Cricket

Ravichandran Ashwin (L) and Ravindra Jadeja© X (Twitter) Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have already established themselves as two of the most significant spinners for the Indian cricket team in the past couple of decades. Their partnership has been significant for India on multiple occasions and both of them feature in the Top 10 list

File image of Suryakumar Yadav.© AFP India batter Suryakumar Yadav will miss the opening round of the Duleep Trophy starting on September 5 due to an injury to his hand which he sustained last week. The right-handed Suryakumar, who played in the final outing for Mumbai in the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament in Coimbatore against

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4, Live Updates:© AFP Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4, Live Updates: Pakistan have lost their third wicket on Day 4 of the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. Currently, skipper Shan Masood and Babar Azam are standing unbeaten at the crease. Earlier on Sunday, Litton Das‘ 138 revived

File photo of Yograj Singh.© X (Twitter) Yograj Singh, father of former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, has lashed out at MS Dhoni once again. Yograj, who has himself played for India having made 7 appearances in the past at the highest level, keeps criticising former India captain Dhoni on the public platform, accusing him of

Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Wasim has opened up on the challenges he faced as chief selector of the team, including dealing with former all-format captain Babar Azam. Wasim, who served as head coach of the Pakistan men’s cricket team from December 2020 to December 2022, admitted that Babar was “very stubborn” and got upset whenever

England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Day 4 Live: England in pole position to win second Test vs Sri Lanka© AFP England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Day 4 Live Score And Updates: A dominant batting performance from England in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, puts them in pole

England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights© AFP England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Joe Root set an England record of 34 Test centuries as Sri Lanka were left with a mammoth chase to win the second Test at Lord’s on Saturday. Root’s 103, the star batsman’s second hundred of

Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz grabbed five wickets to help Bangladesh skittle Pakistan for 274 on the second day of the second Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The 26-year-old recorded his 10th five-wicket haul in Tests to cap a good day for the tourists, who are looking to win only their third away series. Bangladesh finished

File photo of Indian cricket team great Harbhajan Singh© X (Twitter) After months of limited overs cricket, the Indian cricket team will start playing Test cricket once again starting next month. India will play Bangladesh in September while the big Australia Tour will start in November. Ahead of the Tour, spin great Harbhajan Singh gave

Gus Atkinson scored a dashing maiden century before England strengthened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Friday. Atkinson’s sparkling 118 helped take England to 427 all out in their first innings after Joe Root had made a masterful 143 on Thursday to equal the England record of 33 Test hundreds

File photo of Virat Kohli (L) and Babar Azam© AFP There has been comparisons between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam for quite some time now and it is one of the debates that still remain quite popular among the cricket fans. While both batters had their fair share of ups and downs, the conversation over

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 1© AFP Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: No play could be possible on the first day of the match as incessant rain played spoilsport in Rawalpindi. After losing to Bangladesh for the first time in Test cricket, nothing but a dominant win would help Pakistan make amends.

File photo of Joe Root.© X/@sakthi_sudhan Joe Root equalled the England record of 33 Test centuries held by Alastair Cook when he reached three figures on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Thursday. Root, 81 not out at tea, spent 12 balls on 99 and one of the

Left-arm fast bowler Barinder Sran, who played six ODIs and two T20Is for India in 2016, has announced retirement from all forms of the game. In all, he picked 13 wickets while representing India in both white-ball formats. Sran holds the record for the best T20I figures by an Indian male cricketer on his debut.

Having tackled challenges of various nature, Karun Nair is on a tough career-rebuilding process but the India batter does not want to look too far ahead as he feels it can make him stuck at one place. It has been seven years since Karun has played a match for India but he has shown a

Ollie Pope has asked Joe Root for guidance on how best to balance the demands of batting and captaincy after an awkward first outing as stand-in England skipper against Sri Lanka. Pope, in the first of three matches deputising for the injured Ben Stokes, led England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Old

File photo of new ICC chairman Jay Shah© AFP Jay Shah On Tuesday was elected unopposed as the independent chair of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The current honorary secretary of the BCCI will assume his position at ICC on 1 December, 2024. After the election, Shah, who was the sole nominee for the chairmanship,

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin backed the Impact Player rule that is prevalent in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he believes that it adds a bit more value for “strategy”. In IPL 2024, the Impact Player rule was a hot topic of debate regarding its implementation and consequences. Since the implementation of this rule in