Mark Wood during the practice session ahead of the 3rd T20 Cricket match between India and England at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Monday January 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The England bowling attack has been told not to worry about leaking runs and rather just focus on taking wickets against an … Read more
New Zealand all-rounder Melie Kerr | Photo Credit: X@ICC New Zealand all-rounder Melie Kerr made history on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) by becoming the first Kiwi recipient of the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, earning the title of ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year for her exceptional performances in 2024. The 24-year-old stood out among … Read more
Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of the Delhi team Ranji match at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy For Virat Kohli, a slew of journalists and camerapersons following his every move is nothing new. A life in the spotlight has long been … Read more
After their shocking defeat against Jammu and Kashmir, Mumbai Ranji Trophy team will be keen to record a big victory, with a bonus point, against Meghalaya. | Photo Credit: PTI Defending champions Mumbai announced their 16-member squad sans India stars Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shreyas Iyer to take on Meghalaya in their must-win Ranji … Read more
Apart from winning ICC Test cricketer of the year, Jasprit Bumrah was named ICC men’s cricketer of 2024 and won the Sir Garifield Sobers Award. | Photo Credit: PTI India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) won the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC men’s Cricketer of the Year after delivering … Read more
England’s Jos Buttler and Ben Duckett in action during the 3rd T20 Cricket match between India and England at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI An indifferent Indian batting line-up made a meal of England’s 171/9 as the visitor stormed back into the five-match series with … Read more
India’s Varun Chakravarthy celebrates the wicket of England’s batsman during the 3rd T20 Cricket match between India and England at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his solid run of form in international cricket, breaking Kuldeep Yadav’s record for most wickets … Read more
Afghan women cricketers Nahida Sapan, left, and Firooza Amiri speak to reporters at Junction Oval in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, January 27, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Cricketer Firooza Amiri says her team will “represent millions of women in Afghanistan who are denied their rights” when the side reunites after more than three years for an … Read more
Trisha Gongadi, who created history in Women’s T20 World Cup (U-19), played for Hyderabad under 16 State team at the age of nine. | Photo Credit: Handle @ICC on X The leap of joy was understandable when she crossed the magical three-figure mark against Scotland in the Super Six encounter of the on-going Women’s (under-19) … Read more
Tilak Varma in action during the 3rd T20I between India and England at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji Talented India batter Tilak Varma climbed one spot to second, while mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy made a massive leap of 25 places to break into the top five in the latest ICC … Read more
Kerala’s draw in the previous outing against Madhya Pradesh was down to rearguard action from the likes of Aditya Sarwate and the host will hope that things don’t come to such a pass against Bihar. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Kerala will look to seal a place in the knockouts when it takes on basement … Read more
Karnataka skipper Mayank, centre, with fellow batting mainstays Padikkal and Rahul during the pre-match training in Bengaluru on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Karnataka will aim to gain a victory with a bonus point when it takes on Haryana in their last Ranji Trophy Elite ‘C’ group stage match at the M. Chinnaswamy … Read more
Virat Kohli during a practice session ahead of Delhi’s Ranji match against Railways at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY In the first week of November 2012, Virat Kohli was all of 10 Tests old. In ODI cricket, his century count was 13, … Read more
Bengal will need a big win over Punjab in its last Elite Group-C match, starting at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday, and a miracle to reach the Ranji Trophy knockout stage. Placed fourth with 14 points from six matches, Bengal has to regroup after its outright loss to Haryana at Kalyani. It has to beat Punjab with a bonus … Read more
India’s Varun Chakravarthy in action during the 3rd T20I cricket match between India and England at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Varun Chakaravarthy is a match-winner. The 33-year-old has won 10 of his 16 T20Is for India, playing a significant role in most of … Read more
Vijay Shankar’s impressive form augurs well for Tamil Nadu as it takes on Jharkhand in its final Ranji Trophy Group D match. | Photo Credit: File: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN : There’s a reason why the familiar phrase ‘sticking to the basics’ is oft-repeated in cricket parlance to the point of rendering it banal. As hollow … Read more
England Adil Rashid play a shot during the second T20 match at MAC Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Ragu R England skipper Jos Buttler sees veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid as the team’s most important player in the T20 setup after his special skills were on display in the third match against India … Read more
Sri Lanka signed off from the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup with an impressive 12-run victory over Australia here on Wednesday. Australia had already qualified for the semi-finals ahead of Sri Lanka but were unable to carry their unbeaten record into the last four. Chamudi Praboda led an impressive bowling attack that took wickets … Read more
Steve Smith of Australia celebrates after scoring his ten thousandth run during day one of the First Test match in the series between Sri Lanka and Australia at Galle International Stadium on January 29, 2025, in Galle, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Australia’s batters feasted on Sri Lanka’s bowling, racking up milestones and … Read more
Opener Trisha Gongadi celebrates after etching her name in the record books scoring the first-ever century in Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup history. Photo: X/@icc Opener Trisha Gongadi etched her name in the record books scoring the first-ever century in women’s U-19 T20 World Cup history to power India to 150-run victory over Scotland in … Read more
The rainy weather conditions have given Australia a selection problem for the opening test against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, although one thing seems certain: Travis Head will open the batting. Stand-in captain Steve Smith has hinted at a range of strategies under consideration depending on the weather, but highlighted that Head — who is typically … Read more
Rahul is likely to open the batting for Karnataka. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR K K.L. Rahul and Vidwath Kaverappa were back in Karnataka colours in the team’s training session here on Tuesday. The duo is set to feature in Karnataka’s crucial Elite ‘C’ group stage match against Haryana which commences here on Thursday. Rahul’s … Read more