Cricket

Harry, son of former India pacer hits his maiden List A fifty

Harry Singh, son of former India quick Rudra Pratap Singh, struck his maiden List A fifty in a One-Day Cup match against Sussex at Hove.

2025-08-16T13:59:32.698569+00:00 IST

Ellis explains challenge of containing CSK teammate Brevis

Australia's crafty quick Nathan Ellis explained IPL's role in the dominance that he has been able to maintain over the explosive Dewald Brevis in the three-match T20I series against South Africa.

2025-08-16T13:26:56.611279+00:00 IST

Belligerent Dewald Brevis breaks his record with stellar show

Young batting sensation, Dewald Brevis, blazed his way to the fastest T20I fifty for South Africa against Australia during the series decider third T20I at Cazaly's Stadium on Saturday.

2025-08-16T12:07:38.478077+00:00 IST

Australia restricts South Africa to 172/7 after Brevis blitz

Young Dewald Brevis's quickfire 53 off 26 deliveries could not take the Proteas to the 200-run mark in the series decider against Australia, thanks to a brilliant display of death bowling from the Aussies on Saturday in Cairns.

2025-08-16T11:34:24.873847+00:00 IST

Bethell hoping to emulate Ben Stokes in 1st captaincy assignemnt

Jacob Bethell, who is set to become the youngest captain for an international match in England's history, is looking to channel Test skipper Ben Stokes' mentality of leading a side ahead of his first assignment in Ireland, scheduled to begin on September 17.

2025-08-16T11:04:09.677184+00:00 IST

"Lancashire stint will always stay with me”: Sourav Ganguly

One of the biggest highlights of Simpson's coaching tenure was winning the 1987 Cricket World Cup hosted by India and Pakistan, defeating arch-rivals England in a closely-contested final by seven runs at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

2025-08-16T11:01:06.818042+00:00 IST

Numbers behind Tim David's T20 success this year

This year, David has emerged as one of the finest T20 players in the world. Between tonking fours and sixes towards the end for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title win and launching deliveries into the roof, rebuilding the innings six-by-six unfazed by wickets falling all around him for Australia, David has struck a commendable balance between being destructive and mature. With each hit, he shows that audacity and calculated risks can exist in the same innings.

2025-08-16T09:05:57.626137+00:00 IST

TNPL star Tushar Raheja says legendary Dhoni is his 'idol'

Tushar Raheja, a young left-handed wicketkeeper batter who is slowly building a reputation of being a bowler's nightmare in the T20 format, revealed that legendary former India captain MS Dhoni is the player he has always idolised.

2025-08-16T08:58:28.904429+00:00 IST

Hayden, Waugh pay heartfelt tribute to Bob Simpson

Former opener Matthew Hayden and ex-captain Steve Waugh paid tribute to ex-Australia captain and coach Bob Simpson, who passed away at the age of 89 in Sydney.

2025-08-16T07:34:45.668950+00:00 IST

Indian cricket fraternity extends Janmashtami wishes

Janmashtami is celebrated as the day when Lord Krishna was born.

2025-08-16T07:06:22.469336+00:00 IST

On this Day in 2021: Virat gave his iconic remark

On this day in 2021, batting maestro Virat Kohli delivered his iconic speech, "For 60 overs they should feel like hell out there," as India went on to stage an instant Test classic against England at the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's.

2025-08-16T06:43:29.246786+00:00 IST

Samson at number five would not be a good story: Aakash Chopra

Team India faces a lot of selection questions ahead of Asia Cup starting from September 9. The biggest question being how youngsters Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal could be fit in a well-settled top-order consisting of Abhishek Sharma, Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav if they are to be selected.

2025-08-16T06:35:46.478325+00:00 IST

Border speaks on "sergeant major" Simpson following his demise

Simpson passed away at the age of 89 in Sydney, Cricket Australia (CA) reported on Saturday. In a post on X, CA said, "RIP to a true cricket legend. A Test cricketer, captain, coach and national selector - Bob Simpson was a mighty figure in Australian cricket, giving everything to our game. Cricket Australia extends our thoughts and sympathies to Bob's family and friends."

2025-08-16T05:49:02.744368+00:00 IST

Sai Kishore ruled out of Buchi Babu tournament

As per ESPNCricinfo, Kishore had sustained a hand injury while stopping a drive from M Shahrukh Khan in his delivery follow-through during a first-division club game at Guru Nanak college ground on last Sunday in Chennai.

2025-08-16T05:11:49.956911+00:00 IST

Will Markram overcome his poor run of form in 3rd SA-Aus T20I?

The series between Australia and South Africa is currently level at 1-1. Markram has not performed well as an opener in the series, managing scores of 12 and 18.

2025-08-16T04:49:46.145966+00:00 IST

Flintoff hails pacer Baker on maiden English call-up

Flintoff, who is the head coach of England's developmental Lions squad, was the one who handed Baker his first-class debut during the tour to Australia back in 2025. During the tour, he took eight wickets in two matches.

2025-08-16T04:11:51.679344+00:00 IST

Former Australian captain and coach Bob Simpson passes away at 89

Former Australian captain and coach Bob Simpson passed away at the age of 89 in Sydney, Cricket Australia (CA) reported on Saturday.

2025-08-16T04:10:38.121642+00:00 IST

Samson shines with half-century in friendly T20 ahead of KCL

On Friday, batting first, President XI posted a competitive 184/8 in 20 overs. Rohan Kunnummal's explosive 60 off 29 balls and Abhijith Praveen's blistering cameo of 47 off 18 balls powered the innings, despite wickets tumbling regularly. Secretary XI's Sharafudheen (3 wickets) and Sijomon Joseph (2 wickets) struck crucial blows to keep the target within reach.

2025-08-16T03:36:22.868022+00:00 IST

Mangaluru Dragons defeat Hubli Tigers by 16 runs

Mangaluru Dragons secured a 16-run win over Hubli Tigers as they played out a nail-biter at the Shriram Capital Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium. Macneil Hadley Noronha and Aneesh K V helped the Dragons notch up a formidable score of 195 in the top-of-the-table clash. Followed by a brilliant four-wicket haul from Kranthi Kumar to secure the victory over the Tigers.

2025-08-15T22:08:28.437016+00:00 IST

Kapil Dev extends Independence Day greetings

Speaking to the media, Kapil Dev said, "Wishing everyone a Happy Independence Day, and we should always admire those who gave their lives to make this country beautiful."

2025-08-15T20:48:49.445130+00:00 IST

Tejasvi shines as South Delhi Superstarz register win in DPL 2025

Tejasvi Dahiya smashed an unbeaten 70 off 30 balls to lead South Delhi Superstarz to a three-wicket win against Outer Delhi Warriors in a nail-biting match of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) Season 2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here, which was reduced to 16 overs due to a wet outfield.

2025-08-15T20:21:37.150632+00:00 IST