Australia’s Nathan Lyon is seen during a practice session ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lords. | Photo Credit: Reuters Winning the ICC World Test Championship title for the second consecutive time in London will be an important step in establishing the current Australian side as one of the … Read more
Arshdeep Singh during a practice session ahead of the Test cricket match series against England, in U.K. Photo: @BCCI via PTI India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh is delighted to be back in Kent where he had earlier played county cricket as he looks to rediscover his red-ball rhythm ahead of the five-match Test series against … Read more
India’s MS Dhoni during nets. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday (June 9, 2025) announced the addition of seven veterans of the game into the ICC Hall of Fame. Here is a look at the seven inductees: MS Dhoni. File | Photo Credit: Reuters From lifting India’s first T20 … Read more
When it comes to major cricket finals, Australia is in a league of its own. Only Australia has won all four men’s global trophies. It is hard to beat in finals, having won 10 of 13 across the 50-over World Cup, 20-over World Cup, Champions Trophy, and World Test Championship. And let’s not get started … Read more
Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ record holder in T20s, retires from international cricket
Nicholas Pooran of the West Indies. File | Photo Credit: AFP Nicholas Pooran, West Indies’ Twenty20 record-holder for runs and appearances, retired from international cricket on Monday (June 10, 2025). Pooran, 29, made the announcement on Instagram. “Wearing that maroon, standing for the anthem, and giving everything I had each time I stepped on the … Read more
Anshul Kamboj smashed his maiden First-Class fifty and also grabbed two wickets on the last day as India A’s second unofficial Test against England Loins ended in a draw here on Monday. England Lions, set an improbable 439-run target in the final session in the four-day match slipped to 32 for three before both the … Read more
Tristan Stubbs of South Africa during a nets session at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 09, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Reigning champions Australia face South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s starting Wednesday amid a chorus of criticism over the competition’s format. Wisden, cricket’s ‘bible’, was scathing … Read more
England’s Jos Buttler in action during the 2nd Vitality IT20 match between England and West Indies at Seat Unique Stadium on June 08, 2025 in Bristol, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England batter Jos Buttler surpassed Ireland veteran Paul Stirling, becoming the fourth-highest run-getter in T20I cricket history. Buttler accomplished this feat during his … Read more
Swapnil Singh smashed a 14-ball 45. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Swapnil Singh produced a fine all-round performance, first a brilliant 14-ball 45 (2×4, 5×6) followed by a miserly spell (4-0-26-2) to help Chepauk Super Gillies thrash Nellai Royal Kings by 41 runs in a TNPL-9 league match at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground here … Read more
M.S. Dhoni was on June 9, 2025 inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame for the year 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Former India captain M.S. Dhoni was on Monday (June 9, 2025) inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame for the year 2025 along with Australian great Matthew Hayden and South Africa’s Hashim Amla. … Read more
Stellar show: Harmeet’s powerful forehand winners came in handy in the opening match against Robles. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The toss was done, and the line-ups were announced. But during the warm-ups, Dina Meshref – PBG Pune Jaguars’ ace paddler of the Ultimate Table Tennis’ sixth season – pulled out after having hurt her … Read more
For the past two-and-a-half months, K.L. Rahul’s primary focus had been on striving to show through the IPL that he has evolved into a more purposeful T20 batter. Subjected to an avalanche of criticism in recent years for his relatively staid approach in the shortest format, a return of 539 runs in 13 matches at a strike … Read more
Tiruppur Tamizhans’ Esakkimuthu made a memorable TNPL debut against Dindigul Dragons. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY In a highly competitive environment like professional sport, first impressions are often the best impressions one can leave, and A. Esakkimuthu did just that. The 23-year-old pacer starred under the night sky on debut for IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans against … Read more
Indian archers put up disappointing performances as none could reach the medal round at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya on Friday. The results: Compound: Individual: Men: Rishabh Yadav bt Bunyod Mirzametov (Kaz) 157-153 (first round), bt Neil Bridgewater (Gbr) 154-146 (second round), bt Abhishek Verma 157-154 (third round), lost to Nicolas Girard (Fra) … Read more
