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Rishabh Pant’s Test legacy continues to grow, but his standing in India’s white-ball plans has become increasingly uncertain. More than two years have passed since he last featured in an ODI for India, leaving his 50-over future unclear.Pant has played considerably fewer ODIs than Tests and T20Is. In 31 ODI appearances, he has scored 871 … Read more

Simi Singh. (Photo by Donall Farmer/PA Images via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Simranjit Singh, known as Simi Singh in Ireland and across world cricket, had already retired in his mind when acute liver failure brought his career to a shuddering halt in 2024. But on Wednesday, he closed the chapter officially, announcing his retirement and … Read more

Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) India will begin their ICC ODI World Cup 2027 campaign against Australia on October 7 in Cape Town, after the ICC announced the schedule for the tournament on Thursday.India and Pakistan have been placed in the same Group A, setting up another much-awaited clash between the two teams. … Read more

Shreyas Iyer being congratulated by Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam after winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday unveiled the schedule for the Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2027, with India set to open their … Read more

Fazalhaq Farooqi (Photo credit: ILT20) Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi became the most expensive player in International League T20 (ILT20) Player Auction history after being bought by MI Emirates for USD 380,000 on Thursday.Farooqi will join MI Emirates for a fifth consecutive season. His deal broke the auction record for the third time during the day.Liam … Read more

KOCHI: 811 runs were scored in 93.3 overs in the second ODI between India and West Indies at Guwahati on a ridiculous day of batting, when bowlers were reduced to mute spectators. Once, a match like this would have been celebrated like a historic event. Now, it’s just another game of cricket. A game like … Read more

India and Pakistan will be in the same group at the 2027 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, along with defending champions Australia, the ICC announced on Thursday.The 14-team tournament’s group distribution was revealed at the official schedule launch in Cape Town. India, Pakistan and Australia in Group A Group A includes India, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, … Read more

Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma (Reuters Photo) India’s Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma initially finished fourth in the women’s skiff sailing event at the Asian Games on Thursday. But they still ended up with a bronze medal after the Chinese pair that finished third was disqualified.The Indian pair won the bronze at the Kaiyoh Yacht … Read more

ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule Live Updates: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will unveil the schedule for the 2027 ODI World Cup in Cape Town on Thursday, October 1. The event will mark the one-year countdown to the tournament and will also see the release of tickets for the matches. The World Cup will … Read more

England batsman Zak Crawley and India captain Shubman Gill exchange words after Crawley called for the doctor after being hit on the finger during day three of the Third Test Match at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 12, 2025 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday introduced several changes to … Read more

Nitesh Siwach (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Nitesh Siwach’s wait for a Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal at the Asian Games will continue after he settled for silver following a defeat to Japan’s Yuri Nakazato on Thursday.Nitesh was beaten 0-4 by the local favourite in the men’s 97kg final.The Indian tried to take control early with … Read more

Jasprit Bumrah, centre, celebrates with Axar Patel, right, and Washington Sundar after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Sineth Jayawardena during the second semifinal between India and Sri Lanka, at the 20th Asian Games, in Nisshin, Japan. (PTI) India bowled Sri Lanka out for 45 in the Asian Games men’s cricket semifinal in Nisshin, Japan, … Read more

Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna will miss the third and final ODI against West Indies after suffering a hamstring injury during the second match in Guwahati on Wednesday, September 30. Anshul Kamboj has been added to India’s squad as his replacement.Prasidh picked up the injury while bowling in the second … Read more

India’s Prasidh Krishna (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: In a slight worry for India conjuring the busy cricket season ahead, it has emerged that fast bowler Prasidh Krishna will miss the third and final ODI against West Indies, to be played at Mullanpur in Chandigarh on Saturday (October 3) due to a hamstring injury.Prasidh bowled only five … Read more

Nisshin: India’s Ishan Kishan celebrates his half century (PTI Photo) Ishan Kishan produced a stunning rescue act in India’s Asian Games 2026 semifinal against Sri Lanka, smashing an unbeaten 80 to lift India to 169/7 and set a target of 170.Kishan walked in with India in trouble after Sri Lanka’s bowlers made regular inroads, but … Read more

India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Asian Games 2026 Semifinal: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the Asian Games men’s cricket semifinal here on Thursday. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, Vipraj Nigam and Yash Thakur will sit out from the Shreyas Iyer-led India T20 XI, which features teen batting sensation … Read more

Shubman Gill scripts cricket history Shubman Gill did not just produce another breathtaking innings on Wednesday night. He created a record that had never been achieved in international cricket before.The Indian captain smashed an unbeaten 223 off 133 balls against West Indies in the second ODI in Guwahati, becoming the first captain to score a … Read more

India’s coach Gautam Gambhir, left, chats with captain Shubman Gill during a practice session. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir had little doubt about the entertainment value of Wednesday’s extraordinary run-fest in Guwahati, but he was far less impressed by the conditions that allowed both teams to score more than 400 runs.After … Read more

West Indies John Campbell, right, celebrates his century during the second One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies, in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) West Indies opener John Campbell hit a century off just 65 balls in the second ODI against India at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, giving his … Read more

Shubman Gill plays a shot during the second one-day international cricket match between India and West Indies in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.(AP Photo) Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 223 off 133 balls, the fastest double century in ODI history, and Rohit Sharma’s 101 helped India chase down 406 against West Indies in the second ODI … Read more

India captain Shubman Gill created history on Wednesday, becoming only the second batter in the history of ODI cricket to score multiple double-centuries in the format.Gill reached the milestone in the 39th over, during India’s mammoth chase of 406 runs in the second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati.Before Gill, only Rohit Sharma (3) had … Read more

Rohit Sharma added another milestone to his illustrious ODI career during the second match against West Indies in Guwahati on Wednesday, becoming the seventh batter to score 12,000 runs in Men’s One Day Internationals.The India opener reached the landmark while India were chasing a daunting 406-run target. He got there with a single off Roston … Read more

Auqib Nabi made his much-anticipated India debut on Wednesday in the second ODI against the West Indies in Guwahati, but things did not go according to plan as the right-arm pacer from Jammu & Kashmir was taken apart by the Caribbean batters.Nabi conceded 84 runs in 8.5 overs and was hit for nine fours and … Read more

ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction (ILT20 Photo) The International League T20 (ILT20) Season 5 Player Auction will be held on Thursday, October 1, in Dubai, with more than 200 players from 23 countries set to go under the hammer. The auction pool features some of the biggest names in T20 cricket, including Babar Azam, Phil … Read more