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File photo of Prithvi Shaw© BCCI/Sportzpics Touted as one of the finest talents in the country, Prithvi Shaw‘s career has gone downhill over the last 2-3 years. Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, the opening batter finds himself without a contract from any of the 10 franchises. While lack of discipline and

Former England cricket team fast bowler Steven Finn was all praise for Jasprit Bumrah after his match-winning performance against Australia in the first Test match in Perth. Bumrah, who also captained India in the encounter, took eight wickets and played a major role in ensuring the historic win. It was a masterclass from the star

Arguably the greatest batsman of all time, Sachin Tendulkar amassed nearly 16,000 Test runs in a glittering career. Tendulkar is also the highest scorer among Indian batters in Australia. However, when an 18-year old Sachin Tendulkar toured Australia in the summer of 1991/92, he wasn’t so popular. On the eve of India’s warm-up match against

Faruque Ahmed, president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said he still believes Shakib al Hasan can play for the senior men’s team, provided he gets clearance from legal authorities. Shakib, who retired from Tests and T20Is this year, had hoped to play his final Test on home soil. But security concerns meant he didn’t

Hardik Pandya made his IPL debut in 2015. He played his first India game in 2016.© AFP and Instagram An adorable video of Hardik Pandya is going viral on social media. In the clip that has surfaced online, Hardik is in a video call with a local cricket selector from his childhood. The India all-rounder

Former pacer Mitchell Johnson reckons that Australia should drop out-of-form Marnus Labuschagne from the playing eleven for the day-night Adelaide Test against India, starting December 6. Labuschagne got out for two (52 balls) in the first innings and 5-ball three in the second essay during the Perth Test. “Marnus Labuschagne — after a lengthy poor

Representative image© AFP Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif claimed that the ICC Board meeting to finalise the venues and schedule of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be held either on Sunday or the day after. The ICC Governing Board meeting on Friday failed to reach any consensus on the matter. The meeting was held over

New Zealand vs England 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates© AFP New Zealand vs England 1st Test Day 3 Live Updates: Harry Brook will aim to continue his marathon knock with Ben Stokes as his partner, as five-down England aim to take lead against New Zealand on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test

File photo of Mohammed Shami© AFP Swashbuckling batter Ishan Kishan struck nine sixes during a scintillating 23-ball unbeaten 77-run knock as Jharkhand recorded a thumping 10-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match  on Friday. Meanwhile in Rajkot, India pacer Mohammed Shami had an injury scare during

On the possibility of the Indian team travelling to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy next year, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president and Congress leader Rajeev Shukla said that the top priority for the board remains the players’ safety, and a hybrid model is an option. Uncertainty continues to revolve

File image of Jitesh Sharma.© BCCI/Sportzpics The beauty of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction lies in the fact that players from humble beginnings and backgrounds can become millionaires overnight, as billionaire owners invest to find the right fit for their team. It was much the same in the IPL 2025 auction, which ended up

India skipper Rohit Sharma Sharma (left) introduced all his teammates to Anthony Albanese (centre).© X/@AlboMP Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday hosted a reception for the travelling Indian cricket team ahead of its two-day pink-ball practice match against PM’s XI in Canberra from November 30. The game will take place at the Manuka Oval

The Indian men’s cricket team met Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ahead of the 2-day practice match in Canberra. India’s returning skipper Rohit Sharma introduced Mr. Albanese to the entire Indian team. Though it was only for a brief period that the Australian PM met members of the Indian team, he did have some ‘spicy’

Lahiru Kumara struck twice as Sri Lanka’s bowlers had the better of a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Wednesday. South Africa were 80 for four when rain stopped play for the day shortly before lunch. Fast bowler Kumara took wickets in successive overs to put his team

Once touted as the player who possess the same talent as the greats Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag, Prithvi Shaw saw his career hit an all-new low in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The opening batter didn’t receive a single bid in the auction on Monday despite keeping his base price

Star India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul opened up on his move to Delhi Capitals (DC) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season and said that he can’t wait for the upcoming edition of the tournament to begin. KL Rahul was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crores. After bidding war between Kolkata Knight

IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant with Parth Jindal© X/Twitter Rishabh Pant‘s Rs 27 crore bid by Lucknow Super Giants was the highlight of the IPL 2025 mega auction. When LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka raised the bid to Rs 27 crore – the most for any player in IPL history- every other franchise fell silent. From next

Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who is now the mentor of reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders, has defended the team’s strategy of “going all out” for Venkatesh Iyer to keep the “core” of the IPL championship-winning side intact. Seen as a potential captaincy candidate for KKR, Venkatesh’s acquisition has sparked some criticism over why