Cricket

Mishra backs Bumrah for 'jet down' send-off to Rauf

Former leg-spinner Amit Mishra took a subtle dig at Pakistan tearaway Haris Rauf while supporting India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah for giving a brutal send off with a 'plane crashing down gesture' during the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.

2025-09-30T10:51:04.619525+00:00 IST

ILT20: Dinesh Karthik to represent Sharjah Warriorz in season 4

One of the sharpest minds in the game of cricket, especially in the shorter formats, Karthik's legacy and excellence are well documented. An IPL champion with the Mumbai Indians in 2013, Karthik was also a member of the Indian team that won both the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. In more recent years, Karthik was among the leadership group, as the batting coach, for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru franchise, who won their maiden IPL title in 2025. Co-incidentally, at RCB in IPL 2025, Karthik had worked closely with the big-hitting Tim David, who is one of the overseas players for the Sharjah Warriorz in Season 4 of the ILT20.

2025-09-30T10:49:26.389643+00:00 IST

Rain interrupts play in Women's World Cup 2025 opener

Before the break at the end of the 10-over mark, Sri Lanka's bowlers had kept a firm grip on proceedings.

2025-09-30T10:47:53.777918+00:00 IST

PCB suspends NOCs for overseas T20 leagues after Asia Cup defeat

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended all No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) for players participating in overseas T20 leagues.

2025-09-30T10:31:36.536399+00:00 IST

Sri Lanka Women win toss; opt to bowl first against India

Sri Lanka Women's skipper Chamari Athapaththu on Tuesday won the toss and elected to bowl first against India Women in the opening clash of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, which is being played at Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium.

2025-09-30T09:30:02.283235+00:00 IST

Varun reveals Gambhir, Suryakumar's crucial role in his bowling

Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy revealed that India's head coach Gautam Gambhir and T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav entrusted him with the pivotal responsibility of bowling crucial overs in the powerplay as well as in the death overs during the Asia Cup 2025.

2025-09-30T09:27:37.166621+00:00 IST

Pakistan announce Test squad for South Africa series 

Left-arm seamer Shaheen Afridi returned to the longest format of the game as Pakistan announced an 18-member Test squad for the upcoming two-match series against South Africa, which will be taking place in October.

2025-09-30T07:03:31.777716+00:00 IST

Jay Shah shares his views on Women's Cricket World Cup 2025

The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah stated that the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, which is scheduled to take place in India and Sri Lanka from September 30 to November 2 will promise to be the biggest and best for cricket fans.

2025-09-30T06:29:22.397704+00:00 IST

Kirmani shares thoughts as India refused to take Asia Cup trophy

Former Indian cricketer Syed Kirmani shared his thoughts as Men in Blue refused to take the Asia Cup 2025 trophy from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the hard-fought final by five wickets on Sunday.

2025-09-30T04:51:10.500648+00:00 IST

Maxwell fractures forearm, ruled out of New Zealand T20I series

Australia suffered yet another setback ahead of their three-match T20I series against New Zealand as star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell suffered a fractured forearm during the net sessions. The Men in Yellow have brought in wicketkeeper Josh Philippe for the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee T20I Trophy.

2025-09-30T03:24:49.695736+00:00 IST

Aasif Sheikh shines in Nepal's record-breaking win against WI

Nepal Cricket Team went on to create history on Monday as they defeated Test-playing nation West Indies in a T20 bilateral series for the first time in the history of the sport.

2025-09-30T02:31:40.563307+00:00 IST

Tilak Varma receives rousing welcome back home in Hyderabad

The young left-handed batter was greeted with a massive crowd and plenty of media attention, with people chanting his name amid sounds of dhol. It was his mature 69* in 53 balls, with three fours and four sixes and partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube which guided India to a successful chase of 147 runs after they were down at 20/3.

2025-09-29T18:26:06.778398+00:00 IST

Harmanpreet wants team to be in "positive frame of mind"

Ahead of her side's ICC Women's World Cup opener against Sri Lanka, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said that she wants her team to stay in a "positive state of mind".

