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BCCI Prez Manhas: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will send a full-fledged Indian cricket team to the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, with president Mithun Manhas saying the side will be targeting the gold medal. We will send a full-fledged cricket team to the Asian Games. We are going there with the aim of winning the gold medal for India. It will be a great event, and hopefully, I will be there as well to cheer for our team, Manhas told IANS. India will enter the

New Delhi: Former England captain Michael Vaughan reacted to former batter Kevin Pietersen taking on the role of England's white-ball mentor, but cautioned about the only issue he saw in the shock announcement. In a surprising move, Pietersen was named a 'specialist mentor' for the white-ball sides, which will see the South Africa-born work with the English team through to the World Cup in southern Africa. Vaughan believed that Pietersen would do a eally good job but cautioned about ego issues,

MA Chidambaram Stadium: East Zone vice-captain Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plotted a couple of South Zone wickets as the teenage sensation played a key role in the dismissals of Ricky Bhui and star batter Smaran Ravichandran in the Duleep Trophy final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Sooryavanshi insisted on a review to overturn the umpire's not-out call for Bhui's caught-behind appeal and then used Mohammed Shami late before tea for the scalp of Ravichandran, the highest run-scorer of the previous Ranji

Metro Bank One: Middlesex will be without their captain Leus du Plooy for the remainder of the season due to an administrative blunder as the club did not register him as an overseas player before the deadline. Du Plooy is a South African-born batter who has played in county cricket for several years as a local player, as he has a passport of Hungary and had expressed his wish to play for England at the international stage. However, the 31-year-old had recently confirmed his desire to play for S

Charani No: India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been rewarded for her impressive recent form at the Asia Cup 2026 with a two-place rise to sixth in the latest Womens T20I bowling rankings, while teammate Sree Charani retains the top spot. Deepti has been in excellent form at the ongoing Asia Cup, taking eight wickets in three matches and playing a key role in Indias progress to the semi-finals of the tournament. Her strong performances have helped the right-arm spinner climb two places to sixth

BCB President Tamim Iqbal: Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana is unlikely to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the upcoming Big Bash League after just recovering from a side-strain injury that forced him to miss the Test series against Australia. Nahid is reportedly drawing interest from a few BBL franchises for the next season, which will be played from December 12 to January 26. However, with international assignments coming up and him recently recovering from a Grade-2 side strain, he i

Duleep Trophy Final: India batter and East Zone captain Ishan Kishan believes the pressure of big matches brings out the best in him, as he reflected on his monumental 270 in the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Kishan produced one of the finest knocks in Duleep Trophy history, smashing 270 off 334 balls with 30 fours and seven sixes to help East Zone post a mammoth 708 in their first innings. His knock is the eighth-highest individual score in the history of

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: Japan have named the same squad that will be playing in the Asian Games for their one-off historic T20I against India on September 22 in Tochigi Prefecture. Two-time reigning world champions, India, will face Japan for the first time in international cricket to inaugurate celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Japan's most prolific run-scorer in T20Is, will be leading the squad as

Pakistan will try to salvage something from the wreckage of a woeful tour of England with an upset victory in the third Test at Edgbaston starting on Wednesday. Mammoth defeats in the opening two encounters mean Pakistan have already lost the three-match series in emphatic fashion. But their response to a 194-run loss in the second Test at Lord's -- which followed an innings reverse in the series opener at Headingley -- surprised even longstanding observers of Pakistan's often volatile cricket s

Pakistan will try to salvage something from the wreckage of a woeful tour of England with an upset victory in the third Test at Edgbaston starting on Wednesday. Mammoth defeats in the opening two encounters mean Pakistan have already lost the three-match series in emphatic fashion. But their response to a 194-run loss in the second Test at Lord's -- which followed an innings reverse in the series opener at Headingley -- surprised even longstanding observers of Pakistan's often volatile cricket s

The Big Bash League is to be partially privatised, beginning with the sale of the struggling Melbourne Renegades, Cricket Australia announced on Tuesday. The governing body wants to bring in private investment to the Twenty20 competition as it looks to shore up the game's financial future which has come under threat from lucrative leagues abroad. Beginning the sales process for the Renegades allows us to take the first step in a self-determination model for our members and represents a defining