A view of the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Kolkata’s Eden Gardens and Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will swap their allocated Test matches against West Indies and South Africa respectively during India’s upcoming home season, the BCCI announced on Monday (June 9, 2025). While Delhi was set to host the opening … Read more
When it comes to major cricket finals, Australia is in a league of its own. Only Australia has won all four men’s global trophies. It is hard to beat in finals, having won 10 of 13 across the 50-over World Cup, 20-over World Cup, Champions Trophy, and World Test Championship. And let’s not get started … Read more
Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath speaking at a press conference after the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Andhra Cricket Association in Vijayawada on Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) is working with the State government to develop cricket grounds in all the districts, said ACA president and Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath. Participating in … Read more
Aiden Markram of South Africa during a nets session at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 08, 2025 in London, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images As South Africa prepares to play in their first-ever ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final, former Proteas stalwart AB de Villiers gave valuable advice and tactical perspective ahead of the … Read more
Fresh outlook: Anjum says she feels like a new-comer in the team now. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan Anjum Moudgil is pleased to be back in the National team to shoot in the World Cup in Munich. After keeping a low profile for some time and being a bit detached from a sport that had … Read more
KL Rahul followed up his first-innings hundred with another half-century to prepare in earnest for the upcoming Test series, while Abhimanyu Easwaran pressed his case with an 80-run knock as India A stretched their overall lead to 184 in the second unofficial Test against England Lions here on Sunday. India A ended the third day’s … Read more
Tom Banton and Harry Brook of England celebrate following the 2nd Vitality IT20 match between England and West Indies at Seat Unique Stadium on June 08, 2025 in Bristol, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Jos Buttler top-scored again as England chased down an imposing target and beat West Indies by four wickets in the … Read more
‘Dear cricket’ took two and a half years to respond to Karun Nair’s plaintive cry. Now, the 33-year-old’s destiny lies in his own hands. In December 2022, in the middle of the domestic first-class season in which he took no part, India’s second Test triple-centurion took to Twitter (now X), pleading with ‘dear cricket’ to ‘give me … Read more
Reigning world champion D. Gukesh crossed another hurdle, beating China’s Wei Yi in the ninth and penultimate round to earn three full points and emerge as a top contender, along with Norwegian star Magnus Carlsen, for the prestigious Norway Chess title in Stavanger. With one round to go, Gukesh is placed second on 14.5 points, … Read more
Nidhish en route his sparkling fifty. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Nidhish S. Rajagopal’s sparkling half-century (60, 41b, 7×4, 2×6) and R. Kavin’s steady hand guided SKM Salem Spartans to a six-wicket win over Siechem Madurai Panthers in the afternoon game of the TNPL-9 at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground here on Sunday. In pursuit … Read more
A file image of Pkistan player Salman Ali Agha | Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to make some sweeping changes in its national team set-up, with Salman Ali Agha in line to become all-format captain, replacing Shan Masood as the skipper of the Test side. Besides the change in captaincy, … Read more
D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi | Photo Credit: Sankar Narayanan E H World champion D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi have caught the imagination of chess aficionados by queering the pitch for the likes of Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, as the Indian duo makes Norway Chess title bid when the tournament recommences Thursday after a … Read more
Head coach Gautam Gambhir with Test captain Shubman Gill during a press conference. | Photo Credit: ANI India hit the ground running with a high-intensity training session at Lord’s, ahead of the five-match series against England beginning June 20 at Leeds. The pace quartet of Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh, alongside … Read more
Setting the tone: Izaac had no trouble defeating five-time Olympian Apolonia in the first match. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Riding on a sterling show by Quek Izaac up front and Maria Xiao in the last rubber, Dabang Delhi TTC avenged last year’s final loss against defending champion Goa Challengers in the sixth edition of … Read more
Sonu Yadav performed a hat-trick for Royal Kings. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY In the first three days of the ninth season of TNPL, a clear pattern has emerged. The method so far has been to bowl first, restrict the opponent to a below-par score and then chase it down. After Dindigul Dragons and Chepauk … Read more