Cricket

Skipper Gill speaks on team dinner hosted by coach Gambhir

The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place in Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. India is 1-0 ahead of the second Test. Ahead of the match on Wednesday, Gambhir hosted the players, coaching staff and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla for a dinner at his residence.

2025-10-09T09:13:15.222265+00:00 IST

"Want to give Nitish Reddy as much game time...": Gill

The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium from Friday onwards. One of the key issues heading into the contest is the game time 22-year-old Nitish will get. In the first Test, Nitish did not get to bat and got only four overs with the ball, conceding 16 runs.

2025-10-09T08:40:57.827443+00:00 IST

Leading Team India a "Big responsibility", says Shubman Gill

The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place from Friday onwards at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. India is 1-0 up in the series. After India's first Test win in Ahmedabad, shockwaves were sent to the cricketing world by chief selector Ajit Agarkar, who confirmed that Gill has been appointed as ODI captain from India's tour of Australia onwards, replacing Rohit, who had won India back-to-back ICC titles, the T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy within less than a year while championing a fearless brand of cricket.

2025-10-09T08:23:51.790984+00:00 IST

Haddin urges people to "go out and watch" Ro-Ko in action in Aus

India's white-ball trip to Aussie land will consist of three ODIs and five T20Is. The main attraction of the ODI series, without a doubt, would be the return of Rohit and Virat after the ICC Champions Trophy win in March. Having retired from T20Is last year after ICC T20 World Cup win, the 'Ro-Ko' announced their Test retirements ahead of India's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 starting series against England away from home after a run of poor form and failure to take the team to WTC finals this year.

2025-10-09T07:02:32.333036+00:00 IST

Ashwin calls Harshit Rana's Aussie tour selection "questionable"

Ashwin was speaking on his YouTube channel. Rana has been selected for the white-ball series tour to Australia starting from October 19 onwards in both the ODI and T20I squads. Across all formats so far, Rana has featured in 10 matches since last year, taking 19 wickets at an average of 27.47 and no four/five-wicket hauls to his name. While Rana is a tall pacer who hits the deck really hard and can pick crucial wickets, he also has a tendency to concede too many runs.

2025-10-09T06:22:51.508531+00:00 IST

Mitchell Starc supports BBL windows on one condition

On Thursday, the Sixers confirmed Starc's signing for the 15th edition of the BBL, with the bowler having announced his T20I retirement recently just months ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year. For over a decade, Cricket Australia (CA) has struggled to ensure the availability of its international stars for the competition, as they are mostly busy with international commitments. CA is considering selling the BBL teams and making the competition private, which would lead to skyrocketing salaries and attract the best Aussie internationals, overseas and domestic talent.

2025-10-09T05:46:15.946177+00:00 IST

Rashid becomes 1st Afghanistan bowler to complete 200 ODI scal

The Afghan spin wizard made this milestone during his side's first ODI against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi, taking three wickets for 38 runs in his 10 overs. He got the wickets of skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the skipper, Jaker Ali and Nurul Hassan.

2025-10-09T05:20:30.162468+00:00 IST

ICC Women's WC: Deepti four scalps away from 150 ODI wickets

An undefeated India, after wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan, will take on a motivated South Africa, who seem to have gotten over a horror ten-wicket loss to England while defending just 70 in the campaign opener following a win over New Zealand which saw Tazmin Brits smash a record-breaking ton. Deepti, who has had a fine tournament so far, will be the 'X' factor with her right-arm off-spin.

2025-10-09T04:30:45.830227+00:00 IST

Women's WC: Klerk says SA "moved on" from horror England clash

It is going to be an epic clash on Thursday between an undefeated India, having secured wins over neighbours Sri Lanka and arch-rivals Pakistan and South Africa, who look seriously motivated and fired-up following a win over New Zealand by six wickets during which opener Tazmin Brits contributed a record-breaking ton. SA collapsed to 69 in their campaign opener against England, but have moved on rather quickly, and the focus shifts to the next matches and "controlling the controllables".

