NEW DELHI: After a month of backand-forth discussions on the ICC Champions Trophy venue, hosts Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday climbed down to agreeing to a hybrid model in which India will play their matches in Dubai in Feb-March. However, TOI understands that the PCB has put across a few demands before the International…
NEW DELHI: Samit Dravid is still in the early stages of his cricketing journey, and while he has shown promise, his future in the sport will depend on how he develops and handles the pressures that come with being the son of a cricketing legend – Rahul Dravid.Although still young, Samit has gained attention in…
Former president Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris who will debate each other tonight in Philadelphia in their first and probably last ever face off have never actually met — despite both of them being in the public life for a long time. Their paths crossed but they never actually met. Kamala Harris’ ex-boyfriend…
Virat Kohli (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: India commenced their match simulation in Perth today and batters Yashasvi Jasiwal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant had a hit in the middle. A report in Sydney Morning Herald claimed that Kohli underwent scans on Thursday but a well-placed source informs that the star…
Abdullah Shafique (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique has created an unfortunate record in cricket by becoming the first batsman to register ducks in all matches of a three-match ODI series against South Africa. The 25-year-old Pakistani opener’s third duck in Johannesburg established him as the Pakistan opener with the highest number…
NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin (JKLF-Y) chairman Yasin Malik, in his affidavit submitted to the UAPA tribunal that reviewed the ban on JKLF-Y, claimed he gave up “armed struggle” in 1994 as a means to achieve JKLF-Y‘s object of establishing a “United Independent Kashmir”, in favour of a “Gandhian way of resistance”.Yasin’s affidavit-cited…
NEW DELHI: Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Wednesday recalled India’s encounter against Pakistan in the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The memorable match took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on this same day in 2022.In front of a crowd of 90,000, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 off 53 balls. His…
Japan minister Takeshi Iwaya (File photo: Reuters) Japan’s newly appointed foreign minister, Takeshi Iwaya, made it clear that Tokyo expects China to “behave responsibly” while aiming for a “constructive and stable relationship” based on shared interests. In his first press conference on Wednesday, Iwaya emphasized Japan’s intention to cooperate with Beijing, but firmly said, “What…
HYDERABAD: All that glitters may not be gold this Dhanteras and Diwali season, thanks to a 25-30% rise in the price of the yellow metal since last Dhanteras. Gold is now hovering near its life-high in the domestic and international markets.After gold’s surge to its all-time high of $2,759 per ounce on Oct 23 in…
MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor Swaminathan J has sounded a word of caution for small finance banks (SFBs). Swaminathan has asked the boards of these banks to assess whether there is overdependence on high-cost term deposits or bulk deposits from a limited number of institutions from the point of long-term stability. The deputy governor also cautioned…
