Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka series postponed (Pic credit: ACB) NEW DELHI: The white-ball series between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka has been postponed after escalating tensions in the Middle East disrupted travel and logistics, the Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed on Wednesday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The bilateral series, originally scheduled to begin…
NEW DELHI: Star India batter Virat Kohli has kickstarted preparations for the upcoming Indian Premier League 2026 season, sharing a practice video on social media that quickly went viral among cricket fans.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In a reel posted on Instagram, the former Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain was seen going…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir checks the pitch before a T20 World Cup 2026 match. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has firmly dismissed allegations that pitches in India are “tailored” to favour the home side, saying the team is far too strong to even consider such tactics.Speaking after India’s successful campaign…
West Indies and South Africa players during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday addressed the travel disruption affecting several teams after the conclusion of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, saying the delays were caused by a major crisis in the Gulf region…
File Pic: Image from the historic India vs Australia Test in 2001 at Eden Gardens. This week, twenty-five years ago, few were giving Indian cricket any hope. Bruised, sullied from the match-fixing scandal barely a year before and fighting to save face, here was a rudderless team hosting Steve Waugh’s ‘Invincibles’. What unfolded would change…
File Pic: Harbhajan Singh during the Eden Gardens Test in 2001. The other day I was having a chat with Matthew Hayden in Goa. I asked him, “Why did you play that shot in the first innings at Eden Gardens?” It was in the second session on Day 1, he was batting on 97, and…
PATNA: Early in 2024 it seemed all over for Ishan Kishan. The left-handed batter was dropped from BCCI’s central contracts list on the back of taking a break during the tour of South Africa and not playing domestic cricket despite the board’s diktat.Two years down the line Kishan has shown that he belongs at the…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has criticised 1983 World Cup winner Kirti Azad for for questioning the Indian team leadership group — skipper Suryakumar Yadav, head coach Gautam Gambhir and International Cricket Council chairman Jay Shah — for taking the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 trophy to a temple after the team’s…
Team West Indies (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Several cricket teams have faced travel problems after the T20 World Cup in India due to the ongoing Israel–Iran conflict, which has led to airspace closures across parts of West Asia. Because of this, charter flights arranged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) were delayed, leaving teams like the…
Michael Vaughan (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After their early exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the West Indies national cricket team and South Africa national cricket team have been stuck in Kolkata for more than a week, sparking criticism from former England captain Michael Vaughan.Vaughan questioned why England national…
Smriti Mandhana (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star batter Smriti Mandhana has retained the top spot in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings released on Tuesday. Her captain Harmanpreet Kaur also maintained her position, staying at eighth place in the rankings.However, Jemimah Rodrigues slipped one place to 12th after India suffered a 0-3 defeat…
Suryakumar Yadav (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Two days after captaining India to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title, Suryakumar Yadav is still absorbing the magnitude of the achievement, which has placed him alongside greats like Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma, all of whom led India to ICC trophies.Soon after returning from Ahmedabad,…
Arshdeep Singh (ICC Photo) India pacer Arshdeep Singh has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for throwing the ball “aggressively and inappropriately” at Daryl Mitchell during the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad.In addition, one demerit point has been added to Arshdeep’s disciplinary record. It is his first…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav holds the T20 World Cup trophy with teammates. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will host its annual awards ceremony (NAMAN) in New Delhi on March 15, where multiple Indian teams that lifted ICC trophies over the past year will be felicitated for their…
Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj (Imare credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: The victorious Indian team members are returning home after winning the 2026 T20 World Cup title. India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.Rinku Singh, a member of the title-winning Indian side, arrived at the airport…
NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has offered a fascinating take on Sanju Samson’s match-winning performances during India’s triumphant campaign at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, claiming the star wicketkeeper-batter could easily have scored three centuries in the tournament.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking in a video that…
Rinku Singh with his father Khanchand Singh (Pic credit: Rinku Singh’s Instagram post) NEW DELHI: Indian batter Rinku Singh shared a deeply emotional tribute to his late father after India’s triumphant T20 World Cup campaign, revealing the pain of celebrating the biggest moment of his career without the man who inspired his journey.Go Beyond The…
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has been appointed as the batting coach of Gujarat Titans for the upcoming IPL season, the team announced on Tuesday.A two-time ODI World Cup winner and one of the most dominant opening batters of his time, Hayden brings vast international experience and expertise in modern T20 batting to the Titans….
Team India players celebrate with the trophy after winning the T20 World Cup 2026. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 131 crore for Team India following their historic victory in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Go Beyond The…
Team India Celebrating T20 World Cup Win and Shahid Afridi Legendary all-rounder and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi praised India for becoming the first team in history to defend the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title. In a video on X, Afridi said India deserved the win after they crushed New Zealand by 96 runs…
