Author: Kumar Aryan

Afghanistan bowler Noor Ahmad (File photo) Afghanistan completed a 3-0 sweep of Zimbabwe in the T20I series after beating them by seven wickets in the third and final match in Sharjah on Sunday. Noor Ahmad led the bowling effort with his maiden five-wicket haul, taking 5/13 in 3.3 overs as Zimbabwe were bowled out for […]

India’s Abhishek Sharma, left, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Monday announced a strong 15-member India A squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026 in Doha, with explosive opener Abhishek Sharma and teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi among the prominent names in the lineup.Tilak Varma has been […]

NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant is set to undergo his match simulation test at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on November 9 before he is cleared to play in the two-Test series in New Zealand which starts on November 19. Pant, who is recovering from side strain injury, has started his cricket skills at the CoE.TOI […]

Vidarbha’s Harsh Dubey, right, celebrates with a teammate after taking a wicket. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Harsh Dubey had a Monday to remember. Hours before being named in India’s 15-member squad for the ACC Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup, the left-arm spinner produced a sensational nine-wicket haul to rewrite Vidarbha’s record books in the Ranji […]

Sarfaraz Khan (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: The shrug of the shoulder said it all when Sarfaraz Khan was asked about his absence from the India Test set-up.The latest snub came when he was overlooked for India A’s three-match tour of New Zealand. This was after he had been included in the Test squad for the Sri […]

Naman Dhir (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Naman Dhir made a memorable start to his international career overseas, earning the Impact Player of the Series medal after playing a key role in India’s 3-2 T20I series victory against New Zealand.The 26-year-old all-rounder was presented with the medal in the dressing room after the fifth and […]

Virat Kohli, left, and Rohit Sharma Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara believes Virat Kohli has a better chance than Rohit Sharma of scoring a century in the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand.Pujara feels Kohli’s position at number three gives him more time to settle in and build an innings. Rohit, meanwhile, usually has the […]

Final – Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan – October 31, 2026 Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi with Haris Rauf during the final Pakistan men’s cricket team on Monday were fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the Final of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series against Sri […]

Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: Iyer’s X post) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer had a message for his team and fans after guiding the side to a 3-2 T20I series victory over New Zealand, but it was not in English or Hindi. Instead, Iyer chose a four-word Maori expression that left many cricket fans curious […]

Afghanistan cricket team (Pic credit: ICC) Afghanistan have reached a historic milestone in international cricket, breaking into the top six of the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings for the first time and moving ahead of former world champions Sri Lanka, England and the West Indies.The Afghans have climbed to sixth place in the latest rankings, […]