India, unbeaten throughout the tournament, suffered a six-wicket loss to a dominant Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final . (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: It has been more than two years since Australia lifted the coveted ICC ODI World Cup in 2023, handing hosts India a heartbreaking defeat. The loss shattered billions of…
Nitish Rana and Digvesh Rathi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Apart from the soaring sixes, stumps being sent cartwheeling, crushing yorkers rattling the timber, creamy drives and breathtaking catches by fielders, the Indian Premier League has also witnessed several on-field altercations.If we talk about on-field feuds – Harbhajan Singh slapping S Sreesanth in what came…
Glenn Maxwell (Getty Images) Star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell suffered a major setback as he was axed from Cricket Australia’s nationally contracted players for the 2026-27 season. Australia are scheduled to play 20 Tests in a 12-month period from August. With a Test-heavy schedule lined up for Australia, Cricket Australia went for Test specialists in their…
It wasn’t an easy wicket to bat on, said Gujarat Titans assistant coach Parthiv Patel, citing the challenging pitch as the primary reason for his team’s three-wicket loss to Punjab Kings in their IPL 2026 opener here. Punjab Kings chased a 163-run target with five balls to spare on Tuesday. “As a team you want…
Punjab Kings spinner Yuzvendra Chahal believes young Cooper Connolly will be one of the “finds” of this season, praising the young Australian batter’s maturity after he scored a match-winning fifty on his IPL debut. The 22-year-old Connolly announced himself in style, smashing an unbeaten 72 to guide Punjab Kings to a nervy three-wicket win over…
Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings may have opened their Indian Premier League 2026 campaign with a thrilling win, but skipper Shreyas Iyer found himself in trouble with the league for a slow over-rate during the match against Gujarat Titans in New Chandigarh on Tuesday.PBKS edged GT by three wickets in a…
Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals will be the final two teams to begin their IPL 2026 campaigns when they meet at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on April 1. These two sides began their IPL campaigns together in 2025 as well. Delhi Capitals triumphed in an all-time IPL classic as Ashutosh Sharma struck an…
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face Delhi Capitals in the fourth match of the IPL 2026 season at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on April 1. The clash promises to be a batting extravaganza as it will see some of the most explosive T20 batsmen, the likes of Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh,…
Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso was emotional and apologetic after his side suffered a playoff penalty shootout loss in Bosnia on Tuesday, to miss out on its third successive World Cup, but he refused to talk about his future. The Italians, four-time winners and champions as recently as 2006, took an early lead in Zenica, but…
Veteran all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and top-order batter Sam Konstas have been dropped from Australia’s list of contracted players, while fast bowler Brendan Doggett has earned his first after making his Test debut in the Ashes. Maxwell’s omission follows his decision to retire from one-day internationals last year and with little prospect of reviving his Test…