Cricket Australia Board: Cricket Australia Board has officially agreed to private investment into the Big Bash Leagues, beginning with the launch of a sales process for the Melbourne Renegades. CA on Tuesday announced that it would invite bids from private owners for a 100 per cent stake in the Renegades, with a view to club playing the 2027-28 WBBL and BBL season under new ownership. The sale process will not affect the coming WBBL or BBL seasons, with the Renegades being run in caretaker mode

Australian Big Bash League: Batter Mark Chapman has made the decision to shift to a casual contract with New Zealand Cricket for the 2026-27 season to pursue an opportunity in the Australian Big Bash League (BBL). Chapmans shift means Northern Districts fast bowler Matthew Fisher earns his first ever central contract and completes the list of 20 players for the 2026-27 season. NZC said Chapman will remain available for selection for the upcoming India tour of New Zealand alongside the four other

Punjab T20 League: Amritsar Soormas registered a four-wicket win over Fazilka Falcons in a crucial match of the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League, Powered by Punjab Kings, at the I.S. Bindra Stadium, Mohali, keeping their hopes of reaching the semifinals alive. Batting first, Fazilka Falcons posted a competitive 191/6 in their 20 overs. The Falcons were in early trouble after losing two wickets for just 20 runs, but skipper Shubman Gill and Pranshu Pratap joined hands to rebuild the innings. The two batt

England paceman Jofra Archer believes he is now in a good place after a succession of career-threatening injuries but said there had been some benefits from lengthy spells on the sidelines. Barbados-born Archer arrived in the UK in 2015 and four years later he was the spearhead of England's attack in their dramatic World Cup final triumph at Lord's, as well as starring in the 2019 Ashes. But he started to develop an elbow problem later that year, with England captain Joe Root widely criticised f

Vadodara International Cricket Stadium: Ongoing repair work has resulted in Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium missing out on hosting matches for the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy, set to be played in India from February 14 to 28, 2027. Last week, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium as the venues for the marquee six-team T20 tournament, after the tournament was taken out of Sri Lanka due to government inter

Sri Lanka U19: Young Uttarakhand batter Lakshya Raichandani is honoured to be bestowed with the leadership responsibility of the Indian U19 side for the upcoming three unofficial ODIs against Australia U19, which begin on September 18. Raichandani, who is currently playing for Mussoorie Thunder, was named captain of the Indian U19 white-ball side, while he is also the vice-captain for the two unofficial Tests that will be played between September 28 and October 8. Speaking exclusively to IANS, R

Queens Sports Club: South Africa womens captain Laura Wolvaardt has expressed excitement ahead of her team's historic maiden T20I tour to Zimbabwe, stating that it is pretty cool to finally play against their African neighbours in a bilateral series at the senior level. All five matches will be played at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on September 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19. Its very special for us. I think for as long as Ive played, we havent played against another African team. Its pretty cool

Nottinghamshire Head Coach Peter Moores: New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Mitchell Hay has signed a short-term deal with Nottinghamshire for the remaining three matches of the 2026 County Championship season, the club announced on Monday. Hay, 26, will replace South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne, who has been recalled early by Cricket South Africa (CSA) in accordance with his central contract terms. Hay made his Test debut in December 2025 and scored 61 against the West Indies. He bri

MA Chidambaram Stadium: Skipper Ishan Kishan smashed a monumental 270 while Kumar Kushagra hit a fine century to put East Zone in complete command of the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone by posting a colossal 708 at the end of the second innings of the match, played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Kishans 334-ball knock, laced with 30 fours and seven sixes, registered the eighth-highest individual score in a Duleep Trophy match. Kushagra, on the other hand, hit 101 off 132 balls,

ODI World Cup: South Africa have named their squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia that kicks off their home season. Regular captain Temba Bavuma is back, while senior batters David Miller and Quinton de Kock are also part of the ODI series, which starts on September 24 in Durban, as it seems they are pretty much in the scheme of things for the ODI World Cup 2027. The Proteas have named a 16-member squad, which was as close to their available full strength as possible.

