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Ravindra Jadeja going back to pavilion during the fourth day of the 4th Test vs England.© BCCI Former England captain Alastair Cook criticised the batting of India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja after the player failed to play a noticeable knock in the Ranchi Test. Jadeja, who batted at number 5 ahead of Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv

File photo of India all-rounder Hardik Pandya© X (formerly Twitter) Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were excluded from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) list of centrally-contracted players due to not playing in domestic tournaments. While the move was welcomed by a number of experts, it also started a conversation surrounding all-rounder

Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were on Wednesday omitted from BCCI’s Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the 2023-24 season (October 1st, 2023 to September 30th, 2024). Despite featuring regularly in the Indian cricket team in recent times, the duo’s sacking is being seen as a strong message by the BCCI for

The out-of-favour duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were excluded after ignoring the directive to play Ranji Trophy, while skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli expectedly retained their place in the top bracket as the BCCI unveiled its centrally-contracted players for this year on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Kishan did not turn up

Star New Zealand batter Kane Williamson and his wife have been blessed with a baby girl, announced the former Kiwi skipper on Tuesday. Williamson took to Instagram to share the news with everyone. “And then there was 3 Welcome to the world beautiful Girl. So grateful for your safe arrival and the exciting journey ahead,”

UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals Live Score WPL 2024 Updates© BCCI UPW vs DC, WPL 2024 Live Updates: Delhi Capitals look to bounce back from their defeat in the tournament opener as they take on UP Warriorz, who also lost their first match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 season. DC were beaten at the

The stadium will officially be inaugurated when PBKS take on DC on March 23.© X (Twitter) Punjab Kings on Monday announced that their home matches for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will be held at the newly-developed Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur, Mohali. The stadium, which has hosted domestic matches for

Legendary Indian cricket team star Ravi Shastri took a massive dig at England batter Ollie Pope regarding the massive controversy around the Ranchi pitch. Ahead of the fourth Test match between India and England, Pope spoke a lot about the surface and expressed his concerns regarding the cracks. However, in a Test match that witnessed

England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir became the second youngest bowler to grab a five-for in Tests for the Three Lions after a fantastic performance on the third day of the fourth Test against India at JSCA International Stadium Complex on Sunday. Aged just 20 years and 135 days, Bashir picked up five wickets in his spell,

Ravichandran Ashwin picked a five-for vs England in Ranchi Test on Sunday.© BCCI Following the end of the third day’s play between India and England during the fourth Test, veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he has been facing some knee issues. It comes as a major threat for India as Ashwin has been

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar reserved massive praise for wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel after the youngster scored a gritty 90 in the first innings of the 4th Test against England in Ranchi. Resuming from his overnight score of 30, Jurel added another 60 in the first session on day 3, and was only a couple of

RCBW vs UPW, WPL 2024 Live Score Updates© BCCI RCBW vs UPW, WPL 2024 Live Updates: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women take on UP Warriorz in the second match of Women’s Premier League 2024 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. RCB are raring to go in the current edition following an intensive 10-day camp where the players

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s rise in Indian cricket has been incredible© Instagram The rise of youn opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has been nothing short of a spectacle. Only 7 matches old into his Test career, Jaiswal struck his second double hundred as India defeated England in the third Test of the 5-match series in Rajkot. The young

Joe Root played a very uncharacteristic knock to what England cricket team has been used to playing in recent times. He shunned the Bazball approach with wickets falling at the other end, and took England to safety with a solid hundred on the first day of the 4th India vs England Test. On Day 2,

Joe Root did not bring out the sweep shot until he faced his 115th ball on a clement Friday at Ranchi and unleashed only a solitary reverse sweep while constructing a slow-burning hundred to save the day for England. Root’s unbeaten 106 off 226 balls, which was made at a strike rate of 46.90, was,

Shah Rukh Khan performs at the WPL 2024 opening ceremony© X (formerly Twitter) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan set the stage on fire with a sizzling performance during the WPL 2024 opening ceremony in Bengaluru on Friday. The performance started with an impassionate speech from the star about the tournament and the important role that

2nd T20I Live: Rachin Ravindra-less New Zealand bowl first in Auckland.© AFP NZ vs AUS, 2nd T20I Live Updates: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bowl in the second T20I against Australia at the Eden Park in Auckland. The hosts will look to level the series after going down in

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said on Thursday that the defending champions have been trying to keep their own expectation level to a minimum and focus on the WPL opener against Delhi Capitals. Mumbai will face-off with Delhi in Bengaluru on Friday in a repeat of the last year’s final, which was held in Mumbai.