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This is the highest successful chase by 'A' sides, bettering the 367-run chase by Australia A against Sri Lanka A at Hambantota in 2022. India A etched their name in the record books by pulling off a sensational chase of 412 against Australia A in the second unofficial Test in Lucknow. The memorable win was powered by brilliant centuries from KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan. Australia A set the tone in the first innings with skipper Nathan McSweeney's 74 and Jack Edwards' 88 guiding them to 420, wh ...Read More >
Lucknow: India 'A' made a strong start to the tough task of chasing 412 against Australia 'A', scoring 169/2 in 41 overs on the third day of the match at Ekana Stadium on Thursday.With 90 overs to be bowled on the final day, India 'A' require 243 runs to register a win. At stumps, Sai Sudharsan was batting at 44 and night watchman Manav Suthar was on 1. The only setback India 'A' had when batter KL Rahul, who was batting on 74, had to retire just 30 minutes before close. It is hoped that Rahul w ...Read More >
Sept 24 (Reuters) - India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to be rested for the remainder of the Asia Cup despite a two-match home test series against the West Indies starting early next month. Bumrah's workload has been managed this year due to back problems and the 31-year-old featured in only three of the five tests during India's tied 2-2 series in England. India, the defending champions at the Twenty20 tournament, will face Sri Lanka on Fri ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 26 (PTI) KL Rahul and B Sai Sudharsan struck sublime hundreds as India A registered a stunning five-wicket win over Australia A while hunting down a target of 413 to seal the two-match unofficial Test series 1-0 here on Friday. It was the sixth highest successful run chase in the country's first-class history, and Rahul's form (176 not out, 210 balls, 16x4, 4x6) is an ominous sign for the West Indians ahead of the two-match Test series, starting next month. The highest chase remai ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Just months after completing a seven-year reign as head coach of New Zealand's Men's team, Gary Stead is back in the Black Caps setup. The 53-year-old has been announced as a coaching addition to the Kiwis' high-performance team. Also Read | On Which Channel Nepal vs West Indies 2025 Live Telecast Will Be Available in India? How To Watch NEP vs WI T20I Cricket Matches Free Live Streaming Online?. According to New Zealand Cricket, his role will entail sup ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Top-ranked Test allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has replaced injured Rishabh Pant as India vice-captain in a squad packed with spinners for the home series against West Indies. The first Test starts on October 2 in Ahmedabad and the second from October 10 in New Delhi. Jadeja played a stellar role with the bat in India's 2-2 draw in England, where he scored 516 runs across the five Tests at an average of 86. Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant continues to recover from a foot injury sustained ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) Star West Indies pacer Shamar Joseph was on Friday ruled out of the upcoming Test series against India due to an unspecified injury with uncapped all-rounder Johann Layne replacing him in the squad. The two-match Test series is set to begin in Ahmedabad on October 2. "Johann Layne has replaced Shamar Joseph in the squad for the Test series against India," Windies Cricket announced on X. The board did not disclose the details of the 26-year-old Joseph's injury. But it ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Top-ranked and seven-time champion Australia will be trying to prevent India from winning a Women's Cricket World Cup at home -- yet again -- when play begins in the tournament next week. India hosts Sri Lanka at Guwahati, India, on Tuesday to start the 31-match tournament which culminates with the final on Nov. 2. Matches are also being played in Sri Lanka. Eight teams are entered -- India, defending champions Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, Pakis ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Top-ranked and seven-time champion Australia will be trying to prevent India from winning a Women's Cricket World Cup at home -- yet again -- when play begins in the tournament next week. India hosts Sri Lanka at Guwahati, India, on Tuesday to start the 31-match tournament which culminates with the final on Nov. 2. Matches are also being played in Sri Lanka. Eight teams are entered -- India, defending champions Australia, England, South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, Pakista ...Read More >
'This is bigger than one individual. It is about accountability, and trust in a system that is supposed to value performance above all else.' IMAGE: Karun Nair and Sanaya Tankariwala Nair. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sanaya Tankariwala Nair/Instagram As the BCCI announced the squad for the two Test series against the West Indies, starting October 2, one talking point was the omission of batter Karun Nair, who made a comeback to the Indian Test team for the recent tour of England after a long wai ...Read More >
DUBAI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant will miss their test series against West Indies next month as he continues to recover from a foot injury, with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja taking over as vice captain, the country's cricket board said on Thursday. Pant has been out of action since fracturing his foot during a test match against England in September. Dhruv Jurel, one of two specialist stumpers named in India's 15-man squad, is set to don the gloves against West Indies. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, SEPT 25: Batsman Karun Nair was dropped Thursday from India's squad for next month's home Test series against the West Indies while Rishabh Pant is still injured. Nair, 33, scored just 205 runs in four Tests in the recent drawn series in England, with one half-century, and loses his place to up-and-coming Devdutt Padikkal. "We expected more from Karun Nair. Can't be just one innings. Padikkal offers more," chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said in Mumbai. Flamboyant wicketkeeper-b ...Read More >
A few changes are anticipated when the Indian team is unveiled on September 24 for the home Test series against the West Indies. Karun Nair is one of the players whose spot in the squad is in serious jeopardy. A domestic mainstay, Nair returned to the national team during the England tour but was unable to deliver the kind of performance that the management was hoping for. Due to Rishabh Pant's injury, Dhruv Jurel is expected to be the team's first choice behind the stumps, and Narayan Jagadees ...Read More >