Indian Premier League: Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has made a shocking return to the England set-up as he has been named the 'specialist mentor' of the white-ball English side. 12 years after his international career came to a controversial end, Pietersen will be back in the England set-up as he joins Brendon McCullum's coaching staff, with his tenure beginning with the white-ball fixtures against Sri Lanka later in September. I am immensely proud to have been asked to help this team o

Cricket South Africa: Right-handed batter Matthew Breetzke and seam-bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch have been drafted into the South Africa squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Namibia after Lhuan-dr Pretorius and Andile Simelane were ruled out due to injuries, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Monday. Pretorius, who finished as the leading run-scorer in the recent T20I tri-series win at the Namibia Cricket Ground, sustained a right adductor muscle injury, while pace-bowling a

The Pakistan Cricket Board: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday that it has launched an internal disciplinary inquiry to examine reports of player misconduct and behavioural issues after the team's poor performances in the first two Test matches against England. The development follows the board's decisive response after heavy losses in the first two Tests at Headingley and Lords, which led to sending seven players, including wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, opening batter Imam-ul-

New Delhi: India top-order batter Devdutt Padikkal believes putting in consistent performance is the only way for him to hold onto a spot in the national Test side, adding that as long as he scores runs and helps win the team matches, his place in the line-up will remain secure. Padikkal enjoyed a fruitful tour of Sri Lanka by scoring back-to-back centuries in Indias 1-0 series win in Sri Lanka and even took the Player of the Series award. With his compact technique and penchant to make runs qui

MA Chidambaram Stadium: East Zone captain Ishan Kishan achieved a significant milestone as he smashed a jaw-dropping double century in the final of the Duleep Trophy against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Kishan became just the third East Zone player to score a double hundred in the Duleep Trophy, joining the likes of Arun Lal and Saba Karim in the epic list. He has also become the first East batter to hit a double ton in the final of the red-ball tournament. Before Ishan,

High Performance Director: Former captain Azhar Ali has expressed deep dismay over the ongoing crisis in Pakistan cricket following the team making wholesale changes to its squad on the ongoing Test tour of England, adding that the side has become consistent in the most negative way. Azhar's scathing assessment comes in the wake of severe fallout after heavy defeats at Headingley and Lord's, which saw head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul being relieved of their duties and seven p

Big Bash League: West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews has re-signed with the Melbourne Renegades on a one-year deal for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) season, the club announced on Monday. The top-ranked womens T20I all-rounder was a key architect of the Renegades' title triumph in WBBL season 10, but shoulder surgery forced her to miss the side's title defence last season. Hayley, 28, delivered a career-best campaign during the Renegades' championship-winning run, scoring 324 runs a

Jacob Martin's Untold Story: For most cricketers, the longest innings of their lives are played on a cricket field. For Jacob Martin , it was played in a courtroom. The former India batsman has finally walked out of a legal battle that followed him for 22 years. A Patiala House Court in Delhi has acquitted Martin of all charges in a long-running case involving allegations of forgery, cheating, criminal conspiracy and passport-related offences arising from a controversial cricket tour to the Unit

Cricket Papua New Guinea: Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Monday announced that it has appointed Mark Coles as the new head coach of the womens national team following a rigorous recruitment process. He will take charge from Zimbabwes upcoming home T20I series against South Africa, starting on Friday at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Coles, who brings extensive high-performance credentials, has previously served as the head coach of both the Pakistan and Scotland womens national teams. He has also

George Bailey: Australia chair selector George Bailey has backed a struggling Marnus Labuschagne to make a positive contribution in the upcoming Test series against South Africa, despite having a lean time in the drawn 1-1 series against Bangladesh. Labuschagne hasnt scored a century in Tests for nearly three years and was recently axed from the ODI team. But the Bailey-led selection panel has opted to stick with the right-hander for the Tests against South Africa starting in Durban on October 9

