Cricket

Jemimah Rodrigues in action© X (Twitter) Jemimah Rodrigues struck a crucial fifty as India secured a comprehensive 20-run victory against West Indies in a warm-up game ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. Rodrigues anchored India’s innings with a steady 40-ball 52, including five boundaries, as they posted 141 for 8 in their

The day three of the second Test between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium was abandoned on Sunday without a ball being bowled due to wet outfield. Though it did not rain so far today, there were still some wet patches in the ground, including one near the bowler’s run up area. The

All 10 franchises will be allowed to retain upto six players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The IPL General Council members, during a meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday, decided that among those six retentions, one has to be an uncapped player. According to IPL GC’s official release, at least one of the

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council on Saturday announced the IPL player regulation 2025-27. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the rules hold extra significance. All 10 franchises will be allowed to retain upto six players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The IPL General Council, during its meeting in Bengaluru

The IPL 2025 mega auction is set to take place in November.© BCCI The IPL Governing Council meeting is scheduled to convene on Saturday evening for the BCCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting, to be held on Sunday. The primary point of interest will be the decision pertaining to the retention rule. It has been learnt

England vs Australia 4th ODI Highlights© AFP England vs Australia 4th ODI Highlights: England registered a thumping 186-run win to level the ODI series against Australia at 2-2 in the 4th ODI at Lord’s. With rain shortening it to a 39-overs-a-side game, England put up a whopping 312, led by Harry Brook’s 87 and Liam

File photo of Sri Lanka cricket team.© AFP Sri Lanka will host the West Indies for white-ball bilaterals in October, with a three-match T20I and ODI series, according to the ICC. Sri Lanka will seek to take confidence from their positive run in recent months, with an ODI series win over India, a Test match

Akash Deep managed to convince India captain Rohit Sharma to take the DRS© X (Twitter) India pacer Akash Deep retained his place in the playing XI despite talks over playing an extra spinner in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. After toss was delayed for an hour, India opted to bowl at the Green

File photo of Virat Kohli.© BCCI India’s star batter Virat Kohli is having a poor form in international cricket. He scored only 23 runs in the recently-concluded first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. In both innings of the Test, Kohli delivered subpar scores of 6 and 17. While in the first innings, he chased

File photo of Hardik Pandya.© Instagram/@hardikpandya93 Hardik Pandya is among the personalities who never stay off focus. Even when he is not playing cricket, Hardik remains the topic of talk, either because of his off-field acts or any other thing related to life. Of late, Hardik has remained in the headlines for his divorce with

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Live Score Updates 2nd Test Day 1© AFP SL vs NZ Live Score Updates 2nd Test Day 1: New Zealand look to bounce from a shock defeat in the series opener as they face Sri Lanka in the second Test in Galle. Kiwis head coach Gary Stead feels his side must

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday revealed that he didn’t have the “inspiration” left to take the domestic cricket route for a place in the national side and that was the reason why he chose to retire from the game last month. The 38-year-old Dhawan retired from international and domestic cricket late in August

Kanpur Test pitch is reportedly being prepared with black soil.© BCCI The Green Park curator said on Wednesday that the wicket for the second Test between India and Bangladesh will be an ideal five-day pitch that will assist pacers in the first two sessions and aid spinners on the last three days. The Test is

Drona Desai, 18, etched his name in the history books during a Diwan Ballubhai Cup under-19 tournament in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on Tuesday. At a tender age of 18, Desai smashed a marathon 498 runs for his school, St Xaviers (Loyola) against JL English School at the Shivay cricket ground. Desai’s knock, which came off 320

File photo of Shaheen Afridi© AFP Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was on Tuesday recalled as the Pakistan selectors named a 15-member squad for the first Test against England beginning on October 7. Afridi, who was dropped for the second and final Test against Bangladesh earlier this month due to poor form, was back in

Not many would remember Pankaj Singh. But back in 2014, the tall pacer, who played for Rajasthan in domestic cricket, made his debut for India in England. he played just two Tests and took two wickets. While those numbers may not be great, in First-Class matches he has 472 wickets (117 matches) while in List

Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the India-Bangladesh second Test match to be played at the International Green Park stadium in Kanpur scheduled from September 27, a senior official said on Tuesday. An FIR was filed against 20 members of the Akhilesh Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha on Monday for allegedly organising a ‘havan’ by obstructing

Registering his second successive century at home, Ravichandran Ashwin played a rescue knock for the Indian cricket team after Bangladesh delivered a top-order collapse on Day 1 of the first Test at Chepauk. Ashwin played a counter-attacking knock on a tricky red soil pitch where Bangladesh pacers ran riot, especially in the first session. Ashwin