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The last two rounds of the Ranji Trophy saw several Indian cricket A-listers like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja feature in the premier domestic cricket event after a long gap. The decision by top cricketers to play Ranji Trophy came after the BCCI’s diktat of making domestic cricket mandatory for

Change seems to be inevitable as mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has joined the India squad ahead of the ODI series opener against England. Chakravarthy, who was the pick of the bowlers for India in the 5-match T20I series against England, has been backed by many to break into the team’s ODI squad. However, he wasn’t

Abhishek Sharma hit 54-ball 135 against England at Wankhede© BCCI/Sportzpics Whenever the name Abhishek Sharma is discussed in Indian cricket, former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh also becomes a part of the chatter. However, Yuvraj isn’t the only former cricketer who has played a key role in Abhishek’s development as a batter. The opening batter’s father,

Virat Kohli with Himanshu Sangwan© X/Twitter Virat Kohli‘s much-fancied Ranji Trophy return after 12 long years was short-lived after he was dismissed for just 6 by Railways pacer Himanshu Sangwan in the first innings of the match at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. Kohli didn’t get to bat in the second innings as Delhi handed Railways

Team India in action© BCCI The tickets for India’s three group-stage Champions Trophy matches and the first semifinal scheduled to take place in Dubai will begin on Monday evening, the ICC announced. This edition of the Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held across Pakistan and Dubai from February 19. India will be playing their

Abhishek Sharma broke a Virat Kohli record with his 54-ball 135© BCCI/Sportzpics India batter Abhishek Sharma registered his name in history books with a majestic 54-ball 135 in the 5th and final T20I of the series against England on Sunday. The left-handed opening batter has always shown the intent of playing such extraordinary innings and

India put on an all-round show at the Wankhede Stadium, blowing England away in the fifth and final T20I on Sunday. Opener Abhishek Sharma entered history books with his 54-ball 135, the second-fastest century and the highest score by an Indian batter in T20Is. While Abhishek’s knock was surely the highlight of the record-breaking night

Abhishek Sharma was the wrecker-in-chief as India registered their 2nd biggest T20I win.© BCCI The Indian cricket team scripted history on Sunday after beating England by 150 runs in the fifth and final T20I in Mumbai. Abhishek Sharma was the wrecker-in-chief as India smashed their highest-ever score in the powerplay in the format, 95 runs

An utterly dominant India flaunted their embarrassment of riches to win a second successive U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title with a nine-wicket shellacking of South Africa in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, the triumph giving a peek into the game’s most perfectly calibrated youth structure. Having outclassed every team during their march to the final,

File photo of Hina Munawar.© X/@CricJerry Hina Munawar, a police officer with a strong background in security and operations, has been named as the first female team manager for the Pakistan men’s cricket team ahead of the Champions Trophy. Munawar, who has served in the Frontier Constabulary in the high-risk Swat area, has been appointed

Unbeaten so far in the tournament, a dominant India will start as overwhelming favourites to win their second consecutive title when they take on South Africa in the final of the Women’s U19 T20 World Cup here on Sunday. India have had a flawless campaign so far, winning all their six matches in the tournament.

Star batter Virat Kohli was felicitated by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for being only the third player from the team to play 100 or more Tests for India. Apart from Kohli, former India batter Virender Sehwag and pacer Ishan Sharma are the other players from the team to feature in over 100

Talented pacer Harshit Rana, who has played two Tests, quite surprisingly made a surprise entry into the India playing XI in the fourth T20I against England in Pune on Friday. Though initially not named in the XI, Rana was called upon to replace allrounder Shivam Dube as a ‘like-for-like’ concussion substitute after the latter was

Arguably the finest wicket-keeper India have had in this generation, Wriddhiman Saha donned the gloves for the national team in the whites for 40 matches. When it came to Tests in India, it wasn’t even possible for the selectors and the team management to look for a name other than Saha because of his exceptional

With his aura and intensity, Virat Kohli could bend anything to his will. But, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday, his mere presence was enough to “inspire” and “overwhelm” his teammates and opponents alike in one of the most keenly followed matches in the history of Ranji Trophy. When he saw the long queue

File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin wife Prithi Narayanan© BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin is not only a spin great. But he is a thinker. A strategist. A motivator. In his early days. The young Ashwin was one bowlers who never shied away from trying out variations in his bowling. so much so that even the great MS

R Ashwin explained why India is far behind Australia as a cricketing powerhouse.© YouTube Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels pacer Akash Deep will find it hard to get back into the Test side in the near future. Ashwin, who retired last month during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, explained how bowlers don’t get enough backing in India,

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