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India Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
KL Rahul begins tour of England with scintillating hundred vs England Lions
Senior India batter KL Rahul began his tour of England in style, hitting a classy century on Day 1 of the 2nd unofficial Test match against England Lions. Rahul, patient at the start of his innings, reminded viewers of his remarkable resilience from the 2021 tour. After playing 100 balls, Rahul shifted gears in the second half of the lunch session, putting the Lions under considerable at Northampton, the batter brought up his century in the early overs of the Tea session on Friday, June 6. Rahul reached his fifty in 102 balls, but upped the ante while batting alongside Dhruv Jurel. He scored at nearly a run-a-ball against the English seamers, reaching his hundred in just 151 balls.- Backbone of India in Champions Trophy.- Leading run-getter getter for Delhi in IPL.- Hundred for India A in RAHUL - ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE BATTERS IN THIS GENERATION Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 6, 2025England Lions vs India A, 2nd unofficial Test: Updates The seasoned batter was instrumental in India putting up a solid fight despite losing two quick wickets early in the day. Under overcast conditions, India lost two wickets within the first 11 overs of the tour game, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran heading back to the batters were trapped LBW by Chris Woakes. Jaiswal fell for 17 in the 7th over, while Easwaran failed to negotiate an incoming delivery in the 11th. However, there was some controversy surrounding Jaiswal's dismissal, as replays suggested that Woakes' inswinger from over the wicket might have missed the leg stump, raising questions about the umpire's on the other hand played a flawless innings, leaving the deliveries outside off stump and pulling with disdain whenever the balls were dropped short to him. He built a fluent partnership with Karun Nair through the first and second session of the day. The duo adde 86 runs together before Karun was caught in front of the wickets by Chris Woakes. Once again, the replays showed that the ball might just have sneaked down the leg patiently raking up a half century, Rahul was rewarded with better conditions. As the sun came out, so did Rahul's more aggressive shots. The batter played some beautiful cover drives against the English bowlers to quickly reach his innings will help him get a massive boost of confidence. He was one of India's secure batters in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 and is likely to lead the batting department in the upcoming Test InMust Watch
Time of India
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Tears of a champion! Virat Kohli breaks down as RCB finally lift their first IPL trophy after 17 years
In a historic moment at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured their first-ever Indian Premier League (IPL) title by defeating Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs in the 2025 final. The victory was marked by an emotional Virat Kohli, who was seen shedding tears of joy as his team finally lifted the coveted trophy after years of near misses. VIRAT KOHLI STARTED CRYING. 🥹 Virat Kohli tears up; emotional scenes at RCB camp As the final balls were bowled, Kohli was visibly emotional, reflecting on his long and challenging journey with RCB. Having been part of the franchise since its inception in 2008, Kohli's tears symbolised the relief and joy of finally achieving the elusive IPL title. The victory was not just a testament to the team's performance on the day but also to the years of dedication and perseverance by Kohli and the entire RCB squad. Check out fans' reactions below: VIRAT KOHLI STARTED CRYING. 🥹 - World Cup.- T20 World Cup.- Champions Trophy.- U19 World Cup.- KOHLI - THE GREATEST EVER HAS COMPLETED CRICKET. VIRAT KOHLI IN TEARS - THE DREAM MOMENT FOR THE GOAT ❤️ RCB RCB EMOTIONAL VIRAT KOHLI 🥹Congratulations RCB - Ee sala cup namde ♥️#RCBvsPBKS | #IPLFinals | #ViratKohli As the win looked certain in the final moments after Marcus Stoinis' wicket, Virat Kohli looked toward AB de Villiers, who was in the stands supporting RCB. The two shared a meaningful glance, a reminder of their long journey with the team. Right after the match ended, Kohli walked over and hugged Chris Gayle. Both de Villiers and Gayle—former RCB players—were present to witness the team finally win their first IPL title, making the moment even more special for Kohli. Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers together celebrating Stoinis' wicket. ❤️ THIS MOMENT. 🥹❤️- CHRIS GAYLE HUGGING VIRAT KOHLI. Krunal Pandya's game-changing spell Batting first, RCB posted a total of 190/9 in their allotted 20 overs. The innings saw early wickets, with Phil Salt dismissed for 16 and Mayank Agarwal for 24; however, Kohli anchored the innings with a composed 43 off 35 balls, including four boundaries. RCB were believed to be a few runs short, but their bowling attack came through once again. Earlier in the match, Krunal Pandya delivered a remarkable bowling performance, taking 2 wickets for just 25 runs in his 4 overs. His spell included the crucial dismissals of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, which curtailed PBKS's momentum during the powerplay overs. Playing XIs for IPL 2025 Final Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB):Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Azmatullah Omarzai Punjab Kings (PBKS):Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (C), Josh Inglis (WK), Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen To stay updated on the stories that are going viral, follow Indiatimes Trending.
