- newJasprit Bumrah says he had ruled out captaincy during IPL, informed BCCI before Rohit's retirement
As far as his participation in the England series in concerned, Jasprit Bumrah is planning to play in at least three Test matches, including the opener at Headingley.
- 3 hours ago 17 Jun 25, 6:52pm -
- newDaily Quiz | On World Test Championship 2023-2025 Cycle
The WTC Cycle 2023-25 just got over with South Africa winning a memorable final at the Lord’s on June 11, dethroning the defending champion Australia in a closely contested test. Here is a quiz on some of the interesting achievements during this cycle.
- 5 hours ago 17 Jun 25, 5:22pm -
- newICC ready for 4-day Tests in 2027-29 WTC cycle; India, Australia, England to still play 5-day matches: Report
The move to reduce matches by one day would be a significant change and can help smaller nations to play more Tests and longer series
- 9 hours ago 17 Jun 25, 12:53pm -
- newNetherlands vs Nepal T20: Netherlands beats Nepal in third Super Over, first time in history of T20 cricket
Just a single was required for the Dutch to win the match in the third Super Over but Levitt finished a remarkable contest in style as he thumped the first ball of Sandeep Lamichhane’s over for six
- 10 hours ago 17 Jun 25, 12:14pm -
- newShubman Gill is mix of both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as captain, says Jos Buttler
“He’s pretty calm and measured when he speaks, but (it’s) interesting, I feel like on the field he’s got a bit of fight about him; a bit of intensity, quite passionate”
- 10 hours ago 17 Jun 25, 11:57am -
- newShedge to lead Mumbai’s Emerging Team to U.K.
Mumbai Cricket Association announces squad for U.K. tour led by promising all-rounder Suryansh Shedge
- 19 hours ago 17 Jun 25, 3:01am -
- newTNPL | Lokesh Raj’s five-wicket haul clinches a thriller for Super Gillies
Skipper Ashwin and Indrajith’s fifties go in vain for Dragons
- 22 hours ago 16 Jun 25, 11:56pm -
- newWTC final 2025 | In South Africa’s greatest triumph, Markram makes an indelible mark
Having been the skipper of the South African team that finished runner-up in last year’s T20 World Cup after stumbling against India, the 30-year-old top-order batter has etched a stunning redemption by making 136 in the fourth innings of the WTC final against Australia to help his country break the hoodoo in marquee ICC events
- 23 hours ago 16 Jun 25, 10:56pm -
- Promising pacer Deepesh breaks into Indian under-19 squad
- 1 day ago 16 Jun 25, 9:56pm -
- TNPL dismisses Panthers’ ball-tampering allegations against Ashwin’s Dragons as ‘unsubstantiated’
- 1 day ago 16 Jun 25, 8:26pm -
- FATF condemns Pahalgam attack, to release report on ‘state-sponsored terror’ for first time
FATF said the attack could not have occurred “without money and the means to move funds between terrorist supporters”; it is only the third time in a decade that the FATF has condemned a terror attack
- 1 day ago 16 Jun 25, 7:43pm -
- BCCI to conduct an additional bone test for age determination in junior cricket
As per the existing norms, a player undergoes a bone test for age determination via the TW3 method (test used for assessing bone age) and a +1 factor is added to determine his or her eligibility for the next season in the same age group.
- 1 day ago 16 Jun 25, 5:42pm -
- Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy launch delayed due to Ahmedabad air tragedy
- 1 day ago 16 Jun 25, 12:14pm -
- WTC final 2025 | A new dawn — how braveheart Bavuma and his men defied the odds
The skipper battled on despite a dodgy hamstring to support Markram whose hundred led to one of the finest hours in the country’s cricketing history; a collective effort saw the Proteas end a 27-year wait
- 2 days ago 15 Jun 25, 11:36pm -
- TNPL | Sachin spins a web around Salem batters
Opener Santhosh sizzles in the chase as Royal Kings pull off a shock win; Tushar continues fine run in Tamizhans’ crushing victory over Cholas
- 2 days ago 15 Jun 25, 7:30pm -
- Domestic season to kick off on August 28; Duleep Trophy back to zonal format
- 3 days ago 14 Jun 25, 11:40pm -
- WTC final 2025 | This time for South Africa!
