Inside Story: ‘Move on’ – How BCCI nudged MS Dhoni to quit captaincy and hand over to Virat Kohli | Cricket News – The Times of India
[ad_1] MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli (Getty Images) The captaincy handover from Rohit Sharma to Shubman Gill in 2025 sparked plenty of debate in Indian cricket. Nearly eight years earlier, a similar shift had taken place when MS Dhoni made way for Virat Kohli as India’s full-time captain across formats in 2017.Dhoni had already stepped […]
Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan among five players dropped from BCCI central contracts | Cricket News – The Times of India
[ad_1] Mohammed Shami and Ishan Kishan (X-Cricbuzz) Several familiar names have been left out as the BCCI announced its central contracts for the 2025–26 season on Monday, with Mohammed Shami, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Ishan Kishan missing out despite being part of the previous cycle. The Board awarded annual retainers to 30 […]
Pipeline of plenty: India’s U-19s signal a golden future | Cricket News – The Times of India
[ad_1] India arrived at the U-19 World Cup with the spotlight on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. His epic 175 in the final dazzled, but the title was forged by range, resilience and timely contributions across the squad, underlining India’s deep talent pool and limitless possibilities ahead for a generation ready to soar. TOI looks at the class […]