Aggression is a part of the game: Suryakumar and Salman on Indo-Pak clash

Rival captains Salman, Rashid, Suryakumar and Asalanka  in a relaxed frame of mind during the media interaction. | Photo Credit: Asian Cricket Council A little before noon on Tuesday, the captains of the eight teams at the Asia Cup sauntered into a packed hall of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and sat beside each other on […]

England beats South Africa by record 342-run margin in 3rd cricket ODI

South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke, front, leaves the field after England’s Jofra Archer, rear left, took his wicketg during the third ODI series cricket match between England and South Africa, at Utilita Bowl, Southampton, England, Sunday Sept. 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP England won by the biggest margin of victory in one-day international cricket on […]

South Africa spinner Prenelan Subrayen cleared of suspect bowling action by ICC

South Africa spinner Prenelan Subrayen. File | Photo Credit: AFP South Africa spinner Prenelan Subrayen, who was reported for illegal bowling action in the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia last month, has been cleared by the ICC on Sunday (September 7, 2025). Subrayen was reported during the match in Cairns on August […]

India ‘A’ vs Australia ‘A’: Shreyas Iyer named captain; Rahul, Siraj to play second game

Shreyas Iyer has been named captain for the India ‘A’ team for the two unofficial four-day games against Australia ‘A’ in Lucknow. | Photo Credit: PTI Left out of the Test scheme of things as well as the upcoming Asia Cup T20Is, Shreyas Iyer was on Saturday (September 6, 2025) entrusted with leading the India […]

ICC Women’s ODI World Cup: Champions to get nearly ₹40 cr. pay cheque, biggest ever in tournament’s history

The winners of the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup will receive the biggest-ever prize money in the history of the tournament, a massive hike from $1.32 million (₹11.65 crore) in the previous edition to $4.48 million (₹39.55 crore), the sport’s global governing body announced The winners of the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup […]

Can Suryakumar emulate his celebrated predecessors?

Historically, there has been a strong association between a certain player and a specific shot. Like G.R. Vishwanath with the square-cut, for instance. Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar with the bowler’s back-drive. Ricky Ponting and Rohit Sharma with the pull, V.V.S. Laxman with the wristy whip wide of mid-on, Virat Kohli with the cover-drive. Like […]

Pat Cummins vows ‘whatever it takes’ for Ashes return despite back injury

Australian Test skipper Pat Cummins has said he would do “whatever it takes” to play the high-profile Ashes, even as he battles a back injury which he’s likely to have picked up due to an uptick in workload during the World Test Championship Final against South Africa earlier this year. The 32-year-old quick, who will […]

Dhoni is the natural choice as captain of best all-format XI

The selection of Shubman Gill for the Asia Cup might be debatable. Not because he is not good enough, but because the Test series against the West Indies commences three days after the final there. He will soon be an all-format captain. T20 has evolved quickly thanks to the domestic franchises, and what, in another […]

Sri Lanka’s Jaffna to get first international cricket stadium

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurates the foundation stone for the construction of the Jaffna International Cricket Stadium (JICS) in Mandaitivu, Jaffna, on September 1, 2025. Source: X/@OfficialSLC Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (September 1, 2025) laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first international cricket stadium in the […]