Cricket

VHT: Sarfaraz, Padikkal, Ruturaj, Krunal light up action

Madhya Pradesh (16 points), UP (16 points), Mumbai (16 points), Odisha (12 points) finished at the top of their respective groups in the elite competition.

2025-12-31T13:23:36.802917+00:00 IST

Deepti Sharma has been unstoppable: Aakash Chopra

Chopra also believes Delhi Capitals all-rounder Shree Charani can win the Emerging Player of the Season award in the upcoming Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026.

2025-12-31T12:46:10.805331+00:00 IST

Afghanistan unveils 15-member squad for T20 World Cup

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with Rashid Khan set to lead the side.

2025-12-31T11:23:36.060436+00:00 IST

Delhi Capitals get into training mode in Goa ahead of WPL 2026

With the fourth edition of the Women's Premier League around the corner, the Delhi Capitals (DC) have begun their preparations with an intensive pre-season training camp in Goa.

2025-12-31T11:10:20.611995+00:00 IST

ICC Men's Test Rankings: Starc, Brook climb to second spot

The Boxing Day Ashes Test saw pacers taking all the 36 wickets and the match finishing within two days. England snapped their 18-match winless streak in the Aussie land and registered their first Test win in Australia since 2010/11.

2025-12-31T10:53:15.444970+00:00 IST

Sarfaraz's 157, Gaikwad’s 124, others highlight VHT action

Sarfaraz Khan's 157 off 75 balls for Mumbai, Ruturaj Gaikwad's 124 for Maharashtra, Mohammed Shami's two-fer and respective four-wicket hauls by Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar for Bengal, Anshul Kamboj's four-fer for Haryana, and Krunal Pandya's unbeaten 109 off 63 balls, among others, has been the highlight in the Vijay Hazare Elite 2025-26 matches so far.

2025-12-31T09:03:42.373035+00:00 IST

Vaughan says winning Sydney Test key for McCullum-Stokes era

Michael Vaughan believes England's victory in the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground was a "lottery." He said that England must avoid a heavy defeat in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney to ensure the continuation of the Brendon McCullum-Ben Stokes era, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

2025-12-31T07:59:44.265384+00:00 IST

Ashes: Vaughan urges Khawaja to retire on his own terms

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has urged Australia's Usman Khawaja to retire on his own terms and decide his "destiny" in the upcoming Australia vs England fifth and final Ashes Test, set to start on January 4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, as per the Sydney Morning Herald.

2025-12-31T06:26:48.153490+00:00 IST

SA20: Subrayen, Rossouw power JSK to bonus point victory over DSG

Prenelan Subrayen returned to haunt his former team, Durban Super Giants (DSG), with an inspired new-ball spell before Rilee Rossouw rode his luck to drive the Joburg Super Kings (JSK) to a second consecutive SA20 2025-26 victory at Kingsmead, according to a release from SA20.

2025-12-31T05:25:45.576175+00:00 IST

Damien Martyn hospitalised with meningitis

Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn has been hospitalised and put into an induced coma following a diagnosis of meningitis, as per the cricket.com.au website quoting Australian Associated Press (AAP).

2025-12-31T03:59:15.689163+00:00 IST

“T20 World Cup is too far to think about”: Deepti Sharma

Team India all-rounder Deepti Sharma reflected on India's 5-0 series sweep over Sri Lanka following their victory in the fifth and final T20I on Tuesday. She also shared her thoughts on becoming the highest wicket-taker in Women's T20Is, noting that the team is focusing on each match individually, with the T20 World Cup still a distant goal.

2025-12-31T03:27:18.350483+00:00 IST

"Next six months are important...": Indian skipper Harmanpreet

After capturing the maiden 50-over World Cup prize, Team India kickstarted their preparations for the T20 World Cup in the UK next year with a 5-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka. India has a tough Group A with Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and the two next qualifiers and will start against Pakistan on June 14 at Birmingham.

2025-12-30T18:54:49.657776+00:00 IST

Chamari Athapaththu after 5-0 clean sweep against India 

After a 5-0 clean sweep against India, Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka captain, believes they're not playing their best cricket, needing improvement in power-hitting and batting.

2025-12-30T17:48:58.201900+00:00 IST

Deepti Sharma becomes leading wicket taker in T20Is

India's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma has etched her name in history as the highest wicket-taker in Women's T20 Internationals, surpassing Australia's Megan Schutt with 151 wickets.

2025-12-30T17:14:53.665635+00:00 IST

India seal 5-0 T20I whitewash against Sri Lanka in a nail-biter

A fine fifty by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and a fine bowling performance in the second half of the 176-run defence helped India beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the fifth and final T20I on Tuesday.

2025-12-30T17:09:57.901043+00:00 IST

Hayden blasts at Australia's batting line-up

Hayden's comments come after Australia lost to England in the fourth Ashes Test. The match ended in just two days, and Australia were bowled out for 152 and 132 in both innings.

2025-12-30T16:31:22.303062+00:00 IST

Liam Livingstone, Jordan Cox face T20 WC squad snub

Livingstone last played for England during the ICC Champions Trophy and has been out of England's scheme of things since then. He had a lean 2025, scoring just 162 runs in 11 innings at a poor average of 14.62 and picking up just five wickets at an average of above 54. On the other hand, Cox has played three ODIs and six T20Is for England, scoring 88 runs in four T20I innings with a half-century and a strike rate of over 131.

2025-12-30T16:27:54.093292+00:00 IST

Kolkata pitch for IND-SA Test receives "satisfactory" rating

As per ESPNCricinfo, the rating will help the iconic venue to stay immune from any sanctions by ICC, despite the immense criticism the pitch received from fans and experts alike, failing to produce gripping Test cricket. India's loss at the venue was their first in a Test match at this venue since 13 years.

2025-12-30T16:02:24.268960+00:00 IST

Solid batting show from Harmanpreet, Reddy advances India to 175

Reddy and Sneh Rana added vital 33 runs off 14 balls for the 8th wicket to help India reach a fighting total. Reddy slammed 20 runs off Malki Madara in the last over.

2025-12-30T15:19:50.931324+00:00 IST

Bishop: WI has "5-6 months" to decide Test future of Chase

Roston ended the second-worst year by a Test captain with bat in hand, scoring just 221 runs in eight Tests and 16 innings at a shockingly low average of 13.81 with no fifties to his name, with the best score of 44. Only Bangladesh's Khaled Mahmud (11.82 in 2003) has a worse batting average in a calendar year as a captain than him.

2025-12-30T15:14:24.572584+00:00 IST

Trophies, Transition, Heartbreak: Indian men's cricket in 2025

2025 has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride for the Indian cricket fans. While the trophy cabinet of the Indian team continued to fill up in white-ball cricket, the country's Test fortunes continued to fluctuate. Ecstacy, heartbreak and frustration occupied fans' minds in equal parts as three words came to define the year 2025 for the Indian men's cricket team: Trophies, Transition and Heartbreak.

2025-12-30T14:43:36.997350+00:00 IST