Cricket

Virat Kohli hits hundred in second ODI against South Africa

Virat Kohli slammed his 53rd ODI century during the second ODI of the three-match series between India and South Africa at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday.

2025-12-03T11:07:50.030535+00:00 IST

Navneet, Jarmanpreet Singh to lead SG Pipers at HIL 2025/26

Last season, Jarmanpreet Singh emerged as one of SG Pipers' standout performers. His impressive contribution to India's Asia Cup 2025 triumph further underscores his readiness to lead from the front. Ky Willott stepped up last season with his exceptional work rate, maturity on the ball, and ability to dictate play, attributes that now see him assume a formal leadership role. Willott comes into the League on the back of playing an influential role in Hockey Club Melbourne's Hockey One title triumph on Sunday.

2025-12-03T10:39:21.944640+00:00 IST

Stokes opens up on Bashir's exclusion from Brisbane Test

England captain Ben Stokes has spoken out about off-spinner Shoaib Bashir's exclusion from the second Ashes Test against Australia in Brisbane, starting December 4.

2025-12-03T10:06:35.142979+00:00 IST

Kohli inches towards ODI no.1; 32 rating points behind Rohit

Virat Kohli has inched closer to reclaiming the No.1 spot in the ICC ODI batting rankings, sitting just 32 rating points behind Rohit Sharma. The India batter made significant gains after smashing his 83rd international hundred, pushing him up the latest ICC Men's Player Rankings.

2025-12-03T09:31:11.214349+00:00 IST

Harshit Rana sanctioned for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

India seamer Harshit Rana has received a reprimand for an incident involving South Africa batter Dewald Brevis in the first ODI in Ranchi

2025-12-03T09:13:33.097485+00:00 IST

Pant boost for Delhi as keeper-batter returns

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is set to feature in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, as he confirmed his availability to the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA).

2025-12-03T09:00:53.409867+00:00 IST

Stokes confident as England face pink-ball challenge at Gabba

England will face Australia in the second Ashes Test--a day-night, pink-ball match--at The Gabba in Brisbane from December 4. The Three Lions enter the contest with limited experience and an unconvincing record in pink-ball Tests. However, Ben Stokes looks forward to the challenge.

2025-12-03T08:29:22.153982+00:00 IST

India put in to bat by South Africa in Raipur

South African skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second ODI against India at Chattisgarh's Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, on Wednesday.

2025-12-03T07:57:49.324320+00:00 IST

England should keep Bazball but must improve executiuon: Chappel

Former Australian Test captain Greg Chappell argues that the Ben Stokes-led England should keep the bold Bazball mindset but should improve its execution in order to achieve the desired results in Tests.

2025-12-03T07:21:29.648987+00:00 IST

Cummins could make surprise comeback as Australia delay final XI

Pat Cummins is in contention for a sensational return to Australia's playing XI for the second Test against England at the Gabba, with selectors set to take a final call on Wednesday afternoon following a further inspection at the pitch

2025-12-03T05:22:14.257516+00:00 IST

Adam Voges appointed Seattle Orcas head coach for 2026 MLC season

Outgoing Western Australia (WA) head coach Adam Voges is set to take charge of the Seattle Orcas in the next Major League Cricket (MLC) season, adding another chapter to his growing T20 franchise coaching resume

2025-12-03T03:34:34.804396+00:00 IST

Captain Litton feels Bangladesh on course for next year's T20 WC

Bangladesh skipper Litton Das was all praise for his team's comeback after losing the opening T20I of the three match series against Ireland and chalks out the expectations from next year's T20 World Cup.

2025-12-03T02:30:33.826346+00:00 IST

"Reminded me of vintage Virat": Aakash on batter's Ranchi ton

Aakash was speaking to ANI at the announcement of the second season of the Asian Legends League, which will start from January 19, 2026, with two new teams being added to the tournament. The second season will run until February 1, 2026.

2025-12-02T18:12:26.067493+00:00 IST

SMAT 2025: Suryavanshi, Sarfaraz tons; Kishan's 93 highlights

In Kolkata, Vaibhav Suryavanshi turned heads with an unbeaten 61-ball 108, hitting seven fours and seven sixes, after a slow start with scores of 14, 13, and 5 in his first three SMAT knocks. This impressive innings helped Bihar post 176 for 3. He became the youngest batter to score a century in SMAT at the age of 14 years and 250 days against Maharashtra.

2025-12-02T17:45:35.441283+00:00 IST

Shubman's T20I series participation against South Africa doubtful

With Indian selectors likely to announce the T20 squad for the five-match series against South Africa soon, there are doubts about the availability of India's T20I vice-captain, Shubman Gill.

2025-12-02T17:37:08.403663+00:00 IST

I'm good enough to compete with anyone: Scott Boland

Australia's speedster Scott Boland reflects on his bowling in the first innings of the first Ashes Test against England, acknowledging he over-pitched and struggled with half-volleys, but remains confident in his abilities, believing he's "good enough to compete with anyone" when his game is on point.

2025-12-02T17:10:35.231969+00:00 IST

Virat Kohli  to play Vijay Hazare Trophy: Sources

As per sources, the 37-year-old veteran, now an ODI-only batter following his Test retirement in May this year and T20I retirement following the T20 World Cup triumph last year, has confirmed his availability to the Delhi and District Cricket Association

2025-12-02T16:24:48.085962+00:00 IST

Stats and stars align in Australia's favour for the pink-ball

Australia has a massive psychological advantage heading into Brisbane, with a Travis Head hitting exhibition knocking out England clean in two days at Optus Stadium in Perth, as the left-hander's 83-ball 123 helped them chase down 205 runs in a low-scoring contest dominated by pacers.

2025-12-02T16:23:26.393807+00:00 IST

"This is very helpful for us": Harshit Rana on new ODI ball rule

According to ICC's new ODI ball, two new balls will be used for the first 34 overs, and then the fielding team gets to choose one of them for the remaining 16 overs. This aims to revive reverse swing and give bowlers an edge, especially in the death overs.

2025-12-02T14:02:04.781246+00:00 IST

Rohit Sharma is 41 short of 20,000 international runs

Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is poised to become only the fourth Indian batter to hit the 20,000-run milestone in international cricket.

2025-12-02T13:48:19.776036+00:00 IST

Bavuma not fussed about batting spot ahead of Raipur ODI

India is 1-0 up in the series heading to Raipur after the exploits of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav downed an Aiden Markram-led Proteas unit, which fell 17 runs short of a run-chase of 350 runs, despite fighting knocks from Matthew Breetzke, Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch.

2025-12-02T13:45:26.676322+00:00 IST