The Sano International Cricket Ground: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has described Indias September 22 T20I against Japan at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi Prefecture as a landmark moment for crickets expansion into new territories, with the one-off fixture set to open celebrations for the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and precede Indias Asian Games campaign in Japan. IndiaJapan is more than a cricket match. It represents the direction in wh

World Cricket League: Monty Desai is set to mark his return to the Indian domestic cricket circuit, as the 52-year-old is expected to be named Gujarat head coach. The transition follows Desai's recent departure as Canada's men's head coach, bringing an end to his second stint with the side after just over three months in charge. He had previously coached Canada in 2019 during their World Cricket League 2 campaign in Namibia. He is in the pipeline definitely. But we are going to decide within one

Amsterdam Flames produced a commanding batting display to chase down 177 and defeat Rotterdam Dockers by eight wickets in Match 17 of the ETPL at Voorburg Cricket Club, Netherlands. The Flames won the toss and elected to bowl, but Rotterdam put together a competitive total of 176 for six. Michael Levitt provided a brisk start with 16 from 14 balls before Tim Pringle removed him, while Faf du Plessis anchored the innings with 60 from 47 balls, striking two fours and four sixes. The Dockers lost w

UP T20 League: Rinku Singhs Meerut Mavericks delivered a flawless performance to defeat Bhuvneshwar Kumars Lucknow Falcons by a massive 94 runs in the Grand Finale of the UP T20 League 2026. Appearing in their fourth consecutive final across all four seasons of the league, the Mavericks completely outclassed the first-time finalists to be crowned the undisputed champions of Season 4. Mavericks skipper Rinku won the toss and confidently opted to bat first. The decision paid immediate dividends as

Edinburgh Castle Rockers continued their impressive run in the ETPL with a seven-wicket victory over Glasgow Cosmic in Match 16, chasing down 160 with six balls remaining at Voorburg Cricket Club, Netherlands. Having already defeated Glasgow in the tournament's opening Scottish derby, the Rockers produced another assured performance to complete a second victory over their rivals and strengthen their position at the top of the table. Edinburgh won the toss and elected to bowl, but Glasgow made a

Punjab T20 League: The much-anticipated arrival of India captain Shubman Gill lit up the Sher-E-Punjab T20 League on Sunday, as the Fazilka Falcons held their nerve to clinch a thrilling one-run victory over Arshdeep Singhs Ludhiana Lions in Match 15. Playing his first match of the season for the Falcons, Gill wasted little time in showing the crowd exactly what the hype was about. Opening the innings, the star batter smashed a scintillating 40 off just 21 balls, striking seven fours and a six t

ICC Cricket World Cup: A clinical South Africa put up a dominant all-round display to outclass Zimbabwe by 48 runs in the final and claim the T20I tri-series title at the Namibia Cricket Ground here on Sunday. Riding on a rapid half-century from Jordan Hermann and a 23-ball 32 from Dewald Brevis, South Africa posted a formidable 205/5 in their 20 overs after electing to bat first. In reply, Zimbabwe's top order collapsed under pressure before being bowled out for 157 in 18 overs. Despite missing

Joint Secretary Prabhtej Singh Bhatia: Ajit Agarkar, Chairman of the senior mens selection committee, was spotted in the stands at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday to watch the Duleep Trophy final between South Zone and East Zone. It marked Agarkars first public appearance days after missing a crucial BCCI review meeting in Mumbai. Agarkar, sitting alone in the corporate box on day ones play, monitored the action as several India and domestic stars pressed their cases ahead of upcoming

MA Chidambaram Stadium: Clocking 100 first-class appearances felt like a distant dream for Shreyas Gopal. But with that achieved via taking the field for the ongoing Duleep Trophy final, the Karnataka leg-spin bowling all-rounder said he is driven by an even larger mission: proving that leg-spinners still have a vital role to play in red-ball cricket. Gopal, along with veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami, completed the milestone of 100 First-Class matches during the ongoing Duleep Trophy final be

