The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah was named as the CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2025 in the Outstanding Achievement category on Friday, a recognition of his influential role in shaping cricket's global future.
The Capri Sports-owned UP Warriorz, who were looking to rebuild their squad at the WPL Auction in New Delhi, pulled off quite the coup as they signed on the talismanic former Australian captain Meg Lanning, who had featured in all the previous finals of the WPL with Delhi Capitals (DC) as a
Charani, who formed a fine spin duo with veteran Deepti Sharma during India's World Cup-winning campaign this year, was bought by DC, the three-time finalists for Rs 1.30 crores. In her team's maiden 50-over World Cup win this year, Shree starred with 14 wickets at an average of 27.64, with
India's women's cricket team is gearing up to face Sri Lanka just before the start of the Women's Premier League (WPL) in January 2026 in a thrilling five-match T20I series, kicking off on December 21 in Visakhapatnam.
Two-time champions Mumbai Indians will be confident heading into a new season of the Women's Premier League in 2026 after managing to get back most of the previous champions from the team at the mega auction in New Delhi on Thursday.
GG assembled a strong squad at the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction held in Delhi on Thursday. Gujarat Giants opened their auction with a marquee purchase, securing New Zealand legend Sophie Devine for Rs 2 crore. Renuka Singh, who played an integral role in India's recent ICC World
Having retained Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues, Delhi Capitals further strengthened their Indian core by signing N. Shree Charani and Sneh Rana, making it four players from India's recent World Cup triumph in the squad.
Gujarat Giants opened their auction with a marquee purchase, securing New Zealand legend Sophie Devine for Rs 2 crore. Renuka Singh, who played an integral role in India's recent ICC World Cup triumph, became the franchise's second buy, picked up for Rs 60 lakh.
Healy was the first name to go under the hammer during the WPL 2026 auction. Healy has struggled with fitness issues since last year's T20 World Cup. She also struggled for rhythm in the ongoing Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) season. Earlier, she was bought for Rs 70 lakh by UP Warriorz i
oyal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) coach Malolan Rangarajan has said that Asha Sobhana was an integral part in RCB's win in 2024 and they are happy her getting a new team during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction on Thursday.
Star Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma got the highest bid in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction, while other ODI World Cup standouts, Shree Charani and South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt, were also in the top bracket.
The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 season is set to take place from January 9 to February 5, with the tournament split between two host cities, Navi Mumbai and Vadodara. The schedule for the fourth edition was announced by league chairman Jayesh George during the WPL auction in Delhi on T