Cricket

India’s team members attend a practice session in Kanpur© BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to release the trio of Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal from the Indian cricket team squad for the ongoing second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur. ”Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal have been

File image of Samit Dravid© X (Twitter) Injured Samit Dravid is likely to miss India Under-19 side’s two four-day matches against Australia, which is starting in Chennai from Monday. Samit is currently at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) recuperating from a knee injury that forced him to sit out of the three-match youth one-dayers against

Jemimah Rodrigues in action© X (Twitter) Jemimah Rodrigues struck a crucial fifty as India secured a comprehensive 20-run victory against West Indies in a warm-up game ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. Rodrigues anchored India’s innings with a steady 40-ball 52, including five boundaries, as they posted 141 for 8 in their

England vs Australia 5th ODI Live Updates: Australia opted to bowl after winning the toss in the final ODI of the five-match series. A riveting series is set to conclude as England and Australia clash for one final time. Australia started on top, winning the first two ODIs in convincing fashion. But the scales have been

Mumbai all-rounder Musheer Khan, younger brother of India batter Sarfaraz, is “stable” after suffering a road accident on the outskirts of Lucknow but is set to miss cricketing action for a prolonged period starting with the upcoming Irani Cup. The 19-year-old is expected to be out of action for at least three months due to

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council on Saturday announced the IPL player regulation 2025-27. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the rules hold extra significance. All 10 franchises will be allowed to retain upto six players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The IPL General Council, during its meeting in Bengaluru

File photo of Hardik Pandya.© Instagram/@hardikpandya93 Around a week ago, Hardik Pandya sent the social media buzzing after uploading a video from his practice session. What grabbed atttention in the clip was the fact that Hardik was practising with a red-ball. This gave rise to rumours of the all-rounder’s comeback to Test cricket. Hardik last

A final over blitz by England all-rounder Liam Livingstone helped him tie with legendary English icon Andrew Flintoff for most sixes during an innings at Lord’s in ODIs. Livingstone achieved this record during the fourth ODI against Australia at Lord’s on Friday. He scored a commendable 62* in just 27 balls. His knock included three

File photo of Sri Lanka cricket team.© AFP Sri Lanka will host the West Indies for white-ball bilaterals in October, with a three-match T20I and ODI series, according to the ICC. Sri Lanka will seek to take confidence from their positive run in recent months, with an ODI series win over India, a Test match

New Zealand were flailing at 22-2 and trailing by 580 on Friday against a dominant Sri Lankan batting attack that saw middle-order maestro Kamindu Mendis reach 1,000 runs from just eight Test appearances. Sri Lanka declared at 602-5 shortly before stumps on day two in Galle after a 200-run partnership between Kamindu and Kusal Mendis

India captain Rohit Sharma left everyone surprised at the time of toss during the start of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Team India was expected to field three spinners in the second Test, especially considering the pitch at the venue was prepared using black soil, which makes added assistance to spinners a certainty.

File photo of Sanjay Bangar.© BCCI Punjab Kings (PBKS) have parted ways with head coach Trevor Bayliss and head of cricket development Sanjay Bangar ahead of the next Indian Premier League (IPL) season, according to ESPNcricinfo. As per the report, the decision was made recently by the franchise board, which includes the four co-owners. This

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel feels there is “no harm” in trying Yash Dayal in place of either Jasprit Bumrah or Mohammed Siraj for the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur, beginning on Friday. Before the beginning of the Test series against Bangladesh in Chennai, skipper Rohit Sharma asserted that the workload management of their

File photo of MS Dhoni (L) and Rishabh Pant© X (Twitter) Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant made a brilliant return to Test cricket as he slammed a stunning century to guide his side to a comfortable win over Bangladesh in the first Test match in Chennai. Pant ‘s performance earned him a lot

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday revealed that he didn’t have the “inspiration” left to take the domestic cricket route for a place in the national side and that was the reason why he chose to retire from the game last month. The 38-year-old Dhawan retired from international and domestic cricket late in August

Jitesh Sharma could well pip Ishan Kishan for second wicketkeeper’s slot in the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian T20 team which will play three T20Is against the Bangladesh starting October 6 in Gwalior. The squad is expected to be announced this week. The second and third T20Is will be held in New Delhi and Hyderabad on October 9 and 12

Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has warned national team head coach Gary Kirsten that he will be fired from his position after the Champions Trophy 2025. Pakistan have suffered a number of setbacks in the recent past with the latest one coming in the form of a humiliating 2-0 Test series loss against Bangladesh. Pakistan

File photo of Shaheen Afridi© AFP Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was on Tuesday recalled as the Pakistan selectors named a 15-member squad for the first Test against England beginning on October 7. Afridi, who was dropped for the second and final Test against Bangladesh earlier this month due to poor form, was back in