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ICC T20I: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has credited Abhishek Sharmas hard work for his remarkable rise in international cricket, saying the left-handed opener deserves all the credit for reclaiming the number one spot in the ICC T20I batting rankings. Abhishek has been in sensational form in the shortest format, with his explosive batting making him one of Indias most influential players. Yuvraj, who has mentored the young opener, said his performances were a reflection of the hard wor

Sairaj Bahutule: Indias spin-bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said the 87-run defeat to New Zealand in the fourth T20I at Eden Park came due to losing early wickets in the chase and a bowling effort that leaked 20-30 extra runs. Glenn Phillips smashed 107 off 49 balls, including hitting 10 sixes, as New Zealand piled up a record 259/7. Michael Bracewell gave him strong support with a 25-ball 65 that included six sixes as India also conceded their highest-ever mens T20I score. Indias chase stumbled

New Zealand: New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips enjoyed batting at Eden Park in Auckland as he smashed a brilliant 107 from 49 balls to power the team to a strong 87-run win against India in the fourth T20I of the series on Friday. He reflected on his knock, saying that he felt fabulous for having contributed to the team yet again. Yeah, it was fabulous. Obviously it was a really good pitch to bat on out there today, and I think we made the most of it, which was fantastic. And yeah, obvious

T20 World Cups: T Dilip, the newly-appointed fielding coach of Mumbai Indians, believes that knowing many of the franchises star players would help him settle in quickly, though he added that he would still have to earn his place in the dressing room through every day work. Dilip rose to prominence as fielding coach of the Indian mens team, a stint that saw him be a part of three ICC title wins: the T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026, and the 2025 Champions Trophy. Much of that golden run came und

Family Full House: Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma, who hosts the gaming reality show Family Full House with Rohit Sharma, has shared the story behind his iconic number 45 jersey. The personal story involves an early cricketing memory, a conversation with his mother, and a number that simply felt right to him. During the conversation on the show actor Rahul Lohani asked Rohit about the significance of the number 45, saying, Sir, 45 number jersey dekhte hi ya sunte hi samajh aa jaata hai logon ko

Mitchell Santner: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner reflected on his team's performance in the fourth T20I against India at Eden Park in Auckland as he credited the batters and also the bowlers for a complete performance to defeat India for the first time in the series. Having lost all the previous three matches of the five-match series, New Zealand went hammer and tongs yet again and smashed 269/7, their highest T20I total and also the top score against India in T20Is. The destructors-in-ch

Shreyas Iyer: India captain Shreyas Iyer admitted that his team fell short with the ball in the fourth T20I against New Zealand, saying the hosts gained momentum during the powerplay, particularly in the third over, which proved costly in their 87-run defeat at Eden Park here on Friday. New Zealand registered their first victory of the five-match series after Glenn Phillips smashed a sensational 107 off 49 balls, and Michael Bracewell contributed 65 off just 25 deliveries to power the hosts to

PAK vs SL Final, Cricket Tips: The tri-series final in Pakistan will be featuring two Asian teams. England would be disappointed after their poor show in the tri-series. They started with three consecutive defeats, which put them out of the race. Now, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be up against each other on Saturday in the final. This will start at 1:30 PM IST at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan had a poor batting collapse in their last group game, and they were all out for just 110 runs. Sri

West Indies captain Roston Chase ripped through Bangladesh's top order to leave the hosts reeling at 79-6 on the third day of the first Test in Mirpur on Friday. Bangladesh held a 106-run lead at stumps, with concussion substitute Jaker Ali and Nayeem Hasan -- both on 18 -- at the crease when bad light stopped play early. Earlier, off-spinner Nayeem took four wickets to bowl West Indies out for 245, conceding a lead of 27 runs in response to Bangladesh's first-innings total of 272. We are in a v

Lancashire Cricket Board: Fast bowling great James Anderson has said Lancashires decision not to renew his contract in the county championship made him question whether the fault fundamentally lies with him as a person. Anderson, Englands leading Test wicket-taker with 704 dismissals, added that he was sad and shocked by the decision and has yet to make up his mind about playing on for another county. Anderson captained Lancashire last season and took 50 County Championship wickets, but the tea

