The Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction in New Delhi on Thursday opened up with a crackle and quickly turned into a blaze as Asha Sobhana became the first Malayali cricketer to breach the Rs 1-crore mark. In a pulsating, seesawing bidding war, the UP Warriorz snapped up the 34-year-old leg-spinner from Thiruvananthapuram for a staggering…
Jatin Paranjpe is the head of the selection committee in the ISPL. He spoke about the challenge of unearthing talent from 101 Indian cities for the third IPL season. (Image: ISPL) The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) has quietly become one of the most intriguing cricket projects in the country that has gone from handful…
Women’s Premier League. (Image: File) The Women’s Premier League’s fourth edition will take place in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara from January 9, with a schedule change from its usual February-March window to accommodate the men’s T20 World Cup beginning February 7.“The upcoming edition of the WPL will be played in Navi Mumbai and the final…
NEW DELHI: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) mega auction opened with high drama on Thursday as UP Warriorz used their Right To Match (RTM) card to bring India all-rounder Deepti Sharma back into the fold for a massive Rs 3.2 crore, matching a strong bid made by Delhi Capitals. Sharma’s signing immediately set the tone…
Rishabh Pant endured a difficult series both as captain and player, returning scores of 27, 2, 7, and 13. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Test team hit a new low after suffering their biggest defeat and a second home whitewash within a year, falling 0-2 to South Africa on Wednesday. The series was led by…
File Pic: Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana NEW DELHI: India’s Women’s World Cup hero Jemimah Rodrigues has withdrawn from the remainder of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season, choosing to stay back home to support close friend and teammate Smriti Mandhana after her wedding was postponed due to a sudden health issue concerning Mandhana’s…
Sunil Gavaskar and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: India’s 2-0 Test series capitulation to South Africa has triggered a wave of frustration among fans, much of it directed at head coach Gautam Gambhir. With the team clearly in transition and struggling for consistency, Gambhir’s methods, credentials and lack of red-ball coaching experience have all come under…
Dasun Shanaka will lead the Delhi Capitals in the upcoming season of the ILT20. (Image: Creimas) The Dubai Capitals have named former Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka as their new skipper for Season 4 of the International League T20 (ILT20), as the defending champions prepare to retain their title in the 2025-26 season.Go Beyond The…
File Pic: Ravichandran Ashwin and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Former India off-spinner R Ashwin has come out strongly in defence of head coach Gautam Gambhir after India’s 0-2 home Test series defeat to South Africa, warning against what he called a growing urge to “find someone to blame” after big losses. India were comprehensively beaten…
Ian Botham (Getty Images) England cricket legend Ian Botham has launched a scathing attack on team’s senior players after their heavy defeat in the first Ashes Test in Perth, bluntly declaring they “might as well go home now” if they refuse to abandon their reckless batting approach. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel….
Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday night criticised Air India Express after a prolonged flight delay and what he described as a complete lack of communication from the airline. Siraj, who was travelling from Guwahati to Hyderabad following India’s 408-run defeat to South Africa, said passengers were left…
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia also wants batters to get accustomed to every kind of wickets & hopes to take Tests to as many venues as possibleGUWAHATI: As India suffered a humiliating whitewash to South Africa in Guwahati, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Devajit…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s hopes of reaching a third World Test Championship (WTC) final, after missing out in the last cycle, have taken a major hit after a stunning 2-0 home series defeat to South Africa. The whitewash — India’s second at home in two…
England’s Joe Root is bowled out by Australia’s Mitchell Starc in Perth. (AP/PTI Photo) The quickest Ashes Test in 137 years — a two-day shootout that saw 19 wickets tumble on the opening day — has been officially deemed a ‘very good’ pitch by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The verdict, delivered after Australia sealed…
Rishabh Pant, and Dinesh Karthik South Africa, the current ICC World Test Championship holders, completed a 2-0 series win to whitewash India at home. The Temba Bavuma-led side defeated India by 408 runs in the second Test in Guwahati on Wednesday.The result gave South Africa the biggest win over India in terms of runs in…
Pratika Rawal is helped off the pitch during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between India and Bangladesh at DY Patil Stadium on October 26, 2025 in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo/Getty Images) MUMBAI: After the historic 2025 ODI World Cup win by the Indian women’s team on Nov, the excitement for the…
Shubman Gill, left, and India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir talk during a practice session at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian men’s Test team captain Shubman Gill has called for patience, perspective and unity after India suffered their heaviest-ever defeat in Test cricket, going down by…
Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered their biggest defeat in terms of runs on Wednesday, losing the second Test in Guwahati to South Africa by 408 runs. The result gave…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir during a training session on the eve of the first Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India’s latest humiliation at the hands of South Africa has laid bare the deepening cracks in India’s Test cricket structure under head…
Urvil Patel. (Photo/Screengrab) NEW DELHI: CSK batter Urvil Patel recorded the second-fastest T20 century by an Indian in Gujarat’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025 match against Services at Hyderabad’s Gymkhana Ground on Wednesday, showcasing flamboyance of the highest order. Urvil smashed an unbeaten 119 off 37 balls in an explosive innings, hitting 12 fours…
