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South African cricket great Daryll Cullinan has delivered a spectacular verdict on legendary India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin‘s sudden retirement from international cricket. Ashwin called time on his career midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25, having played just one of the three Tests till then. Ashwin left without any farewell game, emphasizing that he wanted to

File photo of Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma.© AFP Asserting that “debates” in the dressing room should not come out in public domain, India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said he has had some “honest” conversations with his players as only performance can help them stay in the set-up. Amid reports of unrest in

Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes India’s white-ball team is “settled” and backed the Rohit Sharma-led side to lift the upcoming Champions Trophy. The Champions Trophy is returning after more than seven years, and India will see it as an opportunity to add another ICC title to its title cabinet, especially after the T20 World Cup

The year 2024 ended on a strange note for the Indian cricket team, with a string of poor results hurting World Test Championship final qualification chances. First the home whitewash against New Zealand and then the twin defeats in Adelaide and Melbourne leaving the team’s fate hanging in balance. While tough talks are unlikely to

New Delhi : 2024 saw some of the most competitive and captivating cricket being played on the field. While new rivalries developed, the older ones continued to prosper with a new-found intensity. On one side, game’s greats retired, a new generation is also slowly taking shape. This year saw India end their 11-year-long ICC title

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes India’s young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been underrated throughout the BGT series and rooted for his promotion in the batting order. Nitish has introduced himself to the world with swagger in style in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the first innings of the Boxing Day Test, when India

India vs Australia: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma© AFP The Indian cricket team is at crossroads in every sense of the term. After winning the T20 World Cup, nothing has gone right for the side. It lost an ODI series in Sri Lanka, was clean-sweeped at home by New Zealand in a Test series and

Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo on Monday. Shahidi claimed an Afghan record 246 runs at the end of a marathon innings while spinner Bennett took five wickets. Zimbabwe made 586 and 142-4 to lead Afghanistan by 29 runs

Former Australian batter Simon Katich took a hard dig at Virat Kohli’s dismissal during India’s second innings of the Boxing Day Test, saying “The king is dead,” when India’s star batter fell cheaply to Mitchell Starc for 5 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. Set a challenging target of 340 runs, India

India batter Yashasvi Jaiswal was on the receiving end of a controversial DRS call on Day 5 of recently-concluded 4th Test against Australia in Melbourne. This incident happened after Australia appealed for a caught behind on Jaiswal, who had mistimed his pull shot off Pat Cummins‘ delivery. While the ball was passing close to the

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli© X (Twitter) Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli left the internet fuming as the star India batters once again failed to score big on Day 5 of the fourth Test encounter against Australia in Melbourne on Monday. It has been a struggle for the veteran batters as they have

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasrasnga and Kushal Mendis along with West Indies’s Sherfane Rutherford and Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai were shortlisted for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024 award. Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka): 26 wickets at 15.61, economy 5.36, 87 runs at 17.40, strike rate 101.16 Wanindu Hasaranga continued to cement his reputation as

India skipper Rohit Sharma has come under fire from broadcasters after showcasing an angry body language towards his young teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal, who dropped three catches on day four of the Boxing Day Test Jaiswal, generally a great third slip and gully catcher, had earlier dropped Usman Khawaja on two at leg gully. In the

File photo of Nitish Reddy.© AFP Impressed by Nitish Reddy’s sensational maiden century, former coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday advocated for his promotion in the batting order, suggesting that a top-six position would provide better balance to India going into the fifth and final Test. The 21-year-old Reddy showed tremendous grit, scoring a dogged 105

Nitish Kumar Reddy thanked Mohammed Siraj for helping him get to his century.© AFP India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy thanked teammate Mohammed Siraj after the pacer played a big hand in the youngster registering his maiden Test century in the ongoing 4th Test against Australia on Saturday. For the unversed, Reddy was unbeaten on 99

Virat Kohli’s on-field theatrics have taken centerstage in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the Indian superstar making headlines for his fiery confrontations, a costly run-out mix-up, and his resilience with the bat. Former England captain Kevin Pietersen, came out in support of Kohli, praising the 36-year-old for bringing theatre to

Former BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad has criticised India captain Rohit Sharma for his captaincy and batting failures. Prasad’s remarks came while on commentary duty during Day 2 of the ongoing 4th Test against Australia, with Rohit registering another low score in India’s first innings. Rohit managed just three runs as he was dismissed by

The Melbourne Cricket (MCC) on Friday honoured Indian legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar with Honorary Cricket Membership in regard to his contributions to the sport during his playing days. “An icon honoured. The MCC is pleased to announce that former Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar has accepted an Honorary Cricket Membership, acknowledging his outstanding contribution to the