Cricket

KOLKATA: Lucknow Super Giants' new mentor Zaheer Khan wants the impact player rule to be persisted with in the Indian Premier League, which the former fast bowler believes works for the "improvement" of Indian cricket. Zaheer took over…

MUMBAI: The newly-elected ICC Chairman Jay Shah's efforts as BCCI secretary in giving equal priority to men's and women's cricket have made the Indian board a "pioneer" for other governing bodies of the game to follow, reckoned legendary…

NEW DELHI: The cricket fraternity hailed Shikhar Dhawan's infectious positivity and unshakable team spirit, while emotional fans remembered his iconic thigh-five celebrations and thanked 'Gabbar' for his inspirational cricketing journey…

MELBOURNE: Indian wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has revealed that the death of Australian legend Shane Warne two years ago felt like the loss of a family member to him as he always believed that there was a strong connection between them.…

NEW DELHI: India's seasoned opener, Shikhar Dhawan, on Saturday, announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket. The 38-year-old brought the curtains down on his illustrious career by taking to Instagram and sharing an…

MANCHESTER: Jamie Smith's latest Test fifty took England into a narrow first-innings lead in their series opener against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Thursday. England were 259-6 in reply to Sri Lanka's 236, a slender advantage of 23…

LONDON: Lord's, the 'home of cricket', will host its first-ever Women's Test between India and England in 2026, the ECB announced on Thursday. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said that after playing a three-match ODI series…

DUBAI: Current ICC chairman Greg Barclay on Tuesday opted out of a third term following the end of his tenure on November 30, fuelling speculations on BCCI secretary Jay Shah's future at the sport's governing body. Whether Shah will be…

CHENNAI: After much anticipation regarding the change of venue considering the recent political situation in Bangladesh, ICC confirmed Tuesday that the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been shifted to United Arab Emirates. The ninth edition…

Mumbai: For the better part of the past decade, B Indrajith has been the name that does rounds every time an India A or a Duleep Trophy squad was announced. After all, he had been one of the consistent red-ball batters in the country - and…

COLOMBO: The shockingly clueless Indian batting unit was strangled by crafty Sri Lankan spinners, led by five-wicket man Dunith Wellalage, as Rohit Sharma's men crashed to an embarrassing 110-run defeat in the third and final ODI here on…

COLOMBO: Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay led the way with excellent figures of 6/33 as Sri Lanka beat India by 32 runs in the second ODI here on Sunday. For India, skipper Rohit Sharma made 64 in 44 balls while Axar Patel struck 44 in as…

New Delhi: The first ODI in the 3-match series ended in a tie as India could only manage to equal Sri Lanka’ first innings score of 230 as Charith Asalanka bowled a delightful spell where he snapped up Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh in back…

Mumbai: After a Player of the Series performance in Zimbabwe, off-spinning all-rounder was once again at the forefront for India as the Men in Blue clean swept Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series on Tuesday. Having been in and out…

CHENNAI: As the ten Indian Premier League franchises met with the Board of Control for Cricket in India officials in Mumbai on Wednesday, the biggest talking point seems to be whether or not to have mega auctions every three years. In…

PALLEKELE: New captain Suryakumar Yadav led from the front with a breathtaking half-century as India comfortably out-batted Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the opening T20 International to start the Gautam Gambhir era with a victory here on…

MANCHESTER: India and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer on Friday joined Lancashire for a short stint comprising two Division One matches and One-Day Cup scheduled for next month, the English county announced. Iyer, who…

DAMBULLA: Senior player Deepti Sharma said India's mantra in the Women's T20 Asia Cup has been to take one game at a time as conditions haven't really changed from the last time the team played here. India marched into the semifinals…

CHENNAI: Among the many queries India's new head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed at a press conference on Monday, one thing was clear. They see Shubman Gill as a potential successor to Rohit Sharma. The…

CHENNAI: After their Annual General Body meeting, the International Cricket Council has formed a three-member committee to “review the delivery” of the T20 World Cup which was co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies last month. The…