Vineet Ramakrishnan

Editor - Sports, Times of India Digital __ left-arm medium for LIT CC. Ex CricketNext, CricketCountry, Cricbuzz, GoCricket & ZeeNews

[TOI Sports @toisports]

Why Cristiano Ronaldo's #FIFAWorldCup2026 opener wasn't as simple as zero goals ⚽️

#Ronaldo made 47 off-ball runs during the match - second only to #Mbappe's 50 and more than #HarryKane and #Haaland combined. Yet #Portugal found him with a pass only 10 times, meaning just 21.3 percent of his runs were rewarded with possession.

READ: https://t.co/ZUlTZ9kxGl

✍️ @Mid_Carder and @SarthakRohillaa ⚽️

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#UFC #MMA #AndreFili #ViniciusOliveira #UFCFightNight

"Most fighters would think twice. Andre Fili didn't."

After replacing Giga Chikadze on short notice, the UFC veteran opens up on why there was "nothing to weigh", Vinicius Oliveira's chaotic style, and how fatherhood has changed everything ahead of #UFCVegas119.

Story by: @mid_carder

🔗 https://t.co/pD35B3TzT7

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#TOIPlaybook #TOINumbers #KaneWilliamson #FabFour

For years, the Fab Four debate searched endlessly for a winner.

Maybe that was always the wrong question.

Smith reached impossible peaks.
Kohli turned batting into theatre.
Root accumulated endlessly.

And Williamson?

Amid all the noise, he simply kept scoring.

Greatness, without the drama

🧵👇

Story by: @mid_carder & @sarthak_rohillaa

🔗 https://t.co/2tZmWQIves

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#UFCFreedom250 #UFC

➡️Holder of the most knockouts in UFC history (16), Derrick Lewis calls UFC Freedom 250 "different"

➡️After 40+ UFC appearances, Lewis says this feels like his championship fight

@Mid_Carder ✍️

https://t.co/aZ3V2TIDR4

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#UFC #UFCFreedom250

➡️Chandler calls fighting on the White House lawn a "dream come true"

➡️Chandler compares the patriotic atmosphere around UFC Freedom 250 to the Olympic Games

@Mid_Carder ✍️
https://t.co/PH3FvTuKgH

[TOI Sports @toisports]

🏏 WOMEN'S T20s: BIGGER. FASTER. BOLDER.

Once, 120 was enough.

Now, 150 barely feels safe.

Ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup, we dived into 17 years of data to trace how women's cricket underwent its own batting surge

@mid_carder & @sarthakrohillaa

🔗 https://t.co/FofeqDTd1L

#WomensT20WorldCup #WomensCricket #T20WorldCup #TOIPlaybook

[TOI Sports @toisports]

❌ Siraj's withdrawal from England and Ireland T20Is raised a question: how could a bowler who had drifted out of India's white-ball plans suddenly need rest?

The answer lies in the format India have simply refused to play without him.

@Mid_Carder ✍️
https://t.co/lygMBlZa42

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#TeamIndia #SuryakumarYadav 🏏

➡️From T20 royalty to a sudden exit — what changed for Suryakumar Yadav?
➡️Three months after leading India to World Cup glory, SKY has lost both captaincy and his place

✍️ @Mid_Carder & Sarthak Rohilla with the stats that explain the story 👉 https://t.co/3o8lBbZSfu

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#IPL2026 🏏

➡️27,450 runs, 1,426 sixes, 65 totals of 200-plus and nine successful 220-plus chases

➡️Yet the 2026 final produced a modest aggregate of just 316 runs

Was it merely an anomaly, or a sign of a larger trend?

@Mid_Carder & Sarthak Rohilla ✍️
https://t.co/i4lgn3PkR4

[TOI Sports @toisports]

'I have no regrets'

Vijay Shankar reflects on retirement, 2019 World Cup heartbreak, dealing with the '3D player' tag, and much more. 🏏

READ: https://t.co/GZxr2corrP

✍️ Exclusive interview by @Nitesh7304 🏏

#VijayShankar #Cricket

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#VaibhavSooryavanshi #IPL2026 #TOIDeepDive

🏏776 runs
6⃣ 72 sixes
📈Strike rate: 237.3

Each number is extraordinary on its own

Together, they form perhaps the strongest statistical case for the greatest batting campaign in IPL history

Our deep dive: https://t.co/hFNcqG7l8a

@Mid_Carder

[KSR @KShriniwasRao]

Want to do a proper deep dive into Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s #IPL numbers?

Take a look at this fantastic set of analytics dished out by @mid_carder & ⁦@Sarthakrohillaa in the Times of India.

👇🏾
https://t.co/20crxsyHbI

[TOI Sports @toisports]

➡️More muscle 💪
➡️Less fat 🏃‍♂️
➡️Same deadly swing 🏏

How Bhuvneshwar Kumar is defying age at 36 🔥

FULL STORY: https://t.co/S5YzG601hI

✍️ @Nitesh7304

#BhuvneshwarKumar #IPL2026 #RCBvGT #RCBvsGT

[TOI Sports @toisports]

The Rs 7 crore bargain vs the Rs 25 crore gamble 💰

How Jason Holder outshone IPL 2026's biggest auction buys 🏏

READ: https://t.co/wI53qPq7yL

✍️ @Mid_Carder

#IPL2026 #JasonHolder

[TOI Sports @toisports]

❓#TOIAsks

Who should lead Mumbai Indians in 2027?

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#UFC #RTU #ChungrengKoren

India’s Chungreng Koren thought the UFC dream had slipped away in 2025.

Contractual setbacks denied him one opportunity, a devastating title loss nearly broke him mentally, and personal tragedy shaped the years before it all.

Now, standing two wins away from the UFC, Koren returns carrying far more than ambition.

✍️ @Mid_Carder

https://t.co/6Q2cBAhuy6

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#UFC #RTU #PujaTomar

"Maybe one day #UFC can reach #IPL level in India."

Pooja Tomar (@pujatomar19) opens up on pressure, survival, Indian MMA’s growth, and the stakes heading into a pivotal UFC clash against China’s Shi Ming in Macau

✍️@mid_carder

https://t.co/5rAN4F4qi3

[TOI Sports @toisports]

#ufc #roadtoufc

Chasing history, Rabindra Dhant carries Nepal into the UFC spotlight

@Mid_Carder ✍️

https://t.co/8vupgbKZ4Y

[TOI Sports @toisports]

🇨🇳 Song Yadong returns home to headline #UFCMacau against former champ Deiveson Figueiredo on May 30.

After a tough loss to Sean O’Malley, the Chinese star is chasing redemption, a top-5 spot, and another shot at #UFC gold. 🥊🔥

@Mid_Carder writes✍️
https://t.co/VwNmSdLaCe

[Pratyush Raj @pratyush93_raj]

✅Bangladesh’s Test series win over Pakistan

❎ Bangladesh pulling out from #T20WorldCup

🤞India tour of Bangladesh

A clear and candid chat with @TamimOfficial28

https://t.co/yzwhdmDkPU