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Chaos is a familiar foe for Pakistan, and amidst the side s tour, their performances have been quite poor, losing the first two Tests of the series with one more game remaining. Pakistan s hierarchy pulled the plug by removing the coaching staff and dropping s

Being born into one of Bollywood s most celebrated film families does not necessarily mean following the family business. Kareena Kapoor, who comes from the illustrious Kapoor dynasty and is married to actor Saif Ali Khan, says she wants her children to have t

Just days after England captain Joe Root attributed his frequent LBW dismissals in recent times to, what he described as, the changed nature of the Dukes ball, the manufacturer said the red cherry was being manufactured in the same way it has always been. Root

India skipper Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah both dropped two and one spots respectively in the latest ICC Test rankings. Devdutt Padikkal, however, made gains in the rankings going up to the 54th spot

Tilak Varma had already played one captain s innings in the first innings of the Duleep Trophy semifinal against North Zone. On Wednesday, he played another, very different one

Batsmen given out incorrectly has been going on since the game of cricket has been played. Most batters take it on the chin, some show disappointment, others are more vocal and more expressive

The Telegraph s reporting also sheds light on why two of the more senior names were singled out. Rizwan s removal, per its sources inside the camp, wasn t only about form: the PCB is understood to be unhappy with his influence in the dressing room, seeing him

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has called coach Gautam Gambhir, senior selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar, and Centre of Excellence head VVS Laxman to its Mumbai headquarters on Thursday to discuss the roadmap ahead for Indian cricket. The me

Amid the debacle in the ongoing England Test series with two successive defeats and a major squad reshuffle, Pakistan captain Babar Azam is down with a fever ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston. Just a month after he was reinstated as Test captain, replacing

Four asterisks in India s squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan tell their own story. Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana have all been picked, but none is certain to play yet

Ishan Kishan walked in with East Zone 93/3, needing another 66 runs to reach the Duleep Trophy final. Harsh Dubey was getting plenty of turn and bounce; Central Zone had sensed an opening, and the chase no longer looked straightforward

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen took a dig at Pakistan s recent Test team overhaul in the middle of the series vs England where the Pakistan Cricket Board called back 7 players from the ongoing tour and replaced them with a fresh set of cricketers. The

Pakistan s performance in England has been pretty poor. The side changed the entire coaching staff midway through the series after losing the second Test at Lord s and the series

Leeds: Marcus Trescothick has insisted he wants to continue working with England's Test team even though Mike Hussey has revealed an approach by incoming head coach Stephen Fleming to effectively replace him.Trescothick has been a member of England's backroom

Aussie batter Marnus Labuschagne was once again dismissed for a low score against Bangladesh in the second test on Saturday, managing just 4 runs which prompted former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting to ask for a change in the Australian team. Well look with t

In 2015, Colombo s Sinhalese Sports Club was the venue where Virat Kohli took a big step in shaping his vision for India s Test side. A decade later, the same venue offers Shubman Gill an opportunity that could prove similarly revealing

S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister, articulated that effective diplomacy requires a long-term perspective and patience, much like the unfolding of a Test cricket match. He highlighted the challenges of achieving quick resolutions in the realm of inter

Colombo: Former Sri Lankan pacer Chaminda Vaas on Saturday urged the authorities to work towards keeping the Test and 50-over formats alive amid the growing preference for T20s and the onslaught of franchise-based leagues.The International Cricket Council CEO

Kuldeep Yadav has just bowled 25 overs in the first Test at Galle against Sri Lanka. Shubman Gill was reluctant to use his left-arm wrist spinner often in the game compared to Manav Suthar or Ravindra Jadeja

Mohammed Kaif criticized Shubman Gill for not giving Kuldeep Yadav longer bowling spells. He believes this shows a lack of faith in the unique wrist-spinner

In a fireside chat at ET WLF 2026, Uday Shankar, Vice Chairman, JioStar, speaks with Satyan Gajwani, Chairman, Times Internet, about the changing economics of sports and media. Shankar explains why sports has been a great strategic investment for JioStar, whil

JioStar Vice Chairman Uday Shankar said cricket s long-term success depends on broader media economics, beyond stadium attendance, as traditional media faces pressure from changing advertising models. Speaking at the ET World Leaders Forum, he also discussed t

