NEW DELHI: Bharti Fulmalli produced an unbeaten half-century while spinners Radha Yadav and Shreyanka Patil shared seven wickets as India began their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 preparations with a convincing 26-run win over West Indies in a warm-up match in Cardiff on Monday.Fresh from their historic ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup triumph earlier…
Everton defender Vitalii Mykolenko has signed a new three-year contract with the club. The left-back’s deal keeps him to tied to Everton until the end of June 2029. Mykolenko joined the Toffees from Dynamo Kyiv in 2022 and has since made 157 appearances, scoring four goals. “I feel excited to sign this new contract –…
Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Monday said he has not received confirmation on whether Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya have cleared their fitness tests ahead of the ODI series against Afghanistan, but added that he has heard both players are doing well.Rohit and Hardik have been named in India’s squad…
Former Australian legend Glenn McGrath hailed 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s heroics in the IPL but wanted to see how he might fare in the overseas conditions. “He was incredible. To be the leading run scorer in the IPL with 70-odd (72) sixes. He’s got that back lift, a bit like Brian Lara, and is obviously a…
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has advanced the start time of all five T20 Internationals against India by an hour, with the matches now scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. IST. The five T20Is between the two former World Cup winners were earlier slated for an 11:00 p.m. IST (6:30 p.m. local time)…
South African batting great AB de Villiers has backed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s talent but said he is unsure whether the 15-year-old will choose to pursue red-ball cricket in the future.Speaking at an event in Mumbai on Sunday, de Villiers said Sooryavanshi has the skill to succeed in Test cricket but questioned whether the teenager would want…
Shubman Gill and KL Rahul (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India may have registered the biggest innings victory in their Test history against Afghanistan, but legendary Sunil Gavaskar believes the team’s biggest challenge lies not with the ball but with the bat. India crushed Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test in…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket fans will not have to stay up as late to watch the men’s team’s upcoming T20I series in England. In a move aimed at boosting television viewership in India, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has revised the start times for three floodlit T20Is during India’s…
Former Australian legend Glenn McGrath was pleased with how MRF Pace Foundation trainees Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain performed in the recently concluded IPL. “I was very impressed with all of them. Shakib played many games and took some good wickets. For Praful to start with three wickets in your first over, it doesn’t get…
Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar said on Monday that his maiden Test appearance taught him that consistency and patience are the biggest virtues in the longest format, after starring in India’s comprehensive innings-and-300-run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off match in New Chandigarh. Named the player of the match for his seven-wicket match haul, Suthar…
