Well begun is half done. Cricket careers do not necessarily conform to this saying, for they are long, arduous and years-long projects. But Gurnoor Brar has certainly begun well, and made a fine first impression. In his opening two international outings, the 26-year-old has taken three wickets each. Importantly, he has bowled with good pace…
India’s Ishan Kishan (AP Photo) Former India captain and ex-chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth believes Ishan Kishan possesses all the attributes needed to succeed in Test cricket, but feels the wicketkeeper-batter is currently a victim of India’s crowded red-ball setup.Kishan has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence over the past few months. After spending nearly two years on…
India’s captain Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Shubman Gill‘s remarkable purple patch continued on Wednesday as the India captain produced another batting masterclass, prompting high praise from Sunil Gavaskar after India’s emphatic ODI series-clinching victory over Afghanistan in Lucknow.Gill has enjoyed a stunning run of form over the past three weeks, piling up runs across…
Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi has been denied entry to Canada ahead of their World Cup game with Germany a day after it was revealed he is being investigated for alleged spot-fixing. Wahi started for Ivory Coast in their World Cup opener as they beat Ecuador 1-0 in Philadelphia last Sunday. However, the Ivorian Football…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s centrally contracted cricketers are set to receive significant pay hikes, with players in the newly introduced red-ball Track A category expected to benefit the most under the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) new contract system for the 2026-27 cycle.According to a reliable PCB source, a committee that includes white-ball head coach Mike Hesson…
Akshara Gupta, a young batter from Bihar, created a new milestone in women’s domestic cricket by scoring an unbeaten 306 runs in the BCA Women’s U-19 One-Day Trophy Tournament, which commenced on Thursday at the Sandis Compound Ground in Bhagalpur. Representing her team, Akshara played a sensational knock of 306 not out, carving a special…
West Indies and Scotland lock horns in both sides’ second Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group B match on Thursday. West Indies heads into the fixture, scraping past defending champion New Zealand in the final over to claim a seven-wicket victory Scotland similarly matched that result, with a convincing 40-run win over Ireland in its…
At a World Cup with more days in between games than the 2022 finals, co-hosts the USA have enjoyed their downtime as a group since a rousing 4-1 win over Paraguay in Los Angeles last Saturday to start their tournament. “Spending this time with these guys is amazing,” says forward Brenden Aaronson (via USMNT), adding…
Ben Stokes will play for Durham against Northamptonshire in the County Championship as he sits out of England’s ongoing second Test against New Zealand after being involved in an incident in a nightclub. Full-time Test captain Stokes and Gus Atkinson were dropped from the England playing XI, with Joe Root taking over leadership responsibilities on…
Former Mumbai spinner Rajesh Pawar was on Thursday named as the chairman of senior selection committee while Omkar Salvi was retained as the head coach by the Mumbai Cricket Association for the 2026-2027 season. Manish More, who served as the chairman of the U-15 girls selection committee last season, has been appointed in the same…
