NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and current ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan have been demoted to Category ‘B’ in the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) latest list of central contracts, released on Tuesday. For the 2025–26 cycle, the PCB has not placed any player in the top Category ‘A’, instead distributing 30 cricketers across Categories…
Anmoljit Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Young cricketer Anmoljit Singh from Ludhiana has secured a place in the India Under-19 team for the upcoming tour of Australia, bringing pride to Punjab cricket.Reacting to his selection, Anmoljit said preparations are already underway. “The preparation is ongoing and a training camp will be held in a few…
Sarfaraz Khan (PTI Photo) CHENNAI: When some of his Mumbai teammates and TNCA XI players were waiting for the curtains to come down following a rain interruption towards the end of Monday’s play, Sarfaraz Khan was itching to get back on the field. Sarfaraz, who had retired hurt with cramps after smashing 138 (114 balls,…
Virat Kohli with a fan during a nets session in London. (Image: X) Former India captain Virat Kohli, who has retired from Tests and T20Is, is expected to return to competitive cricket in October during India’s white-ball tour of Australia. The 36-year-old batting star was last seen getting emotional after leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru to…
Abhishek Sharma has staked his claim at the top of the order in India’s T20 team. The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will convene at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Tuesday to pick India’s squad for the 2025 Asia Cup. The tournament, scheduled in the UAE from September 9–28, will be played in the T20I…
India Asia Cup 2025 Squad Announcement Live Update: As India’s selectors sit down on Tuesday to finalise the 15-member squad for the Asia Cup in the UAE, their biggest challenge could be fitting Shubman Gill into an already stable T20 set-up. Gill, who has enjoyed a stellar run as Test captain in England, has struggled…
Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy NEW DELHI: The spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy will be eagerly awaiting the selectors’ call as India’s squad for the Asia Cup 2025, scheduled from September 9, is set to be announced. Both would be keen to get their hands on leather and rattle the opposition.The two…
**EDS: THIRD PARTY** In this image posted by @iamyusufpathan via X on Monday, March 31, 2025, TMC MP and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan celebrates Eid with father Mehmood Khan Pathan and brother Irfan Pathan. (@iamyusufpathan via PTI Photo) *** Local Caption *** A year after his elder brother Yusuf Pathan joined politics and went on…
Babar Azam and Mike Hesson (Images via Getty Images) Pakstan coach Mike Hesson has hinted that Babar Azam’s path back into the national T20I side could run through Australia’s Big Bash League later this year. The 30-year-old has been sidelined from the shortest format since late 2024, with selectors leaving him out of both the…
Sara Tendulkar and Saaniya Chandhok (Screengrab – Instagram/@saratendulkar) An old video of Sara Tendulkar has resurfaced online, offering a glimpse of her close friendship with Saaniya Chandhok, who recently got engaged to Sara’s brother, Arjun Tendulkar. The clip, originally shared by Sara in a collaborative post on August 2023, shows the two along with a…
