Cricket

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Reddy (Agency Image) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: India may have already sealed the ODI series against Afghanistan, but the final game in Chennai is far from a dead rubber. For the team management, it is another opportunity to tick boxes on the road to the 2027 ODI World Cup, test combinations and, … Read more

India’s KL Rahul (AP Photo) With the ODI series already secured after victories in the first two matches against Afghanistan, India have used the opportunity to test different combinations and assess players outside their established core group.The absence of senior figures Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah has allowed the team management to experiment, … Read more

Faf du Plessis has just redefined age in T20 cricket, setting a record as the oldest centurion at 41 years and 340 days. Faf du Plessis added his name to the record books by becoming the oldest player in cricket history to score a T20 century. The veteran South African achieved the feat in his … Read more

Bangladesh Squad: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Towhid Hridoy(c), Parvez Hossain Emon(w), Abdul Gaffar Saqlain, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Litton Das, Nurul Hasan Australia Squad: Mitchell Marsh(c), Josh Inglis(w), Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Matt Renshaw, Nikhil Chaudhary, Joel Davies, Xavier Bartlett, … Read more

NEW DELHI: The Sooryavanshi household in Motipur village of Tajpur, Samastipur (Bihar), already has one cricketing sensation in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Now, another youngster from the family is beginning to attract attention – 10-year-old Ashirvad Sooryavanshi.Vaibhav’s younger brother has already offered a glimpse of what may lie ahead. In his very first match for Cricket Academy … Read more

Faf’s century powers TSK to 6-wicket victory (Image: X) Veteran South African batter Faf du Plessis turned back the clock with a sensational unbeaten century as the Texas Super Kings (TSK) kicked off their Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 campaign with a thrilling six-wicket victory over the Seattle Orcas at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.Chasing … Read more

New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips celebrates his century (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) Glenn Phillips registered his name into New Zealand cricket history with a maiden Test century as the Black Caps tightened their grip on the second Test against England at The Oval on Day 2.The Kiwi all-rounder became just the third New Zealand batter to … Read more

LUCKNOW: One of the riveting sights in cricket is to see a fast bowler run in, unleash the ball at great speed and hustle the batsman with his pace. That’s why Gurnoor Brar has got Indian cricket excited. The 26-year-old was recently rewarded with six Afghanistan wickets in two ODIs in vastly different conditions — … Read more

India’s captain Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) Shubman Gill’s remarkable purple patch continued on Wednesday as the India captain produced another batting masterclass, prompting high praise from Sunil Gavaskar after India’s emphatic ODI series-clinching victory over Afghanistan in Lucknow.Gill has enjoyed a stunning run of form over the past three weeks, piling up runs across … Read more

ENG vs NZ Day 2 LIVE: New Zealand will begin Day 2 of the second Test at The Oval in a strong position on 291/7, with Glenn Phillips and Kyle Jamieson tasked with extending the innings against an inexperienced England attack and pushing the total beyond the 350-run mark. After interim captain Joe Root elected … Read more