Cricket

Arthur set to oversee Rangpur Riders' GSL title defence remotely

Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur will be in charge of Rangpur Riders' Global Super League title defence next month, despite not being present in Guyana, the tournament's venue.

2025-06-29T17:06:07.625511+00:00 IST

On this day, 'Ro-Ko' bowed out of T20Is

A clutch knock from Virat during the final of 76 runs and the tactical brilliance of skipper Rohit Sharma to unleash a pace choke in the death overs paid off as two of the biggest legends to wear India's iconic Blue colours got a well-deserved farewell from T20Is filled with milestones, individual accolades and ICC T20 World Cup Trophy.

2025-06-29T16:59:24.660791+00:00 IST

Zimbabwe's Sean Williams joins Taylor, Flower after blistering ce

Sean Williams etched his name in the history book after hammering his sixth Test hundred on the second day of the opening Test against South Africa on Sunday at Queens Sports Club.

2025-06-29T16:40:17.138758+00:00 IST

Mandhana aims to "keep pushing" after 1st T20I century

India's stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana is looking for more success after blazing her way to her first T20I century during the series opener against England in Nottingham.

2025-06-29T15:14:51.165376+00:00 IST

Maharaj becomes first SA spinner to clinch 200 Test scalps

Seasoned ball tweaker Keshav Maharaj became the first spinner to scalp 200 Test wickets for South Africa on Sunday.

2025-06-29T14:32:30.569154+00:00 IST

Rajeev Shukla, Mohammed Kaif recall India's T20 WC 2024 win

On this day last year, Team India ended their 11-year-long trophy drought as a match-winning half-century from Virat Kohli and a brilliant pace choke by Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya helped them beat South Africa by seven runs at Barbados in the T20 WC final to capture their second marquee T20 title.

2025-06-29T14:28:15.249547+00:00 IST

Young Aussie all-rounder on verge of T20 world record during MLC

While representing Washington Freedom in the ongoing MLC tournament, he secured his fourth consecutive POTM against San Francisco Unicorns, taking a brilliant 5/17 to reduce the opponents to 157/9 in their 20 overs in pursuit of 170 runs. However, he scored a first-ball duck with the bat.

2025-06-29T14:17:32.852126+00:00 IST

Pant, Axar celebrate 1-year anniversary of India's memorable win

Wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant and all-rounder Axar Patel celebrated the first anniversary of India's famed T20 World Cup 2024 triumph in Barbados.

2025-06-29T13:32:25.767062+00:00 IST

PBKS' Harpreet Brar speaks on how he joined India's net session

The second Test will kickstart from Wednesday onwards, and left-arm pacer Arshdeep, who is India's leading T20I wicket-taker, would be eyeing a potential Test debut after poor performances from Indian pacers except for Jasprit Bumrah at Leeds.

2025-06-29T13:14:22.021827+00:00 IST

A brilliant Edgbaston Test could help Root overtake Dravid, Smith

The second Test will be taking place at Birmingham from Wednesday onwards. India is trailing 0-1 in the series, failing to defend 371 runs against the hosts. Root had a solid outing, as he scored 28 and an unbeaten 53*.

2025-06-29T12:38:26.738462+00:00 IST

Australia coach McDonald calls for patience with Konstas

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has called for patience with teenager Sam Konstas following his flop show at Kensington Oval in the opening Test against the West Indies.

2025-06-29T12:17:15.394894+00:00 IST

A look at India's Test journey in Birmingham 

The match at Birmingham will kickstart from Wednesday. Team India trails by 0-1 in the series, failing to defend 371 runs against a Ben Duckett-charged England during the first Test at Leeds. The left-hander poured a heavy dosage of reverse sweeps on Team India's plans, completing Three Lions' second-best run chase in Tests.

2025-06-29T12:10:25.000763+00:00 IST

England penalised for slow over rate in India T20I

England were ruled two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. England had elected to field first in the T20I played in Nottingham, and ended up conceding 210/5 courtesy of a brilliant maiden century from Smriti Mandhana.

2025-06-29T11:22:45.442712+00:00 IST

Rohit describes emotions during Surya's catch in T20 WC fina

Seasoned opener Rohit Sharma took a trip down memory lane and reminisced about the torrent of emotions Indian players experienced when Suryakumar Yadav's match-defining catch to dismiss David Miller was being reviewed by the third umpire in last year's T20 World Cup final against South Africa.

2025-06-29T11:08:07.678120+00:00 IST

McDonald reflects on Smith being fit for Australia's 2nd test

Smith has spent the last week in New York, where he has had a net against a tennis ball, according to ESPNcricinfo.

2025-06-29T10:06:27.448622+00:00 IST

Former England batter Wayne Larkins passes away at 71

Between 1979 and 1991, Larkins, well known as "Ned", participated in 13 Tests and 25 One Day Internationals. His second appearance for England was at the 1979 World Cup final, where he batted at No. 7 and bowled two overs. However, his greatest moment came when he scored the winning runs at Sabina Park, giving England a surprise 1-0 lead on the 1989-90 tour of the West Indies.

2025-06-29T09:49:50.576426+00:00 IST

Rohit Sharma reflects on India's T20 World Cup 2024 success

Rohit Sharma expressed his gratitude as India ended an 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought, beating South Africa by seven runs to capture the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title for the second time on June 29 last year.

2025-06-29T09:21:11.654332+00:00 IST

Seattle Orcas beat LA Knight Riders by 5 wickets

Banking on his form from yesterday's last-minute thriller, the Orcas sent Shimron Hetmyer early ahead of Kyle Mayers. The move paid great dividends when Hetmyer counterattacked, leaving the Knight Riders clueless as he went on with the chase.

2025-06-29T08:30:38.150381+00:00 IST

Smith reflects on England's approach for run chase against India

Ben Duckett's masterful 149 set the tone for a historic run chase as England chased down the target of 371 to defeat India by five wickets at Headingley. With the win, England takes a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series.

2025-06-29T04:54:21.399559+00:00 IST

Washington Freedom beat San Francisco Unicorns by 12 runs

As Unicorns' skipper Matthew Short continued his dream run-flow, smashing his fourth consecutive half-century at Grand Prairie, Maxwell brought Owen in the 11th over, hoping to restrict the assault.

2025-06-29T03:50:16.839693+00:00 IST

India's T20 World Cup 2024 Triumph: A year of glory

This was Rohit Sharma's 2nd ICC T20 WC title and his first ICC title as a captain, after the heartbreak of losing to Australia in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at home following a ten-match win streak.

2025-06-29T03:35:14.212633+00:00 IST