Cricket

Ishan Kishan's father expresses delight on his son's comeback

Suryakumar Yadav will lead a 15-man squad in the upcoming T20 World Cup, with Shubman Gill, who has been the vice-captain of the T20I team, dropped amid fitness and form concerns, and Axar Patel returning to deputy duties.

2025-12-20T12:47:44.441036+00:00 IST

Ajit Agarkar stresses on Rinku Singh's addition in India's squad

The team was announced by BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia at the board's headquarters on Saturday, in the presence of captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar.

2025-12-20T12:33:22.670562+00:00 IST

SKY confident of overcoming lean patch before T20 World Cup

In 2025, Yadav has struggled to score runs in T20I cricket. The right-handed batter has scored 218 runs in 21 matches at a poor average of 13.62. Suryakumar Yadav didn't hit a half-century this year in T20I cricket.

2025-12-20T12:29:07.222359+00:00 IST

"We're staring down the barrel now": Zak Crawley

Zak Crawley admitted that England have been unable to replicate their style of play in the past in Australia and conceded that they are staring down the barrel heading into the final day of the Adelaide Test

2025-12-20T10:59:08.861181+00:00 IST

Kishan expresses delight on his comeback in Indian squad

2025-12-20T10:41:42.278815+00:00 IST

Chief selector Agarkar reveals rationale for Gill's T20 WC snub

Gill's omission from the side despite his elevation to vice-captaincy in T20Is and promotion to captaincy in Tests and ODIs this year emerged as a major shocker, even taking his current poor run of form in consideration. Ishan Kishan has been roped in as the second wicketkeeper-batter option alongside Sanju Samson, who will be opening the innings with Abhishek Sharma.

2025-12-20T09:47:06.749769+00:00 IST

Cummins becomes Australia's 6th-highest wicket-taker in Tests

Cummins gained this upward movement in the charts during his side's third Ashes Test against England at Adelaide Oval. During the first innings, he took 3/69 and derailed England's progress at numerous occasions, with wickets of Zak Crawley, Joe Root and Jamie Smith. He followed this with another three-wicket haul to end the day, getting wickets of Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope and Joe Root, ending the day with figures of 3/24 in 10 overs, leaving England in disarray while chasing 435 runs.

2025-12-20T09:31:45.847982+00:00 IST

India's T20 WC squad announced: Gill dropped, Ishan, Rinku return

The team was announced by the BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia at the board's headquarters on Saturday in the presence of captain Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday.

2025-12-20T09:08:41.815662+00:00 IST

Irfan Pathan reveals teams to watch out for in T20 World Cup 2026

The Indian team squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 and the T20I series against New Zealand in January will be announced by skipper Suryakumar Yadav and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Mumbai at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) headquarters on Saturday. India is placed in Group A alongside Namibia, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and the United States and will start its campaign against the USA on February 7 in Mumbai.

2025-12-20T08:27:51.692976+00:00 IST

"Tests results reveal the true health of...": Sanjay Manjrekar

India's home series against South Africa had plenty of highs and lows. While the festivities surrounding Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's return in ODI leg and their runs still occupy news headlines and the exploits of a young T20I side despite some minor flaws continue to leave a nation in awe, the memories of 0-2 whitewash, India's second whitewash at home in back-to-back years still pain the cricketing die-hards who were treated to the 12-year-long dominant run at home under captains MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli and were blessed with a privilege of watching the 'Fab Five' legends Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman at peak of their powers in early 2000s.

2025-12-20T07:36:25.463845+00:00 IST

Ashes 3rd Test: England six down with 228 runs still left

At the end of the day's play, England was 207/6, with Jamie Smith (2*) and Will Jacks (11*) unbeaten.

2025-12-20T07:20:40.587260+00:00 IST

Tilak wins 'Impact Player of the Series' award after win over SA

Team India continued their winning ways in T20Is with their eighth successive T20I series win, beating South Africa by 30 runs in the final T20I at Ahmedabad on Sunday. During the final T20I, Tilak contributed with a match-winning knock of 42-ball 73, with 10 fours and a six.

2025-12-20T06:46:35.581019+00:00 IST

Agarkar arrives to BCCI headquarters for T20WC squad selection

2025-12-20T06:40:01.496161+00:00 IST

Uthappa compares Hardik's on-field energy to WI icon Viv Richards

Hardik delivered a fine all-round performance with an explosive 25-ball 63 and wicket to secure the 'Player of the Match' award and win India the series against South Africa 3-1, continuing their unbeaten run in T20I series this year. The win marked India's eighth successive T20I series win and 14th successive unbeaten T20I series.

2025-12-20T05:50:32.567941+00:00 IST

"Banker when things go sour": Uthappa hails Bumrah's spell

Aside from half-centuries from Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma and a four-fer from spinner Varun Chakravarthy, Bumrah delivered a heroic, but yet a silent, under-the-radar performance which helped India seal the series 2-1. Just when Proteas were cruising at 120-odd after 10 overs with QDK and Dewald Brevis at the crease, Bumrah caught and bowled Quinton for a 35-ball 65, which triggered South Africa's downfall. Varun, who had a double wicket over to dismiss Aiden Markram and Donovan Ferreira, was also Bumrah's partner-in-destruction against the Proteas with his spin.

2025-12-20T05:12:09.727564+00:00 IST

Ashes 3rd Test: Root-Crawley partnership keeps England in hunt

At the end of the second session, England was 106/2, with Root (37*) and Crawley (36*) unbeaten.

2025-12-20T04:31:52.800082+00:00 IST

Hardik checks on cameraman after one of his sixes hit his arm

Hardik's bat was breathing fire as he took down bowlers with a flurry of fours and sixes that oozed the trademark 'Kung Fu Pandya' ferocity and swagger. While these hits entertained the crowd immensely, the entertainment dampened a bit for one of the cameramen capturing the live action as the ball went flying to him and hit his arm. The ball hit his arm so ferociously that even assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate, sitting in the dugout nearby, stood up and took notice.

2025-12-20T04:07:49.560274+00:00 IST

Varun rewrites record books as he continues fine run against SA

The 34-year-old mystery spinner rewrote record books during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa at Ahmedabad and cast a spell of his bamboozling spin magic on Proteas batters, with four of them surrendering to his bowling. He ended up with figures of 4/53 in four overs and ended the series as the leading wicket-taker with 10 wickets at an average of 11.20 at an economy rate of 7.46.

2025-12-20T03:21:05.116085+00:00 IST

Hardik overtakes legendary Yuvraj Singh to achieve unique feat

The swashbuckling all-rounder added this impressive feather in his cap during the fifth and final T20I against South Africa on Friday. Having being given a cushion of extra runs by Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, Hardik torched the entire Proteas bowling attack all over the park alongside Tilak Varma, dealing with fours and sixes that oozed power, class and swagger.

2025-12-20T02:55:34.156709+00:00 IST

Ashes 3rd Test: Australia set England a record 435 runs (Day 4)

At the end of the first session, England was 5/1, with Zak Crawley (1*) and Ollie Pope (0*) unbeaten. They need to chase down their highest ever total in Test history to win the third Test and keep the Ashes alive.

2025-12-20T02:13:17.014473+00:00 IST

"Got some different skills": Varma on Suryakumar

Star batter Tilak Varma has backed India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, who is going through a rough patch in T20I cricket. Varma's comment came after India defeated South Africa by 30 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium and clinched the five-match T20I series 3-1.

2025-12-19T20:28:37.574582+00:00 IST