File photo of former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. Pakistan cricket has experienced significant turmoil in recent years with frequent changes in leadership, management, coaches, and selectors showing no improvement. These constant changes have negatively impacted many careers, including that of Babar Azam, one of Pakistan’s most talented cricketers.Babar’s performance has declined significantly, and he has…

BENGALURU: Virat Kohli on Saturday made it clear that retirement is not on the immediate agenda but the star batter admitted he may not be around when India tour Australia next in four years’ time. In a tongue-in-cheek response to the possibility of coming out of retirement for the 2028 Olympics, the 36-year-old former India…

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians secured their second Women’s Premier League (WPL) title with a thrilling 8-run victory over Delhi Capitals in the final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Defending 150, Mumbai Indians bowlers, led by Nat Sciver-Brunt (3/30), restricted Delhi Capitals to 141 for 9 for a tense win. Batting first, Mumbai…

ICC Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup Trophy. (Photo by Joe Allison/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 qualifiers are set to take place from April 9-19 in Lahore, Pakistan. The round-robin tournament will feature 15 games, with the Gaddafi Stadium and Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Stadium serving as the two venues.The…

Virat Kohli at the RCB Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit. NEW DELHI: Star Indian batter and former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Virat Kohli has called for a collective effort to transform India into a “Sports Forward Nation” by 2036. Speaking at the RCB Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit, Kohli emphasised the need for a…

Virat Kohli says he’s not playing for ‘achievement’ anymore but for the joy & excitement; admits retirement call be tough because of ‘competitive streak’BENGALURU: Virat Kohli on Saturday made it clear that retirement is not on the immediate agenda but the star batter admitted he may not be around when India tour Australia next in…

Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Akshita Maheshwari, Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Nadine de Klerk, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Parunika Sisodia, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, G Kamalini (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Saika Ishaque and Shabnim Ismail. Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Sneh Deepthi, Alice…

Virat Kohli (Pic credit: RCB) NEW DELHI: Star Indian batter Virat Kohli dropped a major hint about his cricketing future on Saturday, admitting that he “might not have another Australia tour in him.” Kohli made the candid revelation while speaking at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Innovation Lab after arriving in Bengaluru ahead of the…

File Pic: VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid NEW DELHI: Former India batter VVS Laxman took to social media on Saturday to reminisce about one of the most unforgettable moments in Indian cricket history — the epic 2001 Kolkata Test victory against Australia. As the iconic win turned 24 this year, Laxman shared an emotional post…