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Star Indian off spinner Shreyanka Patil returns to the international setup as the Indian women look to make it 2 trophies within a year as they start prep for the ICC Women’s world T20 in England in June. Having last played for India in the 2024 T20 World Cup, Shreyanka had been sidelined with injuries for the majority of 2025. Having missed the last WPL, she staged a strong comeback in the ongoing season for RCB, as she ripped through the UP batting order picking up 5 wicket

After being emphatically outplayed in all departments in the ODI series, New Zealand will look to do a rare treble on Indian soil as they look to win their first ever T20 series starting Wednesday, Jan 21st. A lot of the main players of the kiwis are back, including Mitchell Santner and James Neesham, who have been playing domestic tournaments in the build up to the world cup. Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra are back too as they look to fire at the top. Kyle Jamieson and Kr

2024 Tests. 2026 ODI’s. The one common thread that ties these two New Zealand teams together is INTENT. After re writing history in the longest format two years ago, they added another bilateral trophy to their cabinet on Indian shores After a narrow defeat in Vadodara, where they pushed the hosts to the brink, Daryll Mitchell decided that he needs to step up to the occasion. In Rajkot, he stitched a massive 200 plus run partnership with Will Young as the Kiwis romped home in

Talismanic Indian middle order batsman Shreyas Iyer returns to the T20 squad after a gap of 2 full years as he replaces the injured Tilak Verma in India’s upcoming T20 series against the Kiwis starting 21 January. Iyer who had a fantastic IPL where he just missed the title by a whisker scored a mammoth 604 runs at a strike rate of 175. His inclusion will please many as fans thought that he was undeservingly overlooked. With Tilak doubtful for the T20 world cup as well, it is

In what appears to be a rather lopsided ODI leg of the tour, India and New Zealand lock horns in the first of the three ODI’s starting January 11 in Vadodara. The series also sees Rohit and Kohli return to the ODI set up and considering that the next series is in June in England, this series holds a lot of importance as India start preparing for the 2027 world cup. Apart from Rohit and Kohli, the return of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer who return to the side after being sidel

As the dust settled on yet another Ashes series down under, the depleted Ben Stokes led England side left the Aussie shores with more questions than answers as they squandered yet another opportunity to win an Ashes series down under. With Ben Stokes and Joe Root unsure of returning in 2029, they might just end their career without an Ashes series win down under. England had their best chance in Perth. After being bowled out for 172, they took a 40 run lead courtesy some riv

Jacob Duffy, New Zealand’s new kid on the block earned his maiden T20 call up as they announced their squad for the up late ICC mens T20 World Cup in India that kicks off on the 7th of February .Alongside Duffy, the pace attack consists of Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Adam Milne while James Neesham can roll his arm over. Santner is joined by Ish Sodhi, who played the same tournament in India a decade ago, as the major frontline spinners. Although the Kiwis are always a force

The dynamic duo of Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer have been picked for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. Although the fans would be eager to see Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back in action, Gill and Iyer would be keen to get some match practice as they return after a long break. The return of the two senior batters has meant that Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma have had to make way, this despite both scoring a century each in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Rishabh Pant ho

South Africa, the runners up of the last edition of the T20 world cup, have announced their squad for this edition of the World T20. While Kagiso Rabada returns to the squad, the exclusion of Tristian Stubbs has really come as a surprise considering how good a player he has been over the years, also considering his stats in T20s. In a notable selection call, Cricket South Africa handed a maiden World Cup opportunity to middle-order batter Jason Smith. The 31-year-old smashed

The exemplary trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazelwood and Tim David, who are racing against time to get back to fitness have been picked in Australia’s provisional squad ahead of the T20 world cup in February. Cummins would be raring to go considering he has ample time to recover as he along with Hazelwood were ruled out of the Ashes. Australia go to an ICC tournament for the first time without Mitchell Starc, but still remain one of the favourites to lift the trophy. Mitchell ma