All those ghosts of the past were finally laid to rest on a glorious Saturday when South Africa claimed the ICC World Test Championship title by defeating reigning champion Australia
- 3 days ago 14 Jun 25, 9:09pm -
- WTC final: South Africa ends 27-year drought of major ICC title
South Africa moved from a portentous 213-2 overnight to 282-5, the second-highest successful run chase in the 141-year test history at the home of cricket.
- 3 days ago 14 Jun 25, 5:16pm -
- It's important to know when to switch on: Prasidh Krishna
You make sure you support your team at particular situations, making sure you are being switched on because anything can happen in the game, that's the beauty of cricket in itself, says Prasidh Krishna
- 3 days ago 14 Jun 25, 12:11pm -
- MCC outlaws ‘bunny hop’ boundary catches, new rule to come into effect this month
As part of its revision, the MCC clarified that any fielder making a second contact with the ball after jumping from beyond the boundary must land inside the field of play, or else a boundary will be awarded.
- 3 days ago 14 Jun 25, 10:33am -
- South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince hails Aiden Markram, says ‘He is someone for the big occasion’
South Africa need just 69 more runs to become champions, and while Australia will refuse to give up hope of a remarkable comeback, the Proteas are firmly in the driving seat as they bid for a first ICC trophy in 27 years.
- 4 days ago 14 Jun 25, 9:49am -
- Club World Cup 2025: Can Lionel Messi and Inter Miami really spring a surprise
Just five years after its MLS debut, the team co-owned by David Beckham and starring Lionel Messi will have the eyes of the world on it as it kicks off soccer's newest competition with the chance to be crowned world champion.
- 4 days ago 14 Jun 25, 9:35am -
- World Test Championship final: Markram’s century, Bavuma’s grit put South Africa on brink of historic win over Australia
Markram and Bavuma partnered for an unbroken 143 runs; Proteas were 213-2 at stumps on day three in a stirring bid to win a first ICC trophy in 27 years
- 4 days ago 14 Jun 25, 3:58am -
- Nidhish sets it up, Harish, Boopathi seal win for Spartans
- 4 days ago 14 Jun 25, 12:26am -
- After several blockbusters and a few flops, Bazball faces a moment of reckoning
Despite coming unstuck against the turning ball in Asia, the style has served England well. Only Australia has a better Test record over the last three years. But Bazball confronts a stern challenge in 2025-26: five Tests against India at home and five away in the Ashes
- 4 days ago 13 Jun 25, 9:49pm -
- Head coach Gautam Gambhir returns to India due to ‘family emergency’
In Gambhir's absence, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate will assume the team's charge during the four-day intra-squad match between India and India A.
- 4 days ago 13 Jun 25, 2:56pm -
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, teenage sensation, scores 190 off just 90 balls
Rajasthan Royals has posted a video of him playing a shot in its instagram account.
- 4 days ago 13 Jun 25, 12:10pm -
- Radha Yadav replaces injured Shuchi Upadhyay in India squad for England tour
- 5 days ago 13 Jun 25, 4:16am -
- Pat Cummins scripts history with 6/28 in WTC final
Cummins became only the eighth-highest wicket-taker for Australia in Test cricket, reaching the 300-wicket mark in just 68 matches
- 5 days ago 13 Jun 25, 4:01am -
- Come out of comfort zone, fight every ball to have memorable England tour: Gambhir
India will search for their maiden series victory in England since 2007, when the five-match rubber starts with the first Test at Leeds on June 20
- 5 days ago 13 Jun 25, 3:46am -
- CRICKET | Sutar and Awais fire Maratha Royals to T20 Mumbai league glory
The duo holds its nerve, with the former coming in as impact player and cashing in on a reprieve, to hand the Shreyas-led Falcons a five-wicket loss
- 5 days ago 12 Jun 25, 11:43pm -
- Can Jaiswal pass the Dukes’ challenge?
