Cricket

India assistant coach hails Nair for resilient fifty on day 1

Nair's resilient half-century, which came after a series of promising, but thrown-away starts during previous matches, was a major highlight of the first day at The Oval, helping India cross the 200-run mark and stitching a half-century partnership with Washington Sundar, which will resume on day two. This tour marks Nair's return to international cricket after eight years.

2025-07-31T21:37:44.047793+00:00 IST

India fightback after quick wickets, Nair gets fifty (Day 1)

At the end of the day's play, India was 204/6, with Nair (52*) and Sundar (19*) unbeaten, having stitched a 51-run stand so far after the visitors had stumbled to 153/6.

2025-07-31T19:09:22.727433+00:00 IST

West Indies announce squad for three T20Is against Pakistan 

West Indies made four changes to its T20I squad that endured a 5-0 series whitewash at home against Australia ahead of the three fixtures against Pakistan, scheduled to begin on Thursday in Florida, US.

2025-07-31T18:05:07.564593+00:00 IST

An explanation of proposed Olympics qualifying format for cricket

Cricket will be making its return to the Olympics in 2028 after a massive 128 years, featuring last in the 1900 Olympics, when Great Britain defeated France to capture the gold in a one-off match. This move could potentially shake up the sport and popularise it like never before. The dates for the cricket tournament were confirmed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) this month, from July 12 to 29, with medal matches starting from July 20 for the women's event, while from July 29 for the men's event.

2025-07-31T17:38:50.611126+00:00 IST

ILT20 season 4 player auction to held on September 30 

The International League T20 Player Auction for Season 4 will be held on September 30 in Dubai. The six tournament teams will each get the opportunity to add 13 players each (a total of 78 players) to their Season 4 squads at the auction.

2025-07-31T17:23:54.537682+00:00 IST

BCA president Rakesh Tiwari congratulates young sensation Vaibhav

Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) president Rakesh Tiwari on Thursday congratulated young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi for earning a call-up in the India under-19 squad for the upcoming Australia tour.

2025-07-31T17:23:00.626673+00:00 IST

DPL 2025: Team captains eye title glory with renewed focus

The much-anticipated second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) is all set to kick off on August 2 at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium. In what promises to be an electrifying opening clash, the South Delhi Superstartz will take on the East Delhi Riders.

2025-07-31T17:15:53.793807+00:00 IST

Ganguly in awe of "outstanding" Gill and "proud" of India team

Former captain Sourav Ganguly had special praise in store for "outstanding" Test skipper Shubman Gill and felt "proud" about the brand of cricket that India has put on exhibition throughout the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England.

2025-07-31T15:27:09.349316+00:00 IST

Don't just Anshul on one Test: Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes judging Anshul Kamboj with his first Test being the parameter won't be ideal. He admitted that Mukesh Kumar's omission from India's tour of England left him "surprised" and hopes an opportunity will knock on his door in future.

2025-07-31T14:24:17.127743+00:00 IST

Ganguly speaks on Gambhir-Fortis argument, "Let's just not.."

Ganguly was speaking in a press event at Kolkata. Notably, ahead of the fifth Test, Gambhir had an altercation with Lee regarding the practice facilities and allegedly not being given access to the pitch for an inspection from closed quarters. As he stepped away, the Indian head coach animatedly pointed a finger and said a couple of words. India's batting coach, Sitanshu Kotak, was seen stepping in, taking Lee away and having a brief conversation with him.

2025-07-31T14:23:56.358380+00:00 IST

Ganguly points reason for Kuldeep's omission from 5th Test

With Team India using three pacers and two spin bowling all-rounders for The Oval Test, once again, Kuldeep missed out on an opportunity to play a Test match in England. While Kuldeep played one match in England back in 2018 and went wicketless, he has a fine record against England, taking 21 wickets in six matches at an average of 22.28, with best figures of 5/72.

2025-07-31T13:06:15.570602+00:00 IST

Gill becomes Indian skipper with most runs in a Test series

Gill accomplished this milestone during his side's fifth Test against England at The Oval in London.

2025-07-31T12:48:49.104772+00:00 IST

Gill, Sai stitch India's comeback against England in 5th Test

Captain Shubman Gill and young Sai Sudharsan stitched India's comeback after England made early inroads in the opening session of the first day in the fifth Test at The Oval on Thursday.

2025-07-31T12:14:06.684131+00:00 IST

‘Great mood in the camp,’ reveals Hubli Tigers’ Devdutt Paddikal

The star acquisition underscores the Tigers' ambitious campaign for the upcoming season, scheduled from August 11 to 27 at Bengaluru's iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

2025-07-31T12:08:56.766972+00:00 IST

England stand-in captain Pope breaks DRS jinx in 14th attempt

England stand-in captain Ollie Pope finally broke his dreadful streak of missing the mark while exercising the option to review after hitting the bullseye in 14 attempts during the opening hour of the fifth Test against India at Old Trafford.

2025-07-31T11:50:01.759135+00:00 IST

1/32678 odds come true after India extends toss losing streak to

India's worst nightmare came true at The Oval after captain Shubman Gill lost his fifth consecutive toss against England on Thursday, and the nation's 15th successive, turning the 1/32678 odds into reality.

2025-07-31T10:19:21.934932+00:00 IST

ENG win toss for 5th consecutive time, opt to bowl against India

England stand-in captain Ollie Pope won the toss and elected to bowl in the final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against India at The Oval on Thursday.

2025-07-31T09:57:50.730624+00:00 IST

Nepal revealed as the host for Women’s T20 WC 2026 Qualifier

Nepal to host the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier from January 12 to February 2 next year, as per the official website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

2025-07-31T09:38:26.988314+00:00 IST

"Phenomenal opportunity to do something special": Gautam Gambhir

"One is that we are without our three most experienced players, or we've got this phenomenal opportunity to do something special for the country, because there is no bigger honour," he added.

2025-07-31T09:08:06.000153+00:00 IST

Ambati Rayudu ranks MS Dhoni best Indian captain

Former India batter Ambati Rayudu recently participated in a blind ranking challenge of Indian cricket captains, where he placed MS Dhoni at the top and Virat Kohli at number five.

2025-07-31T08:26:03.110680+00:00 IST

Alyssa Healy predicts hardest teams to beat at Women's CWC

Australia captain Alyssa Healy expects England and India to prove hard to conquer for Australia at this year's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup this year, as per the official website of ICC.

2025-07-31T07:35:41.912233+00:00 IST