For Laura Wright, singing national anthems at major sporting events has become a profession of its own. But her latest performance at Headingley on Wednesday required considerably more preparation than usual

Australia aims for a significant victory in the second test against Bangladesh. The team seeks to recover from their surprising nine-wicket defeat in Darwin

Who claims the cricket ball when two pacers bag five-wicket hauls in the same innings of a Test match? The debate found a simple yet ingenious resolution during England s first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday as seamers Ollie Robinson and Josh

Come on yaar, there was a lot of shots in first innings. We need to see something, come on. Niroshan Dickwella had barely reached the crease when Yashasvi Jaiswal began

India has reduced Sri Lanka to 84/4 at the end of Day 4. Manav Suthar yet again has been quite superb with his bowling, picking up two wickets

India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant became the fastest batter ever to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket, achieving the feat during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Tuesday Eight years to the day he made his Test debut against England in Nottinham, the 28

Rishabh Pant achieved a significant milestone by hitting his 100th Test six. He became the first Indian batter and fourth player globally to reach this mark

The BCCI s anti-corruption wing is bringing all T20 leagues run by state associations under the scanner to track suspected corruption-related activities by some team owners, organisers and players, sources aware of the crackdown told The Indian Express. The AC

Uske saath mera relationship bahut purana hai (We go back a long way), said Hannan Sarkar, the delighted U-19 Bangladesh head coach, about Tanzid Hasan Tamim, who scored 101 in the first innings against Australia in Darwin, playing a pivotal part in Bangladesh

Australia skipper Pat Cummins admitted that Bangladesh outplayed his side in all departments after suffering a nine-wicket defeat in the first Test in Darwin on Sunday. The Nifty doesn't predict India

Former Australian batsman Michael Hussey has backed Stephen Fleming s appointment as England s Test coach, saying that the New Zealander was a balanced person and was excellent to work with . Hussey, who has worked with Fleming in the Chennai Super Kings setup

Bangladesh achieved a remarkable nine-wicket win against Australia in Darwin. Mehidy Hasan Miraz took five wickets, restricting Australia's lead significantly

Bangladesh is nearing a significant Test cricket victory against Australia. Australia trails by sixty-seven runs with four wickets down at stumps

With his six-wicket haul against Bangladesh on the third day of the first Test at Darwin, Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood also crossed the 300 Test-wicket milestone in his career. As Hazlewood picked up his fifth wicket of the Bangladesh s first innings in the

On leading the nation, Surya adds that captaincy brings a different weight: When I wear that jersey, I am representing more than 140 crore people. Walking out as Captain, I m not just Suryakumar Yadav from Chembur I am carrying the hopes of so many people

A three-day practice game had instilled some confidence last week, but the mercurial Galle venue could probe India s underlying weaknesses against spin, the true confidence of their batters against the flight, dip and turn from Galle phenoms, Prabath Jayasuriy

New Delhi: India women's team batter Jemimah Rodrigues was on Friday ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup and Asian Games due to a hamstring injury she sustained earlier this month while playing in The Hundred tournament in England.The BCCI said in a statement t

Tanzid Hasan achieved his first Test century, guiding Bangladesh to a strong position. He shared crucial partnerships with Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto

It has been a year since England white-ball captain Harry Brook was banned by the Indian Premier League League governing council for two years after the England cricketer withdrew from the league for the second year in succession. Brook, who was bought by Delh

With their lowest total against Bangladesh coming on Thursday in the first Test at Darwin, the Pat Cummins led Australian team made a sedate start to the opening Test match. While Australia were bundled out for a first innings total of 198 runs in 53 overs, Ba

Australia batter Steve Smith said that he felt that he had edged a Ebadot Hossain delivery which was caught but was not given out by the on-field umpire as well as the Snicko on the first day of the 1st Test between Australia and Bangladesh. In the 21st over

KL Rahul has all the talent in the world, but he has not consistently converted that talent into runs in red-ball cricket. With the senior batters having retired, former Kolkata Knight Riders player Manvinder Bisla says it is time for Rahul to dominate Test cr

Former India tweaker Harbhajan Singh brought up the example of Argentine great Lionel Messi to weigh in on if Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can play in the 2027 ODI World Cup. Harbhajan said that if a 39-year-old Messi can help Argentina reach the final of the