PBKS vs DC, IPL 2026: Why are Punjab Kings players wearing black armbands?

Daryl Mitchell (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: If Daryl Mitchell wasn’t representing the Black Caps, he might very well have been playing for the All Blacks. Instead of sending bowlers on leather hunts with his brutal hitting or executing sweeps and reverse sweeps against spinners, the experienced cricketer could have been taking on the role of…

John Buchanan is one of the most successful coaches in cricket history. Apart from sustaining Australia’s position at the top of the Test rankings in the early 2000s, he guided the team to consecutive ODI World Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007. Not surprisingly, Buchanan has an unblemished record in the quadrennial tournament as Australia…

Mumbai Indians finds itself staring at an all-too-familiar mid-season abyss. Two wins in seven games, a churn of combinations and a campaign yet to find rhythm — the five-time champion heads into Wednesday’s clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium with its backs firmly against the wall. In contrast, Sunrisers Hyderabad has surged into…

Australia’s Alex Carey (AP Photo/James Elsby) Australia’s wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey produced an emotional century as he guided the hosts to a commanding 326 for 8 at the end of the opening day of the third Test against England at Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. Australia had a shaky start, slipping to 94 for 4 soon after…

There is no better sight for bowlers than watching batters struggle — beaten by pace, edges flying straight to fielders, and stumps rattling. That was exactly the script on Sunday, as 16 wickets tumbled on a dramatic opening day of the fifth-round clash between Jammu & Kashmir and Hyderabad at the JKCA Sports Hostel &…

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s blistering fifty and Kishan Singh’s four-fer set up India Under-19’s eight-wicket victory over South Africa Under-19 in a rain-curtailed second Youth ODI at the Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Monday. India clinched the three-match series 2-0 ahead of the ICC U-19 World Cup beginning on January 15 in Zimbabwe and Namibia. India’s bowling…