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Tilak Varma slams century on Hampshire debut; departs after scoring 100 in County Championship | Cricket News

India batter Tilak Varma had a memorable County debut as the southpaw hammered a century on his Hampshire debut. The 22-year-old, who was unbeaten on 98 against Essex on the opening day, completed his sixth first-class century on the second day. However, the southpaw fell right after reaching his milestone, as former South Africa captain […]

Live Score, ENG vs IND, 1st Test Day 5: Bumrah and weather stand between England’s historic chase

Former England captain Alastair Cook had an excellent explanation for it at the end of Day 4. Speaking on BBC’s Test Match Special, Cook said that there could be two factors contributing to the dropped catches at Leeds, and both issues were Leeds-specific problems. PROBLEMS AT LEEDS The slope Dark patches in the […]

Pant reprimanded by ICC for showing dissent at umpire’s decision

India’s Rishabh Pant reacts as he leaves the field after losing his wicket on day four of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Monday, June 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant has been reprimanded by the ICC for showing dissent at an […]

IND vs ENG 1st Test: KL Rahul the monk in an old bottle finds calm, grit and focus to anchor India in chaos

Over the last few years, he has put in the work and done the hard yards. He has become India’s rock in Test cricket, and he has done it his way. If India’s players were represented by everyday objects, KL Rahul’s would probably be the yo-yo. He has been moved up and down the order. […]

MLC 2025: San Francisco Unicorns crush MI New York with second-highest MLC total | Cricket News

San Francisco Unicorns put on a batting show in Texas, hammering 246 for 4, the second-highest total ever in Major League Cricket. Led by captain Matthew Short’s explosive 94 off 39 balls and Jake Fraser-McGurk’s blistering 64, the Unicorns set a massive 247-run target for MI New York. In reply, MI New York looked dangerous […]

IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant equals Sachin Tendulkar’s record, now only behind Rahul Dravid | Cricket News

Rishabh Pant (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Rishabh Pant continued to cement his reputation as India’s most fearless wicketkeeper-batter, notching up twin centuries in the Headingley Test and matching multiple records along the way. After scoring a fluent 134 in the first innings, Pant added another 118 in the second, becoming the first Indian to […]

Kirsty Coventry takes over as first woman IOC president

The first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday (June 23, 2025) on the organisation’s 131st birthday with praise that the Olympic movement was “in the best of hands.” Ms. Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medallist in swimming for Zimbabwe, finally and formally […]

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi dies at the age of 77

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi has passed away at the age of 77 on Monday, June 23. A close family friend of the former left-arm spinner said that Doshi died in London on Monday. Doshi represented India in 33 Tests and 15 ODIs. The former left-arm spinner is survived by a son and a daughter. […]

‘Two good’: Sanjiv Goenka lauds Rishabh Pant’s aggression, gives special mention to KL Rahul | Cricket News

Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka took to social media to celebrate as Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul slammed centuries in India’s second innings against England during the first Test at Headingley Cricket Stadium in Leeds on Monday, June 23. Pant created history by becoming only […]

IND vs ENG: ‘You just let Rishabh Pant be Rishabh Pant’ – KL Rahul hails star batter after twin tons as India set England 371-run target | Cricket News

KL Rahul (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) Timesofindia.com in Leeds: ‘You just let Rishabh Pant be Rishabh Pant. Stand out there and admire.’ KL Rahul’s words summed up the essence of day four at Headingley, where the Indian duo of Rahul and Pant unleashed twin centuries to propel India to 364 all out in their second […]