2025-10-09T03:57:29.694009+00:00 IST

ICC Women's WC: Mandhana 12 runs short of massive batting feat

India, undefeated so far in both contests against Sri Lanka and arch-rivals Pakistan, will take on a charged up South Africa. The Proteas unit bounced back strongly with a commanding win over New Zealand after a 10-wicket loss to two-time champions England, during which they were skittled out for just 69 runs.

2025-10-09T03:41:20.343597+00:00 IST

WPL franchises could get major revamp with mega auction

As per ESPNCricinfo, franchises have received an informal communication about the mega auction likely to take place by November-end.

2025-10-09T03:32:36.217387+00:00 IST

Maiden ODI call-up for Ackeem Auguste as West Indies announces squad for Bangladesh tour

The West Indies have announced their squads for this month's white-ball tour of Bangladesh. The Caribbean side will play six white-ball fixtures against Bangladesh, with the three-game ODI series commencing on October 18 ahead of the T20I portion of the tour from October 27, as per the ICC.

2025-10-09T03:30:02.076215+00:00 IST

Ashwin sends message to BCCI amid Virat, Rohit speculations

Speculations and debates have sparked over social media since last week, after chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the management's decision to hand over the ODI captaincy from Rohit to Shubman Gill. The recent shift in the hierarchy has raised questions about whether Virat and Rohit remain a part of India's plans for the 2027 World Cup in South Africa.

2025-10-08T19:31:54.348205+00:00 IST

Viv Richards lauds Virat Kohli ahead of Australia tour

Richards refrained from commenting on the possibility of Rohit and Virat's presence in the 2027 World Cup but didn't shy away from expressing his admiration for Gill and Virat

2025-10-08T17:55:55.908467+00:00 IST

Ten Doeschate highlights versatility among all-rounders in India

Ahead of the second Test against the West Indies at Arun Jaitely Stadium from Friday, Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate stated that the side is fortunate to have players like Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel - cricketers capable of adapting across batting positions from No. 5 to No. 8.

2025-10-08T17:20:51.122164+00:00 IST

Women's Cricket World Cup: Australia beat Pakistan by 107 runs

An outstandanding display of batting by Beth Mooney and Alana King in the first innings followed by three-wicket haul in the second innings guided the defending champions Australia to a comfortable 107-run victory over Pakistan in the ninth game of the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup being played at the R. Premadasa Stadium here on Wednesday.

2025-10-08T17:12:28.487782+00:00 IST

Ex WI skipper backs Gill for Indian ODI captain

Richie was speaking in New Delhi on the sidelines of a Golf Day for Cricket West Indies, powered by the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL).

2025-10-08T17:08:39.870366+00:00 IST

India players arrive at Gambhir's residence for special dinner

Top stars of the Indian men's team and support staff arrived at head coach Gautam Gambhir's residence here in the national capital on Wednesday for a special dinner ahead of the second Test against the West Indies.

2025-10-08T15:55:58.298223+00:00 IST

Doeschate says struggling Sudharsan under no illusion

India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate assured that misfiring number three batter Sai Sudharsan isn't living in a delusion about his spot in the team, despite his tumultuous start to his Test journey. As Sudharsan is toiling for runs, Doeschate urged the young southpaw to believe in himself while declaring that he has the management's support.

2025-10-08T15:07:14.015730+00:00 IST

Jadeja is undoubtedly India's greatest all-rounder: Parthiv Patel

Former wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has classified Ravindra Jadeja as India's "greatest all-rounder" before the legendary World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, and far ahead of modern-day established mainstays Ben Stokes and Shakib Al Hasan.

2025-10-08T13:47:11.938530+00:00 IST

WI legends, corporate leaders Tee Off at Golf Day in Delhi

Organised by TCM Sports, CWI's long-term strategic partner, the event marked a celebration of West Indies cricket in the company of some of the formidable forces of the game - the ones who helped shape the game. Their presence symbolised the enduring legacy and global appeal of Caribbean cricket, underscoring CWI's commitment to celebrating its heritage while charting a bold, forward-looking vision for the sport. The event was also graced by CWI CEO Chris Dehring and CCO Rupert Hunter, who joined distinguished guests for a day of camaraderie, conversation, and collaboration at the Qutub Golf Course in New Delhi, as per a press release from CWI.

2025-10-08T13:09:10.243857+00:00 IST