Cricket

"Two good": LSG owner Goenka lauds former, current captains

Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka lavished praise on the franchise's current and former captains, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, for their blistering centuries against England in the second innings on day four of the first Test at Headingley.

2025-06-23T18:01:14.697653+00:00 IST

Shastri lauds Pant's counter-attack at Leeds

Former Indian cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri has hailed wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's audacious century in the second innings at Leeds against England, saying that there is an " element of a sharp cricket brain" behind Pant's batting.

2025-06-23T17:45:00.205869+00:00 IST

Atherton launches scathing tirade on England for "unusual" tactic

Former cricketer Michael Atherton didn't mince his words as he lampooned Ben Stokes-led England's tactical ploy for India's KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant on day four of the opening Test at Headingley.

2025-06-23T16:52:17.876610+00:00 IST

Sachin hails centuries by Pant, Rahul at Leeds

Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Monday hailed centuries by KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant during the first Test against England, which has put India in a strong position, and highlighted KL's "calm" and Pant's "flair".

2025-06-23T15:50:26.613156+00:00 IST

Records galore for vice-captain Rishabh Pant with twin centuries

India vice-captain Rishabh Pant shattered a handful of records with his flamboyant yet composed century on Day 4 of the second innings of the first Test against England at Headingley.

2025-06-23T15:47:19.737611+00:00 IST

KL Rahul continues rich SENA run, overtakes Dravid

After playing a solid knock of 42 runs in the first innings, but missing out on scoring big in the first innings, KL made the most of all chances he got, scoring an unbeaten 120* in 227 balls, with 15 fours by the end of the second session. His runs came at a strike rate of 52.86.

2025-06-23T15:30:49.592449+00:00 IST

KL Rahul, Pant score classy tons to steer India to 298 at Tea

Historic centuries from KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant helped India reassert their dominance over England, with the visitors increasing their lead against the hosts to 304 runs at the end of the second session on the fourth day of the first Test at Leeds.

2025-06-23T15:02:28.237797+00:00 IST

Rathnayake ruled out of second Test as SL name 19-player squad

Sri Lanka quick Milan Rathnayake has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh due to a side strain, scheduled to begin on Wednesday in Colombo. Left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando has been brought in as Rathnayake's replacement.

2025-06-23T15:00:15.190157+00:00 IST

Broad reveals factors contributing to several dropped catches

Former Three Lions pace bowling stalwart Stuart Broad weighed in on the factors conspiring against fielders, resulting in several dropped chances during the first Test between England and India at Headingley.

2025-06-23T14:15:57.545949+00:00 IST

"A lot has changed since Brisbane win," admits WI pacer Shamar

West Indies, who denied Australia an easy series win at home last year, ended it in a draw by leaving them eight runs short of a chase of 216 runs. Shamar was the star of the show, taking 7/68, including a wicket of Steve Smith in the series. He ended the tour with a total of 13 wickets in two matches and took home the 'Player of the Series' award. This was Australia's first loss to the Windies at home since 1997.

2025-06-23T13:43:47.968822+00:00 IST

Hazlewood, Lyon respond to Johnson's criticism after WTC loss

After Australia's five-wicket defeat to South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, earlier in this month, former Australian veteran seamer Johnson used his column in The West Australian newspaper to question Aussie fast bowler Josh Hazlewood and spinner Nathan Lyon.

2025-06-23T13:42:23.060512+00:00 IST

Hussain, Broad mesmerised by "elegant" Rahul's "masterclass"

Former captain Nasser Hussain and decorated speedster Stuart Broad were left enchanted by "elegant" India star KL Rahul's batting "masterclass" in English conditions on day four of the opening Test at Headingley.

2025-06-23T13:29:21.575830+00:00 IST

Ishan Kishan scores fiery 87 on County Championship debut

On Monday, Kishan played against a Yorkshire bowling unit featuring international level talent like England's Dom Bess and New Zealand's Will O'Rourke in his trademark fearless style.

2025-06-23T12:50:21.257014+00:00 IST

Australia's iconic bowling quartet awaits milestone-heavy WI Test

The first Test of the three-match series will be held in Barbados. It will mark the start of Australia's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle after its loss to South Africa in the final of the 2023-25 WTC cycle.

2025-06-23T12:48:07.413679+00:00 IST

"They probably needed...": Broad on Eng's 1st session on day 4

After Brydon Carse struck early to remove skipper Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul, despite playing a little slower than expected, put India ahead with a 61-run stand, giving them a 159-run lead.

2025-06-23T12:35:49.588807+00:00 IST

India 153/3 at lunch against England; leading by 159

India started Day 4 on 90/2, with KL Rahul (47*) and skipper Shubman Gill (6*) unbeaten. Brydon Carse gave India an early blow as he removed Gill in the second over of Day 4 for eight runs.

2025-06-23T12:30:43.513934+00:00 IST

Oman Cricket confirms players dues to be cleared from T20 WC 2024

Oman Cricket (OC) has confirmed that the prize money awarded by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the team's participation in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 will be disbursed by July 2025 to its full squad comprising players and support staff.

2025-06-23T12:02:49.264567+00:00 IST

Bumrah lone warrior of indian bowling line up since 2024

In his outing against England on Sunday in the first test of the five-test match series, at Leeds, Bumrah grabbed his 14th five-wicket haul of his test career despite four drop catches on his bowling.

2025-06-23T09:58:31.602165+00:00 IST

Washington Freedom registers highest chase in MLC

Washington Freedom chase down 221 against Texas Super Kings at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas in the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC)

2025-06-23T09:03:39.761265+00:00 IST

Jay Shah, BCCI celebrates International Olympic Day

The International Olympic Day/World Olympic Day is celebrated all around the world on June 23, which also marks the day of formation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the body responsible for organising Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympic Games.

2025-06-23T08:13:59.698348+00:00 IST

Litton Das returns as Bangladesh announce five changes

Bangladesh have recalled Litton Das to their ODI squad as part of five changes ahead of next month's three-match series against Sri Lanka, as per ESPNcricinfo.

2025-06-23T08:09:33.382245+00:00 IST