Overseas players won’t be paid more than ₹18 crore at IPL mini-auction

Cameron Green could be the biggest buy on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY Mini-auctions ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) season have often produced record bids, particularly for overseas cricketers. In a move aimed at preserving the value of Indian players — and discouraging foreign stars from targeting mini-auctions for inflated … Read more

Shafali Verma named Player of the Month for her Women’s World Cup final exploits

Shafali Verma plays a shot during the ICC Women’s World Cup Final match against South Africa in Navi Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini India opener Shafali Verma’s match-winning performance with the bat in the Women’s World Cup final against South Africa last month has earned her the ICC ‘Player of the Month’ award for … Read more

Arshdeep — adept at swinging it his way and rising to the occasion

Thursday was supposed to be a happy homecoming for a trio of local lads in the first men’s international to be played in New Chandigarh. Much was expected of the Punjab triumvirate of vice-captain Shubman Gill, his opening partner Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh, the country’s leading wicket-taker in Twenty20 Internationals. Instead, each of them … Read more

IND vs SA 3rd T20I: India dismiss South Africa for 117 in third T20I

Arshdeep Singh (right) celebrates the wicket of South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram (left) during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala, India, on December 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The Indian pace-bowling quartet of Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube tormented South Africa, dismissing the visitors … Read more

I’ll be good to bowl: Cameron Green blames manager ‘stuff up’ for IPL auction listing error

File photo of Australia’s Cameron Green | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Australia all-rounder Cameron Green on Sunday (December 14, 2025) clarified that he well be available to bowl in the IPL saying a “stuff-up” by his manager led to him being mistakenly registered as a batter for next week’s mini auction. The 26-year-old, who miss … Read more

Ashes Test: McCullum admits England have been ‘nowhere near’ their best

England head coach Brendon McCullum during warm-up. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Defiant England coach Brendon McCullum brushed off concerns Sunday (December 14, 2025) that his job was on the line heading into the third Test against Australia, while admitting the team have been “nowhere near” their best. The tourists were crushed in the first … Read more