- newMumbai to introduce central contracts from next season
The Hindu understands that the central contracts will be introduced with the 2026-27 season and only senior cricketers will be considered initially
- 1 hour ago 15 Jan 26, 3:00am -
- newIND vs PAK: BookMyShow crashes as sale opens for T20 World Cup clash
The high-profile fixture triggered a surge in traffic that led to an unprecedented number of simultaneous login and purchase attempts, causing the platform's servers to go down
- 3 hours ago 15 Jan 26, 12:50am -
- newVijay Hazare Trophy: Karnataka faces Vidarbha for a spot in the final
- 7 hours ago 14 Jan 26, 8:55pm -
- newKohli reclaims top spot in ODI rankings following brilliant half-century against New Zealand
At 37, this marks his return to number one position for the first time since July 2021
- 12 hours ago 14 Jan 26, 4:31pm -
- newIndia vs NZ 2nd ODI: Mitchell magic on display as New Zealand levels series
New Zealand overhauled the target of 285 with 15 balls to spare; earlier, K.L. Rahul produced a gritty unbeaten 112 off 92 balls, which included 11 fours and two sixes
- 15 hours ago 14 Jan 26, 1:35pm -
- World T20: Common sense and decency can still win the day
- 1 day ago 14 Jan 26, 12:38am -
- WPL-4, MI vs GG: Harmanpreet-Carey show wins it for Mumbai Indians
The two put on 84 off 43 balls for the unbroken fourth wicket as the defending champion pulls off its highest successful chase and make it eight in a row against Giants
- 1 day ago 13 Jan 26, 11:43pm -
- Jadeja needs to raise his game on home turf
- 1 day ago 13 Jan 26, 11:38pm -
- Kohli 2.0 — free-flowing, exhilarating and still the run(ning)-machine
Kohli’s reputation as the ultimate master of the chase is no secret; it’s not that he doesn’t put a price on his wicket anymore, it’s just that he has voluntarily chosen to redefine his approach
- 1 day ago 13 Jan 26, 11:33pm -
- Decision on RCB’s home matches at the Chinnaswamy Stadium likely in the coming week
- 1 day ago 13 Jan 26, 9:12pm -
- Rohit, Kohli discuss ODI plans with Gambhir, says India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak
Sitanshu Kotak explained that given their stature and experience, the duo requires minimal external guidance, particularly when it comes to preparation and workload management
- 1 day ago 13 Jan 26, 8:44pm -
- India-NZ second ODI: Focus on playing XI as Men in Blue hope to seal series
Ahead of the series opener, captain Shubman Gill had indicated that the pace-bowling group would be rotated
- 1 day ago 13 Jan 26, 8:40pm -
- Vijay Hazare Trophy: Vidarbha, Punjab storm into the semifinals
- 1 day ago 13 Jan 26, 7:24pm -
- Bangladesh admits ICC’s reluctance to shift games out of India but refuses to budge
BCB said the board’s position remains unchanged despite the ICC’s reluctance to entertain its request and both parties will continue to “explore possible solutions”
- 1 day ago 13 Jan 26, 4:18pm -
- Australia captain Alyssa Healy retiring after India series
The 35-year-old Healy has scored more than 7,000 runs across all three international formats with 275 dismissals following her national debut in 2010
- 2 days ago 13 Jan 26, 6:50am -
- HCA announces launch of Telangana T20 League
- 2 days ago 13 Jan 26, 12:24am -
- Patience, practice and power— Anushka’s journey to the WPL
Behind a composed debut in the league that brought the 22-year-old batting star from Madhya Pradesh into the spotlight lies a story of long days, tough coaches and steady progress through the domestic circuit
- 2 days ago 12 Jan 26, 11:56pm -
- Vijay Hazare Trophy | Padikkal, Karun power Karanataka into semifinals; Saurashtra send Uttar Pradesh packing
The former benefits from dropped catches while the latter gets back into form with an unbeaten 74; the two take their side to a comfortable win over Mumbai on a rain-affected day; in the other quarterfinal, Harvik’s ton ends Uttar Pradesh’s unbeaten run via VJD method
- 2 days ago 12 Jan 26, 10:36pm -
- WPL-4: Harris, Smriti make it a stroll in the park for Royal Challengers
