Ben Stokes. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England cricket captain Ben Stokes claims that while he was away in Pakistan, masked robbers broke into his house and took valuables while his family was inside.Stokes said on Wednesday that the burglary occurred at his northeast England house in Castle Eden on October…

IPL 2025 Player Retention Live Updates: As per the IPL retention guidelines released ahead of the mega auction, a team will lose Rs 18 crore from the increased purse of Rs 120 crore for the first player retained, Rs 14 crore for second, Rs 11 crore for the third while for the uncapped players, a…

Abhimanyu Easwaran, Nitish Reddy and Prasidh Krishna NEW DELHI: The performances of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Prasidh Krishna will be crucial in India A’s four-day match against Australia A starting Thursday. These players are part of India’s squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series beginning November 22.Easwaran stands out as a potential replacement…

New Zealand players checking the pitch at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai ahead of the third Test against India (Photo Source: @BLACKCAPS on X) With a historic series win in the bag, New Zealand now look to further assert themselves by winning the third Test in Mumbai, beginning Friday, and turn their unassailable 2-0 lead…

Virat Kohli. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Legendary Australian spinner Brad Hogg suggested that Virat Kohli‘s recent struggles in Test cricket stem from his inability to keep his emotions in check while batting.Hogg’s tirade came on the back of Kohli’s dismal show in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand, and with India set to embark…

Shubman Gill and Rashid Khan (X Photo) Gujarat Titans have finalised their list of retentions ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction and Shubman Gill will continue to lead the side in the new cycle. In an interesting development, Gill has agreed for lesser pay to allow the 2022 champions to retain their…

South African batters (Photo Credits: X) NEW DELHI: In an impressive display, South Africa on Wednesday improved upon their 14-year-old record during the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.The Proteas smashed a total of 17 sixes in the first innings of the second Test, surpassing their previous best of…

NEW DELHI: The deadline for the ten franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to submit their player retention lists has arrived, marking a pivotal moment in the preparation for the IPL 2025 mega auction set for the last week of November.By the end of October 31, the composition of the teams for the upcoming…

Abhishek Nayar. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the third and final Test against New Zealand, India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar expressed his desire for the team to curate pitches that favour their strengths, but acknowledged the reality of the situation, insisting that they do not ask for tailor-made pitches in Tests.Nayar emphasised…

Rishabh Pant. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant will turn out in new colours from IPL 2025 as the wicketkeeper-batter doesn’t feature in Delhi Capitals‘ list of retained players. The franchise has decided to retain Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristian Stubbs and Abhishek Porel, and have also kept the option of Right To…