From the electrifying victory of the Indian cricket team in the recent T20 series to the rising star power of young badminton sensations, India's sporting landscape is ablaze with action! This week alone saw record-breaking performances in the Pro Kabaddi League, showcasing the nation's unwavering passion for indigenous sports. The upcoming Asian Games are generating immense anticipation, with athletes across disciplines sharpening their skills and aiming for glory on the international stage. We delve into the crucial role of sports sponsorships in nurturing talent and boosting India's sporting infrastructure. Furthermore, debates rage on about the future of cricket's dominance in India's sporting ecosystem, with other sports like hockey and football vying for increased attention and investment. Stay updated on all the latest scores, match analyses, and exclusive interviews with your favorite athletes. Explore the dynamic world of Indian sports—from the bustling stadiums to the quiet dedication of rising stars—right here. Discover the stories that shape the nation’s sporting spirit and witness the unfolding drama of the sporting year.
Mumbai, India (AP) -- Sikandar Raza called correctly at the coin toss as Zimbabwe opted to bowl against the West Indies in their Group 1 Super 8 clash at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup. South Africa and India are the other two sides in Group 1 -- the Proteas beat the defending champions by 76 runs in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
VISAKHAPATNAM, India, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Australia completed a record women's one-day international chase as Alyssa Healy's commanding 142 runs powered the defending champions to a three-wicket win over India on Sunday. Set 331 for victory, Australia reached their target with six balls to spare after Ellyse Perry guided her side home with an unbeaten 47 alongside Kim Garth. The victory, their third in four matches, lifted Australia to the top of the standings while hosts India are third after s ...Read More >
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India]: After a clutch performance in the third T2OI against South Africa, Indian seamer Arshdeep Singh indulged in some friendly banter with bowling coach Morne Morkel, who received unwanted screen time during Arshdeep's poor performance during the 2nd T20I match. Also Read: Axar Patel Ruled Out Of Remaining India T20Is; BCCI Calls Up 31-Year-Old All-Rounder As Replacement In the 11th over of the South African innings on Thursday, Singh bowled seven wides in a single over and gave away 18 runs, and India lost the match. "After the last game (2nd T20I), he (M ...Read More >
Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I in Lucknow on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably missing. Shots that d ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and opted to bowl first against West Indies in both teams' opening Super 8 clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Both West Indies and Zimbabwe come into the Super 8 clash as the table-toppers of their respective groups in the tournament's group-stage. Two-time champions West Indies secured victories over Scotland, England, Nepal and Italy to progress, while Zimbabwe registered wins against Oman, Australia and Sri Lanka, with their fixture against Irelan ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and opted to bowl first against West Indies in both teams' opening Super 8 clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.Both West Indies and Zimbabwe come into the Super 8 clash as the table-toppers of their respective groups in the tournament's group-stage. Two-time champions West Indies secured victories over Scotland, England, Nepal and Italy to progress, while Zimbabwe registered wins against Oman, Australia and Sri Lanka, with their fixture against Ireland ...Read More >
Lahore Qalandars handed Multan Sultans their first defeat of the season with a 20-run win in a rain-hit 13-over game in Lahore. Mohammad Naeem led the way with a quick 60 off 28 balls, while Parvez Hossain Emon smashed 45 off 19 in a blazing opening stand. The pair set the tone early, racing past fifty inside four overs and taking full advantage of some wayward bowling. Multan pulled things back slightly in the final overs with four wickets for 33 runs, but Qalandars still finished with a stron ...Read More >
Jasprit Bumrah's exceptional five-wicket haul dismantled South Africa's batting lineup, bowling them out for a mere 159 on day one of the Test. The visitors struggled after winning the toss, with Wiaan Mulder and Toni de Zorzi emerging as joint top scorers. India's bowlers, including Siraj, Kuldeep, and Axar, also contributed significantly to the collapse. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah took a five-wicket haul as India bowled out South Africa for 159 on day one of the opening Test here on Friday. ...Read More >
Chennai Super Kings received a massive boost ahead of their first home fixture of the season as Dewald Brevis and MS Dhoni hit the nets. While uncertainty still remains over their participation in the Punjab Kings fixture, their return to the nets bodes well for a batting unit that clearly lacked experience in its first game against Rajasthan Royals. Dhoni was initially ruled out for the first two weeks of the season following a calf strain whereas Brevis missed the Rajasthan Royals clash with a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the Men's Player of the month nominees for March 2026. Two Indian heroes from the T20 World Cup triumph, Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah, along with Connor Esterhuizen, a rising Proteas star, are in the running for the monthly honour in March 2026, according to the ICC website. Sanju Samson (India)Samson may not have been a part of the playing XI for India in the initial stages of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, but once included, he performed of a lifetime on the world stage.His scores of 97* against the Windies in a mus ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 26 (ANI): India's T20 World Cup winning skipper Rohit Sharma capturing the short format's biggest prize for Men in Blue last year, calling it the 'best moment of his life' where 'each over had its own story'. On June 29, 2024 in Barbados, India ended a 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought, beating South Africa by seven runs to capture the ICC T20 World Cup title for the second time. This was Rohit's 2nd ICC T20 WC title and his first ICC title as a captain, after the heartbreak of losing to Australia in the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at home following a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former India spin-bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin came down hard on Pakistan following their comprehensive defeat to the Men in Blue in the 2026 T20 World Cup, identifying the toss as the turning point of the contest.