Category: Cricket

Farokh Engineer was the match referee for the game in which the infamous slap by Harbhajan Singh on S Sreesanth happened (Images via Getty Images & Screengrabs) Seventeen years after the infamous “Slapgate” incident from the inaugural IPL season, former India wicketkeeper and match referee for that game, Farokh Engineer, has voiced his surprise at […]

India celebrates their 2-1 series win after the 3rd Women’s Metro Bank ODI match against England (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Jaipur: Playing a World Cup at home gives you the feeling of playing in a familiar fortress which is seemingly impregnable. However, it also comes with challenges. The roaring crowds give you a boost […]

Sachin Tendulkar, center, rings the five minute bell during day one of the Third Rothesay Men’s Test at Lord’s, London, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Bradley Collyer/PA via AP) NEW DELHI:Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers share an incredible bond that extends beyond the cricket field. The duo lit up the Indian Premier League (IPL) with […]

AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli (Getty Images) Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers, who spent 11 seasons at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), revealed the reason why he loved batting with India great Virat Kohli.With Virat Kohli, AB has posted five 100+ partnerships for RCB and two 200+ partnerships, the only pair in […]

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings’ Ravichandran Ashwin in action during the IPL 2025 (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who retired from international cricket last December and from the IPL last week, has expressed interest in featuring in the fourth season of the UAE’s International League T20 (ILT20). According to Cricbuzz, Ashwin is in […]

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly reached out to former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with an offer to join the national team as a mentor ahead of next year’s ICC T20 World Cup. While the news has generated excitement among fans, former cricketer and West Bengal legislator […]

Sri Lanka cricket team(Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) Sri Lanka faced a five percent match fee penalty for maintaining a slow over-rate in their first ODI victory against Zimbabwe in Harare on August 31. The team was found one over short of the target after time allowances, leading to sanctions imposed by ICC Elite Panel […]

Sri Lanka’s batter Pathum Nissanka (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Sri Lanka secured a five-wicket one-day international victory against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday, winning with three balls remaining and clinching the series 2-0.Pathum Nissanka, the 27-year-old right-hand opener, scored his seventh ODI century with 122 runs off 136 balls, including 16 fours.Nissanka and captain Charith Asalanka […]

Rohit Sharma (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma shared a lighthearted moment with paparazzi at Mumbai International Airport after completing his fitness test at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Sharma, along with teammates Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill, underwent the tests ahead of India’s upcoming assignments.At the airport, Rohit […]

BENGALURU: A shoulder injury sustained during India’s T20 match against Bangladesh in October last year sidelined Riyan Parag from the T20 series against South Africa and the Champions Trophy in Dubai. After undergoing surgery to repair his shoulder, the 22-year-old made his return to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy earlier this year. He continued […]