistant coaches Abhishek Nayar and Ryan ten Doeschate were under scrutiny from the BCCI. However, Axar has reiterated faith in the team management and also stated that he wasn't aware of team happenings in the Australia tour. Axar also stated that being vice-captain comes with the responsibility of having to take strong calls at times.

Rishabh Pant Names Only IPL Side He Didn't Want To Join In Auction

After being appointed captain of the Lucknow Super Giants, star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has revealed that he didn't want to join Punjab Kings (PBKS). Pant, who released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction, became the costliest ever buy in the history of the tournament as he was bought by LSG for Rs 27 crore. Pant broke the record of Shreyas Iyer, who was sold PBKS for Rs 26.75 crore earlier in the day. Pant highlighted that since PBKS had a purse of Rs 110 crore, he was relieved to see Iyer going in the other way.

Pant to captain IPL's Lucknow in 2025

NEW DELHI : Stumper-batsman Rishabh Pant will take over from KL Rahul as Lucknow Super Giants captain in this year's Indian Premier League.

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"No Regrets": Sam Konstas' Bold Take On Shoulder-Barge With Virat Kohli

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen To Lead India's Challenge In Indonesia Masters 2025

'Incredibly Proud': PM Narendra Modi Praises Indian Men's Team For Clinching Kho Kho World Cup Title

Australia Great's Warning As BCCI Sets 10-Point Diktat To Discipline Team India Stars

Shreyas Iyer Lends Blunt Advice To 'God-Gifted' Prithvi Shaw

"Harsh Decisions": India Vice-Captain Reveals Selection Chat With Gautam Gambhir

Rishabh Pant Names Only IPL Side He Didn't Want To Join In Auction

Pant to captain IPL's Lucknow in 2025