Cricket

Captain Harry Brook enters special England T20I club

White-ball captain Harry Brook has set his sight on climbing the ranks in England's leading T20I run-scorers after becoming just the 10th batter to complete 1000 runs in the format for the Three Lions.

2025-10-20T12:24:32.080780+00:00 IST

Chopra, Harbhajan extend birthday wishes to Virender Sehwag

Former India batter Aakash Chopra and spinner Harbhajan Singh extended birthday wishes to former India opener and legendary batter Virender Sehwag as he turned 47.

2025-10-20T11:51:47.407609+00:00 IST

"Never said it, don’t spread fake news”: Navjot Singh Sidhu clari

Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has issued a clarification after a viral social media post attributed to him regarding the 2027 ODI World Cup.

2025-10-20T11:43:37.648013+00:00 IST

England trounce New Zealand by 65 runs in 2nd T20I

England captain Harry Brook and Phil Salt's batting masterclass routed New Zealand in the second T20I as visitors registered an emphatic 65-run victory at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Monday.

2025-10-20T11:12:28.301810+00:00 IST

Aakash Chopra extends Diwali greetings

Former Team India opener Aakash Chopra extended his greetings to fans and followers on the occasion of Diwali on Monday.

2025-10-20T10:48:56.586708+00:00 IST

"I am really pleased": Heather Knight on thrilling WC win after '

After a challenging year, former England Women skipper Heather Knight expressed his delight at simply being part of the World Cup. Emphasizing the importance of enjoying the experience, he revealed that focusing on happiness and embracing the moment has helped him bring out his best in batting.

2025-10-20T10:05:05.792232+00:00 IST

Women's World Cup: Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat against BAN

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in a do-or-die fixture at the ongoing Women's World Cup in Navi Mumbai on Monday.

2025-10-20T09:17:12.391279+00:00 IST

Hazlewoods aims to play all five Ashes Test

Australia's pace bowling mainstay Josh Hazlewood declared his plans to attack England's 'Bazball' with Mitchell Starc, just like they did in the rain-curtailed ODI series opener against India on Perth's green top.

2025-10-20T08:28:24.017884+00:00 IST

Rohit Sharma predics Nitish Reddy will become "all-format great"

Veteran swashbuckler Rohit Sharma delivered a heartwarming speech for India's ODI debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy and is 110 per cent assured that with the attitude he possesses, he willl turn into an "all-format great" and 'travel a long way' with the Men in Blue.

2025-10-20T07:33:17.965903+00:00 IST

BCCI, Gambhir, Laxman, Pathan wish fans a "Happy Diwali"

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir and former cricketers VVS Laxman and Irfan Pathan have extended their greetings to the countrymen on the auspicious day of Diwali on Monday.

2025-10-20T07:29:58.735654+00:00 IST

New Zealand win toss; opt to bowl first against England

New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first against England in the second T20I of the three-match series, which is being played at Hagley Oval here on Monday.

2025-10-20T06:49:46.704009+00:00 IST

Pakistan win toss; opt to bat first against South Africa

Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the second and final Test of the series, which is being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium here on Monday.

2025-10-20T05:02:52.906791+00:00 IST

BCCI wishes Virender Sehwag Happy 47th Birthday

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday extended birthday wishes to former India opener and legendary batter Virender Sehwag as the cricketer turned 47.

2025-10-20T04:24:55.097157+00:00 IST

"It started from me, so I will take it on me": Smriti Mandhana

Asked about the reason behind the collapse, Mandhana said, "Yeah for sure, I mean it collapsed, everyone saw that. I think everyone's shot selections at that time -- we could have done better with our shot selections. Especially, it started from me, so I will take it on me that the shot selection should have been better. We just needed six per over. Maybe we should have taken the game deeper. So yeah, I mean I'll take it from myself because the collapse started from me," as quoted from ICC.

2025-10-19T21:02:20.546916+00:00 IST

Kane Williamson to make comeback in England ODI series

Kane Williamson is set to make his return to international cricket when New Zealand take on England in a three-match ODI series starting October 26 at Bay Oval, his home ground in Mount Maunganui. The veteran batter, 35, had been sidelined for the ongoing T20I series against England due to "minor medical issue" over the past month, as per ESPNcricinfo.

2025-10-19T20:43:08.727665+00:00 IST

"Don’t know how it happened": Harmanpreet Kaur on India's loss

"Smriti's (Mandhana) wicket was the turning point for us. Still had batters, but I don't know how things went the other way. Credit to England. They didn't lose hope, they kept bowling and getting wickets. It's a bad feeling when you have put so much hard work in but the last 5-6 overs didn't go according to the plan," Harmanpreet said, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo.

2025-10-19T18:21:22.923827+00:00 IST

Heartbreak for India as England seal game by 4 runs in Indore 

England pulled off a thrilling four-run victory over India in Indore on Sunday, securing their place in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World Cup. It was a heartbreaker for the hosts, who came agonisingly close in a tense chase but eventually fell short despite valiant knocks from veteran batters Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

2025-10-19T17:29:57.489439+00:00 IST

Kaif delivers no-nonsense verdict after Rohit, Virat's flop show

Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes India's batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli need time to adjust to face Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood on Australian conditions, citing that a couple of nets sessions were never going to make the task easy.

2025-10-19T17:11:50.229747+00:00 IST

Rohit's aggression was his undoing, hope he reflects: Nayar

Former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar decoded the dismissal of Rohit Sharma and identified that aggression, a forte of the veteran swashbuckler, was his undoing in the first ODI against Australia in Perth at the Optus Stadium on Sunday.

2025-10-19T16:40:39.719472+00:00 IST

Arshdeep backs Virat Kohli to get runs in series

Since lifting the Champions Trophy on March 9, Virat returned to the international circuit at Perth's Optus Stadium on Sunday for the first time in more than six months.

2025-10-19T15:52:26.965710+00:00 IST

Arshdeep reveals similarity in Rohit, Gill's style of ODI captain

India's left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh drew a stark comparison between the ODI captaincy of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, classifying them both as "proper" bowler skippers, who give freedom to their attack.

2025-10-19T15:51:03.806496+00:00 IST