England’s Jofra Archer reacts after bowling to Australia’s Mitchell Starc. | Photo Credit: Reuters England bowler Jofra Archer will not play in the remaining two Ashes tests due to a left side strain, a team official said Wednesday. The 30-year-old Archer spent four years battling a variety of fitness issues, including stress fractures of the … Read more
England’s Ben Duckett walks from the field after he was dismissed during play on day four of the third Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Adelaide, Australia, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP England’s managing director of men’s cricket, Rob Key, says he will investigate the drinking habits of the England … Read more
England’s Managing Director of Cricket Rob Key and head coach Brendon McCullum. File | Photo Credit: AFP England’s managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key says he will investigate the drinking habits of the England team following reports that their mid-Ashes beach resort break may have involved over-indulging of alcohol. England lost each of the … Read more
Samson. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: VIJAY SONEJI Not every cricketing journey is written in straight lines. Some are carved through detours, doubts, and long silences — and Sanju Samson’s career is a powerful testament to resilience. From a young age, Samson was destined to be different. After representing Kerala at the under-13 level, he … Read more
Sri Lanka’s players celebrate a wicket during the second T20I cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Be it the slow burn of the first T20I or the swift mercy of the second, the outcome remained the same, with a seven-wicket win for … Read more
All eyes on the King: Kohli’s exploits at the tournament will be keenly followed. | Photo Credit: PTI For the second year in a row, the annual domestic one-day tournament, the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT), commences with the clamour surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction already settled. While interest from IPL franchises and their … Read more
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Nathan Lyon knew immediately. As soon as he dived at full stretch to his right at fine-leg to prevent Jamie Smith’s pull from reaching the boundary in the 77th over of England’s second innings at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, a slight grimace betrayed the sense that he wasn’t quite right. He threw the ball … Read more
Kohli. | Photo Credit: PTI The last time Virat Kohli played a List A fixture that was not an ODI was way back in September 2013 when he led Delhi against India Blue in the final of the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. On Wednesday, he is set to bridge that gap of 12 years and … Read more
Star presence: Rohit’s presence will be a fillip for the Mumbai players. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY It felt like a festival at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday. The stands, which until recently were covered with a thick growth of bushes, were being cleaned up hurriedly; the ad-hoc committee members of the Rajasthan Cricket … Read more