English conditions will be a litmus test of the opener’s technique, with both edges of the bat set to be challenged; the southpaw must assume greater responsibility as India approach the post-Rohit-Kohli era
- 5 days ago 12 Jun 25, 11:27pm -
- TNPL 2025 | Teams will be eager to recalibrate ahead of the Salem leg
- 5 days ago 12 Jun 25, 7:46pm -
- Anatomy of an IPL fan: cricketers, experts and fans examine why the game matters to them
For a few weeks every summer, the Indian Premier League transforms the nation into a battleground where tears are shed and loyalty means everything
- 5 days ago 12 Jun 25, 1:29pm -
- Brendon McCullum says India will be well prepared but we know where we want to get to as Test team
The series will kick off India's new World Test Championship cycle.
- 5 days ago 12 Jun 25, 11:54am -
- Chinese fighters flew close to Japanese patrol planes, Tokyo expresses concern
On Saturday, a Chinese J-15 jet from the aircraft carrier Shandong chased a Japanese P-3C patrol aircraft for about 40 minutes, according to Japan's Defence Ministry
- 5 days ago 12 Jun 25, 11:50am -
- Australia leads South Africa by 218 runs after wickets tumble again on Day 2 of WTC final
Australia led by 218 going into the third and potentially final day of the third edition of test cricket’s big new showpiece in its bid to retain the mace.
- 5 days ago 12 Jun 25, 10:13am -
- Tilak Varma rises to third in ICC T20I batting rankings; Rashid moves to second among bowlers
Tilak now has 804 rating points, behind compatriot Abhishek Sharma, who is placed second; Australia’s Travis Head continues to lead the batting chart while Suryakumar Yadav, who slipped one place to sixth, is the only other Indian in the top 10
- 6 days ago 12 Jun 25, 3:59am -
- Tilak Varma set to play for Hampshire in County Championship
“The Hyderabad Cricket Association is happy to inform that Hyderabad International player Mr. N Thakur Tilak Varma has been approached by the team Hampshire County to play in the UK County Championship League,” HCA said in a release
- 6 days ago 12 Jun 25, 3:45am -
- Pooran appointed as MI New York skipper, Maxwell to lead Washington Freedom
- 6 days ago 12 Jun 25, 3:31am -
- Privilege to ring bell at historic Lord’s: ICC chairman Jay Shah in attendance at WTC final
- 6 days ago 12 Jun 25, 3:16am -
- Usman Khawaja joins unwanted list during 20-ball duck in WTC final
Khawaja was dismissed in the seventh over by Proteas right-arm seamer Kagiso Rabada after playing 20 balls in his innings as he edged the ball to slips
- 6 days ago 12 Jun 25, 2:59am -
- Steve Smith has maximum runs as overseas player at Lord's; scores 66 runs in WTC final
Steve Smith now has a total of 591 runs in the six matches where he has featured in 10 innings at the Lord’s
- 6 days ago 12 Jun 25, 2:43am -
- Had conversation with Nitish, want to see him bowl more overs: Morne Morkel
- 6 days ago 12 Jun 25, 2:12am -
- Ram Arvindh and Chaturved sizzle as Panthers take down Kovai Kings
- 6 days ago 11 Jun 25, 11:24pm -
- Interview | You can never achieve perfection but that’s the only thing that will keep you running: Varun Chakaravarthy
The leg-spinner feels that being part of the victorious Champions Trophy squad was reward for the hard work he put in, and discusses the challenges of making a comeback
- 6 days ago 11 Jun 25, 11:18pm -
- World Test Championship Final: Starc strikes as Australia fight back against South Africa
It took Bavuma 31 balls to score his first runs, a two off Josh Hazlewood greeted with raucous cheers by South Africa fans at Lord’s
- 6 days ago 11 Jun 25, 3:03pm -
- ENG vs WI, 3rd T20I | England sweeps series after Duckett's 84 sets up 37-run win
England also won the ODI series between the teams by a 3-0 margin, marking an ideal start to the white-ball captaincy for Brook.
