Cricket

Brook smashes several records with ballistic 135 against NZ

England captain Harry Brook delivered a ballistic hundred to play the rescue act for his side at Mount Maunganui and shattered the world record for the highest percentage of team runs scored by an England batter in a completed men's ODI innings.

2025-10-26T07:38:08.080594+00:00 IST

Nitschke hoping to regain captain Healy for their semi-final

Australia are optimistic about having captain Alyssa Healy back for their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup semi-final against hosts India on Thursday (October 30), after she missed parts of their last league match due to a calf injury.

2025-10-26T07:07:09.617037+00:00 IST

Kaif decodes post-match scenes involving Rohit, Gambhir

Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes life has come to a full circle for batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they stand in a position in the twilight phase of their careers, where scoring runs will guarantee their spot in India's ODI fold, just like when they broke out into the international circuit.

2025-10-26T05:48:45.458132+00:00 IST

Kaif backs Rohit, Virat to feature in 2027 World Cup

Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has expressed strong support for Indian batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, asserting that certain 'selectors' are waiting for the duo to "fail" to axe the star-studded pair from the ODI setup ahead of the 2027 World Cup.

2025-10-26T05:10:47.673970+00:00 IST

Picture abhi baki hai: Irfan Pathan after RoKo's performance

The 'Hitman' slammed an unbeaten 121*, while Virat returned to form with a rock-solid, risk-free 74*.

2025-10-25T18:22:43.372454+00:00 IST

"Fair for Rohit, Virat to play one format...?": Atul Wassan

Former India cricketer Atul Wassan weighed in on India's ODI series loss to Australia, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma producing stellar knocks in the third match, which India won.

2025-10-25T18:20:02.092133+00:00 IST

"If you still got the hunger...": Warner on Virat playing 2027 WC

Warner was speaking on Fox Cricket during the third India-Australia ODI at Sydney. During the match, Virat bounced back after two rusty ducks to score a majestic 74* in 81 balls, with seven fours, forming an unbeaten 168-run second wicket stand with centurion Rohit Sharma to chase down 237 with nine wickets left.

2025-10-25T18:08:50.069218+00:00 IST

Gill hails Harshit Rana's spell in Sydney match

Following pacer Harshit Rana's brilliant four-wicket haul in win against Australia at Sydney, Indian skipper Shubman Gill hailed the youngster's performance, saying that his position at number eight as a bowler who can bat usefully is extremely important and bowlers of his height and pace could help in South Africa which will host the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.

2025-10-25T17:44:56.601940+00:00 IST

"Joe Root is a nicker": Ex- Aussie spinner's jibe at Eng star

The upcoming Ashes series in Australia, with the first ball to be bowled at Perth from November 21 onwards, is very vital to Root's legacy. Already the second-highest run-getter of all time in Tests and racing towards Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 15,921 runs, he would be aiming to add something that has been missing from his massive catalogue of all-time great knocks: An Ashes century in Australia.

2025-10-25T17:28:35.478616+00:00 IST

"Rohit will play 2027 Worold Cup": Batter's childhood coach

After Rohit Sharma's explosive knock and India's win over Australia in the third ODI, the batter's childhood coach, Dinesh Lad, on Saturday expressed his happiness and said that the veteran batter will retire after playing the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.

2025-10-25T17:20:51.647859+00:00 IST

Ashwin hails "million dollars" Rohit Sharma for Sydney ton

Rohit's spectacular 121* in 125 balls, with 13 fours and three sixes brought the power, while Virat's serene 74* in 81 balls showcased immensely brilliant strike rotation, calculated risk-taking abilities. Both put on a 168-run stand unbeaten to help India chase 236 runs and avoid a series whitewash with a nine-wicket win against the Aussies. This came after a two matches of rustiness and lack of rhythm for both. While Rohit had at least grinded it out at Adelaide, going from a 28-ball six to a 97-ball 73, Virat made a great comeback after two successive ducks.

2025-10-25T17:10:27.774133+00:00 IST

Sarang condemns "inappropriate behavior" faced by Aussie players

Cricket Australia released a statement to confirm that two members of the Australian women's team were allegedly "approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist" on Thursday. The Australian team is currently in Indore for the ongoing Women's World Cup.

2025-10-25T17:04:12.925376+00:00 IST

"He can surprise batters sometimes,": Ashwin on Harshit's 4-fer

Battling immense trolling after a few underwhelming spells, Rana bounced back with a four-wicket haul, in which he got wickets of middle-order batters Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly and Mitchell Owen as well. Ashwin, speaking on his YouTube channel Ash ki Baat, spoke about the Carey dismissal, where a top edge went into the hands of Shreyas Iyer, who came running from the backward point after the wicketkeeper-batter encountered a delivery that was "slow and up"

2025-10-25T17:00:48.539764+00:00 IST

"You cannot say Virat is out of form...": Childhood coach

After India's win over Australia in the third ODI, which witnessed standout contributions from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Virat's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma hailed both batters for their partnership, saying that they have shown that they are legends of Indian cricket.

2025-10-25T16:46:15.778715+00:00 IST

BCCI secretary condemns incident faced by Australian cricketers 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit Saikia has condemned the incident in which two Australian cricketers were allegedly "inappropriately touched" in Indore and said there is zero tolerance for such incidents.

2025-10-25T16:05:42.685775+00:00 IST

Eng's Adil on verge of being team's 2nd-highest ODI wicket-taker

Rashid could achieve this upward movement in charts during his side's first ODI against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Sunday.

2025-10-25T15:40:59.813395+00:00 IST

Harshit Rana speaks on developing outswingers after Sydney 4-fer

Harshit, endlessly trolled on social media before this match for his push into Indian team across all formats in his early 20s, finally justified head coach Gautam Gambhir's trust in him with a four-wicket haul that restricted mighty Australians to 236, which was easily chased down by batting titans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. As a part of his spell, Rana got wickets of middle-order batters Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly and Mitchell Owen.

2025-10-25T15:34:42.217430+00:00 IST

Indian cricketing stars hail 'Ro-Ko' for blockbuster partnership

Ro-Ko shook off the rust and lack of rhythm of first two ODIs which were lost, launching a full-blown assault on Australian bowlers during a successful chase of 237 runs. The 'Hitman' slammed an unbeaten 121*, while Virat made a return to form with a rock-solid, risk-free 74*. While performances and lack of rhythm raised if they could maintain their rhythm till the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup, the icons have fired the first warning sign, that they are not done yet.

2025-10-25T14:41:39.496933+00:00 IST

"Seeing the ball fly off their bats...": Gill lauds Rohit-Virat partnership in Sydney win

Indian skipper Shubman Gill hailed the veteran batting duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, saying that watching the ball "fly off their bats" reflected how great a touch they are in.

2025-10-25T14:28:13.241709+00:00 IST

"That's what you expect...": Rohit on ftough Aussie conditions

Rohit's 50th international century, along with Virat's 74*, were the highlights of India's nine-wicket win over Australia, during which the Men in Blue prevented a whitewash, secured a consolation win by chasing down 237 set by Australia, thanks to a 168-run unbeaten partnership between Rohit and Virat. Australia has won the three-match ODI series by 2-1.

2025-10-25T14:26:57.587737+00:00 IST

Women's WC: Australia beat SA to set up India semifinal clash

With this victory, Australia has set up a semifinal clash against India on October 30 in Navi Mumbai during the second semifinal. While in the first semifinal, South Africa will be taking on two-time champions England in Guwahati on October 29.

2025-10-25T13:58:50.984312+00:00 IST