Category: Cricket

Zimbabwe’s Tavengwa Mukuhlani was appointed as the new deputy chairperson of ICC on Thursday until November 2027 after the Board of Directors gave green-light to his appointment, replacing Singapore’s Imran Khwaja.Mukuhlani currently serves on the ICC Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) and the Nominations Committee, and chairs the HR and Remuneration Committee, an ICC […]

Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: If you were seated on the second tier here at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday evening, the white Kookaburra ball would have seemed to be perpetually flying in your eyeline for the first 10 overs of the third T20I between India and Afghanistan. It was Abhishek Sharma who […]

Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium on fire with a stunning display of power hitting against Afghanistan in the third T20I on Thursday.The left-handed opener came out attacking from the start and hit the Afghanistan bowlers for sixes and fours all over the ground.Abhishek smashed a blistering century […]

Virat Kohli, Abhishek Sharma and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma produced a stunning batting display in the third and final T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday.The left-handed batter smashed 108 off just 34 balls and broke several records during his explosive knock. Fastest T20I century […]

Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma celebrated his record-breaking T20I century in style on Thursday, removing his helmet, sitting on the ground and striking a meditation yoga pose after completing his hundred against Afghanistan in Delhi.The left-handed opener smashed the fastest T20I century by an Indian batter, reaching the milestone in just 30 […]

Shreyas Iyer and Ibrahim Zadran (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran won the toss and opted to field against India in the third and final T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday.India, who won the first two T20Is, are leading the three-match series 2-0 and will aim for a clean […]

Prithvi Shaw and Akriti Agarwal (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: India cricketer Prithvi Shaw and his fiancee Akriti Agarwal have decided to part ways around six months after announcing their engagement. Agarwal, a social media personality and actress, confirmed the separation in a statement on social media on Thursday. She said the decision was mutual […]

MUMBAI: The upcoming domestic season is set to bring in some good news for match officials in domestic cricket.The Board of Control for Cricket in India is set to raise the match fees of domestic umpires and match referees from the 2026-27 season, which will resume after the Duleep Trophy with the Ranji Trophy -the […]

Steve Smith (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Steve Smith admitted that memories of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal still return to him at times, but the Australia batter is not worried about facing a hostile reception when he returns to South Africa for a Test series.Smith was one of the central figures in the controversy during […]

The shooting of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly’s biopic has landed a Counry club in financial trouble. Leicestershire have been handed a 27-point penalty and fined £5,000 (almost Rs 6.43 lakh) after being found guilty of breaching pitch regulations during their County Championship match against Glamorgan in August. The decision has left the club in […]