Australia’s Mitchell Starc in action in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on December 4, 2025 | Photo Credit: Hollie Adams Australian veteran Mitchell Starc became the most prolific left-arm paceman in Test history on Thursday (December 4, 2025), surpassing Pakistan great Wasim Akram. The 35-year-old bagged England’s Harry Brook at the Gabba in Brisbane … Read more
Honest take: Parag says he is not ‘currently playing for India’ because his ‘shoulder was injured’. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI Riyan Parag, who last played for India over a year ago, believes he isn’t part of the national setup currently because of a shoulder injury and that he can play both white-ball … Read more
South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Matthew Breetzke heaped praise on the side’s deep, power-packed batting unit for the fight it showed … Read more
Cricket is a religion in India, a unifying force even in the most strenuous situations. The country is currently reeling under a widespread air travel disruption. But even fans dealing with last-minute cancellations and delays found momentary solace in predicting which way the pendulum will swing when India faces South Africa here on Saturday (December … Read more
Exciting and entertaining: Dogra feels that T20 cricket has enriched the game overall. | Photo Credit: File photo: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Unlike other cricketers, 41-year-old Paras Dogra has switched from red ball to white ball cricket differently this season. While his Jammu & Kashmir teammates have tweaked their on-field skills for the Syed Mushtaq Ali … Read more
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate. | Photo Credit: K R DEEPAK Ahead of the series decider against South Africa, Ryan ten Doeschate stated that India has been working on addressing the drop in run rate in the death overs. “The slight slowdown in both games was a combination of the wickets slowing up a … Read more
Rajasthan bowler Ashok Sharma in action during the Ranji Trophy Elite cricket match against Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal in Hyderabad, on Saturday, November 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: NAGARA GOPAL Rajasthan pacer Ashok Sharma, who is now the leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets from five matches in the … Read more
Hyderabad captain C.V. Milind picked up three wickets as the team bowled out J&K for 112 in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match in Kolkata on Thursday. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Nitin Sai Yadav scalped three and Tanay Thyagarajann scored his maiden half-century to propel Hyderabad to a four-wicket win over Jammu and Kashmir … Read more
Shafali Verma in action. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India opener Shafali Verma, whose blazing 87 and two key wickets powered the country to its maiden ICC Women’s World Cup title, was on Friday (December 5, 2025) named in the ICC Player of the Month shortlist for November. Shafali, drafted into the squad as … Read more
West Indies’ Shai Hope celebrates his century on day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on December 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A New Zealand team with a crowded medical ward met stiff resistance and was unable to finish off the West Indies on the fourth day of the first … Read more