BBC News
01-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Proteas coach Walter resigns for personal reasons
South Africa white-ball coach Rob Walter has resigned, citing "personal reasons".The 49-year-old took over in March 2023 and led the Proteas to the semi-final of the 50-over World Cup later that also reached the T20 World Cup final in Barbados last year, losing a gripping final to India, and this year to New Zealand in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy."Coaching the Proteas has been an incredible honour, and I am immensely proud of what we have achieved together," said Walter."The players, support staff, and the South African cricketing community have been fantastic throughout this journey."While it's time for me to step away, I have no doubt that the team will continue to grow and reach even greater heights." South Africa play a T20 series against Zimbabwe in July, Australia in three T20s and three one-day internationals in August, before travelling to England for three ODIs and three T20s in South Africa chief executive Pholetsi Moseki said: "Rob played a significant role in the rebuilding of the Proteas brand on the international stage."During his two years in charge, we have witnessed a significant increase in faith in South African cricket, largely due to the team's performance. "His professionalism and work ethic have been exemplary, and he will undoubtedly be missed."
BBC News
21-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Smith 'not worried' by absence of pace trio against England
Stand-in captain Steve Smith says he is "not worried" about the absence of Australia's three key fast bowlers for their Champions Trophy opener against England on Pat Cummins and fellow seamer Josh Hazlewood are out of the tournament with injuries while left-armer Mitchell Starc pulled out of the squad for personal will be the first time none of the the famous pace trio have featured at a major white-ball tournament for 14 years."It's a little bit different," Smith said. "I've played for 10-plus years with those guys."We're missing a few of our gun fast bowlers but we're not worried about that, we're thinking about what we've got here and the opportunity those guys have."Cummins, Hazlewood and Starc have 525 one-day international wickets between them. They were all part of Australia's 2015 and 2023 World Cup wins and have featured in the past five Ashes their place the attack will likely be led by 30-year-old seamer Nathan Ellis, the only other pace bowler selected in the squad before the quick Spencer Johnson, seamer Sean Abbott and left-armer Ben Dwarshuis have since been captain Jos Buttler said he is still expecting a "really tough challenge"."The three guys have been a real pillar of success for Australia for a long period of time so naturally they'll be a miss for their team," he said."But there's some top players to step into their shoes as well who have performed very well over time." England, who have confirmed their XI with Jamie Smith batting at number three, come into the contest on the back of four ODI series in a row but Australia are also out of form in the format. They were thrashed in their two preparation matches by Sri Lanka, who did not even qualify for the Champions Trophy."We both didn't play as well as we would have liked over the past couple of weeks but that doesn't mean a great deal coming into tomorrow," Smith, 35, said."It's a fresh start, a new tournament and two good teams going at it."England and Australia are joined in Group B by Afghanistan and South Africa. The Proteas crushed Afghanistan in the group's opening match on the top two teams in each group progress to the semi-finals, leaving Saturday's beaten team with little room for won the 2023 World Cup despite losing their first two matches and Smith said this format means they must be "switched on" from the start."We got off to a slow start and then started to find a groove and get into our work," he said."You can't really do that in the Champions Trophy. You have to be switched on first game, try to get that first win under the belt straightaway and go from there. I think it's a really good format."
BBC News
18-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Cummins to miss 2025 Major League Cricket season
Australia captain Pat Cummins has decided to skip the 2025 season of Major League Cricket in the United 31, signed a four-year contract to play for San Francisco Unicorns in the American franchise tournament until 2027 in June last played six MLC matches for the Unicorns in the 2024 season and took four wickets at an average of is currently recovering from an ankle injury and has already been ruled out of Australia's squad for the Champions Trophy."Pat Cummins is unavailable to re-sign for the Unicorns in 2025 due to international commitments and workload management," said a statement from the Unicorns."The fast bowler has expressed his excitement to play in future Major League Cricket seasons, as his international schedule permits."Australia's next assignment after the tournament in Pakistan is the World Test Championship final at Lord's which starts on 11 will then travel to the Caribbean to play three Tests and five T20 internationals against West Indies in June and July which is likely to clash with the third edition of MLC.
