Cricket

File photo of India Women’s U19 team.© X (formerly Twitter) The fixtures for the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup 2025 have been confirmed with defending champions India playing against England on Friday. While South Africa will take on Australia in the first semi-final on Friday itself, as the ICC announced the

Delhi vs Railways Live Updates, Day 1, Ranji Trophy Elite Group D© X (formerly Twitter) Delhi vs Railways LIVE Updates Day 1, Elite Group D: Virat Kohli marked his comeback to domestic cricket after a gap of 12 years, as Delhi chose to field first against Railways in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match at

Sourav Ganguly (right) in action against Shoaib Akhtar.© AFP A new chapter is set to be added in the long-standing cricket rivalrly between India and Pakistan as the two teams play against each other in a Champions Trophy game on February 23 in Dubai. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan don’t play bilaterals ever since the 2012-13

Sri Lanka vs Australia Live Scorecard 1st Test Day 1© PTI SL vs AUS Live Score 1st Test Day 1: Australia have won the toss and opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the first Test of a two-match series in Galle. Josh Inglis is making his debut for Australia, who have recalled spinner Matthew Kuhnemann and

Indian batters faltered against an incisive England bowling attack as the visitors raised their game in a must-win scenario to win the third T20I by 26 runs and keep the five-match series alive on Tuesday. Mohammed Shami made a solid comeback to international cricket after 14 months but it was Varun Chakravarthy’s bowling effort that

Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2024. Bumrah beat fellow nominees Travis Head, Joe Root and Harry Brook – to the award as he became the fifth recipient from India, after Rahul Dravid (2004), Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Ravichandran Ashwin (2016) and

Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive Nick Hockley has described the upcoming exhibition match featuring the Afghanistan Women’s XI in Melbourne as a beacon of hope and a significant milestone in the team’s journey back to international cricket. The Afghanistan Women’s XI, composed of refugees who now reside in Australia, will play a T20 match against

Representative Image© X (Twitter) The ICC said on Monday that the ticket sales for the Pakistan leg of next month’s Champions Trophy will begin from Tuesday despite the stadium renovation work in the host nation is yet to be completed. The venues at Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi are still getting readied as a January 30

Hardik Pandya‘s commitment to domestic cricket and changes in BCCI’s selection committee would determine whether he can become a long-term option for India’s white-ball captaincy, feels cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar. Pandya led India in 16 T20Is before chairman of selection committee Ajit Agarkar and newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir picked Suryakumar Yadav to lead the national

The love affair between British rock band Coldplay and India pacer Jasprit Bumrah seems to be continuing. Coldplay, who are performing five concerts in India between January 18 and 26, have referred to Bumrah during their live shows. Lead singer Chris Martin even paid tribute to him during one of their shows in Navi Mumbai,

Tilak Varma once again proved his mettle under pressure, guiding his team to a thrilling victory with a match-winning knock of 72 off 55 balls in Chennai. Chasing a target of 166, Tilak showcased maturity, anchoring the innings and ensuring his side crossed the finish line against England in the second T20I. Reflecting on his

India’s middle-order batter Tilak Varma said his breathtaking assault on pacer Jofra Archer in the second T20I here was pre-planned and was intended to neutralise England’s best bowler, which in turn demoralised the rest of the pack. Tilak, who made an unbeaten 72 off 55 balls, creamed Archer for four sixes, including a scarcely believable

Ravi Bishnoi (left) and Tilak Varma during 2nd T20I match between India and England.© BCCI Tilak Varma scored a gritty fifty as India beat England by two wickets in the second T20I in Chennai on Saturday. In the chase of 166 runs, the hosts lost wickets at regular intervals but Tilak’s solid knock took them

Injuries continue to plague the Indian cricket team in the ongoing T20I series against England. Already doubts persist over whether Mohammed Shami, after missing the first match that the hosts won in Kolkata, will be available for the second match in Chennai on Saturday. In the midst of this, BCCI has said fast-bowling allrounder Nitish

Pakistan face New Zealand in the opening match of the Champions Trophy in Karachi.© X (Twitter) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will test its newly renovated stadiums in Karachi and Lahore for the upcoming Champions Trophy by holding a tri-nation ODI series involving South Africa and New Zealand from February 8. The PCB issued the official

The competition for places in the Indian team is such that one or two deserving players often miss out, no matter the series or tournament. As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the Champions Trophy and England ODIs, wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson missed out despite his exemplary average

England lost the first T20I against India.© AFP The evening smog in Kolkata made it doubly harder to pick mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy from his hand, feels England vice-captain Harry Brook, who is hoping that Chennai air will be comparatively clearer for sighting the white Kookaburra. Chakravarthy picked up the wickets of Jos Buttler, Liam

Shreyas Iyer was given not out despite an apparent edge through to the keeper.© X (Twitter) A huge controversy erupted during Day 2 of the ongoing Ranji Trophy fixture featuring Mumbai and Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Notably, Mumbai batter Shreyas Iyer was given not out despite an apparent edge through to the keeper. The