Rwanda’s Fanny Utagushimaninde became the first woman to score a century on a T20I debut during the match against Ghana at the Nigeria Invitational Women’s T20I Tournament in Lagos on Friday. At 15 years and 223 days, Utagushimaninde also became the youngest to score a hundred in T20Is. She bettered the record of Uganda’s Prosscovia…
Rashid Khan (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: With a strong squad at their disposal, the Gujarat Titans face a tricky task in finalising their playing combination for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. The Shubman Gill-led side will have to take a key call on two versatile all-rounders — Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia —…
MS Dhoni and Sanju Samson (Image credit: CSK) A simple gesture off the field once again showed why Sanju Samson continues to win hearts — even before playing a single game for Chennai Super Kings. As Samson begins a new chapter in yellow ahead of IPL 2026, he has already been making the most of…
Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Cheteshwar Pujara believes Shubman Gill has the perfect motivation to deliver a standout campaign in IPL 2026 after missing out on India’s T20 World Cup squad.Speaking on JioHotstar, Pujara backed the Gujarat Titans captain to respond strongly, stressing that Gill remains a complete, multi-format player who can force his way…
Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma endured a difficult start to the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, registering three ducks in a row — a phase that left him in a poor state of mind. Looking back, he admitted that he reached out to his childhood friend Shubman Gill during…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) IPL 2026 is set to begin on March 28, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.Ahead of the opener, Virat Kohli has already hit the training ground, with clips of his fluent strokeplay from practice sessions doing the rounds on…
Hardik Pandya (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was at an intimate dinner hosted by Irfan Pathan that a young, dynamic Hardik Pandya was first introduced to one of his idols — Wasim Jaffer. Years later, the India all-rounder’s admiration for the domestic stalwart has only grown stronger, with Pandya once again naming Jaffer as his…
Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha, right, receives trophy from Pakistan’s Cricket Board Chairman and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi (AP Photo) Former Pakistan head coach Gary Kirsten has opened up on his brief and turbulent stint with the national side, revealing that excessive interference from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) played a major role in his early…
India, the T20 World Cup champion, will tour Ireland in June for a two-match series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Saturday. It will be the Men in Blue’s first T20 series after it won the World Cup, beating New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad on March 8. Having…
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (Image credit: X) Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan on Friday announced his retirement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India commentary panel, citing a lack of opportunities to conduct toss and presentation ceremonies.Sivaramakrishnan said he was consistently overlooked for key on-air roles such as toss duties and post-match presentations, despite being…
