NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders have officially confirmed that Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been released from their squad ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season. The franchise shared the update through a press release, stating that the decision was taken after instructions from the IPL governing body. “Kolkata Knight Riders confirms that…
Steve Smith has moved swiftly to shut down talk of an imminent retirement, insisting he remains fully invested in Test cricket ahead of the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting January 4. Australia’s stand-in captain acknowledged that recent years have not quite matched the extraordinary standards he set earlier in…
India’s Shubman Gill reacts after playing a shot during the third T20 cricket match between India and South Africa in Dharamshala, India, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Mumbai: India’s ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill missed Punjab’s round-five Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Sikkim in Jaipur on Saturday due to “travel issues”, as…
IND vs NZ 2026 ODI Squad Announcement Live Updates: India will welcome New Zealand for a comprehensive white-ball series in January 2026, offering fans nearly three weeks of high-quality international cricket. The tour includes three One Day Internationals and an extended five-match T20I series, scheduled from January 11 to January 31 across multiple Indian venues….
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The Board of Control for Cricket in India has stepped in amid the growing political storm surrounding Kolkata Knight Riders’ signing of Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, asking the franchise to release the left-arm pacer from its squad ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League season. BCCI secretary Devajit…
Shubman Gill (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Shubman Gill’s exclusion from India’s T20 World Cup squad continues to spark debate across cricketing circles. The decision surprised many, particularly given Gill’s recent role as vice-captain in India’s T20I series against South Africa. While some may justify the move on the grounds of team balance and strategy,…
Allah Ghazanfar’s three-wicket haul restricted Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to 120/8 before Shakib Al Hasan and Tom Banton powered MI Emirates into the ILT20 Season 4 final with a seven-wicket win in Qualifier 2. Their match-winning 82-run stand set up a final clash against the Desert Vipers in Dubai on January 4. MI Emirates booked…
Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop talks to media in Sharjah during ILT20’s Qualifier 2 Sharjah: The number of runs cricketers score in the T20 cricket continues to climb each year since the turn of the decade. In 2025, 4,62,258 runs were scored across the world in game’s shortest format. On an average, each team…
Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Score: The Vijay Hazare Trophy has taken on added importance this season, serving as a key reference point for India’s upcoming ODI selections. With the Ajit Agarkar led national selection committee scheduled to meet online on Saturday, the domestic 50 over tournament has become central to conversations around form, fitness and…
Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary Just like Virat Kohli’s recent domestic matches, Indian ODI and Test captain Shubman Gill’s upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy game will also be played without fans in the stands. It will be Gill’s first domestic game since being dropped from India’s T20 World Cup squad.Gill will turn out for Punjab against…
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman bowls a delivery during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Sharjah: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has urged everyone to play the “waiting game” on the controversy surrounding Bangladesh cricketer Mustafizur…
Zimbabwe Cricket has announced a 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2026, which will be played in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8. The team will be led by experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza, who continues as captain as Zimbabwe aim to perform strongly on the world stage.The selectors have mostly…
The Namibia senior women’s cricket team will play a friendly series comprising four white-ball matches against Assam, starting January 8.The series is part of a reciprocal international engagement between the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) and Cricket Namibia.During the tour, the visiting side will take on the Assam senior women’s team in the series comprising two…
Team India cricketers with coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie has firmly shut down suggestions that he should replace Gautam Gambhir as India’s head coach. Gillespie gave a blunt reply on social media that he has no interest in the role.Gillespie had a difficult experience in his first international coaching job…
File Pic: Fred Spofforth (Getty Images) On this day — January 2 — 147 years ago, Australian fast bowler Fred Spofforth became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket history. Spofforth achieved the historic feat at the Melbourne Cricket Ground way back in 1879, helping the hosts bundle out England for 113…
John James (right) with Australia captain Pat Cummins during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney (Instagram | John James) New Delhi: By the time John James speaks about belief, it is clear he doesn’t treat it as a buzzword.For him, belief is not motivational wallpaper or a pre-match cliché. It…
Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami (AP | PTI) Mumbai: Having recovered from a serious abdominal injury, India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is racing against time to make a comeback into the ODI set-up when the national selection committee, led by former India pacer Ajit Agarkar, picks the team for the upcoming three-match series against New…
England’s captain Ben Stokes shakes hands with teammate Shoaib Bashir. (AP Photo) England on Friday announced a 12-man squad for the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney, with renewed confidence flowing through the camp after their morale-boosting win at the MCG. The victory, England’s first in Australia in 15 years, has opened the door…
Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) If only wishes were horses. After honouring his commitment to the Barmy Army and England cricket fans and gifting them with a two-day win in Melbourne in the fourth Test to make the Ashes appear a bit more competitive, dear old Santa travelled to India, sneaked into the room of…
Faf Du Plessis of Joburg Super Kings play a shot during match 9 of the ongoing SA20 (Photo Credit: SA20) New Year’s Day 2026 produced a moment of SA20 history as Joburg Super Kings edged Durban’s Super Giants in the competition’s first-ever Super Over thriller at the Wanderers.The match was tied on 205 apiece after…
