Cricket

Tendulkar not in contention for BCCI President: SRT Pvt. Ltd.

SRT Sports Management Pvt Ltd on Friday dismissed circulating reports suggesting that India's legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar is being considered for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president position.

2025-09-11T14:01:52.773128+00:00 IST

"Big price tag a reward for past performances": Heinrich Klaasen

South Africa's young batting sensation became the most expensive batter in the history of SA20, signed by Pretoria Capitals for R16.5 million or Rs 8.31 crores during the SA20 season four auctions on Tuesday.

2025-09-11T12:32:51.216264+00:00 IST

Team India's triumph despite absence of sponsors

The Indian cricket team have kicked off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign with a convincing 9-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, the Indian team is without their lead sponsor, Dream11, the fantasy sports platform that was sponsoring Team India's jerseys, which has pulled out just before the tournament began.

2025-09-11T12:12:02.365127+00:00 IST

"Something fishy going on...": Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi

Azmi said that several innocent lives were lost in the Pahalgam terror attack but the government still allowed BCCI to proceed ahead with the match.

2025-09-11T09:23:57.399833+00:00 IST

Morkel lauds Indian bowlers after clutch performance against UAE

India's bowling coach Morne Morkel lauded the team's bowlers for their impressive performance against the UAE in their Asia Cup opener, stating that their focused preparation ahead of the match paid off.

2025-09-11T08:25:38.346267+00:00 IST

Brook admits underperformance against Proteas in 1st T20

In a thrilling encounter at Cardiff, South Africa edge past Australia by 14 runs in the first T20 via the DLS method in a rain-affected match on Thursday in London.

2025-09-11T07:50:14.562453+00:00 IST

ICC announces all-female match officials panel for Women's CWC

The ICC have announced that the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will feature an all-female group of umpires and match officials for the first time in the history of the tournament.

2025-09-11T07:42:04.268143+00:00 IST

Proteas face injury blow ahead of new WTC cycle

Key pacer Lungi Ngidi hurt his hamstring at a training session prior to the Proteas' T20I series against England. At the same time, experienced spinner Keshav Maharaj injured his groin during the warm-up for the opening match of that series.

2025-09-11T06:30:47.803449+00:00 IST

Organisers cite Rohit, Virat's absence for slow ticket sales

The highly anticipated India-Pakistan match in the T20 Asia Cup is facing an unusual slump in ticket sales, with the window still open and sales trickling in at a slow pace, despite being less than three days away from the fixture.

2025-09-11T05:41:17.571831+00:00 IST

Falcons secure CPL playoff spot with thrilling win over Warriors

Game 26 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) saw Antigua & Barbuda Falcons beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by 4 wickets with five balls remaining in a low-scoring thriller at Providence Stadium.

2025-09-11T05:39:44.129315+00:00 IST

Aakash Chopra on Suryakumar's withdrawal appeal

The incident took place in the 13th over of the UAE innings. Siddique was stumped, but India decided to withdraw the appeal because the batter was put off by the towel.

2025-09-11T05:05:33.785476+00:00 IST

South Africa edge past England by 14 runs in first T20

Dewald Brevis, Aiden Markram, and Donovan Ferreira shone with the bat, and the South African bowlers successfully defended a revised target of 69 in five overs.

2025-09-11T04:01:48.015438+00:00 IST

Aaron Hardie to miss India A series due to shoulder injury

Australia all-rounder Aaron Hardie has been ruled out of the Australia A tour of India due to a shoulder injury, further depleting the team's pace-bowling options.

2025-09-11T03:38:18.652919+00:00 IST

Jatinder Singh ahead of taking on India, Pakistan

Oman is placed in group A alongside India, Pakistan and the UAE. While Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Hong Kong are placed in group B.

2025-09-11T03:04:06.539987+00:00 IST

UAE coach Lalchand underscores quality of India's bowling attack

UAE head coach Lalchand Rajput underscored the quality of India's lethal bowling attack, which, according to him, ranks among the world's best, that overwhelmed them without breaking a sweat during their campaign opener at the Asia Cup.

2025-09-10T19:22:21.361847+00:00 IST

Asia Cup: Dube refuses to tag UAE clash as a "warm up" for Pak

Team India got off to a ruthless start to their Asia Cup campaign, with spells from Kuldeep Yadav (4/7) and Shivam (3/4) crushing UAE as they were skittled out for just 57 runs in 13.1 overs, with openers Alishan Sharafu (22) and Muhammed Waseem (19) being the only double-digit scorers. In the chase, Abhishek Sharma (30 in 16 balls, with two fours and three sixes) and vice-captain Shubman Gill (20* in nine balls, with two fours and a six) helped India chase down the total in just 4.3 overs.

2025-09-10T18:37:21.141341+00:00 IST

India skipper Suryakumar impressed by "phenomenal" Abhishek

India captain Suryakumar Yadav was in awe of the "phenomenal" swashbuckler Abhishek Sharma for his selfless, belligerent act against the UAE at the Asia Cup on Wednesday. After inflicting carnage with ruthless aggression at the Dubai International Stadium, Suryakumar and his troops remain excited and look forward to the much-debated fixture against their arch-rival Pakistan on Sunday.

2025-09-10T18:32:02.929163+00:00 IST

ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Trophy Tour inspires Guwahati

During its six-day tour, beginning on August 31, the prestigious trophy visited some of Guwahati's most scenic and historic landmarks

2025-09-10T17:38:20.403679+00:00 IST

Kuldeep goes past Ashwin as India registers its biggest T20I win

Records toppled one after another when India ensured that their hegemony in T20Is remained untouched and sealed its biggest T20I win

2025-09-10T17:08:27.915951+00:00 IST

Asia Cup: T20 champions India secure 9 wicker win over UAE

A four-wicket haul from Kuldeep Yadav (4/7) and a fine spell from Shivam Dube (3/7) bundled out the UAE for just 57 runs in 13.1 overs, with openers Alishan Sharafu (22) and skipper Muhammed Waseem (19) being the only ones to touch double figures. Abhishek Sharma and vice-captain Shubman Gill unleashed destruction right from ball one, enabling India to chase down the total in just 4.3 overs, a grand total of just 27 balls.

2025-09-10T16:57:35.286741+00:00 IST