10 : England lose the ashes down under…. AGAIN. 7 January 2011. Chris Tremlett takes the final Aussie wicket. England win an Ashes series down under after 24 long years. But who knew that the win would be their last win for 13 long years. 2013, 2017, 2021 and now 2025. Years changed, teams changed but the results did not. Bazball, as the new term has been called has failed England in what was their best chance and the series has been conceded even before the year has ended. J

World cup winner and ace India T20 batter Jemimah Rodrigues has been named captain for the upcoming edition of the WPL. She replaced Meg Lanning who took the capitals to three straight finals but ended up losing all 3. "It is an absolute honour to be named captain of the Delhi Capitals, and I am deeply grateful to the owners and the support staff for placing their faith in me to lead this team," the 25-year-old said in a statement “I have learned so much over the last three y

In a rather surprising move, regular vice captain Shubman Gill has been dropped from the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand and subsequently from the ICC men’s t20 world cup in February. This comes as a surprise given the long Gill was given till the Asia cup and the other series that have followed. Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh have been included in India's 15-man squad which Surya Kumar Yadav will lead and Axar Patel has been chosen as his debut.Axar was vice-captain of

Another series win. Another all round performance. A majority of boxes ticked, many more to go. As India wrapped up another series win on Friday in Ahmedabad, a whole lot of doubts were answered, but also a selection headache beckoned ahead of the all important T20 World cup at home. Sanju Samson played a good cameo in the last game, Abhishek gave the team flying starts, Dube came to the party when needed and Jitesh Sharma and Axar Patel chipped in as well and ensured that So

In what was expected to be a record breaking bid for Cameron Green, the Kolkata Knight Riders pipped the Chennai Super Kings and bought the all rounder for a whopping 25.20 crores at the IPL 2026 Mini auction. Green is now the third Australian to fetch a fee in excess of INR 20 crore - after Starc and Pat Cummins (INR 20.5 crore) did it in 2024. However, he will get only 18 crores as the rest of the 7.2 crores will go to the BCCI as per their guidelines, which were issued las

The IPL auction is that time of the year that generates buzz all throughout the year. This year ain't no different. With 350 players going under the hammer, the main focus will be on the Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, who will battle it out as they have the maximum purse going into the auction.The auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16. A total of 1390 players registered for the Player Auction, out of which 350 players were shortlisted; 240 Indian an

A year that has grabbed headlines. A year that has certainly been topsy turvy. But a year that, most importantly, has the ICC trophy in it. When Gautam Gambhir took over as the head coach last year, things have not gone to plan in red ball cricket. But as the format has switched, so have the fortunes. India started the year with a thumping 3-0 win over England earlier in the year with a dominating performance in all departments. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer in

In the penultimate series before the all important T20 World Cup in February, Surya Kumar Yadav’s young Indian side would want another series in their pocket as they take on a high flying Proteas outfit in a 5 match T20 series starting December 9. The last time these two teams met in a bilateral series, India comprehensively came out on top as they blanked the Africans in their own backyard by a 3-1 margin. Aiden Markram, who leads the side now has a job on his hands as they

As IPL lovers are dealing with Faf Du Plessis’ retirement, another surprise springs up. Andre Russell, the dashing all rounder who was instrumental in the success of KKR all these years has called time on his IPL career. “I had some amazing times and great memories (in the IPL), hitting sixes, winning games, getting MVPs," Russell was quoted as saying in a release.” “When I made this decision, I felt like it was the best decision at this point. I don't want to fade out, I wa

In a rather surprising move, Faf Du plessis has withdrawn his name from the IPL auction 2026. The talismanic opener who was a part of two IPL victories with the Chennai Super Kings has decided to move on from the league that gave him so much in his career. Du Plessis made his IPL bow in 2012 for Chennai Super Kings, scoring 398 runs in his debut season. It remained his most productive season until the 2020 edition where he surpassed 400 runs for the first time and won the ti