‘Karnataka State RCB Fans Festival’: Fan writes letter to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, requests for a holiday if Bengaluru wins IPL 2025

‘Karnataka State RCB Fans Festival’: Fan writes letter to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, requests for a holiday if Bengaluru wins IPL 2025

New Delhi: RCB has defeated Punjab Kings by eight wickets in the first play-off and entered the final of IPL 2025 with a bang. The fans of Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been waiting for 18 years to see their favourite team lift the IPL trophy, and now, they are once again close to fulfilling that … Read more

Anil Kumble takes up role of wildlife conservation envoy with zero pay; Tammanah’s Rs 6 crore endorsement faces backlash

Anil Kumble takes up role of wildlife conservation envoy with zero pay; Tammanah’s Rs 6 crore endorsement faces backlash

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer, Anil Kumble has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the Karnataka Forest and Wildlife Department. He has taken up the role without any remuneration. Reports say his decision is driven purely by social commitment. This stands in sharp contrast to the recent controversy regarding actress Tammanah Bhatia who was … Read more

‘Hats off to Captain Rohit Sharma’: Congress’s Shama Mohamed hails Champions Trophy win

‘Hats off to Captain Rohit Sharma’: Congress’s Shama Mohamed hails Champions Trophy win

New Delhi: Congress leader Shama Mohamed, whose online posts fat-shaming Indian captain Rohit Sharma sparked a major row last week, hailed Sharma on Sunday for leading from the front in the Champions Trophy final and congratulated the team on their triumph in the tournament. Sharma made an excellent half-century as a resolute India held their … Read more

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st ODI: Live streaming, pitch and weather report

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st ODI: Live streaming, pitch and weather report

New Delhi: Afghanistan will take on Bangladesh in the first ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. Hashmatullah Shahidi and Co. are high on confidence after defeating South Africa in the ODI series. On the other side, Bangladesh have struggled in the Test matches against India and South Africa. The Bangla Tigers also lost … Read more

David Warner calls for clarity on ball-tampering controversy during India A match

David Warner calls for clarity on ball-tampering controversy during India A match

New Delhi: Former Australian opener David Warner has called for clarity on the ball-tampering controversy that happened during the first unofficial Test between Australia A and India A match in Mackay. The Indian players were angry when umpires handed them a different ball before the start of the day’s play. The on-field umpire Shawn Craig … Read more

SA vs IND: Arshdeep Singh aims to break Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s all-time T20I record

SA vs IND: Arshdeep Singh aims to break Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s all-time T20I record

New Delhi: Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is on the verge of breaking a massive record for India when the Men in Blue will face South Africa in the four-match T20I series starting on November 8 in Kingsmead, Durban. The left-arm pacer can become the highest wicket-taker in T20I format in a single year. Arshdeep … Read more

Pant, Rahul among players registered at Rs 2 crore base price for IPL mega auction

Pant, Rahul among players registered at Rs 2 crore base price for IPL mega auction

New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday, November 5 revealed the list of 1574 players who have registered for the IPL 2025 mega auction. The big number will decrease by some distance before the mega auction. The list contains all the marquee Indian players who were released by their IPL franchises ahead of … Read more

Josh Inglis named Australia’s white-ball captain for series against Pakistan

Josh Inglis named Australia’s white-ball captain for series against Pakistan

New Delhi: Josh Inglis has been named as Australia’s white-ball captain for the final ODI and three-match T20I series against Pakistan. The wicketkeeper batter will take over the captaincy from Pat Cummins who will miss the last ODI match along with Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marnus Labuschagne and Josh Hazlewood. Fast bowlers Xavier Bartlett, Spencer … Read more

England pacer James Anderson registers for IPL 2025 Mega Auction, Stokes opts out

England pacer James Anderson registers for IPL 2025 Mega Auction, Stokes opts out

New Delhi: Former England fast bowler James Anderson has registered his name for the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction. He retired from Test cricket recently during a series against West Indies and has never played in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He has registered for the upcoming mega-auction at INR 1.25 crore. Anderson’s last T20 … Read more

Rohit Sharma vs KL Rahul: Analysing both batters performances in last 10 Test innings

Rohit Sharma vs KL Rahul: Analysing both batters performances in last 10 Test innings

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma’s form and Test captaincy credentials have come under the scanner after India’s 3-0 whitewash in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand at home. India recorded a new low as they got whitewashed for the first time in a three-match Test series at home. The hosts suffered another epic batting … Read more

Face pacers from 20 yards: Sunil Gavaskar’s advice to Indian batters for BGT 2024-25

Face pacers from 20 yards: Sunil Gavaskar’s advice to Indian batters for BGT 2024-25

New Delhi: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar has advised the Indian youngsters to face pacers from 20 yards instead of 22 yards on the pitch to prepare for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia. After suffering a 3-0 whitewash in the recently concluded Test series against New Zealand at home, India will be looking to … Read more

‘Aaj India ko Dravid ki yaad aa rahi hogi’: Ex-Pakistan batter slams Gautam Gambhir

‘Aaj India ko Dravid ki yaad aa rahi hogi’: Ex-Pakistan batter slams Gautam Gambhir

New Delhi: Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali slammed India head coach Gautam Gambhir for his IPL-like tactics after New Zealand defeated India by 25 runs in the third Test in Mumbai to complete a 3-0 clean sweep in the three-match Test series against the hosts. New Zealand created history by becoming the first team to … Read more

Poor batting to awful tactics: Everything that went wrong for India in 3-0 loss to NZ

