Cricket

De Villiers warns Aus not to "underestimate" SA in WTC final

South Africa will be aiming to secure their first-ever ICC World Test Championship when they take on Australia in the title clash at Lord's from June 11 onwards. The South African team has been announced, featuring promising, but inexperienced talents like Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton and Corbin Bosch.

2025-05-13T13:19:41.281133+00:00 IST

England announce squads for series against West Indies

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced squads for the upcoming white-ball matches against West Indies, comprising three ODIs and three T20Is. The team will be led by newly-appointed white-ball captain Harry Brook

2025-05-13T13:11:12.064503+00:00 IST

Buttler, Coetzee to join GT; Russell, Narine to link with KKR

According to ESPNcricinfo, Buttler and Coetzee were the only overseas players who left India after the BCCI suspended the cash-rich league last Thursday due to cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan.

2025-05-13T12:49:45.578596+00:00 IST

2018: Virat Kohli's peak of global domination in a tough year

Throughout his career in whites, the 36-year-old made runs everywhere and dominated a variety of conditions, regions, and bowlers. His run from 2016-19 is considered as one of the richest primes in Tests, having made 4,208 runs in 43 Tests at an average of 66.79 and 16 centuries. He plundered runs everywhere, and for the players overseas, he emerged as a bullish, relentless, and dominant force unprecedented in world cricket. The year 2018 stands out as perhaps the best among all. This was when his dreams of world domination got their wings and his performances turned him into Test's ultimate flagbearer.

2025-05-13T12:25:03.414434+00:00 IST

Aqib Javed appointed as Director of High-Performance

Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru director of cricket Mike Hesson has been announced as Pakistan's white-ball head coach and Aqib Javed, who held the position on an interim basis, has been appointed as the Director of High-Performance on Tuesday.

2025-05-13T12:00:28.683870+00:00 IST

Cummins, Head likely to join SRH ahead of IPL 2025 resumption

Last week, the 18th edition of the cash-rich league was suspended due to India's cross-border tensions with Pakistan. The future of the remainder of the tournament was clouded in uncertainty.

2025-05-13T10:59:48.370473+00:00 IST

Bumrah deserves captaincy: Ashwin

Rohit bid adieu to Test cricket last Wednesday, and a couple of days later, Virat bid his farewell to the format with a heartfelt note on Instagram.

2025-05-13T10:27:36.254193+00:00 IST

Sudarsan Pattnaik dedicates a sand art to Virat Kohli

Sand Artist & Padma Shri Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik made and dedicated a sand art to Virat Kohli after he announced retirement from test cricket on Monday. He made a sand art with a replica of 14 bats to express his gratitude to him.

2025-05-13T09:47:23.203803+00:00 IST

South Africa announces squad for WTC final

South Africa's squad for the World Test Championship final has been further strengthened by the return of speedster Lungi Ngidi, who missed out on the home summer assignments due to a groin injury.

2025-05-13T09:36:43.558665+00:00 IST

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma seek blessing

The duo visited the famous spiritual figure, Premanand Maharaj, at Vrindavan Dham to receive his blessings. As soon as he reached the ashram, Premanand Maharaj asked Virat Kohli, Are you happy? To this, Virat replied- I am fine.

2025-05-13T09:34:22.176932+00:00 IST

De Villiers picks Proteas batter who can lead from the front

Australia sealed their spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, where they will face South Africa at Lord's in June.

2025-05-13T08:45:26.571769+00:00 IST

Cricket Australia on Aussie players returning to India

Cricket's richest competition, which was suspended on Friday May 9 for week amid fighting between India and Pakistan, will resume on Saturday May 17 following the announcement of a ceasefire between both the nations, as per Cricket Australia.

2025-05-13T07:40:05.756576+00:00 IST

Sarandeep Singh on Virat Kohli's test retirement

Singh noted that there is always a little pressure on Virat, but he was mentally prepared for the challenge.

2025-05-13T06:52:29.934036+00:00 IST

Pujara feels India need couple of series to figure out No.4

He felt the Indian team needs a couple of series to figure out the perfect fit for that spot, as Virat Kohli's retirement from Tests poses an immediate question to India, who will be their next No. 4. Kohli batted at No. 4 in 99 of the 115 Tests since Sachin Tendulkar's retirement.

2025-05-13T06:21:02.828043+00:00 IST

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma visit spiritual Premanand Maharaj

After retiring from test cricket on Monday, the star batter met renowned spiritual leader Premanand Maharaj at Vrindavan Dham on Tuesday.

2025-05-13T05:27:53.536540+00:00 IST

UFC fighter Conor McGregor on Virat Kohli's test retirement

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Conor McGregor shared his feelings on India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli's retirement from Test cricket on Monday.

2025-05-13T04:21:08.878198+00:00 IST

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu fined

The incident took place during the final group stage game of the recently concluded tri-series in Sri Lanka, with the hosts facing South Africa in Colombo. The Proteas emerged victorious in a high-scoring fixture.

2025-05-13T03:46:31.415364+00:00 IST

Australia announces their squad for WTC final

Cameron Green's return to the Test squad after back surgery has been confirmed, with spinner Matt Kuhnemann also included, as Australia on Tuesday revealed their squad for their WTC defence and subsequent Caribbean tour.

2025-05-13T03:33:01.160644+00:00 IST

Scotland’s Cross, Watt fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Matthew Cross and Mark Watt have been fined 10 percent of their match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for separate instances during their recent League 2 outing against Netherlands.

2025-05-13T03:03:18.639692+00:00 IST

How Virat Kohli transformed Indian Test cricket with ruthlessness

A young Virat in his mid 20s gave the world the first taste of 'Captain Kohli' during the 2014-15 tour to Australia, when he launched a rattling assault on Australian bowlers during the first Test at Adelaide, almost chasing down 364 for India, but the middle-order collapsed. Since then till his final game in charge during the 2022 tour to South Africa, never did once he fail to remind the world that his 'New India' was not the one to be messed with, to be bullied and battered into submission and had to be taken seriously as the newest challengers in a highly hegemonic Test cricket environment dominated by the oldest powers, Australia and England.

2025-05-12T18:56:48.736839+00:00 IST

"For Virat, ultimate format of game was Test cricket": Pujara 

Cheteshwar Pujara, who served as the backbone of the Indian batting order, believes that for Virat Kohli, the "ultimate format" of the game, was Test cricket and he put in a lot of hard work.

2025-05-12T18:19:52.647806+00:00 IST