New Zealand squad for Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 — Sophie Devine to lead, four players receive maiden call up

San Francisco Unicorns players celebrate beating Seattle Orcas by 32 runs during match 16 of the Cognizant Major League Cricket season 3 between Seattle Orcas and San Francisco Unicorns held at the Grand Prairie cricket stadium, Grand Prairie, United States of America (USA). (Sportzpics) San Francisco Unicorns became the first team to advance to the…

The point of denial is over. India’s 2-0 Test series defeat to South Africa at home all but confirms that its capitulation to New Zealand last year was not an aberration. This was a stark assertion of the flaws that run through the current Indian Test team, marking an end to a long-standing era of…

Former India Test captain Virat Kohli praised current skipper Shubman Gill for his record-breaking batting exploits in the ongoing series against England. “Well played star boy. Rewriting history. Onwards and upwards from here. You deserve all of this,” wrote Kohli, who had called time on his Test career ahead of the England tour, on his…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first team to seal passage through to the Playoffs of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 after a 61-run win over Gujarat Giants at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Monday. Gautami Naik’s maiden WPL fifty guided the team to a formidable total of 178 for six, before the bowlers…

Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma INDORE: India’s maiden ODI home series defeat to New Zealand here at the Holkar Stadium saw Virat Kohli, who smashed 124 off 108 balls in the last match, come out with flying colours. However, two other ageing modern-day greats are firmly under the scanner. Ravindra Jadeja and Rohit Sharma had…

Sunil Gavaskar and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: India’s 2-0 Test series capitulation to South Africa has triggered a wave of frustration among fans, much of it directed at head coach Gautam Gambhir. With the team clearly in transition and struggling for consistency, Gambhir’s methods, credentials and lack of red-ball coaching experience have all come under…