MA Chidambaram Stadium: Young Jharkhand batter Shikhar Mohan credited senior partner and captain Ishan Kishan's constant guidance behind him making a fluent 85 on Duleep Trophy debut, as he played a vital role in putting East Zone in command on opening day of the 2026/27 Duleep Trophy final against a star-studded South Zone. Drafted into the playing eleven as a replacement for Jharkhand teammate Virat Singh, Mohan and Kishan added 94 runs for the third wicket to rebuild the innings. Kishan remai

Bangladesh Premier League: Bangladesh state minister for youth and sports Aminul Haque was unaware of the Bangladesh Premier League's postponement due to credibility issues and wanted the league to take place every year. BCB president Tamim Iqbal had earlier confirmed that the board will not start the BPL until the credibility issues that have hit the tournament are fixed, a move which was welcomed by the franchises but not by the cricketers. The cricketers were later offered increased match fee

Pakistan Cricket Board: The sons of former Pakistan captain and prime minister Imran Khan have slammed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, saying that the board has made absolute fools of themselves over threats to abandon the recent Lords Test against England. The row erupted during the second Test when Sky Sports broadcasted an interview conducted by former England captain Michael Atherton with Khans sons, Sulaiman and Kasim. The pair spoke about their imprisoned fathers deteri

ICC U19 Women: Nigeria held their nerve in a tense final against Zimbabwe to register a four-run victory and secure qualification for the ICC U19 Womens T20 World Cup 2027. The victory in the Africa Qualifier Division 1 final also capped an unbeaten campaign for Nigeria, who secured Africas sole qualification spot for next years tournament. They will join South Africa as the continents representatives at the ICC U19 Womens T20 World Cup, which will be hosted by Bangladesh and Nepal. Batting firs

Cricket South Africa: Nottinghamshires push for winning the ongoing County Championship has suffered a setback after wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne was recalled early by Cricket South Africa, thus ruling him out of the final three matches of the season. Verreynne, 29, currently in his third spell with the club, had originally signed to feature in all of Nottinghamshires red-ball fixtures this summer. But central contract obligations take precedence ahead of South Africas upcoming three-game home Te

Captain Ishan Kishan: Captain Ishan Kishan scored an unbeaten hundred as he took East Zone to a strong position at the end of Day 1 of the Duleep Trophy final against South Zone at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Kishan went back unbeaten on 111, while the other wicketkeeper batter Kumar Kushagra also remained unscathed on 63 as the two took East to a strong score of 385/4 in 79 overs on stumps. South's bowlers were laboured at Chepauk, and several of them took the beating from the East b

European T20 Premier League: Veteran Ireland opener Paul Stirling believes the presence of marquee players like Glenn Maxwell and David Miller while playing for the Belfast Wolves in the ongoing European T20 Premier League (ETPL) is accelerating the development of local talent, as they pass on crucial top-level experience to them both on and off the field. The six-team competition has brought two franchises each from Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands in a four-week showdown. The action kick

National High Performance Centre: Former Pakistan cricketer AtiquzZaman has alleged that chief selector Aaqib Javed is making all decisions by himself and that it has now become a case of him versus the entire setup, even as the fallout from wholesale changes dominates discussions about the ongoing disastrous Test tour of England. Following a 194-run defeat at Lords that has left Pakistan trailing 2-0 in the three-match series, the side dropped seven players - Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq, Salma

Irish Cricket International Women: Ireland womens all-rounder Arlene Kelly has announced her retirement from professional cricket, bringing the curtain down on a four-and-a-half-year international career following Irelands match against England Women in Worcester. The 32-year-old, born in New Zealand, moved to Ireland in 2022 after securing an Irish passport and initially came to experience domestic cricket. Her performances quickly put her on the international radar. Kelly made an immediate imp

Pakistan Cricket Board: Former wicketkeeper-batter Atiq-uz-Zaman has expressed deep anguish over the current state of the Pakistan mens team, saying that they are in shambles at the moment due to chaos and mid-tour player and coaching changes during their ongoing Test series in England. Down 2-0 in the three-match series following a heavy 194-run defeat at Lords, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made the drastic call to send seven players, head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and bowling coach Umar Gul bac