It’s perhaps one of those convenient paradoxes; Yashasvi Jaiswal obliquely owes his international debut to Shubman Gill, yet it’s the latter who is, in a roundabout way, holding up the left-hander’s progress as an all-format powerhouse. Ahead of the two-Test tour of the Caribbean in July 2023, Gill had almost exclusively opened the batting in … Read more
Fine-tuning: Virat, with the help of coach Rajiv, has worked on his scoop, sweep and reverse-sweep. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Jharkhand’s Virat Singh, who followed up his 39-ball 72 (10×4, 2×6) against Tamil Nadu with a 36-ball 69 (4×4, 5×6) in the 36-run win over Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Monday, said … Read more
The third and final part of South Africa’s tour of India gets underway on Tuesday, with the two teams facing off in the first of five T20Is at the Barabati Stadium here. The Men in Blue have been almost unstoppable in this format, winning all six bilateral series in addition to the multi-nation Asia Cup, … Read more
Image used for representation purpose only. Four people were arrested for allegedly black-marketing the tickets of the India-South Africa T20I match in Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium on Tuesday (December 9, 2025), the police said. While 12 tickets being sold at inflated rates were seized by officers of the Bidanasi police station, nine tickets were recovered from … Read more
Kushagra says it is not just about hitting the ball, but timing it well. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Kumar Kushagra, whose unbeaten 48-ball 84 (5×4, 5×6) at No. 3 helped Jharkhand post 207 for three and secure a 28-run win against Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium … Read more
The victorious Indian team after the series win against South Africa. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK The 0-2 Test drubbing by South Africa saw the Men in Blue head into the white-ball leg seeing red. However, in the span of a week, a 2-1 ODI series triumph and some replays of vintage classics from two … Read more
England’s Jofra Archer interacts with Australia’s Steve Smith | Photo Credit: Reuters Pumped-up Australia captain Steve Smith and England fast bowler Jofra Archer had a fiery verbal clash near the climax of the second Ashes Test on Sunday (December 7, 2025) at the Gabba. The hosts won the day-night Test by an emphatic eight wickets … Read more
England’s Jofra Archer interacts with Australia’s Steve Smith | Photo Credit: Reuters Pumped-up Australia captain Steve Smith and England fast bowler Jofra Archer had a fiery verbal clash near the climax of the second Ashes Test on Sunday (December 7, 2025) at the Gabba. The hosts won the day-night Test by an emphatic eight wickets … Read more
It was a successful run for Prasad’s ‘Team Game Changers’ in the election. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Former India fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad defeated Director of The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Limited, K.N. Shanth Kumar, 749-558 to emerge as the new Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) president here on Sunday. It was a successful … Read more
Rajasthan, along with Jharkhand, has already secured qualification from Group D. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI As the group stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 domestic competition enters its home stretch, 10 teams remain in contention for the four Super League spots up for grabs ahead of the final round on Monday. Defending … Read more