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And Rana Bhai: India cricketer Rinku Singh revealed that he is a core Manchester United fan, and his support for the Premier League club began after fellow cricketer Nitish Rana introduced him to football and helped him understand how to watch and follow the game. Rinku recently attended his first-ever live football match at Old Trafford, witnessing the Manchester derby against Manchester City in the Premier League. The experience gave the Indian cricketer an opportunity to watch the rivalry fro

The MA Chidambaram Stadium: Perth Scorchers head coach Adam Voges looks to pick the brain of Chennai Super Kings' batting coach Michael Hussey to learn about the unexpected Chepauk surface, which will be hosting the first match of the Big Bash League 2026-27. The MA Chidambaram Stadium will host the BBL opener on December 12 between Sorchers and Melbourne Renegades, which marks the first instance of the BBL taking place outside Australia. The teams will have to encounter the unknown conditions o

Chief High Performance Cricket Officer: Ben Sawyer has left his role as the New Zealand women's head coach after being at the helm for four years following a review meeting. Sawyer was appointed the head coach of the White Ferns in June 2022, and his contract was set to end in December 2026; however, he did not receive a renewal after a review process of the high-performance structure. During his time with the New Zealand women's side, the Australian-born led the White Ferns to a bronze at the 2

Arun Jaitley Stadium: Afghanistan head coach Richard Pybus said his side had been benchmarked and tested by India in their 3-0 T20I series loss to the heavyweights and admitted there was nowhere to hide for them after being bowled out for 94 in the third T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Afghanistan had a long gap since playing their last T20 World Cup group stage game in February, and the defeat to India has exposed exactly where they currently stand right now in terms of the shortest format. W

World Test Championship: Steve Smith said the memories of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal still return to him at times, but the Australia batter is not concerned about facing a hostile reception when he returns to South Africa for a Test series for the first time since the infamous episode. Smith was among the central figures in the controversy that erupted during Australias Test against South Africa in Cape Town in March 2018. He was sent home, suspended for 12 months and removed as Australia c

Srinagar could soon witness its biggest cricket event in nearly four decades. The Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium is expected to host the Irani Cup from October 1 to 5, with reigning Ranji Trophy champions Jammu and Kashmir taking on the Rest of India. If the venue is formally confirmed by the BCCI, it will be the most significant cricket match in Kashmir since India played Australia at the same ground on September 9, 1986. For a place where cricket has a history far more complicated than the simple scor

Amsterdam Flames completed their league campaign with a five-wicket victory over Glasgow Cosmic in Match 28 of the ETPL at Malahide, chasing down 127 with 24 balls to spare and moving back into second place in the standings. Glasgow were bowled out for 126, leaving Amsterdam with a target of 127. The Flames made the most of the opportunity, reaching 127 for five to seal the win and collect two valuable points in the race for the top positions. The result marked another important step in Amsterda

Afghanistan T20Is: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president and MP Rajiv Shukla has expressed confidence that the Indian men's team will win the third T20I too and complete a clean sweep. India will take on Afghanistan in the third and final match of the T20I series after winning the first two matches played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The series is going very well. We have already won the series, and we will win the third match as well, Rajiv Shukla told IANS on

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann: A few days after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that the Pakistan hockey team will be travelling to India for the Asian Champions Trophy, the Pakistan Hockey Federation has sought a neutral venue for their matches for the tournament to be played in Mohali. The PHF has reportedly approached the Asian Hockey Federation, asking it to shift its matches to a neutral venue for the tournament, to be held from October 27 to November 5, to ensure the co

Japan T20I: Young leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam has been called up to replace the injured Varun Chakaravarthy in Indias squad for the upcoming Japan T20I and the Asian Games, the BCCI announced on Wednesday. Chakaravarthy has been ruled out of both assignments after suffering a side strain. The Men's Selection Committee has named Nigam as his replacement, and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, initially in the Asian Games squad, has been withdrawn from the continental event and will now be part of India

Vitality T20 County Cup: Lancashire Women will undergo a significant squad transition at the end of the 2026 season, with seven first-team players set to leave the club, including England great Kate Cross and all-rounder Fi Morris, who will both retire when their current contracts expire. Seren Smale, Hannah Jones, Liv Bell, Alice Clarke and Danni Collins will also depart after reaching the end of their respective deals, bringing the curtain down on several notable Lancashire careers. Cross leav

His Excellency Mr Ono Keiichi: BCCI president Mithun Manhas and members of the Indian mens cricket team, led by captain Shreyas Iyer, met Japans Ambassador to India, ONO Keiichi, on Wednesday ahead of the historic T20I between India and Japan in Sano later this month. The meeting underlined the growing sporting ties between the two countries, with Ambassador ONO presenting Manhas and the Indian team with a Daruma, a traditional Japanese good-luck charm. The special gesture came ahead of the Suzu

Arun Jaitley Stadium: There is a particular kind of calm about Rashid Khan these days. The leg-spinner who once seemed to exist purely as a wicket-taking force of nature is now at his warm and affable self on the eve of the third T20I against India, a game which Afghanistan have to win to avoid a 3-0 series defeat. On Tuesday night at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where Afghanistan faltered yet again, Rashid was the exception for the designated hosts: 28 with the bat, and 3-36 with the ball. The run

