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The first day of the first Test between the West Indies and Australia at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados was a thrill-a-minute ride as the fast bowlers on both sides had a field day in the middle. Australia won the toss and opted to bat first on Wednesday, June 25. There was some seam ...
India’s T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav, underwent successful hernia surgery in Munich, Germany, and is currently in recovery. The flamboyant right-handed batter was last seen at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, where he played a significant role in Mumbai Indians’ (MI) run into the play...
The hosts West Indies’ World Test Championship (WTC 2025–27) cycle, got off to a strong start at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, as pacer Shamar Joseph delivered a brilliant opening spell against Australia early on Day 1 of the first Test. In just his first eight overs, Joseph removed Sam Konst...
Zimbabwe are set to make history as their national women’s team are expected to make their debut in the ICC Women’s Championship during the white-ball tour of New Zealand. Notably, the event is scheduled to take place in February-March 2026. This feat is a big step towards their pursuit of qualification...
After India’s five-wicket defeat to England in the opening Test of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, young fast bowler Harshit Rana has been officially released from the squad ahead of the second Test in Birmingham, starting July 4. The 23-year-old pacer initially earned a spot in India A’...
The year 2021 saw a new tournament, The Hundred, being introduced to the cricketing world. One of the popular teams of the franchise league is the London Spirit, which is owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which has recently appointed former England skipper Eoin Morgan to the board of directors...
India’s T20 World Cup-winning skipper, Rohit Sharma, recently opened up about an unheard moment of the final in Barbados, where the Men in Blue defeated South Africa by seven runs to lift their second T20 World Cup title. Rohit reflected on how Virat Kohli’s innings anchored the side after a...
Ravindra Jadeja slid down the top 10 bowlers’ ICC rankings in men’s Tests after his outing in India’s first Test of the ongoing series against England. Jadeja was alongside a few other team members who did not have the best of games at Headingley. As far as the spin-bowling all-rounder...
Former England cricketer David Lloyd has compared Ben Duckett to Virender Sehwag after the southpaw scored a match-winning century against India at Headingley in Leeds in the first Test in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Duckett notched up one of the finest centuries at Headingley on Tuesday, June 24, as...
Bangladesh ended Day 1 of the second Test of the ongoing two-match series against Sri Lanka on 220/8 at the end of 71 overs. Similar to the series opener, it was the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side who won the toss and opted to bat first. Anamul Haque’s stay at the crease lasted for a total ...
The Ranji Trophy and the County Championship are two of the biggest and most prestigious red-ball tournaments in the game of cricket. The first edition of the Ranji Trophy ran from November 4, 1934, to March 12, 1935. It was contested by 15 teams in a knockout format. The teams were divided into four zo...
Ace Bangladeshi batter, Mushfiqur Rahim, overtook the likes of MS Dhoni and Inzamam-ul-Haq on two separate counts while batting during the ongoing second Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka. The seasoned cricketer attained the milestone at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Wednes...
India’s modern-day great, Virat Kohli, during the IPL 2025 season, temporary suspension for a week due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan, announced his retirement from Test format. However, Kohli, who is the most-followed public figure of India, with an Instagram following of 274 milli...
One of India’s most successful captains, Rohit Sharma, recently announced his retirement from Test cricket, following his retirement from T20Is after the 2024 T20 World Cup win. With two major ICC trophies (T20 World Cup 2024 & Champions Trophy 2025) under his captaincy in just over a year, Rohit wi...
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has stated that Jofra Archer should not be included in the playing XI for England’s second Test against India at Edgbaston. Archer recently made his return to first-class cricket, featuring in a four-day game for Sussex, his first appearance in the format after nea...
England’s red-ball skipper, Ben Stokes, credited his side’s ability to clean up India’s tailenders as one of the primary reasons behind their five-wicket win at Headingley in the first Test of the series. The hosts ended up winning the game by a comfortable margin of five wickets. Sto...