India Test Squad Announcement Live Updates: The Indian team for the Test series against West Indies will be announced on Wednesday (September 24). The series will start on October 2 in Ahmedabad, merely four days after the 2025 Asia Cup final. India Test Squad Announcement Live Updates: The Indian Team for the Test series against West Indies will be announced on Wednesday (September 24) with chief selector Ajit Agarkar and his committee set to name the squad before or during India's 2025 Asia C ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 16: Team India opener Pratika Rawal has adapted to the team setup very well and quickly. She has been making progress ever since her debut for the Women in Blue, and continued to showcase her batting form against Australia in the first ODI on Sunday. With Shafali Verma struggling to find her mojo, Smriti Mandhana found herself a capable partner in Rawal when the 25-year-old made her debut against the West Indies in December 2024. IND-W vs AUS-W 1st ODI 2025: Beth Mooney, Phoebe ...Read More >
Lucknow: The India A team, led by Shreyas Iyer, is set to take on Australia A in the first of the two four-day matches, with the opening game beginning at the Ekana stadium on Tuesday. Iyer is getting the opportunity to prove his mettle in red ball cricket and make a strong case for inclusion in the Indian Test team.Iyer, who also captains the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, has been diligently preparing for comeback. His last notable performance at the Ekana Stadium occurred 11 month ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 15 (ANI): Australia A head coach Tim Paine expressed that young opener Sam Konstas will be encouraged to "play the way he sees it" following a disastrous Test outing against West Indies in June-July. Konstas, who rose to prominence by attacking Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah with some audacious ramp shots during his entertaining half-century at the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne last year, fizzled out during the West Indies tour, managing just 50 r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) While the cricketing world's attention is still fixed on the Men's T20 Asia Cup in the UAE, some curious eyes will be glued to the action in Lucknow when Shreyas Iyer leads a 15-member India A squad against Australia A in first of two multi-day matches starting on Tuesday. The two-game series represents more than just being another India A series - it's a golden opportunity for some of the players to stake their claims for Test team selection and keep themselv ...Read More >
Guwahati: India's pace spearhead Mohammed Siraj has been crowned the ICC Men's Player of the Month for August 2025, following his sensational performance in the final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval. Despite featuring in just one match during the month, Siraj turned the game on its head with a brilliant nine-wicket haul across both innings. His fiery five-wicket burst in the second innings ripped through England's batting order and secured India a series-leveling win, making h ...Read More >
New Delhi: Mohammed Siraj has been awarded the ICC Men's Player of the Month for August 2025 for his persistent, match-winning spell against England in The Oval Test, which was the only match he was a part of, in the month, as per the official website of ICC. An outstanding spell by Siraj, where he picked up nine wickets at an average of 21.11 across both innings, helped India to not just win the Test from a tricky situation but also made sure the well-fought series ended at 2-2. The fast bowl ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Mohammed Siraj has been awarded the ICC Men's Player of the Month for August 2025 for his persistent, match-winning spell against England in The Oval Test, which was the only match he was a part of, in the month, as per the official website of ICC. An outstanding spell by Siraj, where he picked up nine wickets at an average of 21.11 across both innings, helped India to not just win the Test from a tricky situation but also made sure the well-fought series ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Mohammed Siraj has been awarded the ICC Men's Player of the Month for August 2025 for his persistent, match-winning spell against England in The Oval Test, which was the only match he was a part of, in the month, as per the official website of ICC. An outstanding spell by Siraj, where he picked up nine wickets at an average of 21.11 across both innings, helped India to not just win the Test from a tricky situation but also made sure the well-fought series ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) New Zealand's white-ball stars Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Seifert and Kane Williamson have agreed terms to play on NZC international casual playing agreements for the 2025-26 season. This means they are committed to play for New Zealand at the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka and a specified number of series and games in the lead-up to the tournament. The quintet will all be available for selection for upcoming T20I series against ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Indian pacer Mohammed Shami opened up on being called lazy by former captain Virat Kohli, as well as on his English-speaking struggles, during his appearance on Rajat Sharma show Aap Ki Adalat. On Kohli calling him lazy, Shami replied, Your body gets tired when you play a Test match, I may have caught a nap, but to get the lazy tag, I do not mind, but I have the toughest job, I run the most, whenever situation arises, the fast bowler is called, but off the ...Read More >
When India and Pakistan meet -- in any sport -- the stakes spill over into something more than just a game. It becomes a clash between neighbours bound by political tension, history, and deep mistrust. That will be the case again in the Asia Cup 2025, when Suryakumar Yadav's India, the defending champions, take on Salman Ali Agha's Pakistan tonight (8:30 pm Bangladesh Time) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Like many major events in recent years, the 17th edition of the eight-team to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, set to begin on September 30, will be the 13th edition of the tournament, with India hosting the event for the fourth time. Spanning five weeks, the tournament will feature 31 matches across five venues in India and Sri Lanka, culminating on November 2 with the crowning of a new World Cup champion, as per the ICC website. DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai (India) With a capacity of 45,300, the DY Patil Stadium is the ninth- ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj, Matt Henry, and Jayden Seales are in the running for the ICC Men Player of the Month award for August, while Muneeba Ali, Orla Prendergast and Iris Zwilling form the shortlist for the ICC Women Player of the Month award, as per the ICC website. Siraj burst on the final day of the Test series against England that helped India win in dramatic fashion at The Oval has put him in the reckoning, even as Henry clinical display in a two ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad surprised his fans this time. Playing for Maharashtra against Chhattisgarh in the Bucchi Babu tournament, Gaikwad played the role of a bowler for the first time and took important wickets for his team. Gaikwad, who was out of action for most of IPL 2025 due to injury, appeared in full fitness and rhythm in this match. The specialty of this match was that Prithvi Shaw, who was out of Indian cricket for a long time, played wearing the Maharash ...Read More >
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