Cricket

Sri Lanka appoints Malinga as consultant fast bowling coach

Sri Lanka has appointed legendary pacer Lasith Malinga as a consultant fast bowling coach ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

2025-12-30T14:08:56.938232+00:00 IST

Sri Lanka Women win toss, opt to bowl against India in 5th T20I

Team India Women are coming into the fifth India vs Sri Lanka T20I after defeating the Asian counterparts in all four previous T20Is and will look to complete a 5-0 clean sweep.

2025-12-30T13:17:59.969796+00:00 IST

Alastair Cook speaks on MCG pitch 

This comes after MCG's pitch was rated "unsatisfactory" by the ICC after the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England, which ended in just two days.

2025-12-30T13:11:25.766740+00:00 IST

Tufnell predicts England’s Ashes triumph down under in 2028-29

Former England cricketer Phil Tufnell has made a bold prediction about pacer Josh Tongue and the England Test team ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test, set to get underway from January 4.

2025-12-30T12:57:37.413463+00:00 IST

Knee injury forces Shaheen Shah Afridi to exit BBL stint

The Brisbane Heat have confirmed that Pakistan paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi will return home due to a knee injury

2025-12-30T12:34:55.322662+00:00 IST

Perry, Sutherland unavailable for WPL 2026, replacements named

Star Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry, along with Annabel Sutherland, has withdrawn from the upcoming Women's Premier League (WPL) season 2026 due to personal reasons, as per a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) media advisory.

2025-12-30T12:02:29.247238+00:00 IST

Aussie all-rounder Short opens up T20 World Cup ambitions

Short, a two-time Big Bash League (BBL) 'Player of the Tournament' and Adelaide Strikers skipper, has been in a fine form for his franchise in the ongoing BBL season. So far, he has cracked two half-centuries against Brisbane Heat and Melbourne Stars and picked up three wickets.

2025-12-30T11:34:16.849391+00:00 IST

Oman announces 15-member squad for T20 World Cup

Oman on Tuesday announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. Jatinder Singh will lead the side, while wicketkeeper/batter Vinayak Shukla has been named Jatinder's deputy.

2025-12-30T11:02:59.361154+00:00 IST

“We're best team in the world’: Ashleigh Gardner

Star Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner highlighted the Australia Women's team's consistency and said she believes they are the best side in the world ahead of their multi-format series at home against India.

2025-12-30T11:00:50.804283+00:00 IST

ISPL 3: Top 5 batters to watch out for as decks cleared

The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India's pioneering tennis-ball T10 cricket tournament, is all set to light up Surat in Season 3, scheduled to run from January 9 to February 6, 2026, at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium. As one of India's most exciting tennis-ball cricket leagues, ISPL continues to raise the bar with elite talent, electrifying batting displays, and nail-biting finishes

2025-12-30T10:09:27.368429+00:00 IST

Shafali climbs to sixth in latest Women's T20I Batting Rankings

The 21-year-old Verma is the leading run-getter in the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. In four matches, the Indian opener has slammed 236 runs at an astonishing average of 118, along with three fifties. Verma is the only one to have breached the 200-run mark in the ongoing T20I series.

2025-12-30T09:11:33.642125+00:00 IST

England name provisional squad for T20 World Cup 2026

England have announced their provisional 15-member squad for the upcoming T20I World Cup 2026. Surprisingly, the Three Lions have included pacer Josh Tongue, who is yet to play a limited-overs match for England, in their T20 WC squad.

2025-12-30T08:15:23.075738+00:00 IST

SA20: Klusener confident in Maphaka's form ahead of JSK match

Durban's Super Giants coach Lance Klusener believes Kwena Maphaka's early-season form bodes well heading into the Betway SA20 clash against Joburg Super Kings at Kingsmead on Tuesday, according to a release.

2025-12-30T07:01:33.381633+00:00 IST

McDonald opens up on Labuschagne’s recent batting struggles

Australia's coach Andrew McDonald has opened up on Australia's Test top-order batter Marnus Labuschagne's batting and threw light on what he thinks is keeping the right-hand batter from scoring big runs, as per SEN.

2025-12-30T06:22:10.132154+00:00 IST

BPL games on December 30 postponed following Khaleda Zia's death

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has called off Tuesday's double header of ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches following former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's death earlier in the morning, according to ESPNcricinfo.

2025-12-30T06:02:19.285844+00:00 IST

SA20: Sunrisers thrill home crowd with win over Capitals

Quinton de Kock treated "The Orange Army" to a batting masterclass in the Sunrisers' Eastern Cape's 48-run bonus point win over Pretoria Capitals at a rousing St George's Park on Monday evening, according to a release.

2025-12-30T05:03:44.477821+00:00 IST

Bradman's Australia Test cap to go under hammer

Sir Donald Bradman's Australia Test Cap will go under the hammer next month, according to cricket.com.au. One of Bradman's Baggy Green caps will be auctioned at Lloyds Auctions, with bidding starting at $1 and closing on January 26, 2026.

2025-12-30T02:49:35.588000+00:00 IST

Bethell aims to cement his Test spot in top order for England

The 22-year-old made his Test debut for England against New Zealand at the Christchurch Test in November 2024. Since then, Bethell has played five matches and 10 innings, scoring 312 runs at an average of 34.66. The England youngster has notched up three half-centuries.

2025-12-30T02:20:33.706370+00:00 IST

Robin Uthappa urges Hardik Pandya to make a Test return

Pandya last played Test cricket in 2018 since then, due to a back injury, he hasn't played the red-ball formats. Since Pandya is not playing Test cricket, India have flirted with fast-bowling all-round options more, with Nitish Reddy and Shardul Thakur the leading contenders.

2025-12-29T17:36:53.080434+00:00 IST

Ashwin picks Varun,Sharma as India’s standout performers of 2025

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has hailed mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy as India's standout bowler of the year, calling him a huge MVP whose impact has been evident every time the team has turned to him.

2025-12-29T17:21:06.991723+00:00 IST

Robin Uthappa reflects on Ro-Ko's Test retirement 

Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa believes Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's Test retirements weren't a "natural exit" and that they still had the ongoing World Test Championship cycle (WTC) 2025-2027 left in them.

2025-12-29T17:01:34.980458+00:00 IST