Ben Stokes poses during an England 2025/26 Ashes Headshot Session at Perth Stadium on November 18, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) There are few bilateral series in the cricketing world that define careers as the Ashes between Australia and England does, for good or bad. As England prepare to take on Australia Down Under…
R Ashwin has spoken on the rare dismissal by hitting the ball twice in the Ranji Trophy. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) An extremely rare mode of dismissal returned to the Ranji Trophy this week, with Manipur’s Lamabam Ajay Singh ruled out for “hitting the ball twice” during the match against Meghalaya. The incident occurred…
Shardul Thakur has shared his thoughts on the schedule of the Ranji Trophy and also spoke on Shreyas Iyer’s exploits with Mumbai (Images via Getty) Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur says the current domestic scheduling has brought much-needed balance for players moving between formats, especially those playing long stretches of First-Class cricket. After Mumbai’s innings-and-122-run win…
Multan Sultans owner Ali Khan Tareen has warned of a legal notice after the league ‘ghosted’ his side. (Images via X/@TOKSports021) The standoff between Multan Sultans owner Ali Khan Tareen and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has intensified, with Tareen publicly claiming that the franchise has been shut out of the Pakistan Super League’s (PSL)…
West Indies’ Shai Hope (Kerry Marshall/Photosport via AP) New Zealand secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the one-day international series against West Indies with a five-wicket victory in Napier on Wednesday, powered by a rare century partnership between Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra, while West Indies’ Shai Hope scored a remarkable century in a losing…
Mumbai cricket team (X-MCA) Mumbai: In a hurry to go home and take some rest perhaps, Mumbai took just 8.3 overs—less than an hour—to take the remaining four Pondicherry wickets, wrapping up an innings and 222-run rout on Day Four of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D fixture at the Wankhede Stadium by 10.21 am…
Rinku Singh’s stellar 176 propelled Uttar Pradesh to a vital five-run lead in the first innings against Tamil Nadu during their Ranji Trophy showdown. Starting the day on 98, Singh’s dynamic yet steady performance, which included 17 boundaries and six soaring sixes, was the backbone of UP’s batting efforts. NEW DELHI: Rinku Singh produced one…
NEW DELHI: With Bhuvneshwar Kumar running in, batters don’t fear getting hit. He bowls in the 130 kph range, generally hits a fuller length, but it is the swing — his primary art — that has instilled fear in batters’ minds over the years.Coming from the Meerut fast-bowling gharana (school) — with Praveen Kumar as…
Steven Smith (Photo by Daniel Carson/Getty Images) Australian cricket captain Steve Smith faced an injury scare during net practice ahead of the first Ashes Test in Perth but appears to have avoided serious damage to his wrist. After requiring assistance from the team physio and undergoing medical assessment, Smith returned to the field and was…
Kolkata: India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir with Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Sunil Gavaskar has issued a strong warning to the Indian team management and selectors following India’s defeat to South Africa in the opening Test in Kolkata, urging them to rethink their approach to team building in the longest format. Writing…