The Bangladesh Cricket Board: Bangladesh batter Mominul Haque faces a race against time to be fit for the second Test against West Indies, beginning in Sylhet on November 5, after sustaining a head injury during the opening Test in Dhaka on Friday. The left-handed batter has shown signs of concussion and will need medical clearance before returning to competitive action. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed that Mominul would take no further part in the ongoing Test, with wicketkeeper-b

The New Zealand: New Zealand gave India a taste of their own medicine as Glenn Phillips' century and Jacob Duffy's four-wicket haul powered New Zealand to a huge 87-run win over India in the fourth T20I at Eden Park here on Friday. Phillips smashed 107 from 49 balls, while Michael Bracewell hit 65 from 25 deliveries to take Kiwis to a record 259/7, before the bowlers replied well to restrict India to 172/9 in the chase. This is now the first win for New Zealand in the ongoing T20I series, with

The UP Warriorz: UP Warriorz head coach Abhishek Nayar has credited former India chief selector Neetu David for bringing invaluable domestic cricket knowledge to the franchises recruitment process ahead of the Womens Premier League (WPL) 2027 season, describing her as a key support system in identifying players and strengthening the teams auction strategy. David, who has joined the Warriorz support staff as Head of Scouting, played an important role in helping the franchise assess domestic tale

New Zealand: New Zealand fast bowler Matthew Fisher opened up on the team's atmosphere after the heavy defeat in the third T20I to India and how the team approaches the fourth clash at the Eden Park here on Friday. The Indian batters were in butcher mode as they hunted down 199 in Wellington in just 13.2 overs. Abhishek Sharma slammed 113 from 38 balls to make a mockery of the target. Speaking ahead of the fourth match, the speedster stated that the team interacted about the bashing and also sp

New Zealand: India spinner Varun Chakravarthy opened up about India's goal for the remainder of the five-match T20I series against New Zealand after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead with two games to go. Speaking ahead of the start of the fourth match at Eden Park in Auckland, Chakravarthy stated that head coach Gautam Gambhir had told the team to win every match in the series, adding that this remains the teams target. See, the first thing GG told us was that it's a five-match series and we loo

India T20I: India captain Shreyas Iyer's luck with the toss continued as he won it again in the fourth T20I against New Zealand at Eden Park and chose to bowl first. India made two changes to their playing XI from the third match, bringing back the now-recovered Ishan Kishan and Mayank Yadav, while benching Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the fourth clash. Speaking at the toss, Shreyas confirmed his decision to bowl first and also the changes to the team. We're going to bowl. Jus

Big Bash League: Australia star Beth Mooney will lead Perth Scorchers in the upcoming Womens Big Bash League (WBBL) season with the wicketkeeper-batter succeeding Sophie Devine, who will continue to contribute to the teams on-field leadership. Mooneys elevation comes after an impressive run of performances for Australia and the Scorchers. The three-time WBBL champion was named Player of the Series during Australias triumphant 2026 ICC Womens T20 World Cup campaign and has established herself as

Sai Satya Vijay: On Wednesday evening, Sai Satya Vijay sat alone in a hotel room in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, with his eyes firmly fixed on the WPL auction happening in Kochi for next years season. His niece, Uma Kashvi, was in another hotel across town, with her teammates for the Under-19 Challenger Trophy, set to begin at the Luhnu Cricket Ground on Friday. Back home in Bengaluru, Kashvi's parents Vijitha and Praveen Kumar were watching the same auction feed. When Kashvis name came up, numb

Nitish Kumar Reddy: India pacer Prasidh Krishna, who is recuperating from a left hamstring injury, has been ruled out of the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting from November 4, and will join the India 'A' squad for the final four-day game against New Zealand A, subject to him clearing the Return to Play (RTP) assessment, the BCCI said on Friday. Prasidh sustained an injury during an ODI against the West Indies in Guwahati and his availability for the 50-over series against New

