Cricket

Nita Ambani praises MI's scouting team after victory over KKR

Following Mumbai Indians' (MI) victory over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday, team owner Nita Ambani praised the franchise's scouting team for unearthing exceptional talent, including bowlers Ashwani Kumar and Vignesh Puthur, along with wicketkeeper-batter Robin Minz.

2025-04-01T17:40:11.126591+00:00 IST

GT's Prasidh Krishna excited to play at Bengaluru against RCB

Krishna, who was impressed with an outing of 2/18 in four overs against Mumbai Indians (MI) in a winning effort recently, will be aiming to return to his full form against RCB at M Chinnaswammy Stadium on Wednesday. Krishna's last IPL games before his previous two matches came way back in 2022, when he took 19 wickets in 17 matches for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at an average of 29.00.

2025-04-01T17:31:41.866893+00:00 IST

RCB DoC hails Patidar's captaincy, says, "Everytime we lost..."

Patidar-led RCB, who looked an absolutely inspired unit during their away wins against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), will be aiming to replicate their sensational run so far in their first home game of the season at M Chinnaswammy Stadium against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Wednesday.

2025-04-01T17:02:18.402925+00:00 IST

Seifert replaces injured Chapman for NZ ahead of 2nd ODI vs PAK

Right-hand explosive batter Tim Seifert has been named the replacement for the injured Mark Chapman on Tuesday ahead of the second ODI of the three-match home series.

2025-04-01T17:01:57.479925+00:00 IST

Rob Walter resigns as South Africa white-ball coach

South Africa men's white-ball team head coach Rob Walter on Tuesday stepped down from his role citing personal reasons after being associated with Proteas for 67 ODIs and T20Is.

2025-04-01T16:15:52.565415+00:00 IST

IPL: Resillient Pooran, Badoni take LSG to 171/7 against PBK

Being put to bat first, LSG was reeling at 35/3, but fighting knocks from Nicholas Pooran (44) and Ayush Badoni (41) and a fiery cameo by Abdul Samad (27) gave LSG something to fight for. Arshdeep was the top bowler with three wickets.

2025-04-01T15:48:01.614604+00:00 IST

Pakistan penalised for maintaining slow over-rate

The Pakistan Cricket Team has been levied 10 per cent of the match fee after being found two overs short of the required target by the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees on Tuesday.

2025-04-01T15:37:32.522939+00:00 IST

"Middle is very congested...": RCB DoC Bobat on scheduling

RCB will be playing their first home game at M Chinnaswammy Stadium on Wednesday. After an emphatic win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and 17-year streak-breaking win at Chepauk against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), RCB looks like a well-oiled unit after having delivered standout batting and bowling performances alike and not exactly relying on just one or two big names.

2025-04-01T15:05:43.371070+00:00 IST

"Always an RCBian...": Siraj reunites with Kohli

A red-hot RCB, who secured two comprehensive wins in their first two away games against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK), will be playing Shubman Gill-led GT in their first home game of the season on Wednesday. GT have had a mixed start to the tournament with a win and a loss each. During the win over Mumbai Indians (MI), the five-time champions, Siraj opened his wicket tally for GT with a brilliant spell of 2/34 in four overs.

2025-04-01T14:45:26.018758+00:00 IST

former cricketers look ahead to Women's CWC 2025 qualifiers

The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier, set to take place in Pakistan, will feature the hosts alongside Full Members Bangladesh, Ireland and West Indies, as well as Associate Members Thailand and Scotland.

2025-04-01T14:15:36.996693+00:00 IST

Charlotte Edwards announced as England's new head coach

A press release from ECB broke the announcement to everyone. Edwards is a former England captain who represented her country over 300 times, winning two World Cups and lifting the Ashes five times across a 20-year playing career. With 10,273 runs in 309 international matches with 13 centuries, she is one of the most decorated international batters ever. She has replaced Jon Lewis after a poor ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 and 16-0 drubbing to Australia in women's Ashes away from home.

2025-04-01T14:02:12.861317+00:00 IST

IPL 2025: PBKS win toss; opt to field against LSG

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants in the 13th clash of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday

2025-04-01T14:00:56.435725+00:00 IST

MI bowling coach Paras Mhambrey hails Ashwani Kumar's performance

Ashwani Kumar made a barnstorming IPL debut against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai Indians' first home game in IPL 2025, finishing with remarkable figures of 4/24, the best by an Indian debutant in the IPL. He also became the 1st Indian bowler in the last decade to take a wicket off his very first ball in the IPL.

2025-04-01T13:25:25.287993+00:00 IST

"I am a little worried": Jaffer on Indian Test team

Jaffer was speaking on Revsportz to Boria Majumdar.

2025-04-01T12:53:11.787094+00:00 IST

Stokes, Carse unavailable for selection for upcoming Test series

The England cricket team willl continue to miss the services of their skipper Ben Stokes and right-arm seamer Brydon Carse in the upcoming Test series against India and the Ashes as they are still recovering from their respective injuries.

2025-04-01T12:18:43.594505+00:00 IST

Wasim Jaffer hails "tireless" Ashwani Kumar following IPL debut

Jaffer was speaking to Boria Majumdar on Revsportz. Ashwani's spell of 4/24 against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in front of a packed Wankhede crowd left the visitors stunned and guided five-time champions to their first win of the season.

2025-04-01T12:12:26.956389+00:00 IST

Bravo slams CWI's move to remove Powell from T20I captaincy

As the West Indies Senior Men's team prepares for a new chapter, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced leadership transitions across formats ahead of a crucial home season. The upcoming home series will mark the start of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle with Test matches against Australia, while the tour to England and Ireland will see a new T20 captain settle into the role ahead of the campaign for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, as per the official website of CWI. Shai Hope assumed the role of T20I captain in addition to his existing ODI captaincy. He replaces Rovman Powell, who has led the T20 side with distinction since May 2023.

2025-04-01T11:50:48.671741+00:00 IST

Australian selection chair Bailey feels Marsh still "important"

The Aussies named a 23-player list that will receive national contracts for the 2025/26 season on Tuesday, which also witnessed Marsh getting a central contract. The 33-year-old has dealt with plenty of injury issues recently, which hampered his ability to bowl and he last played for Australia back in December last year during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, in which he was below par with both bat and ball, taking just three wickets and scoring just 73 runs.

2025-04-01T11:36:58.883938+00:00 IST

Bailey leaves door open for Australian youngsters at T20 WC 2026

The Aussies named a 23-player list that will receive national contracts for the 2025/26 season on Tuesday, with all-rounder Aaron Hardie, pacer Sean Abbott and spinner Todd Murphy the unlucky trio to miss out and youngsters Cooper Connolly and Jake Fraser-McGurk also failing to earn a deal.

2025-04-01T11:13:17.266567+00:00 IST

KKR's Ramandeep Singh reflects on team’s performance against MI

The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) suffered an eight-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Monday.

2025-04-01T10:40:48.323973+00:00 IST

Former NZ skipper Kane Williamson roots for tweaks in WTC

Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has backed calls related to the introduction of designated windows for international cricket. Williamson believes such a move could turn the World Test Championship (WTC) into a "more level competition".

2025-04-01T08:39:32.519902+00:00 IST