Cricket

ICC announces schedule for Women’s T20 World Cup 2026; India to f

The International Cricket Council on Wednesday unveiled the schedule of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, which will be held from June 12 to July 5.

2025-06-18T12:54:56.982138+00:00 IST

Pujara picks player who plays spin better than him

India's seasoned batter Cheteshwar Pujara picked out former Pakistan maestro Younis Khan as the player who can play spinners better than him, ahead of modern-day stars including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and others in the Test format.

2025-06-18T12:07:35.968045+00:00 IST

Can Dhruv Jurel find a spot in playing XI against England?

Ever since his Test debut last year against England, Jurel has produced a solid body of work in first-class cricket and Test cricket alike, even though he displayed a completely different avatar for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a finisher since his debut in 2023.

2025-06-18T09:51:49.901871+00:00 IST

Gayle, Pollard, Bravo lead star-studded comeback for WI Champions

Three of the West Indies' iconic stars, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, and Dwayne Bravo, are back in maroon, reunited under the banner of West Indies Champions.

2025-06-18T09:30:23.685661+00:00 IST

SA WTC final stars soar to new heights in ICC Test rankings

South Africa, still basking in the glory of their World Test Championship (WTC) final triumph against Australia, saw the star-studded group soar to new heights in the latest ICC rankings.

2025-06-18T09:02:00.753610+00:00 IST

MLC: Maxwell's ruthless ton takes Washington Freedom to win

After Freedom lost Ravindra in the first over, Mitchell Owen (32 in 11 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Gous made a quick rebound hitting 35 in the next two overs of the power play. However, the Knight Riders came back sending them both back to the hut in the next two overs. The pressure mounted on Washington as Mark Chapman and Jack Edwards tried to rebuild, but were struggling for runs.

2025-06-18T09:00:07.689565+00:00 IST

Vengsarkar's prime: Reminiscing on India's 1986 tour to England

Back in 1986, 15 years after Ajit Wadekar led India to their first conquest of England, Kapil's men landed on English shores to face a strong English side under the leadership of Mike Gatting and David Gower. India had a strong batting line-up, powered by an in-form Mohammed Azharuddin, Sunil Gavaskar, and Dilip Vengsarkar.

2025-06-18T08:45:49.691195+00:00 IST

"India have all bases covered...": Joe Root ahead of first Test

Root's first major test challenge this year would be the five-test series against India, starting on Friday in Leeds. But after that, from late November onwards, he will be featured in the away Ashes in Australia, aiming to win their first away series against arch-rivals since 2010-11. During these two series, Root, placed fifth among the highest run-getters in Tests with 13,006 runs, will continue to chase Sachin Tendulkar's all-time tally of 15,921 runs.

2025-06-18T08:39:28.454959+00:00 IST

Don't think it was fair on group: Root reflects on his captaincy

England's batting wizard Joe Root reminisced about his captaincy days and felt it was unfair on the group, a phase that eventually pulled the curtains down on his stint as the Three Lions skipper.

2025-06-18T08:29:29.235392+00:00 IST

Ben did so much for me, now it's my turn: Joe Root

England's talismanic batter Joe Root declared that it is his time to pay back Test skipper Ben Stokes, who did so much for him while serving as his deputy during his captaincy tenure that lasted from 2017 to 2022.

2025-06-18T07:43:04.554863+00:00 IST

Bree Illing, Bella James earn first New Zealand central contracts

Auckland Hearts' left-arm seamer Bree Illing and Otago Sparks' batter Bella James have earned their maiden central contracts after being named in the 2025-26 season list announced by New Zealand Cricket on Wednesday.

2025-06-18T06:51:55.183736+00:00 IST

A statistical look into England's 'Bazballing' at home

The 2022 Edgbaston win against India and a well-fought draw against Australia in the Ashes back in 2023 proved that Stokes-McCullum's mantra of positive, attacking and result-oriented cricket was here to stay. What followed were some promising wins and disheartening lows, home and away. Despite some failures away from home, England has been excellent at home under Stokes-McCullum, winning 15 out of their 20 Tests, losing four (two against Australia, one each against Sri Lanka and South Africa) and drawing just one.

2025-06-18T06:42:35.706106+00:00 IST

India's tour of England: Jadeja-Stokes battle a highlight

Jadeja and Stokes, when they take to the field on June 20 at Leeds, will be their team's most experienced players. Both players have a long history of playing against each other at home and away both and some more chapters could get added to it during the series, marking the starting point of ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 for these two sides.

2025-06-18T05:36:03.680448+00:00 IST

Healy delivers "nightmare" warning to Australia ahead of WI tour

The ICC WTC final against South Africa was a nightmare for the new-look Aussie top-order. Khawaja failed to step up when it mattered the most, scoring 0 and 6, while Marnus Labuschagne (17 in 22) could not adapt well to the demands of opening the innings. Cameron Green (4 and 0), also failed to fire at number three on his return to international cricket.

2025-06-18T04:35:47.701685+00:00 IST

Rob Key speaks on number 3 spot battle between Pope, Bethell

England will have a huge selection call to take as either Pope or Bethell will bat at the coveted number three spot, and the other one could miss out on being a part of the playing XI completely. Key has framed the call as a decision as to "which really good player" they should pick and said, "It is a good position to be in."

2025-06-18T04:10:47.335142+00:00 IST

MLC: Maxwell smashes 8th T20 ton, joins elite company

Maxwell, who smashed his eighth century in the shortest format, achieved this feat during the Major League Cricket (MLC) match for his side, Washington Freedom (WSF,) against Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) at Oakland.

2025-06-18T03:34:56.377404+00:00 IST

Will a great England tour grow Jaiswal's stature as opener?

The southpaw ended the previous World Test Championship (WTC) cycle as the second-highest run-getter, scoring 1,798 runs in 19 matches and 36 innings at an average of 52.88, with four centuries (two of them converted into double tons) and 10 fifties. His best score was 214*.

2025-06-18T03:11:29.816211+00:00 IST

After BGT success, will Bumrah continue his red-hot form?

The first Test will kick-start at Leeds from June 20, and watching a Team India without Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin would be a sad sight, no doubt, despite the exciting potential this new-look squad possesses. Bumrah, the "national treasure" as labelled by Virat, is to be protected at all costs, and the number of Tests he is going to play is not certain, with skipper Shubman Gill and coach Gautam Gambhir choosing to stay tight-lipped about it during the pre-departure presser.

2025-06-18T02:44:54.514665+00:00 IST

Harshit Rana earns callback to India's squad for England Test

Rana, who was part of the India A squad has linked up with the team India gear up for the series opener in Headingley, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed in a statement, as per ICC.

2025-06-18T02:35:20.241955+00:00 IST

Bundelkhand Bulls lay strong foundation in debut season

The franchise has already made a mark off the field with its robust scouting structure and community-driven approach

2025-06-17T18:06:53.496319+00:00 IST

Mushfiqur, Shanto end century droughts with gritty tons in Galle

After a prolonged wait for Test centuries, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim couldn't have wished for better circumstances to turn things around.

2025-06-17T17:35:44.903104+00:00 IST