Category: Cricket

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rajat Patidar NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced a 15-member India A squad for the upcoming two multi-day matches against Australia A in Lucknow, beginning September 16. Shreyas Iyer, who was left out of India’s Asia Cup squad, has been named captain.While the squad […]

Mohammed Siraj of India celebrates with KL Rahul of India (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) KL Rahul and Mohammed Siraj, who were last seen in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy where India drew the series 2-2 against England, will be back in action later this month when they join the India A squad for the second multi-day […]

North Zone’s batters Nishant Sindhu and Shubham Khajuria run between the wickets (left) and Central Zone’s Rajat Patidar (right) Bengaluru: The strength of the Central Zone team lay in flashes of individual batting brilliance on the penultimate day of their Duleep Trophy semifinal against West Zone here on Saturday. At the BCCI Centre of Excellence, […]

Graeme Smith (Getty Images) New Delhi: Despite the backdrop of Dinesh Karthik playing in the SA20 last year and speculation of tens of Indians entering the SA20 Auction on September 9, no Indians will be up for grabs for the fourth season, and beyond, of South Africa’s T20 league. SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith has […]

Virender Sehwag (Image-X) Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has opened up about the intense emotions he felt whenever India lost to Pakistan. With the highly anticipated Asia Cup clash between the arch-rivals scheduled for September 14, Sehwag recalled how such defeats often made him lose his focus and temper. Sehwag, who played 42 matches against […]

India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has praised Rishabh Pant for his fearless approach and natural talent behind the stumps. Bangar recalled how former fast bowler Ashish Nehra had predicted Pant’s rapid rise as a special player early in his career. Pant, often described as an entertainer in red-ball […]

Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Defending champions India intensified their Asia Cup 2025 preparations with another full-fledged practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday. While bowlers kept the intensity high, the major talking point of Day 2 was the way India’s top-order batters focused heavily on big-hitting, particularly aerial shots, […]

Axar Patel of India celebrates with teammates (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane highlighted all-rounder Axar Patel as one of the team’s most underrated players. The continental tournament gets underway on Tuesday, September 9, with Afghanistan facing Hong Kong. India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will […]

Zimbabwe’s captain Sikandar Raza, centre, with teammates (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Zimbabwe pulled off a memorable win in Harare, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second T20I to level the series. The hosts bowled brilliantly to skittle Sri Lanka out for just 80, their second-lowest total in the format, before holding their nerve in […]

Pakistan cricket team (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Pakistan are set to welcome South Africa in October for a full tour that begins with two Tests, marking the start of their new World Test Championship cycle. The series will be historic, as it brings the Proteas back for red-ball cricket in Pakistan after almost four years. The […]