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Wales Cricket Board: English county club Sussex has appointed Beth Barrett-Wild, the former Director of Womens Professional Game at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), as the first female chief executive in the county's history. Sussex also proposed former England bowler Holly Colvin as one of five new non-executive directors. Barrett-Wild will join Sussex on January 1, 2027, after 13 years at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), where her roles included director of the women's pro

The Board: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for the positions of fielding coach for the Senior Womens National Team and head physiotherapist for the Senior Mens National Team, with the deadline for submissions set for November 16. The two positions offer an opportunity to work with the national teams and contribute to player development, performance enhancement and the maintenance of high standards in their respective areas. The fielding coach will be re

Shubman Gill: India captain Shubman Gill is looking forward to returning to New Zealand, a country where he made his international debut, and hopes to take back good memories from the upcoming ODI series, starting with the first match at Eden Park. Gill, who made his ODI debut against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on January 31, 2019, said returning to the country brought back fond memories and expressed his excitement ahead of the series. I'm here at Eden Park, you know, always, alway

Rising Stars Asia Cup: Indian fast bowler Prasidh Krishna is set to fly to New Zealand after getting fitness clearance from the medical team at the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. IANS understands that Prasidh was put through match-simulation sessions held on November 1 and 2 and got clearance. After getting fit, Prasidh Krishna was to leave for New Zealand late tonight or early tomorrow morning. But hes already gone from India to reach Ne

Sony Sports Network: Former India left-arm spinner Maninder Singh on Tuesday termed Kuldeep Yadav's lack of regular game time a mystery, saying he felt the team management did not have enough confidence in the abilities of the left-arm wrist-spinner. Kuldeep has 201 wickets in 124 ODIs, more than any other bowler in India's present squad, yet he did not get a single game in the recent 3-2 T20I series win over New Zealand. Away from the sub-continent, Kuldeeps non-selection often comes down to t

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club: Northamptonshire County Cricket Club on Tuesday announced the signing of top-order batter Finlay Bean from Yorkshire, as he has been roped in on a three-year deal. Bean, who can also keep wickets, had two years left in his contract with Yorkshire, which he signed earlier this year in March. However, he had lost out on a place in the County Championship XI during the first phase of the matches after he hit a century and averaged 25.22. ' Bean will now arrive

With Phoebe Litchfield: UP Warriorz face a significant selection dilemma ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2027 season, with former India captain Anjum Chopra questioning how the franchise will accommodate its overseas stars following the additions of Sophie Molineux and Grace Harris at the auction. Anjum believes the presence of several established international players could leave the franchise struggling to settle on its preferred four overseas options, particularly with Meg Lanning,

Wales Cricket Board: South African spinner Simon Harmer has questioned England's approach to developing young spinners, claiming a lack of specialist coaching is holding them back, and urged the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to appoint Carl Crowe as a national spin-bowling consultant. Harmer, who has spent the last 10 seasons playing county cricket for Essex, believes England have enough talented spinners but are failing to provide them with the necessary guidance and resources to take

NZ vs IND 1st ODI , Approaching Milestones and Records :The first ODI between Indian Cricket Team and New Zealand Cricket Team will be played on Wednesday at Eden Park in Auckland at 7:30 AM IST. Team India won the T20I series 3-2, but their performance in the last two matches was below-average. New Zealand embarrassed them and beat them convincingly in the last two matches. The hosts will be high on confidence after the twin wins in the last week. They also know the home conditions well and wi

Indian Premier League: Punjab Kings (PBKS) have edged ahead of others in the race to secure the services of Hardik Pandya via a trade deal with Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of the November 17 retention deadline for the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. IANS understands that apart from PBKS, who have been very aggressive in vying for Pandya, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have also been in the running to acquire the premier seam-bowling all-

NZ vs IND 1st ODI , Cricket Tips :Team India managed to carry on their good record in New Zealand and won the T20I series. But New Zealand hammered India in the last two ODIs, gained the much-needed confidence and boost ahead of the five-match ODI series. They would be keen to start the ODI series with a win. The first match will commence at 7:30 AM IST on Wednesday, taking place at Eden Park in Auckland. India have an experienced bowling unit. However, the playing conditions and shorter bounda

