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Steve Smith has moved swiftly to shut down talk of an imminent retirement, insisting he remains fully invested in Test cricket ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting January 4. Australia’s stand-in captain acknowledged that recent years have not quite matched the extraordinary standards he set earlier in…
India’s Shubman Gill reacts after playing a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala, India, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Mumbai: India’s ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill missed Punjab’s round-five Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Sikkim in Jaipur on Saturday due to “travel issues”, as…
IND vs NZ 2026 ODI Squad Announcement Live Updates: India will welcome New Zealand for a comprehensive white-ball series in January 2026, offering fans nearly three weeks of high-quality international cricket. The tour includes three One Day Internationals and an extended five-match T20I series, scheduled from January 11 to January 31 across multiple Indian venues….
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The Board of Control for Cricket in India has stepped in amid the growing political storm surrounding Kolkata Knight Riders’ signing of Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, asking the franchise to release the left-arm pacer from its squad ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League season. BCCI secretary Devajit…
Allah Ghazanfar’s three-wicket haul restricted Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to 120/8 before Shakib Al Hasan and Tom Banton powered MI Emirates into the ILT20 Season 4 final with a seven-wicket win in Qualifier 2. Their match-winning 82-run stand set up a final clash against the Desert Vipers in Dubai on January 4. MI Emirates booked…
India’s Sumit Nagal (AP/PTI) Bengaluru: Sumit Nagal dropped his kit bag and stared at it for a moment before reaching for his rackets. He could barely look at the graphite sticks. A part of him wanted to obliterate them. The 28-year-old had just lost in straight sets to Frenchman Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the first round…
Teenage opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed an unbeaten 98 before Ottniel Baartman held his nerve in the final over as Paarl Royals edged MI Cape Town by one run in a gripping SA20 derby. Baartman’s late strikes and Sikandar Raza’s three-wicket burst proved decisive. Lhuan-dre Pretorius ignited his SA20 Season 4 campaign with a superb unbeaten…
Indian women’s Hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Bengaluru: The return of Sjoerd Marijne as chief coach of the Indian women’s hockey team marks not just a reset, but an attempt at damage control after weeks of turmoil. The Dutchman replaces Harendra Singh, whose abrupt resignation last month followed complaints from players alleging…
Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop talks to media in Sharjah during ILT20’s Qualifier 2 Sharjah: The number of runs cricketers score in the T20 cricket continues to climb each year since the turn of the decade. In 2025, 4,62,258 runs were scored across the world in game’s shortest format. On an average, each team…
Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Score: The Vijay Hazare Trophy has taken on added importance this season, serving as a key reference point for India’s upcoming ODI selections. With the Ajit Agarkar led national selection committee scheduled to meet online on Saturday, the domestic 50 over tournament has become central to conversations around form, fitness and…
