Cricket

Varun Chakravarthy explains Gambhir's "Spartan mentality"

India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy believes head coach Gautam Gambhir has fostered a "Spartan mentality" within the team, which leaves "no option of losing".

2025-10-07T15:20:11.986807+00:00 IST

Delhi pitch expected to be batting friendly for second Test

The pitch for the second Test in the national capital, between India and the West Indies, is expected to be a batting-friendly strip, featuring patches of grass interspersed with bald areas --a complete contrast to the one prepared in Ahmedabad, according to ESPNcricinfo.

2025-10-07T14:55:31.345454+00:00 IST

Abhishek, Kuldeep named in ICC Men's POTM nominees for September

The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the nominees for the Player of the Month award for September on Tuesday, with two Indian mainstays featured in the three-player list.

2025-10-07T13:36:43.109328+00:00 IST

'Captain Cool' MS Dhoni becomes certified drone pilot

India's legendary captain, MS Dhoni, known for his affinity for machinery, announced on Tuesday that he has completed the DGCA Drone Pilot Certification program.

2025-10-07T13:26:57.559630+00:00 IST

Ignored India star Prithvi Shaw slams sizzling hundred

Out-of-favour top-order India opener Prithvi Shaw has continued to walk on the path of resurgence after walloping a sizzling ton for Maharashtra against his former side Mumbai in a warm-up match on Tuesday.

2025-10-07T11:54:36.638217+00:00 IST

WC centurions Gardner, Brits, Devine receive ranking boost

Mandhana still maintains a healthy advantage at the top of the rankings for ODI batters, but a host of players have made ground on her following centuries during the early stages of the eight-team tournament.

2025-10-07T09:22:30.786872+00:00 IST

Rajat Patidar to captain Madhya Pradesh across all formats following IPL, Duleep Trophy title wins

Rajat has replaced Shubham Sharma, and it is understood that Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) and the team, having a reputed domestic coach, Chandrakant Pandit, as their Director of Cricket, were keen to have the domestic stalwart play a much bigger role in the franchise.

2025-10-07T08:02:05.808458+00:00 IST

Canada Super 60 set to make history at BC Place

The week-long event will feature some of the biggest stars in world cricket -- including Suresh Raina, Shikhar Dhawan, Shoaib Malik, Shakib Al Hasan, and Jason Roy -- alongside top Canadian talent, as per a press release.

2025-10-07T06:41:27.552388+00:00 IST

Paine hails India A tour as ‘invaluable’ learning for next gen

Paine, who is head coach of the Australia A program in Lucknow, believes the past fortnight has already provided lessons that will serve players well when they are called upon for Test cricket in the subcontinent. Australia A has played a total of five games, two unofficial Tests and three unofficial one-dayers in Uttar Pradesh, with India taking both the series, including a 412-run chase in the second unofficial Test powered by KL Rahul's unbeaten 176*, the best-ever chase by an 'A' side in red-ball cricket.

2025-10-07T06:37:02.300785+00:00 IST

Rishabh Pant likely to play for Delhi in second round of Ranji

This is in line with what chief selector Ajit Agarkar had hinted late last month in Dubai when announcing the squad for the ongoing home series against West Indies, consisting of two Tests, which started India's home season.

2025-10-07T06:04:00.115383+00:00 IST

Harbhajan wishes Zaheer Khan on his 47th birthday

Zaheer, who featured in 309 international matches for India and Asian XI from 2000-14, is celebrating his 47th birthday on Wednesday.

2025-10-07T05:22:36.178845+00:00 IST

"I have it really stripped back...": Labuschagne after Shield ton

Just days after a knock of 130 against Victoria in the One Day Cup, Labuschagne continued to stake his claim for a national side return for the Ashes series. Labuschagne is without a century in his past 49 international matches, having scored just 12 fifties in 57 innings at an average of less than 30.

2025-10-07T04:31:04.498053+00:00 IST

Gambhir to host Team India for dinner at his residence: Source

Sources also said that Gambhir wants the dinner to be an open-air one in garden area but if rain hits the city, it would be cancelled.

2025-10-07T04:30:23.206935+00:00 IST

"Not the one for records, glad to be above Lanning": SA's Brits

It was a historic night for Brits at Indore as not only her 89-ball 101, with 15 fours and a six, helped South Africa make a comeback from 69 all out against England to chase down 232 against New Zealand, but she also notched her fifth ODI ton this year, becoming the first women's cricketer to do so. In doing so, she hit her seventh ODI century in just 41 innings, bettering the legendary Meg Lanning as the fastest to achieve that feat, as per ICC.

2025-10-07T03:39:27.239955+00:00 IST

Australia name squads for ODIs, first 2 T20Is at home against Ind

Starc, who announced his T20I retirement last month as the countdown to next year's ICC T20 World Cup continues, will be returning to the international fold to take on a power-packed Indian line-up, boosted by the returns of legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, with a young Shubman Gill as their new ODI captain.

2025-10-07T03:04:15.461239+00:00 IST

Brunt on verge of becoming Eng's 3rd-highest ODI run-getter

Sciver-Brunt could achieve this upward movement in charts during England's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup game against Bangladesh on Tuesday at Guwahati.

2025-10-07T02:46:01.782431+00:00 IST

Wolvaardt sums up South Africa's thrilling 6-wicket win

South Africa's captain, Laura Wolvaardt, expressed delight and relief after her team's six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup on Monday.

2025-10-06T20:22:03.423511+00:00 IST

Aminul Islam re-elected as Bangladesh Cricket Board president

Aminul Islam has been re-elected unopposed as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president.

2025-10-06T18:21:26.083761+00:00 IST

Brits' brilliant century guides South Africa to commanding win

South Africa opened their account at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup with a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand.

2025-10-06T16:49:34.119425+00:00 IST

Pakistan's Sidra Amin reprimanded for ICC Code of Conduct breach

Pakistan's batting standout Sidra Amin has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 contest against India in Colombo.

2025-10-06T16:43:17.011576+00:00 IST

Uthappa weighs in on Gill appointed as Rohit's successor in ODI

Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has backed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for appointing Shubman Gill as the ODI captain for India's upcoming tour to Australia. Uthappa pointed out that Rohit Sharma's age should be considered for the 2027 ODI World Cup, as the 36-year-old cricketer will be 41 by then.

2025-10-06T16:19:00.324731+00:00 IST