T20 Asia Cup Rising Stars: Pakistan have named their squad for the 50-over Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament, as Abdul Samad will be leading the 15-man squad for the event that gets underway on November 19 in Qatar. Samad was recently seen in action during the Hong Kong Sixes, the Asian Games final against India and during a T20I against Sri Lanka last month. He leads the batting line-up, which has the likes of Maaz Sadaqat and Hasan Nawaz, Haider Ali, Shahzaib Khan, Farhan Yousuf and Shamyl Hus

UP Warriorz: Former India batter Veda Krishnamurthy believes UP Warriorz should consider appointing an Indian player as captain for the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2027 season, suggesting that handing the responsibility to experienced all-rounder Deepti Sharma could give the franchise greater flexibility while selecting their overseas combination. The franchise has assembled a squad featuring several prominent overseas names, including Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie

Australian Ellyse Perry: UP Warriorz's decision to secure Australian all-rounder Grace Harris at her base price in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction has drawn attention, with former India cricketer Abhinav Mukund questioning whether the franchise's latest acquisition reflects her actual value. Mukund believes Harris, despite coming off a strong season, was unfortunate to lose her place in a championship-winning setup following the return of fellow Australian Ellyse Perry, but expect

World Test Championship: India ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill stated that he would have preferred T20Is to be scheduled between the ODIs and Test matches on the tour of New Zealand, allowing the Indian team to field full-strength squads for the last two ODIs of the five-match series while giving them enough time to prepare for a crucial two-match Test series. With the race for the World Test Championship final heating up and the ODI World Cup 2027 preparations in full swing, Tests and ODIs a

Cricket World Cup: India head coach Amol Muzumdar revealed that he decided to confront the team's shortcomings inside the dressing room following their defeat to England during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, believing that a direct intervention was necessary to change the team's fortunes. Muzumdar said he chose to address the players despite reservations from members of his support staff, as India's third defeat in the group stage had made it clear that the team needed to respond. The

Cricket World Cup: India batter Pratika Rawal opened up about the emotional and physical ordeal of suffering a fracture during the ICC Womens Cricket World Cup 2025, admitting that she sensed something was wrong immediately after falling during the match against Bangladesh, but she didn't want to leave on a stretcher, so she was determined to walk. The injury brought her World Cup campaign to an abrupt end, forcing her to watch Indias subsequent knockout matches from the sidelines, including th

Unofficial Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Yash Rathod produced an impressive batting display on the final day to secure a draw for India A against New Zealand A in the second unofficial Test, stitching together an unbeaten 247-run partnership after an early collapse threatened to put the visitors under pressure. Jaiswal finished unbeaten on 155, while Rathod brought up his 11th first-class century, remaining not out on 100 as India A reached 282/2 in their second innings. With the match heading tow

ODI World Cup: India captain Shubman Gill on Tuesday revealed the team's batting plans for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, which begins in Auckland on Wednesday, stating that the top four are set with all right-handers, which includes him, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. Speaking ahead of the series opener, Gill said the team will adopt a flexible approach for No. 5 and No. 6 batters, with two left-handers KL Rahul and Axar Patel sharing responsibilities depending on

T20I World Cup: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has announced his retirement from international cricket, calling time on his career that spanned 14 years. The 38-year-old, who retired from ODI cricket in June last year, represented Australia across 149 ODIs, 130 T20Is and 7 Tests, won two ICC Men's Cricket World Cups (2015 and 2023) and one ICC Men's T20 World Cup (2021). We probably had numerous discussions before and after the T20 World Cup, Maxwell said on the Final Word podcast. And it

A cricket ground is usually a place where fiction is not welcome. The latest and most unusual example has come from Leicester, where the shooting of Sourav Gangulys biopic Dada: The Sourav Ganguly Story at Uptonsteel Grace Road has unexpectedly become part of a real cricket controversy. The film crew spent a day at the Leicestershire ground four days before the countys Championship match against Glamorgan in August. Leicestershire head groundsman Callum Lewin told the Cricket Regulator that he w