WPL Player Auction: The fifth edition of the Womens Premier League (WPL) will be played from January 14 to February 7, 2027, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announcing the key dates for the upcoming season on Wednesday. The first major deadline on the road to the new campaign will be the player retention deadline on September 28, giving the five franchises an opportunity to decide which members of their existing squads they want to retain. The next stage of squad-building w

AFG vs IND 3rd T20I,Approaching Milestones and Records :After an easy win in the first game, Team India recorded another win in the second T20I against the Afghanistan cricket team in Delhi. Nitish Kumar Reddy came good with the ball and recorded a figure of 3/24 to make the difference. He won his second Man of the Match award in just his sixth T20I match. Sanju Samson also gave a fitting reply to his critics with a 20-ball fifty, scoring 57 off 22 balls. Abhishek Sharma scored a quickfire 39 of

AFG vs IND 3rd T20I, Cricket Tips: Two games and two dominating wins for Team India over Afghanistan in the ongoing T20I series. Shreyas Iyer and co. have won the series with one match left to play. Nitish Kumar Reddy won the MOTM award for his 3/24 with the ball. Sanju Samson regained his form with 57 off 22 balls. Abhishek Sharma (38 off 19) and Ishan Kishan (38* off 23) were among the runs once again. For Afghanistan, the batting didn't click, and they failed to score a competitive target. Ca

Gas Development Company Limited: Pakistan Test captain Babar Azam is set to return to the domestic red-ball circuit for the first time in seven years in a bid to regain his form. Babar's last domestic first-class appearance came when he led Central Punjab to the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title in December 2019. He will play for Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) in the ongoing President's Trophy Grade 1 first-class tournament after the department signed him as a guest player. Babar joined a

Trinbago Knight Riders: India wicketkeeper-batter Sushma Verma has joined Trinbago Knight Riders as a replacement for Yastika Bhatia ahead of the Women's Caribbean Premier League 2026 knockouts. The development comes as Yastika leaves the 2022 champions ahead of the 2026 final as she prepares to lead India A in a three-match one-day series against Australia A at home. The series will begin on Sunday in Mohali. Sushma has been out of the reckoning from the Indian side for quite some time now. Her

The accommodation arrangements for Indias cricket teams at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya created an unusual controversy, largely because crickets stars are accustomed to luxury five-star hotels on international tours. The Indian Olympic Association, however, made it clear that the cricketers would not receive special accommodation simply because they belonged to cricket. The message was straightforward: if the BCCI wanted to house its players outside the official Games accommodation, it c

President Rajeev Shukla: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice-President Rajeev Shukla said the decision not to accept the Womens Asia Cup from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi following their tournament victory in Dubai was something they decided after thorough discussion. At the Dubai International Stadium, India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs on Sunday to secure their record eighth Womens Asia Cup title. But Harmanpreet Kaur's squad declined to collect the tro

Duleep Trophy Final: Nottinghamshire have signed India fast bowler Mukesh Kumar for the final two matches of the 2026 County Championship season, the English county club announced on Monday. IANS had previously reported on August 30 that there was a possibility of Mukesh and senior India pacer Mohammed Shami turning out in the later stages of the County Championship. This news agency also understands that Shami too might sign a deal to play in fag end of the County Championship. Mukesh, 32, has

County Championship Player: Indias left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has promised to return to the County Championship after picking a career-best 10-wicket match haul to spin Yorkshire to an innings-and-106-run victory over Essex at Headingley. Kuldeep took 4-70 in the first innings before returning figures of 6-50 in the second innings and grabbed his first ten-wicket performance in first-class cricket, which in turn secured Yorkshires Division One status inside three days. Kuldeep, who joi

Caribbean Premier League: Before the chat with Pooja Vastrakar began, Shikha Pandey quizzed her on what the ongoing stint in the Womens Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) had taught her so far. The answer from Pooja, who also went on a cruise trip, had nothing to do with her bowling, batting, or anything she might carry into a match. I learnt to enjoy everything from Qiana (Joseph), because we Indians do a lot of overthinking when it comes to our games and other small things. Here in the Caribbean,

European T20 Premier League: Senior Australia batter Steve Smith has raised doubts over his participation in next year's Ashes tour of England, revealing he is managing his Test career on a series-by-series basis while targeting to play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Smith, 37, is currently featuring for the Amsterdam Flames in the European T20 Premier League (ETPL). The right-handed batter has played 125 Tests and scored 37 centuries and is currently the second-ranked mens Test batter behind

The International Cricket Council: India fast bowler Kranti Gaud has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during her sides Womens Asia Cup final victory over Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday evening. The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Monday that Kranti violated Article 2.5 of the player code of conduct, which covers the use of language, actions, or gestures that disparage or could provoke an aggressive re

Arun Jaitley Stadium: India will look to seal the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan when they meet in the second game at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, with the visitors needing a much-improved performance to keep the contest alive India have a 1-0 lead after a dominant seven-wicket win in the opener. Afghanistan were reduced to 43/5 inside the Power-play before Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi revived the innings with an 83-run partnership. Omarzais unbeaten 64 off 44 balls