The openers make short work of the modest target of 144 as the Bengaluru side notches up its second win on the trot; Deepti and Dottin’s unbroken 93-run partnership for the sixth wicket props up Warriorz from a precarious 50 for five
- 2 days ago 12 Jan 26, 7:51pm -
- Harshit Rana rapidly evolving into a handy all-rounder
- 2 days ago 12 Jan 26, 6:09pm -
- Ahead of T20 World Cup, Supreme Court to examine plea concerning DDCA secretary
Former Delhi and District Cricket Association secretary Vinod Tihara has filed an application alleging the incumbent Ashok Sharma has completed his nine-year tenure
- 2 days ago 12 Jan 26, 4:42pm -
- Hasaranga and Shanaka star in Sri Lanka's series-leveling T20 win against Pakistan
The series was part of both teams' preparations for next month's T20 World Cup to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka
- 3 days ago 12 Jan 26, 11:39am -
- Washington Sundar ruled out of remainder of series, Ayosh Badoni named replacement
The Hindu understands that Washington travelled to Mumbai on January 12 to seek further medical advice and expected to take around a fortnight to recover
- 3 days ago 12 Jan 26, 11:37am -
- Virat Kohli becomes fastest player to reach to 28,000 runs across formats
Playing in his 624th innings, Kohli got to the milestone by hitting a four off New Zealand leg-spinner Adithya Ashok. Tendulkar had reached the landmark during his 644th innings
- 3 days ago 12 Jan 26, 9:47am -
- Blending impact, prolificity and consistency to an incredulous nicety
Padikkal, after a steady start to the domestic season in the Ranji Trophy and 20-over Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, has been in remarkable form in the ongoing 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy; he has already smashed four centuries in five innings on his way to a country-high 640 runs at the conclusion of the league phase
- 3 days ago 12 Jan 26, 12:30am -
- Carey a value addition for MI
“I’ve been lucky to find my way into the team. Hayley isn’t far off,” Nicola Carey said.
- 3 days ago 12 Jan 26, 12:28am -
- WPL, GG vs DC: Devine’s all-round heroics help Giants edge Capitals
This was Gujarat Giants’ second win on the trot, while DC slipped to their second loss
- 3 days ago 11 Jan 26, 9:17pm -
- Hazare Trophy: Karnataka meets Mumbai in marquee clash; Saurashtra runs into red-hot U.P.
Delhi, riding on its pace trio, starts favourite against Vidarbha while Punjab locks horns with Madhya Pradesh in Tuesday’s quarterfinal encounters
- 3 days ago 11 Jan 26, 8:03pm -
- India vs NZ first ODI: Kohli, Gill excel as Men in Blue overcome a stutter to go one up
Rahul takes the home team past the finish line with an over to spare after Jamieson leads the fightback for the Kiwis; the visiting side fails to capitalise on a solid opening stand; Mitchell continues his merry run against the Indians
- 4 days ago 11 Jan 26, 1:27pm -
- IND vs NZ ODI series: Rishabh Pant ruled out, Dhruv Jurel named replacement
Rishabh Pant was diagnosed with a side strain (oblique muscle tear) and subsequently ruled out of the ODI series
- 4 days ago 11 Jan 26, 10:55am -
- WPL-4: Harmanpreet, Sciver-Brunt on song as MI thrashes DC
The skipper makes an unbeaten 42-ball 74 and the No. 3 batter a 46-ball 70 as the defending champion makes 195; the Delhi batters, barring Henry, fail to get going
- 4 days ago 11 Jan 26, 5:18am -
- IND vs NZ 1st ODI: Pant likely to miss ODI series after picking up injury in nets
The heavy bruising has resulted in a side-strain injury, and the preliminary diagnosis by the team’s medical staff is that it will take at least 10 days to heal
- 4 days ago 10 Jan 26, 11:59pm -
- Ranji Trophy | Sai Kishore to lead Tamil Nadu against Odisha
- 4 days ago 10 Jan 26, 8:42pm -
- IND vs NZ 1st ODI Preview | Inexperienced Kiwis need a lot of things going their way to upstage India
The Men in Blue will be keen on assessing skipper Gill and deputy Shreyas’ return after their injury layoffs; Siraj, too, will have a point to prove; New Zealand will depend on the likes of Conway, Mitchell and Jamieson to guide the youngsters
