Gambhir applauds BCCI’s initiative to dedicate IPL 2025 final to Armed Forces

IANS | May 28, 2025 5:50 PM

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Indian men's cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir hailed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for dedicating the final of IPL 2025 — scheduled for June 3 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad — to the Indian Armed Forces, in honour of Operation Sindoor, the military response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, which claimed 26 civilian lives.

T. Dilip restored as fielding coach of Indian team ahead of England tour: Sources

IANS | May 27, 2025 10:45 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Ahead of the five-match Test tour of England, T. Dilip has been restored as the fielding coach of the Indian men's cricket team. Dilip, who was brought into the national set-up in November 2021 when Rahul Dravid was the head coach and given an extension till March this year, had been removed from the team’s support staff last month.

Charlotte Edwards urges England to stay in present after dominant T20I series win.

IANS | May 27, 2025 4:56 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Charlotte Edwards couldn’t have asked for a better start to her tenure as England Women’s head coach. Her team completed a dominant 3-0 sweep over West Indies in the T20I series, with performances that balanced clinical precision and tactical flexibility. But as England shift focus to the upcoming ODI series starting May 30, Edwards remains clear: the bigger challenge lies ahead.

BCCI to honour Operation Sindoor heroes at IPL final; Service chiefs invited

IANS | May 27, 2025 4:36 PM

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The final of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, scheduled to be held on June 3 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, will be dedicated to the Indian Armed Forces as a tribute to Operation Sindoor — a recent military operation carried out in response to the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, that claimed the lives of 26 civilians.