The Big Show: Australia's explosive all-rounder Glenn Maxwell announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a career spanning more than a decade across all three formats. According to ESPNcricinfo, Maxwell, who represented Australia in 286 international matches, scored 7,226 runs and claimed 136 wickets during his career. Nicknamed 'The Big Show', the 38-year-old was a key member of Australia's successful campaigns in the 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cup

Western Australia XI: England's white-ball head coach Brendon McCullum is determined to shape a team capable of challenging for major trophies, with next year's 50-over World Cup firmly on his radar, as he prepares to return to Australia for a three-match ODI series. McCullum, who was sacked as England's Test head coach midway through the English summer following a disappointing Ashes campaign last winter, said his focus was now firmly on improving the white-ball sides and building towards the

Sarfaraz Khan: Overlooked for the India A tour of New Zealand, Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan has admitted he had hoped for a call-up, but said he would keep scoring runs in domestic cricket and leave selection to the selectors. Sarfaraz, who last played for India nearly two years ago against New Zealand in the 2024 Test at the Wankhede Stadium, made 55 on day one of Mumbais Ranji Trophy match against Railways at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday. Obviously. Whenever a team comes out, I have expecta

Lucknow Super Giants: The BCCI has given all ten IPL franchises two more days to submit their retention lists, as they moved the deadline to November 17. The 2027 IPL player auction will go ahead as planned on December 16 in Goa. IANS understands that the BCCI informed all ten franchises of the two-day extension in an official communication on Monday. The original retention deadline of November 15 clashed with the fifth and final ODI between India and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi: The Gujarat government on Monday announced cash awards totalling more than Rs 9.27 crore for 18 athletes who represented India at the Asian Games and Para Asian Games, with para-athletes among the biggest beneficiaries. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi presented the awards to medal winners and participating athletes at a felicitation ceremony in Gandhinagar, recognising their performances at international sporting events. Among the recipients, para-athl

Assam Cricket Association: Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has been appointed as the spin bowling coach at the Assam Cricket Associations (ACA) cricket academy on a one-year contract starting this month. Sivaramakrishnan, who made a name for himself with big, looping leg-breaks, googlies and top-spinners, will work with young and promising spinners at the ACA Cricket Academy in Fulung, North Guwahati, where he will run a structured coaching programme, the association said in a

For Central Zone: Left-arm spinner Harsh Dubey rewrote the Vidarbha record books on Monday by claiming 9-53 to bowl out Madhya Pradesh for 209 on an eventful opening day of their Ranji Trophy match at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha. Dubey became the first bowler from Vidarbha to claim a nine-wicket haul in an innings of the Ranji Trophy. The previous best figures for the side was Arun Ogirals 8-39 in 1967-68, which ironically came against Madhya Pradesh. Dubey is now the 30th bowler overall to take

The International Cricket Council: Ireland womens batter Rebecca Stokell has accepted a voluntary suspension after admitting to an anti-doping rule violation linked to her use of prescription medication. Rebecca is now awaiting the outcome of an International Cricket Council (ICC) investigation. Rebecca has accepted responsibility for an inadvertent breach of the reporting requirements around the use of prescription medication. While the breach was unintentional and the substance has been ackno

Rising Stars Asia Cup: Wicketkeeper-batter Ikram Alikhil will lead Afghanistan A at the Rising Stars Asia Cup, with the Afghanistan Cricket Boards (ACB) national selection committee naming a 15-member squad, along with three reserve players. The tournament will be played in Doha, Qatar, from November 19 to 29. Alikhil, who has played three Tests and 33 ODIs, leads a side that features several notable names like Ijaz Ahmadzai, AM Ghazanfar, Darwish Rasooli, Hassan Eisakhil, Qais Ahmad, Bilal Sam

