IND vs SA: How many times has India suffered series sweeps at home?

Not many batters can boast of having scored their first five Test hundreds in four different countries. Yashasvi Jaiswal, whose nascent career is still in its 20th match, has managed that feat. On Friday in the opening Test against England at Headingley, the 23-year-old reached the three-figure mark (101) in his first match in Leeds,…

Australia coach Andrew McDonald is confident that skipper Pat Cummins will play “a key part” in the Ashes despite a back injury. Pace spearhead Cummins has been ruled out of the October white-ball series against New Zealand and India with “lumbar bone stress”. The 32-year-old has not bowled since the Test tour of the West Indies in…

Pakistan Cricket Team (AP Photo) After a dismal T20 World Cup campaign, Pakistan cricket has been hit by a fresh controversy after an unnamed squad member was reportedly fined for allegedly misbehaving with a female hotel staff member during the team’s stay in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The incident is believed to have occurred shortly before…

Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah stands on the verge of a monumental milestone as he needs just three wickets to reach 500 international scalps, a feat that could coincide with one of the most crucial matches of India’s T20 World Cup campaign. The must-win clash against Zimbabwe in Chennai…

Usman Khawaja bats on Day 1 of the first Test between West Indies and Australia. (AP) Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja refused to participate in a post-game interview with sports media outlet SEN after day one of the first Test against the West Indies in the Caribbean, following SEN’s controversial dismissal of journalist Peter Lalor earlier…

Former India captain Nari Contractor was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award (Male) at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2026 in Mumbai on Friday, an evening that celebrated not only a distinguished career but also one of Indian cricket’s most enduring stories of courage. As Contractor walked on stage to receive the honour from Sunil Gavaskar,…