Category: Cricket

Lungi Ngidi, and Kagiso Rabada NEW DELHI: South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has been added to the national squad for the second Test against India, Cricbuzz reported. Ngidi last played a Test in June 2025 at Lord’s in the WTC final against Australia and has been brought in as an injury replacement for Kagiso […]

Karnataka’s Shreyas Gopal bowls during the second day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Karnataka and Chandigarh, in Hubballi, Karnataka. (PTI Photo) HUBBALI: R Smaran (227 n.o) and Shikhar Shetty (59, 2/43 & 5/61), two youngsters who say they have benefited immensely from the return of seasoned pros Karun Nair (95) and Shreyas […]

The Ashes series opens with the first Test in Perth on Friday. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England spinner Monty Panesar backed his countrymen to reclaim the Ashes Down Under for the first time in 15 years, saying that Ben Stokes and Co. will win the series if they clinch the first Test in Perth.Panesar, […]

South African captain Temba Bavuma (R) during the 1st Test match against India. (ANI Photo) KOLKATA: Temba Bavuma wishes that some day, he will get to play on the fifth day of a Test match in India. However, if someone can jog the South African skipper’s memory, Bavuma might just recollect that the first two […]

Indian players stand for their national anthem before the start of the 1st Test. (ANI Photo) India’s aura of invincibility at home has begun to show worrying cracks. Since 2020, the team has played 25 home Tests and still boasts a strong overall record — 16 wins, seven defeats and two draws, a respectable 64% […]

Pat Cummins has been retained as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the third consecutive IPL season. (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Australia’s premier fast bowler Pat Cummins has been retained as captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for the third consecutive IPL season.The franchise confirmed Cummins’ role through a post on its ‘X’ handle, sharing images of the […]

At LSG, Mohammed Shami will reunite with bowling coach Bharat Arun, who was in the Indian team in the same role from 2014-2021. (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Former India leg-spinner Amit Mishra has described the trade involving veteran pacer Mohammed Shami — from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) — on IPL […]

Nitish Kumar Reddy plays a shot on day two of the second and final Test cricket match of a series between India and West Indies, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) Nitish Kumar Reddy is all set to rejoin India’s Test squad ahead of the second match vs South Africa in […]

NEW DELHI: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) mega auction for the next season will be held in New Delhi on November 27. The date was announced after all five teams released their retained and released players earlier this month.WPL marked the 10-day countdown on its official X handle, posting: “10 Days to Go The countdown […]

England have not won a single one of their last 15 Tests in Australia (Getty Images) NEW DELHI:Former England captain Nasser Hussain has shared his thoughts on the upcoming Ashes, describing it as a defining test for ‘Bazball’ — the aggressive, high-tempo style of cricket that has become this England team’s trademark.He feels the outcome […]