Day: June 9, 2025

A statue of Wasim Akram was unveiled recently, eliciting hilarious reactions on social media (Images via X/@AliRazaSha86) A life-sized statue of cricket legend Wasim Akram, unveiled in April at Hyderabad’s Niaz Stadium in Pakistan, has drawn widespread social media attention after a handle on X shared its photo, with fans expressing amusement over its unflattering…

Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Monday announced updated venues for the 2025 international home season and the South Africa A tour of India, with a major change involving the shifting of a high-profile Test match from New Delhi to Kolkata, as reported earlier by…

Most debuts are jittery affairs. Not for A. Esakkimuthu. The 23-year-old pacer, playing his first Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match for IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, tore through Dindigul Dragons with raw pace and relentless intent. His four for 26 sealed a dominant nine-wicket win and put him on top of the Purple Cap chart. Captain…

The BCCI has announced updated venues for India’s 2025 home season, affecting key Test, ODI, and T20I matches against West Indies and South Africa, along with venue shifts for the women’s series against Australia and the South Africa A tour. Here’s all you need to know: Which international teams will Team India (Senior Men) be…

Jasprit Bumrah and Cameron Green A timely message from Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah helped ease Australian all-rounder Cameron Green‘s nerves ahead of his back surgery in October last year — a gesture Green described as “really special.”Green had suffered a stress fracture in 2024 and opted for surgery, even though natural healing was an…

On the eve of his back surgery last October, Cameron Green received a message that meant more than most — India’s pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, reached out from the middle of a Test match. “Jasprit Bumrah reached out the night before I was getting surgery. He was in the middle of a Test match in…

India captain Shubman during the first training session in England on Sunday. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: As the countdown to the five-match Test series against England begins, Team India is set for a crucial training session in Beckenham on Monday. The team, currently acclimatising to English conditions, will train from 9:30 AM local time…

What is Australia’s performance at Lord’s, and how does it compare to other teams? Australia boasts a strong historical record at Lord’s, with a 45% Test match win percentage. This is the best record of any team at the venue, even surpassing England’s 40.68%. Australia has achieved 18 wins from 40 matches over more than…

The WTC final between defending champion Australia and South Africa begins on 11 June. Here’s all you need to know about the key encounter: When and where is the 2025 WTC Final happening? Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London Date: Starts June 11, 2025 Reserve Day: June 16, 2025 (used only if significant time is lost) …

Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj (Pic credit: Priya’s X post) NEW DELHI: In a heartwarming union of cricket and politics, Indian cricketer Rinku Singh and Samajwadi Party MP Priya Saroj got engaged on Sunday in a grand ceremony held at a luxurious hotel in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The engagement, filled with glamour, tradition, and emotion,…