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Former England cricket all-rounder Andrew Flintoff nearly transitioned to professional wrestling after his cricket career ended. He was in negotiations with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and came close to signing a contract for a match against The Undertaker.After retiring from cricket, Flintoff explored various career options when he received broadcasting opportunities and discovered WWE as…

Vaibhav Suryavanshi of India (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Despite another solid knock of 45 runs from opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi, India fell agonizingly short as England edged a dramatic one-wicket victory in the second Youth ODI at Hove on Monday, levelling the five-match series 1-1. India had entered the match on a high…

Team India in Birmingham (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: The Indian cricket team, currently in Birmingham for the second of five Tests against England, had been asked to stay indoors following a security alert.In a social media post, the Birmingham City Centre Police said, “We’ve currently got a cordon in place around Centenary Square, #Birmingham…

Captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir have some important calls to make ahead of the 2nd Test at Edgbaston (Picture credit – Sahil Malhotra/ TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: An extra spinner in the XI to contain the opposition. Focus on the lower-order for useful contributions. And, finding the right balance between batting depth…

Kuldeep Yadav (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) As India get ready for the second Test against England at Edgbaston, the focus has shifted sharply to team selection — particularly the exclusion of Kuldeep Yadav. Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has stirred the debate by calling out what he believes is an ongoing oversight of the wrist-spinner….

India’s Shubman Gill, Shardul Thakur and Nitish Kumar Reddy during a nets session (Danny LawsonPA via AP) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: All-rounder duo of Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar are likely to play the Edgbaston Test, starting from Wednesday. It could well mean India will drop a specialist batter and will go with three all-rounders…

Vinesh Phogat of Team India (red) celebrates victory against Yusneylis Guzman Lopez at the Olympic Games in Paris (Image by David Ramos/Getty Images) Former wrestling star and Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday morning at a private hospital in Delhi. This is the first child for 30-year-old Vinesh and…

Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir in intense discussion on the eve of the 2nd Test (Picture credits – Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) On the eve of the second Test against England at Edgbaston, India captain Shubman Gill, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and chief selector Ajit Agarkar were seen in an intense discussion, coupled with a pitch inspection,…

R Ashwin wants Prasidh Krishna to play in the 2nd Test as the visitors head to Edgbaston trailing 1-0 (Image by George Wood/Getty Images) Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has come out in support of fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, urging the Indian team management to give him more matches despite a difficult outing in the opening…

Team India bowling coach Morne Morkel (center) with pacers Akash Deep (left) and Arshdeep Singh in training (Screengrabs via X/@BCCI) With doubts over Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for the second Test against England at Edgbaston, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has backed Akash Deep as a strong replacement. India may rest Bumrah to manage his workload…