Poor batting to awful tactics: Everything that went wrong for India in 3-0 loss to NZ

New Delhi: New Zealand thumped India by 25 runs in the 3rd Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday to become the first team to whitewash India 3-0 in a three-match Test series at home. The Tom Latham-led side enjoyed an epoch-making historic run throughout the three-match rubber as they not only ended … Read more

‘Karma hit back’: Pakistani fans react after New Zealand whitewash India

‘Karma hit back’: Pakistani fans react after New Zealand whitewash India

New Delhi: New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in the final Test of the three-match series at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai and completed a 3-0 whitewash on India in India. They became the first team to whitewash the Men in Blue at home since 2000. Team India failed to chase a 147-run … Read more

How Rishabh Pant’s controversial dismissal cost India 3rd Test against New Zealand

How Rishabh Pant’s controversial dismissal cost India 3rd Test against New Zealand

New Delhi: Rishabh Pant’s dismissal during India’s second innings in the ongoing 3rd Test against New Zealand sparked controversy. Pant was caught by Tom Blundell at slips off the bowling of left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel after scoring a fighting half-century on Day 3 of the Test match. The Indian wicket-keeper batter was well set and … Read more

’92 years mai ek bar toh allowed hai’: Rohit & Co. bashed after Kiwis whitewash India

’92 years mai ek bar toh allowed hai’: Rohit & Co. bashed after Kiwis whitewash India

New Delhi: New Zealand defeated India by 25 runs in the third Test at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai and inflicted a 3-0 whitewash on India in India. The Blackcaps became the first team to whitewash the Men in Blue at home since 2000. Rohit and Co. failed to chase a 147-run target on … Read more

Ravindra Jadeja becomes 2nd Indian to achieve rare feat in 3rd Test vs New Zealand

Ravindra Jadeja becomes 2nd Indian to achieve rare feat in 3rd Test vs New Zealand

New Delhi: India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja bagged his second five-wicket haul during New Zealand’s second innings of the ongoing third Test between the two sides at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Jadeja dismissed Ajaz Patel in the morning session on Day 3 to complete his fifer and help India bundle out the visitors … Read more

India A accused of ball-tampering during 7-wicket defeat to Australia A

India A accused of ball-tampering during 7-wicket defeat to Australia A

New Delhi: The fourth Day of the unofficial Test between Australia A and India A at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay started with controversy when the on-field changed the ball used by the Men in Blue after ball-tampering accusations. Australia A needed just 86 runs to win and shortly after the play began, … Read more

‘He cares about Test cricket’: Former India cricketer praises Shubman Gill’s grit

‘He cares about Test cricket’: Former India cricketer praises Shubman Gill’s grit

New Delhi: Shubman Gill played a sensational knock on Day 2 of the third Test match against New Zealand at the Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai. He missed his century by 10 runs, scoring 90 runs off 146 balls. He stitched a 96-run partnership with Pant to help India fight back in the match. The … Read more

Sai Sudharsan hits hundred as India A set 225 runs target for Australia A

Sai Sudharsan hits hundred as India A set 225 runs target for Australia A

New Delhi: Team India set a 225-run target for Australia A in the first unofficial Test at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay. Sai Sudharsan batted brilliantly and smashed his seventh first-class century. He scored 103 runs off 200 balls with the help of nine boundaries. Devdutt Paddikal also scored 88 runs off 199 balls … Read more

‘He was No.1 on our list’: KKR CEO reveals why franchise didn’t retain Shreyas Iyer

‘He was No.1 on our list’: KKR CEO reveals why franchise didn’t retain Shreyas Iyer

New Delhi: The Kolkata Knight Riders have announced their retentions for the IPL 2025. The franchise have decided to retain Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore), Sunil Narine (Rs 12 crore), Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 12 crore), Harshit Rana (Rs 4 crore) and Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4 crore). KKR have released their … Read more

‘Want players with winning mindset’: LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka takes a dig at KL Rahul

‘Want players with winning mindset’: LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka takes a dig at KL Rahul

New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and KL Rahul have decided to part ways ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Rahul led LSG for three IPL seasons but now it is clear that he will wear a new jersey in the upcoming season. The Lucknow-based franchise have retained West Indian batter Nicholas Pooran, pace … Read more

Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler sign contract extension with ECB

Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler sign contract extension with ECB

New Delhi: England Test captain Ben Stokes and white ball skipper Jos Buttler have signed new two-year central contracts. Stokes rejected a three-year deal last October when the England and Wales Cricket Board announced a multi-year contract for the first time and opted to sign a 12-month deal. But he has committed to England until … Read more

IND vs NZ 3rd Test, Mumbai weather report: Will rain play spoilsport on Day 1?

IND vs NZ 3rd Test, Mumbai weather report: Will rain play spoilsport on Day 1?

New Delhi: India will take on New Zealand in the third and final Test of the three-match series at Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on Friday, November 1. The visitors defeated Rohit and Co. by 8 wickets in the first Test and by 113 runs in the second Test. They have already won the Test … Read more

Don’t think our skill against spin has decreased, says Gambhir ahead of 3rd Test

Don’t think our skill against spin has decreased, says Gambhir ahead of 3rd Test

New Delhi: Team India will take on New Zealand in the third and final Test of the series at Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai on November 1, Friday. The Men in Blue have already lost the series and will look to avoid the whitewash. The Blackcaps defeated Rohit and Co. by 8 wickets in the … Read more