Cricket

Ahmedabad Test: Jadeja's three-wicket haul puts WI in trouble

Exceptional bowling performance from Indian spinners, especially by left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, demolished the West Indies top and middle-order as they restricted them to 66/5 after the end of the first session on the third day of the Ahmedabad Test being played at Narendra Modi Stadium.

2025-10-04T06:47:05.240528+00:00 IST

Ahmedabad Test: Team India declares overnight taking lead of 286

Ahead of the start of play on Day 3 of the Ahmedabad Test against the West Indies, Team India has declared their innings overnight at the score of 448/5 in 128 overs after taking a lead of 286 runs at stumps on the second day of the Test match, which is being played at Narendra Modi Stadium.

2025-10-04T04:38:07.994744+00:00 IST

Bangladesh announce ODI squad for Afghanistan series

The series, starting October 8, will serve as an essential preparation for both teams as they build towards the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027. All three matches are scheduled to take place at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC).

2025-10-04T03:38:08.772181+00:00 IST

Raza, Erasmus rejoice as Zimbabwe and Namibia qualify for T20 WC

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza and Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus were delighted as their respective sides qualified for next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which will take place in February and March next year in India and Sri Lanka.

2025-10-04T03:13:17.425358+00:00 IST

Australia A blow away India A to level series 1-1

Australia A trounced India A with a nine-wicket victory (DLS method) in a rain-curtailed unofficial One-Day to level the three-match series at 1-1 at Green Park in Kanpur on Friday.

2025-10-03T20:17:47.235600+00:00 IST

2019 WC will stay with me: England speedster Jofra Archer

England tearaway Jofra Archer believes the moment that "made him" is the injury struggles that plagued him for three years and described the 2019 ODI World Cup triumph as the memory that will stay with him for a "long time".

2025-10-03T18:15:29.370511+00:00 IST

Jurel's special celebration after maiden Test century

Indian wicketkeeper/batter, Dhruv Jurel, revealed the inspiration behind his celebrations after scoring a century and a half-century against the West Indies in the first Test.

2025-10-03T16:57:16.428698+00:00 IST

Jurel outlines Root's role in improving his batting

India's wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel gave credit to England's talismanic batter Joe Root for assisting him in refining his batting approach and strokeplay after slamming his maiden Test ton on the second day of the two-match series opener against the West Indies in Ahmedabad.

2025-10-03T16:47:27.819769+00:00 IST

Australia's Sam Konstas hopes for Ashes call-up

Australia's young Test opener Sam Konstas, who was a part of the recent two unofficial Tests against India A, revealed the opposition's reaction when he tried to reverse ramp in the first over, recreating scenes from last year's Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Konstas, who has "learned a lot" in the previous two to three weeks, is ready if he gets a call-up for the Ashes against England, scheduled to begin on November 21 in Perth.

2025-10-03T15:49:14.600538+00:00 IST

KL Rahul explains home Test century hiatus

India's stylish opener, KL Rahul, opened up about his Test century drought on home soil, which ended after nine years, attributing it to a change in mentality following his sizzling exploits on the second day of the series opener against the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Friday.

2025-10-03T14:27:19.957469+00:00 IST

Rahul on his celebration after slamming hundred against WI

Indian star opener KL Rahul, following his century against the West Indies at Ahmedabad, mentioned that playing in different conditions, particularly in England, has been beneficial for his confidence.

2025-10-03T14:14:33.552846+00:00 IST

Women's World Cup: England rout South Africa with emphatic win

England announced itself in the ongoing Women's World Cup with a statement 10-wicket win over South Africa on Friday at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

2025-10-03T13:05:49.621402+00:00 IST

Langer worried about Australia's unsettled top-order before Ashes

Former Baggy Greens head coach Justin Langer has insisted that young all-rounder Cameron Green needs to bat at number three while voicing his concern about the instability prevailing in Australia's batting order ahead of the much-anticipated Ashes against England on home turf.

2025-10-03T12:36:57.146433+00:00 IST

Rest of India struggles as Vidarbha takes commanding lead

Vidarbha solidified their control over the Irani Cup match against Rest of India, building on a substantial lead of 224 runs by the end of the third day at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.

2025-10-03T12:14:04.098481+00:00 IST

Jurel, Jadeja propel India to 286-runs lead over West Indies

Majestic centuries from Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja helped India to secure a lead of 286 runs at stumps on day 2 of the first Test against the West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

2025-10-03T12:08:13.827164+00:00 IST

Dhruv Jurel joins special company after maiden Test ton

Dhruv Jurel became just the 12th India wicketkeeper to hammer a century in Test format following his swashbuckling exploits on the second day of the first Test against the West Indies on Friday in Ahmedabad.

2025-10-03T11:22:42.945651+00:00 IST

Kaif slams KL Rahul's critics following opener's century vs WI

KL brought his first home century since 2016 and only his second during the WI Test at Ahmedabad, grinding out a masterclass of 100 in 197 balls, with 12 fours. This also made him join the elite company of Indian openers with 10 or more Test tons. After a blockbuster tour to England as a 'wiseman' guiding the youth in absence of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, KL looks to take the home season by his storm in what has been his strongest Test year so far.

2025-10-03T09:33:42.714109+00:00 IST

Ravindra Jadeja surpasses MS Dhoni to become India's 4th-highest six-hitter in Tests

The veteran achieved this upward movement in the charts during the first Test against West Indies at Ahmedabad. On day two, at the end of session two, he had made 50* in 81 balls, with three fours and four sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of over 61.

2025-10-03T09:06:39.237873+00:00 IST

IND vs WI, 1st Test: Jadeja-Jurel power hosts to 164-run lead

At the end of second session, India was 326/4, with Jurel (68*) and Jadeja (50*) unbeaten.

2025-10-03T09:03:52.860219+00:00 IST

Australia's Cam Green speaks on bowling plans ahead of home Ashes

Green, who is not a part of the ongoing T20Is against New Zealand, will be playing at fourth spot for Western Australia in his first Sheffield Shield outing in 18 months. He expects a return to the number three spot when the first Ashes Test is played at Perth on November 21.

2025-10-03T08:54:43.218209+00:00 IST

KL Rahul joins Gavaskar, Sehwag, Vijay in elite company

Rahul surpassed Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma, both of whom have nine Test centuries as openers, during the ongoing first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

2025-10-03T07:32:34.608369+00:00 IST