2025-09-29T17:48:22.659348+00:00 IST

ICC Women's WC: Mandhana spells out "no distraction" mantra for India as she chases two big records

Smriti will be one of the biggest attractions during the ICC Women's World Cup opener against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on Tuesday. The left-hander has been in rampaging form all year and recently broke Indian batting icon Virat Kohli's record for the fastest ton by an Indian cricketer in ODIs against Australia in Delhi. As the match draws closer, she nears another massive record.

2025-09-29T17:22:09.623778+00:00 IST

Tendulkar views CWC25 as watershed moment for women’s cricket

The ICC Women's World Cup will start with a contest between India and Sri Lanka at Guwahati on Tuesday. Tendulkar believes the latest edition of the tournament brings with it a seminal moment for women's cricket in India, much similar to how the triumph of the 1983 Cricket World Cup shaped the legacy of the men's team.

2025-09-29T17:05:48.321717+00:00 IST

Irfan Pathan picks India's top five performers from Asia Cup 2025

India-Pakistan rivalry got another chapter in favour of India, added to its illustrated history as Tilak Varma's patient 69* powered them to a five-wicket win over Men in Green on Sunday. Following the win, Irfan took to his Youtube Channel to pick his top five performers.

2025-09-29T16:53:53.178802+00:00 IST

Real trophy is when you win hearts of people: Suryakumar Yadav

"I won't call it controversy. If you have seen, people have posted photos of trophies here and there. But the real trophy is when you win the hearts of people, the players, the trust you earn, the support staff, the trust they have shown, the people who work behind the scenes; that is the real trophy. The real trophy is the work and effort of so many people on the field," Suryakumar Yadav said.

2025-09-29T14:47:47.047733+00:00 IST

"Speaking a lot, saw my reply with bat...": Tilak on shutting down Pakistan's aggression with title-winning knock at Asia Cup final

The India-Pakistan rivalry, despite its largely one-sided track record leaning towards India in recent years, continues to give excitement as it took a patient, well-calculated 69* from Tilak and half-century partnerships with Sanju Samson and Dube to drag India out of troubled waters from 20/3 to a successful run-chase of 147 runs after spin magic of Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel made Pakistan collapse from 113/1 to 146 all out.

2025-09-29T14:34:20.138544+00:00 IST

Alzarri Joseph ruled out of WI's India tour due to back injury

West Indies, who are already without Shamar Joseph due to an injury, will also miss the services of the experienced Alzarri, who has 124 wickets from his 40 Tests. The series will start from October 2 onwards and will be a vital one for the ICC World Championship (WTC) campaign of Windies, which has registered eighth-place finishes in all three editions so far. A fine showing against an in-transition Indian side led by skipper Shubman Gill, which secured an impressive 2-2 draw against England away from home, could help the Windies achieve bigger heights in the WTC.

2025-09-29T14:32:15.434289+00:00 IST

SKY speaks on "trust" he shares with coach Gambhir

After the ICC Champions Trophy, head coach Gambhir added another trophy to his cabinet as a mature knock of 69* from Tilak Varma helped India lift themselves from 20/3 to a successful run-chase of 147 against Pakistan in the title clash on Sunday.

2025-09-29T14:06:28.487350+00:00 IST

T20I skipper Suryakumar looks forward to next few months of cricketing action, praises "game-changer" Abhishek Sharma

Having already shattered plenty of records in T20I cricket, Suryakumar registered first major feather in his cap with the T20I Asia Cup win by beating Pakistan by five-wickets in a tense title clash at Dubai on Wednesday. Alongside the feared spin bowling trio of Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy, it was opener Abhishek Sharma's fearless hitting which proved to be a point of difference between India and others. He managed a chart-topping 314 runs in six innings with three fifties, averaging 44.85 and striking at 200, having the second-best T20I tournament by an Indian after Virat Kohli's 319-run campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014.

2025-09-29T13:29:08.096180+00:00 IST