- 4 days ago 10 Jan 26, 6:22pm -
- Bangladesh players act normal despite controversies, says Shanto
Uncertainty looms over Bangladesh's participation in the T20 World Cup following a request by the Bangladesh Cricket Board to the International Cricket Council to move their World Cup matches out of India over safety concerns
- 4 days ago 10 Jan 26, 5:57pm -
- I respected selectors’ decision, says Gill on T20 World Cup snub
Gill also admitted to the frustration of missing most of South Africa’s tour of India, including the entire ODI series, particularly after being named captain
- 4 days ago 10 Jan 26, 5:38pm -
- WPL 2026: Gardner, Anushka and Wareham script exciting win for Gujarat Giants
Gardner stitched 103 runs with Anushka Sharma (44 off 30 balls) for the third wicket to take her side past the 170-run mark
- 4 days ago 10 Jan 26, 4:51pm -
- Gill seeks preparation window ahead of Test series
‘Preparation for me is really big, and I didn’t think that we had that much time to prepare when we came back from Australia, or even after the Asia Cup when we played the West Indies series,’ the India’s Test and ODI captain said
- 4 days ago 10 Jan 26, 4:27pm -
- New franchises Sialkot and Hyderabad bought for $12.75 million at PSL auction
OZ Developers named Sialkot as its new franchise which it won at auction for rupees 1.85 billion ($6.55 million)
- 5 days ago 10 Jan 26, 11:27am -
- Pooja Vastrakar out of action for two weeks due to hamstring injury, says RCB head coach
Vastrakar was did not feature for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the side’s campaign opener against Mumbai Indians
- 5 days ago 10 Jan 26, 10:57am -
- England to stick with Stokes and McCullum despite Ashes flop
England do not play Test cricket again until they host New Zealand in June.
- 5 days ago 10 Jan 26, 4:28am -
- Don't be driven by emotion, think about future: Former skipper Tamim Iqbal on Bangladesh’s T20WC stance
Bangladesh sports ministry advisor Asif Nazrul has taken a hard-line position on the change of venue, citing national pride and continuing a rising anti-India sentiment in the government corridors
- 5 days ago 10 Jan 26, 3:45am -
- Coaching is about saying the right thing at the right time: Rumesh Ratnayake
The 62-year-old knows a thing or two about famous Sri Lankan victories. He took the wicket that won the island nation its first-ever Test and coached the women to significant overseas T20I series wins and an Asia Cup triumph. He talks about his coaching philosophy, being inspired by the All Blacks, the evolution of the women’s game and his time as a pathbreaking quick
- 5 days ago 10 Jan 26, 1:58am -
- Young dreams of winning another series in India
- 5 days ago 9 Jan 26, 11:09pm -
- WPL: Warriorz clash with Giants; MI meets DC
- 5 days ago 9 Jan 26, 9:28pm -
- Ashes: Australia exposes the frailties of Bazball tactic in emphatic fashion
Head and Starc play lead roles in the home side retaining the urn by a 4-1 margin; a candid appraisal awaits England while a transition is in store for the victor
- 5 days ago 9 Jan 26, 7:40pm -
- Ro-Ko fever grips Vadodara as fans turn out in large numbers to witness the two greats
The street outside the hotel housing the Indian team has been witnessing frequent traffic snarls, with bystanders hoping to catch a wave from either of the two modern-day greats
- 5 days ago 9 Jan 26, 7:25pm -
- WPL Season 4: De Klerk pulls off a heist for Royal Challengers Bengaluru
The South African plunders 20 off the last over bowled by Sciver-Brunt to snatch a three-wicket win after Sajana and Carey’s audacious strokeplay lifts the defending champion to 154
- 5 days ago 9 Jan 26, 7:24pm -
- A chance for Mumbai’s youngsters to prove their mettle: Lad
- 5 days ago 9 Jan 26, 7:00pm -
- BCB sends another letter to ICC asking for venue change for its T20WC games
