If Bazball is dead — and obituaries are being written furiously —– it would be a pity. England didn’t invent the attacking, free flowing style nor are they the first team to display a passion for the game that seems to go beyond victory and defeat. The great West Indies teams of the past played … Read more

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, centre, with teammates, celebrates after winning the first T20 International cricket match between India and South Africa in Cuttack, India, December 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Hardik Pandya’s splendid effort left both the analysts and fans wondering if he overcame difficult conditions or made the most of a surface which … Read more

Tejaswi says it was Yashasvi who encouraged him to make the move to Tripura. | Photo Credit: Instagram@tejasvijaiswal97 For Tejasvi Jaiswal, elder brother of Yashasvi Jaiswal, cricket was a dream interrupted by reality. In 2012, when the Jaiswal brothers moved from Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai to pursue the sport, it felt like the beginning of … Read more

A total of 350 cricketers, including 240 Indians, will go under the hammer in the IPL auction to take place in Abu Dhabi on December 16. A total of 1,390 players are registered for the auction. The number was reduced to 1,005 players before 350 were finally shortlisted to battle for 77 slots available, including … Read more

File photo of Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood. | Photo Credit: AP Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the Ashes series with hamstring and Achilles injuries. Hazlewood missed Australia’s two eight-wickets wins over England in Perth and Brisbane but had been expected to return later in the five-match series. Australia coach … Read more

Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw — the intriguing batters who went unsold in last year’s full auction — have been named in the opening set of players for the Indian Premier League (IPL) Player Auction ahead of the 2026 edition Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw — the intriguing batters who went unsold in last year’s … Read more

Suryakumar feels the series against the Proteas and Black Caps will stand his side in good stead ahead of the World Cup. | Photo Credit: PTI Suryakumar Yadav made clear that there will not be a lot of tinkering in terms of team combination heading into the home T20 World Cup next year. The focus, … Read more

Jagjit Singh Sandhu’s fine all-round performance and Arjun Azad’s excellent half-century piloted Chandigarh to a four-wicket win over Hyderabad in a Group-B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Eden Gardens here on Monday. Despite the loss, Hyderabad moved into the Super League as the group topper. Madhya Pradesh, which lost its last engagement and was tied on 16 points … Read more

South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje at a training session on the eve of the first India-South Africa T20 in Cuttack on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI With South Africa’s T20 squad dealing with injuries, Aiden Markram believes that it gives players the perfect opportunity to prove their worth, especially with the T20 World Cup coming … Read more

Tamil Nadu opener Sai Sudharsan en route his hundred. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Thanks to skipper Manisankar Murasingh’s all-round brilliance (69 and two for 30), Tripura first forced a tie against Karnataka and then edged it out in the Super Over in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite Group D seventh-round clash at the … Read more