Cricket

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Jay Shah hailed cricket’s return to the Olympic Games at LA28 as a landmark moment for the sport after the ICC and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed the qualification pathway, including the introduction of the inaugural ICC Olympics Qualifier.Jay Shah said the confirmed qualification system gives every member nation … Read more

Less than 24 hours after guiding Ireland to a 2-0 T20I series win over India, head coach Heinrich Malan stepped down from his role with immediate effect.Ireland completed a 2-0 sweep after beating India by one run in the second T20I on Sunday. It was Ireland’s first-ever series win over India in any format. They … Read more

India head coach Amol Muzumdar admitted that the team needs to rethink its approach in the shortest format of cricket after their disappointing Women’s T20 World Cup campaign that ended with a second successive group-stage exit.Needing a win against six-time champions Australia to qualify for the semifinals, India failed to defend 170 and lost by … Read more

Devajit Saikia (Photo ANI) Kolkata: Based on a June 26 order from Meghalaya State Commission for Women (MSCW), Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA) has slapped a lifetime ban on the state’s Under-23 women’s cricket team head coach and the team manager for an alleged sexual harassment complaint against the duo.The state association has also suspended its … Read more

Ben Stokes announces his farewell As Ben retirement announcement was being made official at Trent Bridge on a blazing Sunday afternoon, the crowd stood up and started cheering. The England captain, at the top of his bowling mark, stopped for a moment, showed no reaction and charged in. And what resulted seemed surreal.A tiring Stokes … Read more

Vaibhav Sooryvanshi (Photo ANI) Mumbai: Teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s wait for his maiden India cap continued on Sunday when he wasn’t included in the XI for the second T20I against Ireland at Belfast, with India’s team management remaining firm on its decision to play openers Sanju Samson, India’s 2026 T20 World Cup hero, and … Read more

Kemar Roach (Pic credit: WI Cricket) Kemar Roach etched his name alongside some of West Indies’ greatest fast bowlers as the veteran seamer claimed his 300th Test wicket during a dominant innings-and-217-run victory over Sri Lanka in the opening Test, a result that also went down as one of the biggest wins in the Caribbean … Read more

Deepti Sharma of India (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India spinner Deepti Sharma etched her name into the record books during India’s must-win Women’s T20 World Cup clash against Australia, becoming the highest wicket-taker in the history of women’s international cricket.Deepti achieved the landmark when she dismissed Australian opener Beth Mooney, who miscued … Read more

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma (Agency Image) India’s attempt to level the T20I series against Ireland got off to a disastrous start in Belfast on Sunday as both openers, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, were dismissed for golden ducks in the very first over, creating an unwanted record in the process.Jai Moondra struck twice in … Read more

Suryansh Shedge and Prince Yadav (X-BCCI) India captain Shreyas Iyer opted to field after winning the toss in the second T20I against Ireland on Sunday, making two changes to the playing XI as the visitors looked to level the two-match series.India handed T20I debuts to batting all-rounder Suryansh Shedge and fast bowler Prince Yadav, while … Read more