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BCCI Centre of Excellence treated 32 top cricketers last year

harshit rana, hardik pandya, jasprit bumrah New Delhi: The Indian cricket board’s (BCCI) injury management programme at its Centre of Excellence (CoE) has been under renewed focus over the past 20 months. Now, according to the CoE annual report, accessed by TOI, as many as 32 top men’s team players, including 20 BCCI centrally contracted…

Bhuvi is back at 36. But where are India's next-gen T20 fast bowlers?

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back in India’s T20I set-up, nearly four years after his last appearance in the format. At 36, the veteran seamer will be part of the pace attack for the five-match New Zealand series in October alongside Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav, with Jasprit Bumrah rested.There is nothing particularly surprising about…

Bhuvneshwar back after 4 years! Picked in Indian team for New Zealand T20Is

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the surprise inclusion in the Indian team for the upcoming T20I series in New Zealand starting later this month. Bhuvneshwar, 36, is back in the Indian team after a long gap of four years. Interestingly, he last played for India in the T20I series in New Zealand in November 2022. He has…

IPL stars in Hong Kong Sixes raises curiosity

Mumbai: In an interesting development, Cricket Hong Kong, China announced an Indian team comprising IPL stars Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Krunal Pandya, Nitish Rana, T Natarajan, Rahul Tewatia and Shashank Singh to compete in the Hong Kong Sixes competition to be played from October 30 to November 1.

Shreyas Iyer points out the biggest ‘irony’ with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: ‘When his time comes, he’s going to dominate'

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old prodigy, had a breakout Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season earlier this year, scoring 776 runs, which earned him a senior call-up. However, the chances have not materialised consistently, as the management has stuck with the tried-and-tested opening combination of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma. The left-handed batter made it to…

IPL stars dominate India’s Hong Kong Cricket Sixes squad

The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is set for a “quantum leap forward” after headliners India announced a squad for this year’s tournament composed almost exclusively of players who competed in the 2026 Indian Premier League. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a veteran of 229 international appearances, will captain a side that also features his Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)…