Shafali Verma of India has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for November 2025 after a match-defining performance in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 final against South Africa last month at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. She made a decisive impact in the title clash with a […]
India’s bowlers ran riot against South Africa on Sunday, December 14, setting up a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in the third match of the series at Dharamsala. Continuing the trend of one-sided results in the series, India comfortably chased down a modest target of 117 with 25 balls to spare. On a tricky surface that offered […]
Hardik Pandya scripted history by becoming the first Indian to achieve the landmark of 1,500 runs and 100 wickets in T20Is. He reached the milestone during the third T20I against Aiden Markram’s South Africa on Sunday, December 14, at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, Malaysia’s Virandeep Singh, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi and […]
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir talks to India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) NEW DELHI: India’s 51-run loss to South Africa in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday has triggered a fresh wave of scrutiny, with questions directed at the form of Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav and the team’s bowling discipline. Former India […]
Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Batter Shubman Gill’s lean patch in T20Is continued on Thursday as the opener was dismissed for a golden duck in the second T20I against South Africa in Mullanpur, triggering a wave of criticism and trolling on social media. Gill lasted only one delivery before Lungi Ngidi found his outside edge […]
Virat Kohli closed in fellow Rohit Sharma as the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the updated ODI Rankings for batters on Wednesday. Kohli, who now plays only one format after having retired from Tests and T20Is, scored 302 runs in three matches for India, including two back-to-back hundreds in a recently concluded series against South […]
India wrapped up the three-match ODI series against South Africa 2-1, but their victory came with a minor setback off the field. The team was fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. India lost that game by four wickets, allowing South Africa […]
Star Indian batter Abhishek Sharma etched his name in the history books, becoming the first-ever Indian player to score 100 sixes in a calendar year. He achieved the feat during Punjab’s fixture against Services in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Sharma continued his blistering form in the ongoing […]
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: At present, the Indian think tank is walking a tightrope, trying to build the team around a fresh crop of players while maintaining links with the experienced core. In that context, head coach Gautam Gambhir, who oversees this process, was clearly pleased to see contributions coming […]
Rohit Sharma’s consciousness over his health was on full display on Saturday after the India opener refused to take a cake bite from Yashasvi Jaiswal even after Virat Kohli’s directive, the video of which went viral on social media. The incident took place at the team hotel as the Indian players celebrated Jaiswal’s maiden ODI […]