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!India registered a commanding 61-run win in Colombo, and Ashwin felt Pakistan's decision to bowl first after winning the toss handed India a decisive edge on a surface where chasing has been challenging throughout the tournament."Where did they win to lose the plot? Pakistan lost the game when they o ...Read More >
IMAGE: Former India pacer Javagal Srinath will be the match referee for the World Test Championship final next month. Photograph: BCCI The Indian team may not have reached the World Test Championship final but former pacer Javagal Srinath will ensure the country's presence in the upcoming marquee clash by serving as its match referee with WTC debutant Nitin Menon doing duty as the fourth umpire. England's Richard Illingworth and Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand will be the on-field umpires in the WTC final at Lord's. Defending champions Australia will take on first-time finalists South Africa ...Read More >
IMAGE: India players celebrate winning their second T20 World Cup, after beating South Africa in the final in Barbados, on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Photograph: Ash Allen/Reuters It's one year since India's historic triumph in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final and skipper Rohit Sharma reminisced on the thrilling victory against South Africa. India ended an 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought, beating South Africa by seven runs to claim the ICC T20 World Cup title for the second time on June 29 last year, in Barbados. This was Rohit Sharma's 2nd ICC T20 WC title and his first ICC title as a capta ...Read More >
Rishabh Pant will lead India A against South Africa A in a four-day match. This marks Pant's return to competitive cricket after recovering from injury. The squad also features Sai Sudharsan as vice-captain. Several other players will join the team after the ODI series against Australia. The matches are scheduled to begin soon. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the India A squad for four-day match against South Africa A. Leading India A as captain, Rishabh Pant is ...Read More >
IMAGE: The match, scheduled to start at 7 pm, was eventually called off at 9:30 pm after the sixth inspection. Photograph: BCCI The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on Wednesday owing to poor visibility after a dense layer of smog engulfed the Ekana Stadium raising serious questions about BCCI's scheduling of matches in northern part of India during peak winter month. The venues allotted for the full series against the Proteas included New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Luckno ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: For months leading up to the home World Cup, India committed to doubling down on the intent from their last T20 title. They played a brand of cricket that would bulldoze opponents with belligerence, whoever did not meet the high-tempo template was discarded from the squad. A thumping defeat against South Africa in the Super 8s revealed the flip side of this strategy. From questioning if they are even beatable to wondering if the defending champions will survive, their aura has taken a ...Read More >
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant will have little room for error in a critical year as his side begins its IPL 2026 campaign against a well-rounded Delhi Capitals here on Wednesday. Pant could not deliver as a leader and frontline batter in his first year at LSG. Injuries to key players, especially fast bowlers, made his job a lot tougher. This season, he has a fully fit squad at his disposal that has been bolstered by the addition of old warhorse Mohammed Shami and Anrich Nortje. Injury prone pace sensation Mayank Yadav has worked hard on his fitness over the past 12 mont ...Read More >
New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr has climbed to No.1 in the ICC Women's T20I all-rounder rankings for the first time in her career. She achieved the milestone with a career-best rating of 508, dethroning West Indies captain Hayley Matthews, who had held the top spot since October 2023. Kerr was outstanding in the recent series against Zimbabwe, starring with both bat and ball. She became only the fourth women's cricketer after Chamari Athapaththu, Meg Lanning and Matthews to score multiple T2 ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Gujarat Titans (GT) and England superstar batter Jos Buttler became the fifth batter to join the 600 six club in T20 cricket. The veteran English batter achieved this milestone during his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Delhi Capitals (DC) at Arun Jaitley Stadium, scoring 52 in 27 balls, with three fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 192.59. Now, Buttler has exactly 600 sixes in T20s with Chris Gayle (1,056 sixes), Kieron Pollard (981 sixes), Andre Russell (784 sixes) and Nicholas Pooran (712 sixes) above him, as per CricViz ...Read More >