Indian Premier League: Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday announced a revamped coaching group for the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, appointing former India batter Robin Uthappa as batting coach, Mitchell McClenaghan as bowling coach, T. Dilip as fielding coach and Dhawal Kulkarni as development bowling coach under new head coach Kieron Pollard. The appointments follow Pollards elevation to head coach after Jayawardenes departure. Pollard, whose association with Mumbai Indians spans 16 yea

Pavan Rathnayake's brilliant century went in vain as England stopped Sri Lanka from chasing a big 387 target, winning the dead rubber by 55 runs in Lahore on Thursday. On the same day last week, Rathnayake scored an epic 130 in Sri Lanka's 430-run chase in Rawalpindi but this time his 77-ball 118 was not enough as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 331 in 45.1 overs. England opener Ben Duckett had earlier smashed his highest ODI score of 167 to propel England to 386-5. With 87 needed in the last ten o

Australia's chances of winning their series against world Test champions South Africa soared on the third day of the decider against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday. South Africa were reeling at 140 for four at the close, just 40 runs ahead with six wickets remaining. It's really satisfying, said Australian centurion Josh Inglis, singling out Nathan Lyon's dismissal of South African captain Temba Bavuma in the penultimate over of the day. Bavuma had battled for almost three hours, scoring 3

NZ vs IND 4th T20I , Approaching Milestones and Records :The Indian cricket team have been too good for New Zealand cricket team in the ongoing T20I series, and they have won the series with three consecutive wins. The visitors have hammered the hosts in three matches. Especially the way they won the last game with a record chase and 40 balls to spare. Abhishek Sharma scored his fourth T20I hundred off just 35 balls. He added 133 runs in just 7.1 overs with Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The opening duo

Captain Diana Trophy Women: MCA Team C emerged champions of the inaugural Captain Diana Trophy Womens T20 Selection Tournament, organised under the aegis of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), with the competition providing a platform to identify emerging talent for Mumbais Under-23 womens team. Named after former India captain Diana Edulji, the tournament aims to identify players for Mumbais U-23 womens team ahead of the upcoming BCCI T20 tournament. Several players delivered impressive perf

County Championship Division Two: Batting all-rounder Saif Zaib has confirmed that he will be leaving Northamptonshire after a 13-year tenure with the club despite having a year left in his contract, Northamptonshire informed through a statement on Thursday. Zaib, who made his List A debut with Northants in 2014, has made over 200 appearances for the club. He informed the club of the decision to leave after the 2026 season. The 28-year-old had informed the club at the end of the season that he

The Supreme Court: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the restrictions on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR during Diwali, observing that repeated judicial directions had failed to ensure compliance and calling for innovative measures to tackle air pollution. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale said that the issue required intervention at a higher level, stating that orders were issued every year but violations continued to outnumber compliance. Every year, we pass

Sophie Molineux: Neetu David, UP Warriorzs Head of Scouting and Talent Identification, said the franchise landed the players it had planned for at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction without much of a fight, adding that Australia captain Sophie Molineux could prove to be the sides trump card. UPW were the busiest franchise at the auction in Kochi on Wednesday and signed eight players, with Sophie the most expensive buy at Rs 1.10 crore. We got the players we had planned for very easily

Josh Inglis completed his century before Australia were bowled out for 429 a first innings lead of 100 on the third day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday. Australia lost six wickets and added 100 runs after resuming on 330 for four. Inglis made 102 in his second Test century, the score he made on debut against Sri Lanka two seasons ago. He shared a partnership of 185 for the fifth wicket with Alex Carey (80), with the pair adding 40 runs to the overnight total. Ing

BCCI President Mithun Manhas: BCCI President Mithun Manhas said on Thursday that the signing of two teenagers, Uma Kashvi and Samaira Raghav in the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction reflected a catch them young approach. Delhi Capitals signed uncapped all-rounder Kashvi, who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket, for Rs 10 lakh at the auction in Kochi on Wednesday, making her the youngest player to be picked for playing in the competition. Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants picked up 16-year-ol

Chief Business Officer: Keeping a tight rein on their purse allowed the Gujarat Giants to focus on fulfilling their remaining specific needs at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction, said Sanjay Adesara, Chief Business Officer of Adani Sportsline. With 15 players already retained, the most retained by any team, and only three slots to fill, GG spent a combined Rs 80 lakh at Wednesday's auction in Kochi. GG acquired young Indian wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini for Rs 40 lakh, Ireland all-r