Bangladesh Cricket Board: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has withdrawn fast bowler Hasan Mahmud from Kent duty during their ongoing Division Two campaign, as Kent's promotion hopes have been dealt a blow. With a busy international schedule approaching, the BCB has opted to withdraw one of their premier speedsters, who was a vital cog in Bangladesh's historic win over Australia in Darwin last month. He has also been in stellar form for Kent, with seven-wicket match hauls in the past two games, an

ENG vs SL 1st T20I, Cricket Tips: After a dominating test series win over Pakistan, England are scheduled to take on Sri Lanka for three T20Is and three ODIs. The action begins with the first T20I on Tuesday. This contest will kick off at 11 PM IST at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Harry Brook will lead the hosts, and they have an explosive batting lineup. Phil Salt is unavailable as he is injured, but Jordan Cox has been brilliant in the recent series. England beat India 4-0, and they will look

AFG vs IND 2nd T20I, Cricket Tips: India have recorded an easy win in the first T20I against Afghanistan to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Abhishek Sharma produced another blistering innings with a 22-ball fifty and ended up scoring 82 off 32 balls with seven sixes and seven fours. Ishan Kishan also did well, and Indian bowling was pretty impressive. Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai did key jobs for Afghanistan, and all other players were poor on the field. The second T20I will k

Ask Shikha Pandey: Ask Shikha Pandey how she is still running in and bowling fast at this stage of her career, and she does not talk about desire, or hunger, or any of the usual words. Instead, Shikha, 37, talks about recovery protocols and carrying her own tools wherever she gets to play in leagues worldwide, including in the ongoing Womens Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) and before she starts, she issues a warning. Okay. I'll be a science geek now! I have my own compression boots that I travel

When Mixed Martial Arts: When Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) makes its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Indias Varun Sanyal will enter the competition carrying both an established record and a personal journey shaped by wrestling, WWE and a love for the Rocky Balboa story. A two-time national champion and bronze medallist at the Asian AMMA Championships in China in January 2026, Varun will compete in the mens traditional 77kg division as MMA makes its first appearance as a medal sport at the As

Royal Dutch Cricket Association: Persatuan Cricket Indonesia chairman Abhiram Singh Yadav has confirmed that he is entering the race for the vacant Associate Member position on the International Cricket Councils (ICC) Chief Executives Committee (CEC). The vacancy arose after Frances Gurumurthy Palani was elected to the ICC Board at its annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, in July. The elected representative will serve the remaining 10 months of the two-year term alongside current members Gu

Arun Jaitley Stadium: One game was enough to establish the early hierarchy in the three-match series. The second could reveal whether Afghanistan have an answer. India return to the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday with a 1-0 lead over Afghanistan, knowing another victory will seal the series. For Ibrahim Zadrans side, however, the equation is considerably more urgent: another defeat would leave them with only Thursdays final T20I to salvage something from a series that began with promise but end

ODI World Cup: Australia stand-in ODI captain Mitchell Marsh believes that the upcoming African tour will provide defending champions Australia with ideal opportunities to learn the conditions ahead of the 2027 World Cup in southern Africa. Australia are in Zimbabwe for a three-match ODI series and will travel to South Africa for three ODIs and three Tests in what is an action-packed schedule. Speaking ahead of the ODI series, Marsh stressed the importance of playing in these conditions for play

Emirates ICC Elite Panel: Pakistan have been hit with a double sanction for maintaining a slow over rate during their third Test defeat against England at Edgbaston, which has pushed them down to a single-digit percentage in the World Test Championship. Pakistan have been handed a fine of 50 per cent of their match fees and have also been deducted 11 WTC points for being 11 overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration during their eight-wicket loss to England in

The Uttarakhand Premier League: As the Uttarakhand Premier League (UPL) is set to enter its third season, it has announced seven Icon Players ahead of the Players Draft, scheduled for September 16. The seven players named as Icon Players for UPL 2026 are Akash Madhwal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kunal Chandela, Avneesh Sudha, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Tejasvi Jaiswal and Mayank Mishra. The presence of established performers alongside emerging talent from Uttarakhand is expected to add further competitiveness a

BCCI President Mithun Manhas: Indias record-extending eighth Womens Asia Cup title has been hailed as a statement of the teams dominance and a significant step towards building a side capable of competing consistently at the highest level, with BCCI President Mithun Manhas and former India cricketer and Centre of Excellence (CoE) chief VVS Laxman congratulating the champions. India completed an unbeaten run through the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final at the Dubai Intern

Belfast Wolves produced a complete all-round performance to beat Glasgow Cosmic by 103 runs in Match 25 of the ETPL at Malahide. After posting 187/8, the Wolves bowlers dismantled the Cosmic batting line-up and dismissed them for 84, securing one of their most emphatic victories of the tournament. Glasgow won the toss and elected to bowl, but Belfast quickly established a strong platform. Paul Stirling fell for 3 early, before Harry Manenti and Lorcan Tucker combined for a 73-run partnership tha