New Delhi: On this day in 2024, India defeated South Africa by 7 runs and lifted the T20 World Cup title at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. India posted a 177-run target for the Proteas in 20 overs after opting to bat first. Virat Kohli smashed 76 runs off 59 balls with the help of six boundaries and two maximums. Axar Patel also batted brilliantly and scored 47 runs off 31 balls, hitting four maximums and one boundary in his sensational knock. Chasing the target of 177 runs, Bumrah provided India their first breakthrough when he removed Reeza Hendricks in the second over of the run-chase, ...Read More >
BENGALURU, Oct 1 (Reuters) - India will switch back to test cricket mode, after a dramatic Asia Cup Twenty20 triumph ended in bizarre circumstances, when they take on a depleted West Indies side in the opening match of their two-test series starting on Thursday. India say they were denied the chance to lift the Asia Cup trophy after it was removed from the presentation ceremony over their refusal to accept it from Asian Cricket Council chairman and Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sund ...Read More >
Tilak Varma is emerging as a T20I run-chase specialist, boasting the second-highest average among Test-playing nations behind Virat Kohli. Currently in good form against South Africa, Varma has expressed his flexibility to bat anywhere in the order for the team's benefit. Indian batter Tilak Varma has emerged as one of the most reliable batters in T20Is, boasting the second-highest batting average in run-chases among players from Test-playing nations with a minimum of 500 T20I runs, behind only ...Read More >
Suryakumar Yadav's average in T20Is in 2025 has reduced to a paltry 14.20 with two matches against South Africa remaining. Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday acknowledged the shortage of runs from him but India's T20I skipper did not count it as lack of form, saying that runs will come sooner than later. Suryakumar made an 11-ball 12 in India's seven-wicket win over South Africa in the third T20I in Dharamsala before getting out to Lungi Ngidi. It extended his run of low scores to 21 innings, with the e ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raza won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in a Super 8 Group 1 clash in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Both teams made one change to their playing XIs, Zimbabwe brought in a fit-again Richard Ngarava for Hamilton Masakaza. At the same time, the West Indies included Romario Shephard and left out Roston Chase. Raza said he opted to field first because the ground is very suitable for chasing. "It looks like it's a ground that is a lot suitable for chasing. Looks li ...Read More >
Sanju Samson scripted the most important chapter of his scarcely believable career when India took on New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. In a World Cup where he was not expected to get many chances, Samson finished as the most valuable player of the tournament after India emphatically beat New Zealand by 96 runs to defend their title. But Samson was not Player of the Match despite scoring 89. That award was given to fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Only days ago, during t ...Read More >
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat in the second ODI against Pakistan in Bulawayo on November 26. Pakistan made two changes to their squad after losing the first match by 80 runs on the DLS method. Tayyab Tahir and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed made their ODI debuts, replacing Haseebullah Khan and Mohammad Hasnain. Pakistan's key players, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Babar Azam, were rested as they tested bench strength ahead of next year's Champions Trophy. Zimbabwe, after their impressive win, retained their winning combination for the match. The third ODI will be held in Bulawayo on Thu ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shubman Gill's batting masterclass in the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy made the India skipper break a flurry of records, overtaking the greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. India beat England by 336 runs to get their first-ever Test match win at Edgbaston, a venue where they had not won a Test before. This win in Birmingham was also India's biggest away Test win in terms of runs and also Gill's maiden as a Test captain. He was super with a bat, hitting 269 and 161 for a total record of 430 runs, the second most runs in a single Test, ...Read More >
India's Kuldeep Yadav (C) celebrates taking the wicket of Pakistan's Faheem Ashraf in the Asia Cup final Tilak Varma hit an unbeaten 69 as India defeated Pakistan by five wickets for a record-extending ninth Asia Cup title with no handshakes between the sides again on Sunday. Chasing 147 for victory, India depended on Varma's 53-ball knock and a key 60-run stand with fellow left-hander Shivam Dube to reach their target with two balls to spare in Dubai. Dube got out for 33 at the end of the 19th over and, with India needing 10 off the last six deliveries, Varma struck a six and Rinku Singh h ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's team management remains optimistic about B. Sai Sudharsan performing to his high potential very soon, said assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate ahead of the second Test against the West Indies, starting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday. The upcoming game could prove pivotal for the Chennai-based left-handed batter, whose early Test career has yet to yield consistent returns - seven games and 147 runs, including just one fifty. Sudharsan's dismissal in Ahmedabad - trapped lbw for just seven on a straight delivery from Roston Chase - was a misse ...Read More >
Captain Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of Australia's World Cup meeting with England on Wednesday with a calf injury. Healy sustained the minor strain in a training session on Saturday and Australia face an anxious wait to see if she will recover in time to play again at the 50-over tournament. Australia have booked their place in the semi-finals with two games to spare thanks to Healy's exploits - scoring 142 runs against India before hitting an unbeaten 113 against Bangladesh. Beth Mooney w ...Read More >