The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) was launched last season, which gave some recognition to the street cricketers all over the country. The league will be seeing some big changes, with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan having emerged as one of the owners of the New Delhi franchise. The ISPL core comm...
India’s five-wicket loss in the first Test against England at Headingley wasn’t an ideal start for Shubman Gill, who wouldn’t have imagined such a beginning to his captaincy debut. Despite solid batting performances from Gill, Yashsvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul, the visitors let the match...
Michael Vaughan and Wasim Jaffer. (Photo source: X) India’s opening Test against England at Headingley ended on a disappointing note, as the hosts pulled off a five-wicket win while chasing 371 runs. After the game, former England captain Michael Vaughan and ex-India opener Wasim Jaffer, who share a lig...
Former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar expressed concern after youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal dropped four catches during the first Test at Headingley, Leeds, where India suffered a five-wicket defeat to England in a match that went into the final session of Day 5. Gavaskar pointed out a technical issu...
Former Indian cricketer Saba Karim has emphasised the need for India to include spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI for the second Test against England. Karim pointed out that Kuldeep has previously enjoyed significant success against the English batters in home conditions and could prove to be a va...
It has been 42 years since India clinched their maiden World Cup (then called Prudential World Cup) by defeating West Indies by 43 runs at Lord’s in the third installment of the marquee event. This win was instrumental in changing the entire cricketing landscape of Indian cricket. The win at the H...
Pat Cummins has all but confirmed that Cameron Green will be given an extended run to cement his place as Australia’s new No. 3 batter in Test cricket as Australia look to form a settled batting order ahead of the Ashes later in the year. After recuperating following a back surgery, Green returned...
Former India cricketer, Dinesh Karthik, was critical of the lines Ravindra Jadeja bowled during the recently-concluded first Test of the series between England and India. Karthik felt Jadeja should have exploited the rough patches on the Headingley pitch more to get fruitful results out of the surface,...
West Indies’ white-ball skipper, Shai Hope has expressed that he is “happy to be back” in the Test team ahead of the three-match Test series against Australia. Hope, who last played a Test in 2021, also remarked that he was eager on making the most of the opportunity of representing We...
The West Indies and Australia have both named their playing XIs for the opening Test of the series, set to begin on Wednesday, June 25, in at the Kensignton Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The West Indies have handed a debut to Brandon King, considering his impressive showings in white-ball internationals...
Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir has confirmed that there are no plans to alter Jasprit Bumrah’s workload during the ongoing Test series against England. This decision comes despite India’s five-wicket defeat in the opening Test at Headingley, Leeds. Initially, it was expected that the right-arm pacer w...
The first Test of the ongoing five-match series between England and India ended up going in favour of the hosts at Headingley. With 350 more runs to get on the final day’s play, the hosts chased it down comfortably to win by five wickets. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley were successful in weathering o...
The last and final Test match of the series between hosts Sri Lanka (SL) and Bangladesh (BAN) is set to take place from June 25 to June 29 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo. This is a make-or-break game for both teams, who have a chance to win the series. The first Test at the Galle...
Trichy Grand Cholas will take on Siechem Madurai Panthers at the Indian Cement Company Ground in Match 23 of the ongoing edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League. Trichy have only won once in their first five games of the season. All their defeats have been quite close contests, hence enabling their net...
Mohammed Siraj was livid with Yashasvi Jaiswal after the latter dropped Ben Duckett on the fifth delivery of the 39th over in the fourth innings of the first Test of the ongoing series between England and India. This was when Duckett was on 97. With this, Jaiswal registered an unwanted record of droppin...
Mohammed Siraj wasn’t too pleased with Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley’s antics, as the English openers took an ample amount of time to get ready in order to avoid facing an over from Jasprit Bumrah ahead of Lunch on Day 5. Chasing a target of 371 for a win, Duckett and Crawley safely negotiated...
Irrespective of the outcome of the first Test of the ongoing five-match Test series between England and India, the latter will have a lot of questions to answer with respect to their all-round batting performance. With their batting efforts in both innings of the Test, they found themselves on the wrong...
