Shreyas Iyer, Mitchell Santner BENGALURU: Home advantage is losing its sheen in international cricket, with teams increasingly equipped to beat opponents in the latter’s own backyard. Former head coach Gary Stead believes hosts New Zealand may not enjoy the edge they once did when India begin their tour with the T20 series beginning on Thursday,…

India’s Thulasimathi Murugesan added another medal to her growing collection at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games, settling for silver in the women’s singles SU5 badminton event after losing to China’s Yang Qiuxia in the final on Friday. The 24-year-old, who won silver at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, went down 18-21, 11-21 against the Chinese…

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir in conversation with Ishan Kishan during a training session. (PTI Photo) INDORE: With the 2028 T20 World Cup more than two years away, the Indian team has enough time to experiment before picking the ‘Final 15’ best suited to the conditions in host nations Australia and New Zealand.It also presents…

Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian men’s selection committee has announced the Test and ODI squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand.After the T20I series, India will play five ODIs and two Test matches against New Zealand. Shubman Gill will captain India in the first three ODIs, while Shreyas Iyer will lead…