Surprised Kuldeep Yadav: Former India left-arm spinner Venkatapathy Raju said he was surprised that wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav did not get a game in the recently concluded five-match T20I series against New Zealand, which the visitors won 3-2, and urged the team management to give him more game time ahead of next years ODI World Cup. India has played 35 matches in SENA countries in the last 24 months under the current team management, and Kuldeep has featured in only three games. Its surprisin

Captain Dhruv Jurel: India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant will have the chance to prove his fitness once more as the batter is set to undertake another test before he can leave for New Zealand ahead of the Test series. Pant suffered a side strain during the Irani Cup match while leading Rest of India and Jammu and Kashmir. He has been at the BCCI CoE for around 10 days and failed a fitness test on Sunday. As per a report in Cricinfo, he will take another fitness test in two days before he is

Sewa Niketan Foundation IND: India completed a clean sweep in both the Physical Disability (PD) and Wheelchair T20I series against Sri Lanka, winning both 2-0 in the Sewa Niketan Foundation IND vs SL T20I Beyond Limit Trophy 2026, after rain washed out the third and final day's matches at the CSK Ground, Navalur, on Monday. India remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, recording four victories in as many completed matches across the two formats. The PD team registered victories by 75 and 8

Lalit Modi: IPL's founding chairman Lalit Modi has called for a change of the IPL window from March-May to a window between October and April, suggesting the start of the lucrative tournament from January and increasing number of matches to 94. Modi also drew a comparison to how football leagues run over months, and he also asked ICC chairman Jay Shah to help facilitate the calendar. The IPL founder stressed that when the tournament was launched in 2008, April and May were the only available op

Against South Delhi Superstarz: Samaira Raghav was not supposed to be watching the Womens Premier League (WPL) auction. Her parents had asked her to stay away from seeing live feed of the auction proceedings happening in Kochi last week. They feared the weight of hope would be too much for a 16-year-old to carry, in case she doesn't find any takers. A day before the auction, Samaira was one of four late entries that took the WPL 2027 auction pool from 146 to 150 players. She learnt about it fro

Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium: South Africas maiden home series against Australia women has been rescheduled to run from March 24 to April 18, 2027, following the confirmation of the inaugural ICC Womens Champions Trophy, which will be held from February 14 to 28. The landmark bilateral tour will feature three T20 Internationals, three One-Day Internationals and a one-off Test, with matches scheduled across seven venues in South Africa. The T20I leg will begin in Kimberley on March 24, followed

ODI Team Rankings: Afghanistan have reached a new landmark in their cricketing journey, climbing to sixth place in the latest ICC Mens ODI Team Rankings to register their best-ever position in the format. The rise sees Afghanistan move past Sri Lanka, adding another significant achievement to the rapid progress they have made since entering international one-day cricket in 2009. They are now ranked ahead of several established cricketing nations, having already moved above Bangladesh, England a

Emirates ICC Elite Panel: South Africa batting coach Ashwell Prince and player Kyle Verreynne have been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct on the third day of the third Test against Australia in Cape Town. Prince and Verreynne were reprimanded for the same incident, which occurred after the dismissal of opener Marques Ackerman in South Africas second innings. Ackerman tried to review the caught verdict, but the umpires ruled that his appeal for a review did not come wi

IDCA T20 National Cricket Championship: Jammu & Kashmir emerged champions of the IDCA 10th T20 National Cricket Championship for Deaf 2026, while Rajasthan finished runners-up in the tournament held in Surat, Gujarat. Tamil Nadu Deafs Sai Akash was named Player of the Series and also received the Best Batsman of the Series award. Rajasthan Deafs Sanju Sharma was adjudged Best Bowler of the Series, while Jammu & Kashmir Deafs Shariq Majeed received the Player of the Match award in the final. Org

Unofficial Test: India As bowlers were made to work hard for their wickets as New Zealand As lower order turned the contest around on Day 3 of the second unofficial Test at Hagley Oval, stretching their first-innings total to 424 and securing a 78-run lead on Monday. India A reached 32 for no loss in their second innings at stumps, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and B Sai Sudharsan reducing the deficit to 46. The day had begun with New Zealand A firmly placed at 218/3, but Mohammed Siraj wasted little t

