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Hobart/IBNS: Marcus Stoinis' aggressive knock powered Australia to thrash Pakistan by seven wickets in the third T20I, whitewashing the visitors in the three-match series.
Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday confirmed appointing former pacer and 1992 World Cup hero Aqib Javed as interim white-ball head coach till the upcoming Champions Trophy.
Former Pakistani pacer Aaqib Javed is likely to replace ex-Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie as the head coach of the national squad in all formats of the game.
Johannesburg/IBNS: Tilak Verma's second consecutive century and a hundred by experienced Sanju Samson followed by a fitting bowling performance led India to thrash South Africa by mammoth 135 runs in the fourth and final T20I match, sealing a 3-1 series victory in Johannesburg.
India's T20 World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh have welcomed a baby boy, media reports said.
The International Cricket Council has cancelled the planned trophy tour of the upcoming Champions Trophy in Skardu, Murree, and Muzaffarabad following the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s objection.
Perth/IBNS: Indian batter KL Rahul was hit on his elbow during an intra-squad match of Team India, triggering an injury scare ahead of the inaugural match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024 against Australia, media reports said.
Gurugram: Tourism Australia and Air India have today signed a three-year marketing agreement to sustain and drive the positive trend in Indian visitor arrivals to Australia as Air India expands its presence in the market.
Centurion/IBNS: Young batter Tilan Varma's sensational hundred helped India to survive the late firing by Marco Jansen and defeat South Africa by 11 runs in a high-scoring match in Centurion on Wednesday.
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has remained firm on its right to host Champions Trophy 2025 amid standoff with its geopolitical rival India, who have refused to tour Islamabad for the international tournament, media reports said.
Islamabad/IBNS: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to seek reasons from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for India's decision to not tour Islamabad to participate in the Champions Trophy next year, media reports said.
Indian cricket vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side in the inaugural Test match against Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in absence of skipper Rohit Sharma, said head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Gqeberha/IBNS: South Africa recovered in the four-match T20I series against India with a 3-wicket win in the second contest here on Sunday.
Gqeberha/IBNS: South Africa recovered in the four-match T20I series against India with a 3-wicket win in the second contest here on Sunday.
Samju Samnson fired a 50-ball 107 runs knock which helped India to commence their South African tour on a strong note with the visitors beating the opponent by 61 runs in the first T20 International match on Friday.
The Indian team will not travel to Pakistan in 2025 to play the upcoming Champions Trophy, media reports said.
Former England cricketer and a pace bowler James Anderson surprised the followers of cricket by offering himself in the upcoming mega auction for the next season of Indian Premier League (IPL), a cash-rich T20 tournament where he never participated.
Mumbai/IBNS: England Test captain Ben Stokes has decided to skip the mega auction for the Indian Premier League 2025, running the risk of getting banned by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) from participating in the 2026 season as well, media reports said.
India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell are back in the top 10 of the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings after fine performances in the third match of their ICC World Test Championship series played in Mumbai.
In about three weeks since facing a whitewash against New Zealand at home, India will be up against the mighty Australians for a five-match away Test series commencing later this month.
Former Indian wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, who is considered one of the finest players to play for the national side behind the stumps, announced his retirement from all formats of the game on Monday.
The whitewash against New Zealand that too in a Test series at home brought the Indian cricket team under the scanner with questions being raised on veterans alongside the tactics of the newly appointed head coach, Gautam Gambhir.
Former Indian captain and batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said India's 3-0 defeat in the Test series against New Zealand on the home turf needs 'introspection'.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday said he was not in the best of his form as the captain to lead his squad against New Zealand in the three-match Test series.
New Zealand defeated India by 25 runs to complete a 3-0 clean sweep of the series, marking the tourist squad's first victory in the subcontinent on Sunday.
Mumbai/IBNS: Top-order batter Shubman Gill, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and allrounder Washington Sundar powered India to slam 263 in their first innings of the third and final Test against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
Mumbai/IBNS: Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant's big partnership helped India to reestablish their control over the third and final Test against New Zealand in Mumbai on Saturday.
Mumbai/IBNS: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the third and final Test match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the 2025 auction, all 10 Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises have announced their list of players they retained as well as the ones released.
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the 2025 auction, all 10 Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises have announced their list of players they retained as well as the ones released.
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