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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction at Jeddah in Saudi Arabia will witness plenty of twists, turns, unexpected signings and records broken, as the availability of Indian and international stars is more than ever and all ten franchises are looking to rebuild their squads from the start. A total of 12 marquee players,

India are dominating Australia in the first Test. Captain Jasprit Bumrah picked a dazzling 5-30 as India secured a handy 46-run lead at lunch on day two of first Test after bowling out Australia for 104 in 51.2 overs at Perth Stadium on Saturday. It is also the third lowest-score for Australia in Tests at

After the second day of the Perth Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), Indian pacer Harshit Rana on Saturday credited coach Gautam Gambhir for being able to make a good start to his Test career and thanked him for his support. During Australia’s first inning, Rana picked up three wickets in his 16-over spell at

File photo of Tilak Varma© AFP India’s young batter Tilak Varma etched his name into the record books on Saturday, becoming the first player to score three consecutive T20 hundreds. The 22-year-old Hyderabad captain achieved the historic feat in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener against Meghalaya, at Saurashtra Cricket Stadium C, where he smashed

File photo of Azhar Ali.© AFP Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday appointed former Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali as head of youth development. The newly created role was filled after a recruitment process, according to the PCB. Apart from being a member of the selection committee for the men’s national team, Azhar Ali will also

Nitish Reddy was one of the few Indian batters who managed to perform in Day 1 of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth. Coming in to bat with India struggling at 73/6, Reddy played a superb knock of 41 in just 59 balls on Test debut, showing confidence and stroke-making ability despite

Lakshmipathy Balaji is confident that Jasprit Bumrah can thrive as captain of the Test team.© BCCI Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah leads India in the first Test against Australia, starting in Perth on November 22, after regular skipper Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the contest. Rohit stayed back in India for the birth of his

Fast bowler Harshit Rana and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy are all set to make their Test debuts for India in the opening match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Friday, according to a report by The Indian Express. The report further claimed that neither Ravichandran Ashwin nor Ravindra Jadeja will play the first Test match in

Just before the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series between India and Australia, a new and unprecedented problem came to the forefront – the threat of rain. As per reports, Perth, an area that generally does not receive any rainfall between November and May, was predicted to receive rainfall right on the week of

Jasprit Bumrah in press conference ahead of Perth Test© AFP India’s stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah on Thursday insisted that his team is not carrying any baggage from the unprecedented 0-3 defeat at home against New Zealand as it embarks on a challenging Test series against fierce rivals Australia. Bumrah replaced Rohit Sharma as the team’s

Former coach Ravi Shastri prophesized young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and star quick Jasprit Bumrah to be India’s key players for the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The hype building around the BGT has been nothing short of surreal. The dwindling form of the Test heavyweights has added an additional layer of spice to the rivalry.

Yash Dayal was in South Africa for the T20I series but didn’t play a single match.© BCCI Left-arm seam bowler Yash Dayal has been added to India’s reserve pacers’ list after Khaleel Ahmed had to be sent back home due to an unspecified niggle. Dayal, who was added in the Test squad during the Bangladesh

Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Hall of Famer, Ricky Ponting has compared the Australia-India rivalry to that of the Ashes, stating that these battles are among the most anticipated in world cricket. The first Test of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played at Perth’s Optus Stadium from November 22 onwards. The former Australian

SL vs NZ 3rd ODI Highlights: Rain spoils play© AFP Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 3rd ODI Highlights: The third and final one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on Tuesday was abandoned after only 21 overs of play due to persistent rain in Pallekele. As the rain refused to relent, the umpires officially called

Virat Kohli during India’s 3-day simulation game© AFP Virat Kohli loves to perform against Australia but the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour isn’t expected to be a bed of roses for him. Struggling for form over the last year or so, Virat has big expectations on his shoulders in the 5-match assignment. While Ricky Ponting is among

Top-order batter Shafali Verma was on Tuesday dropped from India’s 16-member women’s team for the three-match ODI series in Australia in December after a string of poor performances in the past year. The BCCI selectors seem to have once again lost patience with the 20-year-old right-handed batter, whose recent ODI form has been disappointing. Shafali

Will Mohammed Shami play in Border Gavaskar Trophy at all? That is one big question in the minds of all Indian cricket team followers as the side gets down to action against Australia from Friday in Perth. Mohammed Shami, 2023 ODI World Cup’s highest wicket-taker, suffered several injury setbacks before he made a comeback into

India vs Australia: File image of Indian Test team© AFP India bowling coach Morne Morkel had a fun banter with Mohammed Siraj during India’s intra-squad match simulation training ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy series opener in Perth against Australia on Friday. India players and coaching staff have elevated their preparations for the opening Test