England’s captain Ben Stokes in action on day 4 of the second Ashes Test against Australia in Brisbane on December 7, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Ben Stokes dispensed with Bazball and pragmatically set about reviving England’s Ashes prospects with a watchful 36 on Sunday (December 7, 2025) to usher his team through the first … Read more
Mitchell Starc has been menacing England with the ball in this Ashes series. Now he’s doing damage with the bat, too. At stumps on Day 3 of the second test, England was teetering on 134-6 in its second innings and still needed to score 43 runs to make Australia bat again. Starc was voted player … Read more
Australia’s Pat Cummins with Marnus Labuschagne during the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. Pat Cummins said he is ready to go for action from the Adelaide Test. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia captain Pat Cummins said he will be “good to go” for the third Ashes Test after missing the first two with a back … Read more
Sai Sudharsan | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI After India suffered a 2-0 whitewash against South Africa in the recent Test series, the batting unit came under fire for being ill-equipped to handle turning tracks at home. On Saturday, Sai Sudharsan responded to the criticism by acknowledging that the batters fell short, stressing the need to … Read more
West Indies’ Justin Greaves, right, raises his bat after scoring 200 runs against New Zealand on Day 5 of their cricket test match in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP An epic 202 not out by Justin Greaves and a stubborn support role by Kemar Roach saw the West Indies … Read more
Kushagra smashed five fours and as many sixes in his unbeaten 84 off 48 balls. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Kumar Kushagra (84 n.o., 48b, 5×4, 5×6) and Virat Singh (72, 39b, 10×4, 2×6) went ballistic, powering Jharkhand to 207 for three and a 28-run takedown of Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy … Read more
Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal took India home with plenty to spare. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Such was India’s torrid run with tosses in ODIs that even head coach Gautam Gambhir saw the funny side when the 20-match losing streak finally ended. “I don’t know about 20-21, but in my tenure, we have won … Read more
Ayush Mhatre’s quickfire knock powered Mumbai to an easy win against Chhattisgarh. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Mumbai and Andhra made short work of paltry targets and waltzed into the Super League phase of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. Ayush Mhatre (69 n.o., 49b, 3×4, 5×6) put … Read more
Tanay was instrumental in Hyderabad restricting Bihar to a modest total. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajann’s three-wicket haul and opener Tanmay Agarwal’s fine unbeaten half-century fashioned table-topper Hyderabad’s thumping seven-wicket win over Bihar in a Group-B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Jadavpur University ground here on Saturday. Choosing … Read more
Easy-peasy: Jayant & Co. wreaked havoc as Pondicherry cantered to a victory over Bengal. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI For the first time in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season, Bengal fumbled with the bat and couldn’t even cross the 100-run mark, chasing the 178-run target set by Pondicherry at the Gymkhana Ground. After … Read more