Cricket

Dinesh Karthik drops massive statement on India Test captain Gill

Former wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik believes Shubman Gill is yet to realise the "enormity" of what it means to be India's Test captain as he prepares to step into a lion's den with a scrappy overseas batting average.

2025-06-17T04:23:25.144344+00:00 IST

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine to retire from ODIs after WC

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine is set to retire from ODI cricket after the conclusion of the 50-over World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka later this year. Despite her retirement from the ODIs, Devine will remain available for T20Is due to a casual playing agreement for the 2025-26 season.

2025-06-17T02:52:33.380014+00:00 IST

Proteas return to Home of Cricket for more celebration

Two days after securing a historic five-wicket victory over Australia in the World Test Championship Final, the entire 15-player team was at the Home of Cricket with the legendary Test mace.

2025-06-16T17:35:24.884845+00:00 IST

Angelo Mathews reflects on his final test match

Ahead of his final Test match against Bangladesh starting from Tuesday, former Sri Lanka (SL) captain Angelo Mathews reflected on his last match in Galle.

2025-06-16T17:13:02.729447+00:00 IST

R Ashwin cleared from ball-tampering allegations in TNPL

The Madurai franchise had accused DD of tampering with the ball by using towels treated with chemicals during their game in Salem on June 14.

2025-06-16T17:06:13.973301+00:00 IST

DLI strategist meets TCAI officials, discusses future pathway

The Federation Cup was organised by the Tennis Cricket Association of India (TCAI), a member body of the International Tennis Cricket Federation( ITCF). Players for the Indian team slated to feature in the International Tennis Cricket series (against Russia and Poland) were to be picked from the Federation Cup

2025-06-16T15:07:44.036598+00:00 IST

The LEGEN-Z T10 League completes physical trials in Noida, Pune

The trials witnessed an overwhelming response from aspiring cricketers. The trials in Noida and Pune proved to be highly competitive, with 45 players selected from Noida and 36 from Pune to advance to the next round

2025-06-16T14:55:21.335228+00:00 IST

"Lot of runs on first two days...": Bangladesh captain Shanto

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto declared that he and his batters are looking to cash in early at Galle before its strip begins responding to ball tweakers.

2025-06-16T14:07:33.712050+00:00 IST

Angelo Mathews reflects on Lack of Test cricket for Sri Lanka

Mathews, on May 23, announced that the first test match against Bangladesh in June will be his last red-ball appearance for his country. Sri Lanka will be playing just four Tests in 2025 - their lowest number of Tests in a calendar year since 2013.

2025-06-16T13:46:02.651622+00:00 IST

NECO Master Blaster wins Vidarbha Pro T20 League 2025 title

Pagariya Strikers scored 178/7 batting first, with Shivam Deshmukh smashing 82 off 45. In reply, NECO Master Blaster chased it down in 17.5 overs, led by Vedant Dighade's 80

2025-06-16T13:06:06.653696+00:00 IST

Captain de Silva feels SL missed "big chance" to get to WTC final

After South Africa broke the jinx and scripted a historic win in the World Test Championship final against Australia, Sri Lanka Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva reminded his troops that it could have been them fighting for the coveted mace at Lord's as the new WTC cycle is on the horizon.

2025-06-16T13:03:06.022859+00:00 IST

DDCA launches citywide T20 cricket tournament

The tournament was inaugurated at St. Stephen's College Ground on June 16, 2025, where cricket enthusiasts and officials gathered to mark the beginning of an exciting new chapter for local cricket.

2025-06-16T12:30:01.534763+00:00 IST

Aditya Rana, Khilan Patel ruled out of India U-19 tour

The series is scheduled to take place from June 24 to July 23, 2025. The month-long tour will include a 50-over warm-up match, a five-match Youth One-Day series, and two Multi-Day matches against England U19.

2025-06-16T11:42:18.720582+00:00 IST

Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique set to join Yorkshire

Shafique will then remain with the Club and be available to play the final four group fixtures of the ongoing Vitality Blast campaign.

2025-06-16T11:06:16.895652+00:00 IST

ICC announces schedule for Women's ODI World Cup

Hosts India will take on Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 opener on 30 September 2025 in Bengaluru.

2025-06-16T10:19:09.230656+00:00 IST

"He was superhero of the match": Arshad Khan lauds Shivang Kumar

The match saw Bhopal Leopards register their first win of the tournament, and they did so in a style that spoke volumes about their potential this season

2025-06-16T10:18:15.257010+00:00 IST

MLC: Fiery knocks from Hassan, Bartlett help Unicorns beat MI NY

Chasing 183, the Unicorns were in deep trouble reeling at 42/4 as New York had things under control at the end of the power play. The Unicorns lost their in-form power-hitters Finn Allen (13) and Fraser-McGurk (1) followed by Krishnamurthi (2) and Connolly (8) in quick succession.

2025-06-16T09:43:35.629627+00:00 IST

England vs India: Root chasing two Indian legends during series

During this mouth-watering five-match series starting from June 20, Root will continue his pursuit of two Indian greats. While Root will be chasing legendary Sachin Tendulkar's all-time run tally of 15,921 runs, he will also be aiming to surpass Rahul Dravid to have the highest-ever batting average among all players to have featured in this highly competitive series.

2025-06-16T09:33:36.984769+00:00 IST

Panesar drops massive prediction ahead of India's Test series

Former left-arm spinner Monty Panesar has rated India as the "favourites" ahead of his former side, England, and believes that under the dynamic duo of head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill, the tourists will triumph in the five-match Test series by a 2-0 margin.

2025-06-16T09:32:59.344942+00:00 IST

Heartbreaks, upsets, landmark wins and relief: WTC 2023-25

South Africa, led by an inspiring, gritty skipper in Temba Bavuma, put Test cricket, diversity and black excellence on the map for his nation, guiding the rainbow nation to their first-ever world title across any format. For a side filled upto the brim with superstars but "choking" over the years when it mattered the most, the weight of the Test mace liberated a Proteas squad which had been under immense criticism for playing in T20 leagues over wearing whites. After winning just one game in the first five Tests, the Proteas went on an eight-match winning streak, marking a comeback for ages.

2025-06-16T09:24:32.921459+00:00 IST

MPL: Chambal Ghariyals beat Indore Pink Panthers

Aman Bhadoriya delivered a brilliant all-round performance as Chambal Ghariyals secured a commanding 43-run victory over Venkatesh Iyer-led Indore Pink Panthers, led by Venkatesh Iyer, in Match 6 of the Madhya Pradesh League T20 2025 at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Stadium on Sunday.

2025-06-16T09:24:11.533500+00:00 IST