Cricket

SMAT: Shami, Bhuvneshwar, Badoni, Kishore headline latest round

At the end of the latest round's play, Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh (16 points each in group A, elite), Hyderabad and Uttar Pradesh (16 and 12 points in group B, elite), Bengal and Baroda (16 and 12 points in group C, elite), and Jharkhand, Rajasthan (20 points each in group D, elite) are amongst the top teams.

2025-12-04T16:15:43.137445+00:00 IST

Crawley hails "champion bloke" Root after maiden Test ton in Aus

Root, who had gone 15 Tests and 29 innings without a Test century in Australia, finally got the monkey off his back and registered a century that could do wonders to his Test legacy as the years roll on. Already the second-highest run-getter of all time chasing Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 15,921 runs, Root finally secured the missing piece of the puzzle. Having scored effortlessly at home and elsewhere, Root has finally conquered his "final frontier" as a batter with this Test century, which happens to be his 40th in the format.

2025-12-04T14:11:17.414265+00:00 IST

Pink-ball Test day one ends with a good omen for England

England ended the day one at 325/9. The quickfire half-century between centurion Root and Jofra Archer pushed England past the 300-run mark after they had been reduced to 264/9. This bodes really well for England as far as this Test is concerned, as no side has ever lost a day-night Test after scoring 300-plus runs in the first innings.

2025-12-04T13:53:26.289574+00:00 IST

CAB President Sourav Ganguly meets Army top brass

With an aim to extend the deep bond between The Cricket Association of Bengal and the Army, CAB President Sourav Ganguly and CAB Treasurer Sanjay Das on Thursday met and exchanged greetings with Major General Rajesh Arun Moghe, VSM GOC, Headquarters - Bengal Sub Area.

2025-12-04T13:52:47.167597+00:00 IST

Root, Archer record highest 10th wicket stand in day-night Test

Joe Root and Jofra Archer scripted history as the duo recorded the highest 10th wicket partnership in a day-night Test match. Root and Archer achieved this milestone during Day 1 of the second Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday.

2025-12-04T13:35:57.510071+00:00 IST

"I’m really happy": Shikha after UPW buy her for Rs 2.4 crore

Veteran Indian cricketer Shikha Pandey reflected on her anxious moments during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction. The 36-year-old Shikha was the third-most-expensive player in the WPL 2026 auction. The ace Indian cricketer was sold to the UP Warriorz for a whopping price of Rs 2.40 crore.

2025-12-04T13:33:08.462068+00:00 IST

Navgire excited to play alongside Aussie legend Lanning in WPL

Kiran, who has played all three WPL seasons for UPW, was secured by the franchise through the use of the right-to-match card for Rs 60 lakh during the WPL auction a week back. In 25 matches for the franchise, she has made 419 runs at an average of 17.45 and a strike rate of over 140, with a fifty to her name.

2025-12-04T13:14:44.644373+00:00 IST

Hayden congratulates Root after his first Test ton in Australia

Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden congratulated Joe Root after England's ace batter slammed his maiden Test hundred on Australian soil during Day 1 of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday.

2025-12-04T12:44:52.688118+00:00 IST

Starc feels Akram "still the pinnacle" after outclassing Pak icon

Starc delivered another age-defying performance, his sixth five-wicket haul in pink-ball Tests, the most by any bowler and taking his tally of pink-ball Test wickets to 87, the highest by any bowler in history, with teammates Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins (43 each) as his distant rivals, having half the amount of wickets as him. Also, the 35-year-old surpassed the mark of 414 wickets held by Akram and is now the most decorated left-armed pacer in Test history.

2025-12-04T12:39:59.348820+00:00 IST

Lyon opens up about his omission from Brisbane Test

Veteran Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has opened up about his omission from the second Test of the five-match Ashes series against England in Brisbane on Thursday. Lyon also revealed whether he had spoken with Australian management.

2025-12-04T12:37:40.079723+00:00 IST

Joe Root finally breaks century drought in Australia at Brisbane

Root finally reached the three-figure mark in Australia during the pink-ball Test match against the Aussies and the second Test of the five-match series. 13 years after his Test debut, Root finally achieved the elusive three-figure mark at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in 181 balls, with 11 fours.

2025-12-04T12:14:17.939060+00:00 IST

Root hits maiden Test hundred in AUS, visitors cross 300-run mark

England's ace batter Joe Root slammed his maiden Test hundred on Australian soil as visitors crossed the 300-run mark at the end of Day 1 of the second Test against Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, on Thursday.

2025-12-04T12:09:00.704921+00:00 IST

Akram congratulates Starc after AUS pacer shatters his record

Legendary Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram congratulated Australian speedster Mitchell Starc on becoming the highest wicket-taker by a left-arm pacer in Test history.

2025-12-04T11:05:43.945843+00:00 IST

WI spin legend Narine becomes third to reach 600 T20 wickets

Narine achieved this milestone during his side's International League T20 (ILT20) match against Sharjah Warriorz for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) on Wednesday.

2025-12-04T11:03:08.961318+00:00 IST

Tom Latham becomes fifth NZ batter to register 6,000 Test runs

Latham, the skipper, achieved this milestone during his side's first Test against the West Indies at Christchurch. In the match, after a 24-run knock in the first innings, Latham made a classy 145 in 250 balls, with 12 fours.

2025-12-04T10:40:30.826418+00:00 IST

Injured Mark Wood opens up on his availability for Adelaide Test

The 35-year-old Wood was ruled out of the second Test in Brisbane after he complained about having pain in his left knee.

2025-12-04T09:34:31.222973+00:00 IST

Starc surpasses legendary Akram to scalp most wickets

Mitchell Starc achieved this milestone during the second session of Day 1 of the pink-ball Test against England, dismissing Harry Brook, Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope at the Gabba, Brisbane, on Thursday.

2025-12-04T09:20:37.141787+00:00 IST

Ashes 2nd Test: England stumble to 196/4, after Joe Root's fifty

Root brought up his 67th Test fifty; he added 20 runs along with England skipper Ben Stokes. For Australia, Mitchell Starc stood tall again, scalping three of the four visitors' wickets.

2025-12-04T09:03:19.045270+00:00 IST

NZ in commanding position after Ravindra, Latham's hundreds

Superb centuries from Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra have put New Zealand in a commanding position after the hosts transformed a modest 64-run advantage into a towering lead after the stumps on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test at Hagley Oval.

2025-12-04T08:56:45.763553+00:00 IST

"Have to learn the art of winning games without Bumrah": Harbhajan Singh after India's defeat in Raipur ODI

Legendary off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said that the Indian management should learn to win games without their ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah.

2025-12-04T08:40:41.778356+00:00 IST

Ashes: George Bailey opens up on Pat Cummins close call

George Bailey, who is the current Chair of the National Selection Panel for the Australian men's cricket team, has opened up on Nathan Lyon's exclusion from the Brisbane Test and also revealed how close Australia's captain Pat Cummins was to playing in the second Ashes Test of the five-match series.

2025-12-04T07:55:41.889497+00:00 IST