NAM vs IRE 4th ODI, Cricket Tips: Namibia carried the momentum from second game to third game and hammered Ireland to take a 2-1 lead in the series. The hosts have recorded wins in consecutive games by posting 315+ totals. Jan Frylinck slammed a match-winning century in the third game and scored 126 off 122 balls to take his team to 316. For Ireland, Curtis Campher scored 106 off 86 balls, but he didn't get much support from other batters. Ireland need a win to level the series. The fourth game

NZ vs IND 4th T20I, Cricket Tips: Team India have shown why they are the no. 1 T20I side in the world. They have hammered New Zealand in three consecutive games, and the batting is of a whole different level. Abhishek Sharma slammed his fourth T20Iton in the last game and added 133 runs in just 7.1 overs with Vaibhav Suryavanshi (45 off 19). The Kiwi bowlers didn't have an answer to the onslaught they witnessed. Can New Zealand plan well in the fourth game? The upcoming contest will kick off at

The Ashleigh Gardner: Gujarat Giants (GG) head coach Michael Klinger said picking the four overseas players in the playing eleven will be one of the toughest calls the franchise faces when the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) happens from January 14 to February 7. At the auction held in Kochi, GG filled their three vacant slots by signing India wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini (for Rs 40 lakh), Irelands seam-bowling all-rounder Orla Prendergast and talented all-rounder Samaira Raghav, who was a l

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) went up to Rs 1.05 crore in an attempt to bring Australian all-rounder Sophie Molineux back into their squad at the WPL 2027 auction, but eventually lost out to UP Warriorz. RCB head coach Malolan Rangarajan explained the franchises approach to the bidding on auction day, while also outlining why the team backed injury-hit Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh as it finalised its squad for the upcom

New Delhi: India spinner Vaishnavi Sharma revealed how she overcame pre-match nerves to claim her maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs during the third match against Zimbabwe in Vadodara on Wednesday, helping the hosts secure an eight-wicket victory and complete a 3-0 series sweep. Speaking in a video shared by the BCCI on Thursday, the left-arm spinner credited her experience with India A, the support of her teammates and a conscious effort to remain calm for the breakthrough performance. The feeli

New Zealand T20I: New Zealand have suffered a double injury setback during their ongoing T20I series against India, with fast bowler Lockie Ferguson ruled out of the remaining matches and Matt Henry facing a recovery period of up to two weeks after sustaining a quadricep tear. Ferguson experienced discomfort in his right calf during the second T20I at Hagley Oval, with subsequent scans confirming a low-grade tear. The pacer is expected to need approximately another week to recover, leaving his

Opener Shadman Islam hit an unbeaten 99 to steer Bangladesh to 213-3 on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday. The left-hander was on the verge of his third Test century when bad light ended play after 74 overs at the start of the two-match series in Mirpur. Shadman hit 10 fours in his 219-ball stay, with Litton Das on 10 not out. It was nerve-racking even for us -- at the end of the day, the whole team was nervous because everyone wanted him to get to his hundred, B

Josh Inglis and Alex Carey added an unbeaten 145 for the fifth wicket as Australia took a first innings lead on the second day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Wednesday. Australia were 330 for four at the close, one run ahead of South Africa's first innings total of 329 with six wickets remaining. Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green contributed 126 for the third wicket before Inglis and Carey put Australia into a strong position to push for victory in the series-deciding match.

