Cricket

Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal features in TIME100 Next list

Ahead of the Test series against West Indies, India's seasoned opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Wednesday featured in TIME magazine's prestigious "TIME100 Next" list - an event which honours emerging personalities across various fields.

2025-10-01T07:10:32.402033+00:00 IST

Nathan Lyon speaks on importance of having spinners in Australia

Veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon emphasised the importance of spinners in Australian cricket and highlighted how variations in spin can significantly alter the tempo and impact the game.

2025-10-01T05:18:41.154572+00:00 IST

NZ have got players that we haven't come across before: McGrath

Ahead of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 against New Zealand Women, Australia Women vice-captain Tahlia McGrath hailed her opponents, saying that they are a "really good" side. There are also some new players in White Ferns side who they will be seeing playing for the first time against them.

2025-10-01T04:23:17.053760+00:00 IST

India vs Sri Lanka encounter sets new benchmark with 22,843 fans

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 opener between India and Sri Lanka set a new milestone in women's cricket, as Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium recorded more than 20,000 fans in the stadium at any Women's Cricket World Cup event.

2025-10-01T03:23:02.550155+00:00 IST

Rachin Ravindra ruled out of Australia T20I series due to injury

Ahead of the series opener against Australia, star New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra has been ruled out of the three-match T20I series after suffering an injury.

2025-10-01T02:52:39.097974+00:00 IST

Kaur hails Deepti, Kaur's match-winning partnership

Deepti Sharma spun her magic with the ball to notch a three-wicket haul as India piled on the pressure over Sri Lanka in their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 opener.

2025-09-30T19:19:21.787490+00:00 IST

Women's World Cup 2025: India defeat SL by 59 runs

During the match, India was put to bowl first and put 269/8 on the board. In the run chase of 271 runs in this 47-overs-a-side match, which saw action being interrupted by rain, Sri Lanka did look good in patches, however, Deepti's three-wicket haul (3/54) and assists from spinners Sneh Rana (2/32) and Shree Charani (2/37) kept SL restricted to 211 in 45.4 overs.

2025-09-30T19:16:45.884306+00:00 IST

Pant on Woakes' international retirement 

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant shared a light-hearted message for England all-rounder Chris Woakes, who announced his international retirement on Monday.

2025-09-30T18:28:47.069518+00:00 IST

Deepa Malik expresses happiness at India's para-sports progress

Deepa, who turned 55 on Tuesday, was speaking to ANI, attending the World Para Athletics Championships at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

2025-09-30T18:17:17.610477+00:00 IST

West Indies kick-start practice for India Test series

The West Indies cricket team has begun its practice for the upcoming two-Test series against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

2025-09-30T18:14:56.620292+00:00 IST

Ashwin, Zaman, Roy, among stars at ILT20 season 4 player auction

The first-ever auction in the league's history will feature close to 300 players from more than 20 countries, combining marquee internationals and exciting upcoming talent, along with regional players from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia who must also be selected in the auction, heralding a new era and opportunity for regional cricketers in addition to UAE players.

2025-09-30T18:01:42.946551+00:00 IST

England Lions name 18 member squad for Australia Tour

The squad includes four Test-capped players in Rehan Ahmed, Matthew Fisher, Tom Hartley and Josh Hull, while Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox have both also been capped by England in limited-overs internationals.

2025-09-30T17:33:11.288314+00:00 IST

ICC Women's WC: Deepti, Amanjot power India to 269/8 in opener

SL opted to bowl first after winning the toss and with rains interrupting the action, the match become a 47-over a side clash.

2025-09-30T15:13:43.677280+00:00 IST

NZ skipper Devine in "really good space" ahead of WC opener

The White Ferns, who have not secured a World Cup title since 2000, their only triumph, will start their campaign against seven-time champions Australia at Indore on Wednesday. Success at the 50-over edition of the tournament has stayed away from Sophie, even though she won the ICC T20 World Cup last year. In 25 WC matches since her debut back in 2009, Devine has scored 669 runs in 22 innings at an average of 31.85 and a strike rate of over 95, with two centuries and two fifties and a best score of 145. She has also taken 12 wickets at the showpiece tournament.

2025-09-30T13:37:18.983266+00:00 IST

Shakib Al Hasan will never play for Bangladesh

"We cannot let him carry the Bangladesh flag. It won't be possible for me to allow him to wear the Bangladesh jersey. Maybe I haven't told the BCB before, but now my clear direction for the BCB would be that Shakib Al Hasan can never again play for Bangladesh," Asif Mahmud added.

2025-09-30T13:28:19.455355+00:00 IST

"Everyone wants to beat Australia, but we....": Aus skipper Healy

The seven-time champions will be aiming to continue with their record-breaking run when they start their title defence against 2000 champions New Zealand at Indore on Wednesday. Aussies are heading into the tournament with great deal of match practice in Indian conditions, having won the three match ODI series against the hosts India 2-1 recently.

2025-09-30T13:04:43.103102+00:00 IST

Mishra slams Pakistan's Salman for remarks on India

Former leg-spinner Amit Mishra offered no clemency while lampooning Pakistan T20I captain Salman Agha's "disrespectful" remark on India after the Asia Cup final.

2025-09-30T12:26:10.997184+00:00 IST

Pakistan is no competition, says Tilak Varma 

Indian batter Tilak Varma agreed with captain Suryakumar Yadav's statement that Pakistan is no competition for India.

2025-09-30T11:38:23.511214+00:00 IST

SA to play three T20Is instead of five against WI due to T20 WC

As per ESPNCricinfo, the matches, originally scheduled from January 27 to February 6, will now end by January 31 when the T20 WC support period starts. Two fixtures have been removed from the list.

2025-09-30T11:12:57.737049+00:00 IST

Hong Kong Sixes 2025 officially announced

The highly anticipated return of the Hong Kong Sixes was formally announced at the Conrad Hotel on Tuesday. The 2025 edition of the iconic event will take place from November 7th to 9th at the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground.

2025-09-30T10:59:32.009074+00:00 IST

"APL can be the bridge to my ultimate Olympic dream": Deepika

Recurve archer Deepika, who will possibly mark her fifth and last Olympic appearance in 2028, said the APL is the kind of competition she needs to fine-tune her game for the "ultimate target".

2025-09-30T10:52:40.810877+00:00 IST