Cricket

Sciver-Brunt believes CWC25 in India to be a "seismic moment"

Brunt is confident that the upcoming tournament will have a significant impact on women's cricket. The four-time champions, who last won the tournament by beating India by nine runs in 2017, will start their campaign against South Africa on October 3 at Guwahati.

2025-09-25T11:34:30.286973+00:00 IST

"Trying to find qualities of a leader in a lot of people": Agarkar clears air on Shreyas Iyer

Iyer will lead India A against Australia A before heading into the ODI series in Australia

2025-09-25T11:20:26.979279+00:00 IST

Ajit Agarkar on Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Shami

India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Thursday announced a fifteen-member squad for the upcoming home Test series against West Indies, scheduled to begin on October 2 in Ahmedabad.

2025-09-25T10:04:24.473283+00:00 IST

We’re hopeful by the time SA comes around,Rishabh is fit:Agarkar

On Pant's recovery timeline, Agarkar added, "With regards to Rishabh, I don't think he's quite made this series. He won't be ready, but like I said, we're hopeful that by the time South Africa comes around, he's 100% fit. Exact timelines... I know he's not going to make these two Test matches, but after that, he's very close to getting fit."

2025-09-25T09:28:22.169526+00:00 IST

"We want Bumrah available as much as possible": Ajit Agarkar

"Normally, we discuss this with the physios and the coaches, and obviously, we want the best for him, but the team will always come first. That is always the case. He's a terrific performer. So we want him available as much as possible, but we have to be careful with him with some of the big tournaments coming as well, but like I said, the team always comes first," he noted.

2025-09-25T09:05:11.122086+00:00 IST

“We expected a little bit more from Karun Nair”: Ajit Agarkar

Explaining the selection call, Agarkar said, "I mean obviously, frankly, we expected a little bit more from him, he has played four Tests. We have spoken about one innings. As the way it is, I mean, we feel Padikkal (Devdutt) offers a little bit more at this point, and I wish we could have given everyone 15 or 20 Tests. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way."

2025-09-25T08:47:54.131478+00:00 IST

India announce squad for home Test series against West Indies

India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Thursday announced a fifteen-member squad for the upcoming home Test series against West Indies, scheduled to begin on October 2 in Ahmedabad.

2025-09-25T07:42:17.299205+00:00 IST

Q2 Karnataka Men’s T20 for the Blind 2025: Points table shaken

The Q2 Karnataka Men's T20 Cricket Series for the Blind 2025 entered its second day at Altiore Sports, The Oval, with two decisive results that reshaped the points table, as per a release from CABI.

2025-09-25T07:15:21.010547+00:00 IST

Lisa Keightley appointed head coach of Mumbai Indians

The Mumbai Indians on Thursday announced the appointment of former Australia cricketer and two-time World Cup winner Lisa Keightley as the head coach of its women's team, as per the official website of the Mumbai Indians.

2025-09-25T06:35:49.582995+00:00 IST

Shreyas Iyer takes six-month break from red-ball cricket

Senior India batter Shreyas Iyer has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of his decision to take a six-month break from red-ball cricket. Iyer, who had undergone back surgery in the UK and managed his recovery well, has recently experienced recurring back spasms and stiffness while playing the longer format. He conveyed to the board that he wishes to utilise this period to build endurance, body resilience and work on his overall fitness, as per the BCCI media advisory.

2025-09-25T05:53:48.959919+00:00 IST

Meg Lanning lays out blueprint for Team India for home World Cup

The former Australia captain and two times ICC Women's Cricket World Cup winner Meg Lanning reflected on the challenges of playing a home World Cup and why India's opener against Sri Lanka on September 30 could set the tone for their campaign, as per the official website of ICC.

2025-09-25T05:43:26.298574+00:00 IST

"We shook hands with Pakistan even during Kargil War”: Shashi

"I personally feel that once the decision had been made to play, if we feel so strongly about Pakistan, we should not have played... But if we are going to play them, we should play in the spirit of a game, and we should have shaken their hands... We have done this before in 1999, when the Kargil War was going on. On the very day the soldiers were dying for our country, we were playing the World Cup in England against Pakistan. We were shaking their hands even then because the spirit of the game is a different spirit from what goes on between countries, between Armies and so on. That is my view," Tharoor said.

2025-09-25T05:15:03.043178+00:00 IST

BCCI lodges complaint against Pak players Farhan, Rauf to ICC

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially lodged a complaint against Pakistan cricketers Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf for their inappropriate actions during the high-voltage Asia Cup's Super Four encounter on September 21.

2025-09-25T04:01:29.260629+00:00 IST

Abhishek Sharma’s mother on son's knock in Asia Cup

Speaking about her son's knock, she said, "The match was very good and Abhishek Sharma played a very good innings... He will score a century in some other match... India should win the Asia Cup..."

2025-09-25T03:11:23.076431+00:00 IST

Jaker Ali on Bangladesh's mindset against Pakistan

Bangladesh's record against Pakistan in T20 Internationals remains challenging, with five wins and 20 losses out of 25 encounters. However, the team enters the match buoyed by their recent 2-1 series victory over Pakistan on home soil in July.

2025-09-24T23:34:02.261470+00:00 IST

Chakravarthy opens up on India's dropped catches woes

India's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy didn't offer any excuse while reflecting on the number of dropped opportunities, but subtly indicated that the Dubai International Stadium's lights act as a "disturbance", making it hard to identify the ball.

2025-09-24T22:01:37.881804+00:00 IST

"I go with flow": Abhishek Sharma reflects on batting approach

Sharma acknowledged that he and Shubman Gill took time to settle in against Bangladesh's bowlers, who were swinging and seaming the ball and emphasised the importance of practice sessions, where he focuses on playing shots without getting out.

2025-09-24T21:22:22.541538+00:00 IST

Suryakumar Yadav on promoting Shivam Dube in batting order

Following India's 41-run triumph against Bangladesh in the Super Fours clash at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav explained the tactical move behind promoting Shivam Dube up the batting order, saying Bangladesh had a left-arm spinner and a leg spinner, and Dube was perfect for that occasion in that 7-15 overs range.

2025-09-24T20:09:19.947964+00:00 IST

We have had good preparation for World Cup: Wolvaardt

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has said that ahead of their side's ICC Women's World Cup campaign, the belief is "very strong" with the team after having "learnt a lot of lessons" over the past few ICC tournaments and having prepared well ahead of the marquee competition.

2025-09-24T18:36:31.106465+00:00 IST

India face glitches but reach Asia Cup final after victory over Bangladesh

After being put to bat, India posted 168/6, riding high on Abhishek Sharma's scorching 71-run blitz and Hardik Pandya's finishing touches of 38(29).

2025-09-24T18:27:52.748539+00:00 IST

Afridi on controversial gesture from Rauf, Farhan

Ahead of the Asia Cup clash against Bangladesh, Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi spoke on his teammate Haris Rauf's and Sahibzada Farhan's provocative gestures during their previous clash against India, saying Our job is to play cricket, and everyone's job is to play cricket.

2025-09-24T17:43:07.772555+00:00 IST