Anaya Bangar, daughter of former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar and a trans woman, has criticized the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for being performative allyship and hypocritical towards the transgender community. She pointed out that the ECB displayed pride-themed stumps during the first thre...
India have been dropping quite a few catches of late, including the first innings of the first Test against England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Headingley, Leeds. Some fans have suggested that India need to bring in a new fielding coach to improve their fielding standards. T Dilip is the current...
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Shivam Dube has reportedly purchased apartments in Mumbai worth more than Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega-auction price. Pant was roped in by LSG for INR 27 crore, making him the most expensive player in...
Ravindra Jadeja was involved in an amusing moment with on-field umpire Chris Gaffaney when he pumped his fists in front of the official after a successful ball-change. The hilarious episode took place at the end of the 27th over of the fourth innings of the first Test. Gaffaney, in turn, smiled and patt...
Star India and Kolkata Knight Riders’ batter Rinku Singh and Member of Parliament Priya Saroj have reportedly postponed their wedding, which was initially scheduled to take place on November 18, 2025. The couple got engaged on June 8 in a grand ceremony at Hotel Centrum in Lucknow. The event was a...
Players from England and India wore black armbands prior to the commencement of the fifth day of the first Test match of the ongoing series and observed a minute’s silence in memory of former Indian cricketer, Dilip Doshi, who passed away at 77 on Monday, June 23. The Board of Control for Cricket in Ind...
Usman Khawaja is ready to take on a dual responsibility in the Australian Test side as he will not only look to score runs at the top of the order but also guide the young and talented opening batter Sam Konstas along the way. The 38-year-old Khawaja is set to open the innings with the ...
Jofra Archer’s return to first-class cricket was decent, with the speedster bowling 14 overs for Sussex against Durham in a County Championship fixture at Chester-le-Street. Playing in his first first-class match since May 2021, Archer looked clinical, picking up a wicket, and showed good signs of...
It is the last day of the first Test between England and India, with the match very much in the balance. The visitors have set a steep target of 371 and will be looking to bowl them out as soon as possible. This is a crucial day for both teams, who have a chance to ...
Harbhajan Singh was effusive in his praise for KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, who forged a match-defining 195-run stand in India’s second innings in the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, on Monday, June 23. Pant was the more flamboyant player in the partnership, as he mixed caution with...
Michael Bracewell was seen gesturing for a review after getting bowled during Match 14 between MI New York vs San Francisco Unicorns of the ongoing edition of Major League Cricket. This was after the Kiwi batting all-rounder was dismissed for a golden duck during his side’s run-chase. Bracewell tr...
Australia’s women’s captain, Alyssa Healy, has quashed any talk of the 2025 ODI World Cup being her last dance, stating her desire to continue playing after the marquee event. After a tough year with constant injuries, Healy is now eyeing a strong comeback, not just to lead Australia’s title defence in...
Indian cricket has begun a new stint under a new captain, Shubman Gill, succeeding legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Each of these three batters took over the captaincy at different stages of their careers and under other circumstances. Virat Kohli was handed the duties in December 2014 after MS Dho...
Texas Super Kings (TEX) take on Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAS) in Match 15 of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC 2025) at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Wednesday, June 25. Faf du Plessis-led Texas had a fantastic start to the campaign, as they won their first three games of the season, incl...
India’s Rishabh Pant has been handed an official reprimand for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day of the first Test against England in Headingley on Sunday. Pant was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, whi...
KL Rahul played some gritty knocks during the 2024-2025 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, he could not get a three-figure score. He got himself off to some solid starts but threw his wicket away just when he was looking set to get a big score. In the first innings of the ongoing Headingley Test between I...
Former Indian left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi passed away in London on Monday (June 23) at the age of 77 due to heart-related complications. Doshi made a late entry to international cricket, making his Test debut at the age of 32 in 1979. Despite the delayed start, his international career lasted till 1983...