CNMSports

Royal Desert Champions Robin Singh: Former Indian cricketer and Team Director of Abu Dhabi T10 League's Royal Desert Champions Robin Singh called his squad a well-balanced one as they gear up for the upcoming season of the tournament that begins on November 7. Royal Desert Champions have the likes of Nicholas Pooran, Sherfane Rutherford and Phil Salt pre-signed before the draft and later picked in the likes of Muhammad Waseem, Naseem Shah and Maheesh Theekshana, among others, to bolster their s

PAK vs SL 2nd T20I, Cricket Tips: Pakistan had an excellent start to the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Captain Sahibzada Farhan played a brilliant innings of 89 off 53 balls, with 10 fours and four sixes. Maaz Sadaqat also played a good knock of 50 off 29 balls. Pakistan scored 187/6 in 18.5 overs. The hosts have taken a 1-0 lead in the series and will look to seal the series win. The second T20I will start at 6:30 PM IST on Sunday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Sri La

Team Director Robin Singh: Former Indian cricketer and Royal Desert Champions' Team Director Robin Singh highlighted that playing in T10 cricket needs very high levels of skills as there is hardly any time to bide. The rigours of T20 cricket have already tested some of the classical batsmen with the playing techniques significantly different from what is seen in the Test format. However, the shorter 60-ball T10 leagues present an entirely different challenge for the batters to go all guns blazi

Joburg Super Kings: Fast bowler Jason Rowles described him being signed by Joburg Super Kings as a dream come true, after he emerged as the biggest buy at the recent SA20 season five player auction, especially less than 100 days remaining for the league to kick-off on January 17, 2027. Rowles, who fetched the highest bid at the auction held on October 7, said he was delighted at the opportunity to represent his hometown franchise at the iconic Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The SA20 is an i

IND vs WI 3rd T20I, Cricket Tips: The T20I series has certainly got spicy, as West Indies have hammered the no. 1 ranked T20I side in their own backyard. West Indies chased down a record total of 252 in the second T20I in Ranchi. Captain Shai Hope slammed a blistering century and scored an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls. A total of 501 runs were scored in 38.3 overs, and India had a poor game with the ball. Can India rectify their error and bounce back? Can West Indies produce two dominating performa

T20 World Cup: The 92nd edition of the Ranji Trophy begins from Sunday, with much-needed star power meeting the exuberance of youth in India's premier domestic red-ball competition. The first round will see a handful of high-profile India internationals feature before joining the India A squad for the shadow three-game red-ball tour of New Zealand. With everyones attention on India's T20 World Cup defence at home, the Ranji Trophy happenings initially flew under the radar before exploding on to

ODI World Cup: Former Indian cricketer Robin Singh said Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be big assets to the Indian team in the ODI World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Rohit and Virat have been in good form in recent ODIs, with the former scoring two centuries and a 92 in his last five innings, and Kohli hitting one hundred and two fifty-plus scores (74 and 65) in his last five outings. With the World Cup less than a year away, they seem to be in line to play the global show

Indian Premier League: India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal raised concerns over the increasingly batter-friendly conditions in T20 cricket after the West Indies chased down 250 against India in the second T20I in Ranchi on Friday, arguing that flat pitches, dew and smaller boundaries are making it increasingly difficult for bowlers to remain competitive. On such wickets, theres nothing for the bowlers. When the ball gets old, theres dew, the ball comes nicely onto the bat, and the grounds are ge

Star Sports Network: Another bat-versus-bat encounter on cards is set to increase the pressure on bowlers when India and the West Indies square off in the third T20I to be played at the Holkar Stadium on Sunday. As many as 501 runs were scored in the second T20I in Ranchi, where the West Indies pulled off a thrilling win by hunting down 250 with more than an over to spare. The result forced India head coach Gautam Gambhir to cast his spotlight on the woes of bowlers for the second time in a for

Aakash Chopra: Former India opener Aakash Chopra praised Mayank Yadav for rediscovering his express pace and making an impact on his return to international cricket, saying the fast bowlers three-wicket haul against the West Indies in the second T20I in Ranchi was an important confidence boost after an extended injury lay-off. In the last match, he went for a few runs. Also, youre obviously nervous when making a comeback. This is top-flight cricket, and you understand that you are playing on go

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batting coach and mentor Dinesh Karthik wants the Impact Player rule to stay intact at least for the upcoming IPL 2027, calling that scrapping the contentious rule in the middle of an IPL cycle would not make sense. Karthik, although, criticised the rule for educing the chances for India to produce all-rounders, but batted for the rule to stay in IPL 2027. Speaking to Cricbuzz, he stated that the teams have built their squads with the

South Africa: Australia batter Matt Renshaw said his unbeaten knock against South Africa was about assessing the match situation and maintaining positive intent as he helped the visitors recover from a top-order collapse on the opening day of the first Test at Kingsmead. Renshaw remained unbeaten on 46 as Australia reached 187/6 before bad light and rain brought an early end to play on Friday. He shared an unbroken 63-run stand with captain Pat Cummins, who was batting on 33, after South Africa

Captain Shai Hope: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar questioned Indias bowling choices in the closing stages of the second T20I against the West Indies in Ranchi, saying Arshdeep Singh or Mayank Yadav could have been better options to bowl the 18th over rather than Axar Patel during the visitors record chase. Definitely! I would have gone with either Arshdeep or Mayank. Yes, Arshdeep went for plenty in his final over, but Mayank had struck the early blows. Of the wickets that had fallen, he h