- 6 days ago 11 Jun 25, 11:23am -
- Labuschagne to partner with Khawaja as Australia’s openers in WTC final at Lord’s
Labuschagne’s place in the team was in doubt after a lean 2023-25 WTC cycle — average 28.33 runs — but he was given another shot on Tuesday by Australia’s failure to find a permanent replacement at opener for David Warner, who retired from tests in January 2024
- 7 days ago 11 Jun 25, 1:58am -
- Bengaluru stampede: The concentric circles of guilt in a sports-loving city
This is not an issue likely to disappear, especially since the politicians appeared to be more keen on posing with the players than on dealing with the situation
- 7 days ago 11 Jun 25, 12:30am -
- TNPL | Hari, Sunny and Mohammed steal the limelight as Spartans get past Cholas
The Trichy outfit loses early wickets in pursuit of 180; Rajkumar and Kousik’s knocks go in vain
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 11:36pm -
- M.S. Dhoni in ICC Hall of Fame | A moment to cherish for an extraordinary leader of men
The former India skipper’s induction into ICC’s Hall of Fame reflects his contribution to the game, both as a ’keeper and as a finisher in the white-ball format; that his legion want to see more of him is purely down to him staying away from the public eye, which has added to his aura
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 9:33pm -
- TNPL is a great platform from which you can progress to the IPL: Karthik Meiyappan
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 8:27pm -
- Ruturaj Gaikwad to join Yorkshire for County Championship, One-Day Cup
Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad to join Yorkshire for County Championship and One-Day Cup matches, bringing experience and versatility
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 4:24pm -
- Dravid says RCB parade stampede ‘unfortunate and very sad’
Rahul Dravid, who now coaches IPL side Rajasthan Royals, said the incident was particularly painful given the city's deep sporting culture.
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 3:41pm -
- Winning WTC title will be important step to becoming one of the great Australian teams, says Nathan Lyon
Australia will be looking to defend the title they clinched in 2023 with a 209-run victory over India at The Oval, and Lyon is keen to build on the progress made since that triumph.
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 12:33pm -
- Arshdeep back in Kent, focussing on red-ball rhythm ahead of England Test series
Arshdeep represented Kent in the County Championship two years ago
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 11:58am -
- Who are the 7 inducted into ICC Hall of fame?
The seven distinguished cricketers were voted by the ICC Hall of Famers, senior executives, and members of the media and inducted during ‘A Day with the Legends’ event
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 11:43am -
- WTC final: Defending champion Australia faces South Africa a perennial underachiever
Australia go for world title No. 11 from Wednesday (June 11, 2025) in the WTC final against South Africa at neutral Lord's.
- 7 days ago 10 Jun 25, 11:12am -
- Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ record holder in T20s, retires from international cricket
Pooran played 106 T20s for 2,275 runs at an average of 26.14. He also played 61 one-day internationals, including three centuries and one World Cup.
- 8 days ago 10 Jun 25, 9:43am -
- Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ batsman, announces retirement from international cricket at 29
“After much thought and reflection, I’ve decided to announce my retirement from international cricket,” Pooran, a former West Indies white-ball captain, wrote on his social media pages.
- 8 days ago 10 Jun 25, 7:18am -
- All-round Kamboj shines as India A’s second unofficial Test against England Lions ends in draw
England Lions, set an improbable 439-run target in the final session in the four-day match slipped to 32 for three before both the captains decided to shake hands
- 8 days ago 10 Jun 25, 4:16am -
- ‘Flawed’ Test Championship reveals world cricket’s underlying problems
Wisden, cricket’s ‘bible’, was scathing in its assessment, with editor Lawrence Booth writing in this year’s edition that the WTC is a “shambles masquerading as a showpiece”
- 8 days ago 10 Jun 25, 3:01am -
- England's Jos Buttler becomes 4th-highest run-getter in T20Is
Buttler accomplished this feat during his side’s second T20I against West Indies on Sunday at Bristol; during the match, Buttler scored 47 in 36 balls, which consisted of four boundaries and two sixes
- 8 days ago 10 Jun 25, 2:46am -
- TNPL | Swapnil Singh’s all-round show blows away Royal Kings
Table-topper Chepauk Super Gillies notch up its second successive win with a dominant display; Aashiq, Aparajith and Vijay Shankar too come good with the bat for the four-time champion
- 8 days ago 9 Jun 25, 11:17pm -