In New Zealand: Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara believes Virat Kohli has a better chance than Rohit Sharma of scoring more centuries in the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. Pujara feels Kohlis role at number three gives him a greater opportunity to build an innings and play the anchor, while Rohits usual responsibility of making an aggressive start in the powerplay could undergo a change on New Zealand pitches. The way Rohit bats, he has a role of providing good starts in the powe

Nitish Kumar Reddy: Former India batting coach Abhishek Nayar believes the team management should have prioritised red-ball preparation for players featuring in both formats ahead of India's upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand, arguing that the contest carries importance for head coach Gautam Gambhir and Indian cricket fans. Speaking about the decision to split India's ODI squads for the five-match series against New Zealand, Nayar felt players such as Shubman Gill and KL Rahul would h

With Cameron Green: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has backed his teams batting unit despite consecutive collapses against South Africa, insisting the visitors have reasons to remain optimistic following their series defeat in Cape Town. McDonald also expressed confidence that Steve Smith would return for the upcoming home Test series against New Zealand, with Australia keen to resolve the batters neck problem ahead of a demanding international schedule. With Cameron Green returning from

Mahli Beardman: Fast bowler Mahli Beardman is set to make his ODI squad in the upcoming white-ball series with Australia naming up to eight new faces on their first internationals at home as they host England for three ODIs and five T20Is starting November 13 in Perth. Beardman, young batter Oliver Peake and all-rounders Jack Edwards and Liam Scott were all named in the ODI squad, while Nikhil Chaudhary and Joel Davies join Beardman and Edwards in Australia's T20I setup, while there is a debut

Australia named a host of fresh faces in new-look white-ball squads Monday to face England with exciting young quick Mahli Beardman and allrounders Jack Edwards and Liam Scott among those getting call-ups. Batting prospects Ollie Peake and Jake Fraser-McGurk were also included, as were wicketkeepers Lachlan Shaw and Sam Harper with Mitchell Marsh captaining both the one-day and Twenty20 sides. These ODI and T20 matches provide several players, many of whom have had opportunities on recent tours,

New Zealand batters Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman were ruled out Monday for the upcoming five-match ODI series against India due to injury. Ravindra had been recovering from a freak shoulder injury suffered during a promotional shoot prior to the Indian series, which starts on Wednesday, and has been deemed unfit to field. Chapman had a hamstring strain which needs a further two weeks of rehabilitation, according to MRI scans. Everyone knows what an asset Mark and Rachin are to this side so i

Nitish Kumar Reddy: Tim Seifert missed out on another opportunity to slam his maiden international century as he fell on 93 against India in the fifth and final T20I of the series at Seddon Park here on Sunday, but called that the win was the main thing that he wanted. Seifert had a low-key series until the fifth T20I as he was dismissed for single-digit scores in all the previous four games. However, he slammed 93 from 50 balls after getting dropped on 13 earlier in the innings. He played on a

The New Zealand: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner regretted that small moments cost them what could have been a series win over India after they went down fighting 2-3 at home in the five-match T20I series. Having lost two of the first three close games, New Zealand bounced back to win the last two matches to close the series on a high note after their strong Hamilton win in the fifth rubber. Yeah, I think we'll reflect on that, and we know that it was a very tight series against a very goo

India T20I: India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer rued the drop in momentum with the bat during the first innings and an underwhelming show with the ball and the field as reasons behind India's defeat to New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I of the series at the Seddon Park here on Sunday. India put up 191/8 in the first innings on the back of half-centuries from captain Shreyas (50) and Ishan Kishan (61), but lost momentum when both the batters fell in back-to-back 11th and 12th overs as the Men i

Nitish Kumar Reddy: A strong batting show from Tim Seifert and Glenn Phillips guided New Zealand to an impressive seven-wicket win over India in the fifth and final T20I of the series at Seddon Park here on Sunday. Phillips (65*) created the record for scoring the most runs by a batter in a single bilateral series as the Kiwi star capped off a brilliant series with another half-century, while Seifert (93) registered his first noteworthy knock of the series as the duo led the Kiwis to chase down