All-rounder Tanush Kotian is poised to join the Indian cricket team in Melbourne ahead of the Boxing Day Test. The 26-year-old has been instructed to prepare for a Tuesday departure to Australia, though official confirmation is pending.Mumbai’s Tanush Kotian is a potential replacement for Ravichandran Ashwin in the Indian squad. Kotian, an off-spinner and right-handed…
Krunal Pandya, the captain of Baroda and Royal Challengers Bengaluru‘s latest recruit, has displayed a return to form, suggesting this could be the boost RCB needs in their quest for a maiden IPL title in 2025.The all-rounder was acquired by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for ₹5.75 crore during the IPL 2025 auction held in Jeddah.Pandya’s recent…
Yashasvi Jaiswal. (AP Photo) Cheteshwar Pujara has offered advice to young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal amidst the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Pujara believes Jaiswal is rushing his batting approach and should take more time at the crease.Jaiswal has accumulated 193 runs across three Test matches. A significant portion, 161 runs, came during his impressive second innings performance…
India vs Australia (AP Photo) The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is currently level at 1-1. The third Test, a highly anticipated Boxing Day match, begins on December 26th. Both India and Australia are looking to gain an advantage before the final Test in Sydney.The Boxing Day Test is a pivotal match in the series. A win here…
Pat Cummins and Steve Smith (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: Seven Australian cricketers participated in a word association game, giving one-word descriptions of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and Indian cricket. The activity, organized by ABC Sport, offered a glimpse into the players’ perspectives.Australian Test captain Pat…
David Payne (Photo credit: Desert Vipers) Desert Vipers‘ newest recruit, David Payne, is set to use the upcoming ILT20 season as a platform to push for a return to England’s white-ball setup in 2025. The left-arm seamer, who was instrumental in Gloucestershire’s triumph in the 2024 T20 Blast with an incredible haul of 33 wickets…
VADODARA: Enroute to her maiden fiver (five for 29 in 10 overs, including one maiden) against the West Indies to fashion India’s 211-run rout of the visitors in the opening Women’s ODI at the Kotambi Stadium here on Sunday night, pacer Renuka Singh Thakur gave the motley 1500-odd, but enthusiastic crowd plenty of moments of…
Australian cricket team (ICC Photo) Australia secured their third consecutive ICC Women’s Championship title with a dominant 75-run victory over New Zealand at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. The win marked the culmination of an outstanding campaign in which the Australian team amassed 39 points from 24 matches, a total that no other team can…
The murmurs surrounding its return grew louder with the men’s team bagging two successive Olympic bronze medals. Five months since the podium finish in Paris, the revamped Hockey India League (HIL) will finally see the light of day. The men’s competition is set to make a comeback, the last season having been played in 2017,…
Sam Konstas and Nathan McSweeney Australia’s decision to replace Nathan McSweeney with Sam Konstas for the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has drawn criticism for its apparent focus on short-term gains. The move comes after McSweeney, who was recently paired with Usman Khawaja as an opener, was axed following just three matches in the ongoing…