T20 World Cup: Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Luke Williams said the franchise had used the 2027Womens Premier League (WPL) auction to build depth around its retained core, adding that he was excited to see several young players get a chance to be a part of the league. The two-time champions signed six uncapped Indian players at the auction held in Kochi on Wednesday. Shweta Sehrawat was bought for Rs 20 lakh, while Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Saanika Chalke and Akshita Bhagat ca

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made their first signing of the 2027Womens Premier League (WPL) auction by landing Australias left-arm spin all-rounder Jess Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh here on Wednesday. Two-time champions Mumbai Indians picked up promising batter Saanika Chalke and Gujarat Giants signed 16-year-old Samaira Raghav as the accelerated round got under way. Jess, who played three seasons for Delhi Capitals, was the first player to go u

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan said he had not expected the franchise to secure opener Vrinda Dinesh, after the defending champions completed their squad with four signings at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction. RCB bought Australias left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Jess Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh, currently nursing a neck injury which has ruled her out of the WBBL. The side also brought in South Africas batting all-rounder C

Match Centre Live Auction Special: India batter Kiran Navgire on Wednesday backed Delhi Capitals to finally win their maiden Womens Premier League (WPL) title after the four-time finalists signed her for Rs 75 lakh at the WPL 2027 auction. Navgire was the second-most expensive buy of the auction, with Delhi beating Mumbai Indians in a bidding contest to land the big-hitting batter. I am very excited to play for Delhi Capitals. I have played with Chinelle Henry before, and I have also played wit

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Australia captain Sophie Molineux was the most expensive buy at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction, going to UP Warriorz (UPW) for Rs 1.10 crore in Kochi on Wednesday. In all, 25 players were sold in a quick mini auction that needed less than an hour of active bidding. UPW were the busiest franchise of the evening with eight signings, while defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) did all their business in the accelerated rounds after losing o

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) went on a late spending spree by signing India batter Tejal Hasabnis, South Africas left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Chloe Tryon and uncapped batter Vrinda Dinesh in the final accelerated round, as the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction came to a close here on Wednesday. All five franchises completed their squads in what turned out to be a brisk mini auction, with less than an hour of active bidding. Tejal

Match Centre Live Auction Special: Gujarat Giants head coach Michael Klinger said the signings of G Kamalini and Orla Prendergast at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction had given the franchise greater flexibility, especially in how it uses its overseas players in the upcoming season. GG bought wicketkeeper-batter Kamalini for her base price of Rs 40 lakh and seam-bowling all-rounder Orla for Rs 30 lakh. We picked Kamalini mainly as a batter. We felt she was the best batter on the aucti

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Gujarat Giants head coach Michael Klinger said the franchise was pretty much sorted after acquiring G Kamalini and Orla Prendergast at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction, adding that both signings had come cheaper than expected. GG signed Kamalini, who previously played for Mumbai Indians, for her base price of Rs 40 lakh and Irelands seam-bowling all-rounder Prendergast for Rs 30 lakh. In all, four teams have managed to pick just 10 players so far, with d

Zimbabwe Cricket Women: Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo urged her team to maintain a positive approach and keep improving after the side finished its tour of India without a win, despite identifying several encouraging performances across the T20I and ODI series. Just to be more positive when we are playing. Keep that intent and keep pushing and keep improving day by day, Nkomo said when asked about the key takeaways from the tour. Zimbabwe lost the third ODI by eight wickets after being bowle

ODI World Cup: India captain Smriti Mandhana praised her bowlers for restricting Zimbabwe to under 140 in the third and final ODI, saying the team has made a good start to its ODI Championship campaign ahead of the next Womens ODI World Cup after completing a 3-0 series sweep. Yeah, 3 ODI wins, good way to start the ODI championship for the next World Cup. Really happy with the way the bowlers stood up, keeping them under 140, and Vaishnavi, I mean, got a fifer today. Really happy that she got

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: UP Warriorz (UPW) were determined to sign Sophie Molineux at any cost, said Kshemal Waingankar, the franchises COO and Director of, after the Australia captain was bought for Rs 1.10 crore at the Womens Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction. UPW edged competition from defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to get the left-arm spin bowling all-rounder in their team for the 2027 season. Waingankar added that pairing her with Englands left-arm spinner Sophie Eccle

Shafali Verma: Shafali Verma smashed a 26-ball half-century to equal the second-fastest ODI fifty by an Indian woman batter as she and Pratika Rawal powered India to an eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the third and final match, completing a 3-0 series sweep at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Wednesday. Chasing a modest total of 132, India raced to 133/2 in 17 overs, with Shafali ending unbeaten on 51 off 26 balls and Pratika batting through on an unbeaten 59. The by-now-comfortable win mar