Virat Kohli once again finds himself under scrutiny for his recurring struggle with deliveries pitched in the fifth-stump channel outside off. The Indian batting icon fell to a familiar mode of dismissal in the first ODI against Australia, edging a ball to point while trying to break free after a slow start. Having failed to…

Bengaluru: Cricketer Sarfaraz Khan at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI08_31_2025_000092A) Social media erupted over the exclusion of 28-year-old Khan, who has recently shed a lot of weight and scored heavily in India’s domestic cricket in recent years, as people asked what more he could do to secure a call-up.On…

A controversy erupted on Wednesday when Congress national spokesperson Shama Mohamed accused India head coach Gautam Gambhir of religious bias in team selection after Sarfaraz Khan was not included in the India ‘A’ team. The BCCI selection committee announced a 15-man India A squad for two first-class games against South Africa A, with chief selector…

Zimbabwe’s Richard Ngarava claimed a fifer to hand his side a historic win against Afghanistan in the one-off Test (Images via X/@HMetro_, ZimCricketv) Zimbabwe secured a historic victory on home soil, defeating Afghanistan by an innings and 73 runs at the Harare Sports Club to claim their first home Test win since 2013 and record…

Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland fired Australia to a six-wicket win over England in the ICC Women’s World Cup in Indore (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Australia extended their unbeaten run in the ICC Women’s World Cup with a dominant six-wicket win over England in Indore on Wednesday, powered by all-rounders Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner. Opting…

Irfan Pathan has defended the call to not include Sarfaraz Khan from the India A squad (Images via Getty Images) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan weighed in on the growing debate around Sarfaraz Khan’s exclusion from the India A squad for the upcoming first-class matches against South Africa A, urging caution against turning cricket selection…

Jemimah Rodrigues did not play in India’s defeat to England in the ICC Women’s World Cup (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Navi Mumbai: Going by India women’s team head coach Amol Muzumdar‘s words, middle-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues could return to the playing XI for the key match against New Zealand in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup…

Shubman Gill had a rather awkward moment with a fan while walking on the street in Australia (Images via Getty Images & X/Screengrabs) Indian captain Shubman Gill was left visibly surprised during an interaction with a fan in Australia, after a video surfaced online showing a man shouting “Pakistan Zindabad” while shaking hands with him….

The Lanka Premier League has been postponed indefinitely to focus on preparations for the 2026 T20 World Cup co-hotsed by Sri Lanka and India (Images via X/@LPLT20) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced that the 2025 edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been postponed, with the board citing preparations for the 2026…

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan criticized cricket stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for their poor performance in the first ODI against Australia at Perth, attributing their failures to a lack of game time. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Pathan emphasized the importance of following proper processes regardless of a…