Time in the middle and keeping its fast bowling unit injury-free topped England’s agenda as it wrapped up its only pre-Ashes practice match on Saturday against a second-string England Lions at Lilac Hill in Perth. The result being of no importance, a sporting Lions declaration on the final day of the three-day warm-up gave England’s…
The yawning gap never really bothered her as it was “driven by market forces” but India captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes the BCCI men’s and women’s central contracts will now be closer in value following her team’s path-breaking Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 triumph. BCCI brought the match fee of women cricketers at par with men…
Ravindra Jadeja’s return to Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2026 coincided with a reminder of why his legacy sits comfortably among the game’s great all-rounders. At Eden Gardens, in the first Test against South Africa, he quietly crossed two major career markers that place him in rare company. A tidy 27 off 45 balls pushed him…
Sanju Samson expressed his gratitude to Rajasthan Royals through social media following his trade to Chennai Super Kings for the 2026 Indian Premier League season.In a significant IPL trade, Samson moved to CSK while Rajasthan Royals received Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran in exchange. Rajasthan Royals trade, releases, IPL squad retention: Crucial auction for Sanju…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja achieved a remarkable milestone at Eden Gardens in Kolkata by crossing 4,000 runs in Test cricket during the first Test against South Africa. He became the fourth cricketer in history to accomplish the dual feat of scoring 4,000 runs and taking 300 wickets in Test…
Swashbuckling opener Shafali Verma acknowledged that she spent sleepless and anxious nights ahead of the recent ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 final against South Africa after failing to make an impression in the semifinal against Australia. Shafali, who replaced an injured Pratika Rawal ahead of the last four match in Mumbai, fell for a…
From inexplicable collapses with the bat to lacklustre displays with the ball, little has gone right for Tamil Nadu in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season. Before the First Class campaign halts for the white-ball tournaments, the southern side will aim to course-correct when it takes on Uttar Pradesh in their Elite Group-A encounter at the…
Shubman Gill (Agency Photo) Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill experienced a neck spasm after executing a sweep shot for a boundary during the second day of the first Test against South Africa in Kolkata. The BCCI will make a decision about his continued participation in the match today.Gill came to bat after Washington Sundar’s…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the schedule for the inaugural ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy, to be staged in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 20-30 on Saturday. Eight teams will participate in the tournament – Thailand, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, the United Arab Emirates, Scotland, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda. The event will be played…
(L-R) Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Nathan McSweeney of Australia (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been confirmed out of the first Ashes Test in Perth following confirmation of a hamstring injury from a second round of scans on Saturday. Queensland’s Michael Neser has been called…
