September 13 marks what would have been Shane Warne’s 56th birthday. For the cricket world, and especially for India, it is a poignant reminder of the magician who turned leg-spin into theatre. Few cricketers transcend the sport to become folklore, and Warne was one of them. His story in India was never just about wickets,…
Pakistan’s legendary pacer Wasim Akram has praised Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Speaking to Sony Sports, Akram said it is very difficult to pick Kuldeep’s bowling varieties. “Leg-spinner, googly, flipper—even I can’t read him sitting here. Even with a replay, it’s impossible,” he said. Kuldeep Yadav bowled a brilliant spell for India in their opening clash…
And that’s a wrap, ladies and gentlemen, to Day 2 of the Asia Cup 2025, with reigning champions India crushing hosts UAE and reaching the winning runs in a mere 4.3 overs. Kuldeep Yadav was awarded Player of the Match for his four-wicket haul for just seven runs, a performance that should do his confidence…
New Zealand have named their 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, starting on 30 September in India and Sri Lanka. Veteran captain Sophie Devine will lead the White Ferns, with experienced stars such as Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Lea Tahuhu and Amelia Kerr expected to play key roles. Youngsters including Eden…
Team India’s pace spearhead Mohammed Siraj has been nominated for the ICC Player of the Month award for August after his sensational performance in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series in England. In a statement on its website, the ICC said: “Mohammed Siraj played just one match in August, but his brilliance in that outing was enough…
It was January, 2025 and India were playing Australia in a key Test match in Sydney. It was the last over before lunch and Pat Cummins had gone to Nathan Lyon. Shubman Gill, who had done the hard work for an hour and more, lost his composure and danced down the track to Lyon to…
Shubham Gill is set to be India’s next ODI captain and will assume the mantle from Rohit Sharma when the time comes, it is learnt. It could be as early as after India’s three-match ODI series in Australia in October, with Rohit’s international future appearing uncertain beyond that tour. Then again, given Rohit’s class and…
In a nail-biting encounter that went down to the final over, Afghanistan edged past the UAE to win the sixth match of the ongoing tri-series by four runs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. With a spot in the final already guaranteed, Afghanistan chose to rest several of their in-form players, including Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi,…
Fakhar Zaman’s 77 and Abrar Ahmed’s 4/9 helped Pakistan beat the UAE by 31 runs to seal a place in the final of the UAE T20I Tri-Series. Pakistan posted a challenging total of 171 after winning the toss, with Fakhar top-scoring for his team. The Men in Green lost both openers — Sahibzada Farhan and…
September 4. Exactly a month since the Oval win. And yet, it still seems so real, and also, so unreal. We were all hoping that the game would finish on Day 4 and I had even said to my team that they could have a day off and fly back the next day. At 301/3,…
