Deoband: Rumblings in the 'Fortress of Faith'

Dar ul-Ulooom new chief Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi's statement praising Gujarat's progress is seen by many as a tacit stamp of approval for Narendra Modi. Yoginder Sikand looks at the......

Will Rizwan be axed as Pakistan's ODI captain?

IMAGE: Mohammad Rizwan, who has been sidelined from the T20 format since December 2024, captained Pakistan to ODI series wins in Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Photograph: ANI Experienced......

Babar to take up 'keeping to revive T20 career?

IMAGE: Pakistan's Babar Azam. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Pakistan's white ball head coach Mike Hesson on Thursday denied the speculations that he had asked star batter Babar Azam to keep......

T20 rankings: SKY still No 1 batter; two all-rounders share top spot

IMAGE: India's Suryakumar Yadav has 861 points. Photograph: BCCI Hardik Pandya remains the top-ranked Indian in the ICC ranking list for T20 all-rounders at number seven while Sri Lankan spinner......

T20 WC: India are with a foot in the semis already

IMAGE: Player of the Match Kohli maintained his superb run of form with his 3rd fifty in four innings. Photograph: Sarah Reed/Getty Images Inaugural champions India put a foot in the semi-finals......

How 'Mankaded' came into being

When Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown, he created cricketing history -- and eternal controversy. IMAGE: The great Vinoo Mankad. 1947. Vinoo Mankad had warned Australian batsman Bill Brown for......