England’s Josh Tongue, third left, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia’s Steve Smith during their Ashes cricket test match in Melbourne, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A rampant England tore through the Australian batting to dismiss the hosts for just 152 on day one of the fourth Ashes Test … Read more
Robin Minz hopes to be more consistent for Jharkand. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The Ishan Kishan inspired Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy triumph was the biggest moment in the fledgling career of wicket-keeper batter Robin Minz. The 23-year-old was a component part of an explosive and destructive Jharkhand batting unit that won the SMAT title … Read more
Australia and England in action during Ashes. | Photo Credit: AFP Australia won’t attempt to replace injured Nathan Lyon with another spin bowler for the fourth Ashes test against England and will go into Friday’s start of the match with a 12-man, pace-heavy squad. After Lyon suffered a long-term hamstring injury in the Ashes-clinching win … Read more
Eye on the ball: Shafali hones her catching skills ahead of the third T20I. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN It is nice, Amol Muzumdar admits, having this tag of the World champion. The Women in Blue have played like one, too, crushing Sri Lanka in the first two matches of the T20I series. “They will always carry that now, as … Read more
Transitions are never easy, but they need not be overwhelming either. Tamil Nadu cricket, despite boasting a rich talent pool, has not quite lived up to its potential in recent years. In an exclusive interaction with the The Hindu, U. Bhagwandas Rao, recently elected as the Honorary Secretary of the TNCA, spoke about the challenges ahead. “Over the past … Read more
This time two years back, Ishan Kishan’s international career was at a crossroads. Despite having done precious little wrong, the little wicketkeeper-batter was out of favour in each of the three formats when it came to the playing XI on the long tour of South Africa in 2023-24. While his Twenty20 International career wasn’t quite … Read more
The Indian players at a training session ahead of the 3rd T20I against Sri Lankan in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN There is a new spring in their steps. The kind of spring that only the ultimate success brings. You could sense it as Harmanpreet Kaur and Harleen Deol stepped out of the team … Read more
India’s T20 World Cup squad was on expected lines with no surprises with the big question over Gill’s poor returns recently and Kishan rewarded for his domestic performances; the side seems to have covered all bases looking all set for a robust title defence Source link
England head coach Brendon McCullum talks to the media after Australia won the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP England head coach Brendon McCullum has stressed his desire to continue in the role but conceded that his future is no longer in his control following … Read more
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be seen playing in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26. | Photo Credit: PTI Prominent Indian cricketers are set to feature in the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 (VHT 2025–26), scheduled to be held from December 24 to January 8. This season will see 32 teams competing, divided into four groups … Read more