Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal New Delhi: Weeks before the team for the T20 World Cup was picked in 2024, Shubman Gill had given a mild reminder to the selectors. “If they want to ignore 800-plus runs in the IPL, then good luck to them,” Gill had said, referring to his 890-run IPL…
South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada, centre, is congratulated by teammates (Jono Searle/AAPImage via AP) Australia’s nine-match T20I winning streak came to an end in dramatic fashion on Tuesday as Dewald Brevis powered South Africa to a 53-run win in Darwin to level the three-match series at 1-1. The Aussies, led by Mitchell Marsh, had been in…
Babar Azam of Pakistan (Photo by Ryan Lim/Getty Images) Babar Azam’s wait for a century in international cricket has stretched to 72 consecutive innings after Pakistan’s heavy defeat to West Indies in the third ODI at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. His last hundred came against Nepal, and since 2023 no cricketer has gone…
Birmingham Phoenix finally broke their losing streak in The Hundred 2025 with a thrilling four-wicket win over Oval Invincibles, but the night belonged to one extraordinary moment — Rashid Khan’s outrageous helicopter six. Batting late in the Invincibles’ innings, Rashid stunned the crowd by whipping a full delivery over mid-wicket with the signature MS Dhoni-style…
“Handle with care” — this cliché line is aptly suited for Jasprit Bumrah.Fast bowling is cricket’s most thrilling craft, but also its most punishing. It takes a brutal toll on the body. For Bumrah, whose unorthodox action and heavy workload push physical limits, injuries have been less a risk and more an inevitability. Jasprit Bumrah…
Shimron Hetmyer (Special Arrangements) The Desert Vipers have signed West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer as their wild card player for ILT20 season four.“Shimron is a player we rate extremely highly so for us to secure his services is a real coup,” said Director of CricketTom Moody. “He has proved a thorn in our side in…
NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rohit Sharma, who stepped away from Test cricket and T20Is over the past year, is gearing up for a return to the game by training under former teammate and renowned coach Abhishek Nayar.The 38-year-old opener, who plans to continue playing ODIs until the 2027 World Cup, is focusing on regaining…
MUMBAI: In another boost to his fledgling career, the Mumbai selectors on Tuesday named India’s Under-19 captain Ayush Mhatre as the skipper of the Mumbai team in the Buchi Babu Tournament in Tamil Nadu. Mumbai will play their first match in the event from Aug 18.The 18-year-old slammed back-to-back centuries in the two Youth tests…
Dewald Brevis (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) South Africa batter Dewald Brevis lit up the 2nd T20I between South Africa and Australia with a breathtaking unbeaten 125 off just 56 balls, steering the Proteas to 218/7 in Brisbane and becoming the second-quickest T20I hundred from a South African player. Nicknamed “Baby AB” for his striking…
Shubman Gill has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for July 2025 after his record-breaking performance in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The Indian Test captain secured the award ahead of England’s Ben Stokes and South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder.The 25-year-old Indian captain demonstrated exceptional form in July, accumulating 567 runs at an average of…