While one section of the BCB is backing Nazrul's hardline stance on the matter, another group is in favour of keeping channels of discussion open with the ICC and Indian authorities
- 6 days ago 9 Jan 26, 6:34am -
- WPL 2026: Chance for domestic players to steal the spotlight
An overarching theme for all teams is a persisting dependence on overseas stock, which is antithetical to the purpose of the league
- 6 days ago 9 Jan 26, 12:02am -
- The Ashes aftermath — England’s Test future at the crossroads
The line between carefree and careless often blurred, but not too many seemed to take notice, or be too bothered about it; it has happened far too often now for ‘Bazball’ to not face serious scrutiny, if not downright condemnation, any longer
- 6 days ago 9 Jan 26, 12:00am -
- We took advantage of a slightly shorter boundary on one side: Nabi
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 11:19pm -
- Vijay Hazare Trophy - Hyderabad falls apart as Nabi, Vanshaj turn it around for J&K
The two batters undo the efforts of the losing side’s pace battery that initially reduces its opponent to 90 for seven; earlier Aman and Nitish help in stabilising a middle-order collapse; winning team is now fifith with Uttar Pradesh as the group topper Vidarbha enters the quarterfinals
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 10:37pm -
- CRICKET | Vellore-born Adithya excited to represent New Zealand against India
‘You always hear from players who have been here before about the atmosphere and the love for the game, so I’m really looking forward to it’
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 9:05pm -
- WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE | Smriti recalls World Cup win as RCB readies to take on Harmanpreet’s MI
We are not satisfied with just one World Cup. Not just us, other players are also strategising with this mindset. That shows the impact the WPL has had, says the RCB skipper
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 8:30pm -
- Hazare Trophy: Jagadeesan, spinners power TN to a big win
Kerala’s quarterfinal hopes go up in smoke as the batters collapse on a slow surface; Madhya Pradesh puts an end to Karnataka’s winning streak, makes it to the knockouts
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 8:25pm -
- Shardul rues lack of application by Mumbai batters
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 7:05pm -
- Mizoram cricketer dies after collapsing during a match
The State’s cricket association said K. Lalremruata, who represented Mizoram in Ranji and Syed Mushtaq Ali trophies, suffered a stroke while playing
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 7:04pm -
- Hazare Trophy | Saurashtra wallops Gujarat to clinch quarterfinal berth
CRICKET | Vishvaraj notches up his second hundred of the tournament; Haryana’s dreams crumble after a batting collapse against Delhi, a result which puts the latter on top of Group D
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 6:27pm -
- Tilak Varma to miss the first three T20Is against New Zealand
A statement from the BCCI mentioned that the Hyderabad left-hander underwent a minor procedure after complaining of pain.
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 6:12pm -
- Harry Brook apologises for nightclub incident in New Zealand before Ashes
England’s Harry Brook has apologized for clashing with a nightclub bouncer in October during the tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes series that Australia comprehensively won 4-1
- 6 days ago 8 Jan 26, 5:08pm -
- Ashes 5th Test, Day 5: Australia defeats England by 5 wickets, wins series 4-1
Mitchell Starc dismissed Jacob Bethell for 154 and Tongue (6) to finish off the England innings and finish the series with 31 wickets at an average of 19.9
- 7 days ago 8 Jan 26, 8:51am -
- WPL has brought a lot of changes in me, especially in the way I think: Harmanpreet
- 7 days ago 7 Jan 26, 10:45pm -
- WPL Countdown | Fitness concerns apart, Mumbai Indians remains the team to beat
- 7 days ago 7 Jan 26, 10:40pm -