England’s Ben Stokes, second right, celebrates with teammates. (AP/PTI Photo) The fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground erupted into history on Friday as a staggering 20 wickets fell on the opening day — the first time such carnage has unfolded on Day One of an Ashes Test since January 1902. In a breathless,…
England’s Josh Tongue with teammates during their Ashes Test match. (Image: AP/Hamish Blair) England surged through Australia on day one of the fourth Ashes Test, skittling the hosts for 152 as they seized early control at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Captain Ben Stokes won a crucial toss on a green pitch, and his pace trio…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history with a stunning performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Wednesday. Playing for Bihar in their first Plate Group match of the 2025–26 season, the 14-year-old opener produced one of the most remarkable innings ever seen in domestic cricket.Sooryavanshi smashed 190 runs from just 84…
Australia’s captain Steve Smith. (AP Photo) Australia are in no rush to lock in their playing XI for the Boxing Day Test, with stand-in captain Steve Smith revealing selectors want another close look at a “quite furry” Melbourne Cricket Ground surface before finalising their pace-heavy attack.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Despite…
India’s Deepti Sharma (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) India received some positive news ahead of the third T20I against Sri Lanka, with off-spin all-rounder Deepti Sharma declared fit and available for selection. India head coach Amol Muzumdar confirmed the update on the eve of the match on Thursday. Deepti had missed the second T20I in Visakhapatnam after…
R Ashwin and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has raised concerns about the quality gap between teams in Indian domestic cricket after a one-sided match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. His comments came after Bihar scored a massive 574 runs (their highest team total in men’s List A cricket) in 50…
Hardik Pandya with girlfriend Mahieka Sharma (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya recently found himself in an awkward situation during a Christmas dinner outing, but he handled it with calm and maturity. The incident happened when Pandya was leaving a restaurant after celebrating Christmas with his girlfriend, Maheika Sharma. In the hope of seeing…
Shreyas Iyer had picked up an abdomen injury during the ODI series against Australia in October. India ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer had his first batting session, since injury, in Mumbai on December 24 and the right-hander is now headed to the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. It is learnt that Iyer batted for…
South Africa chief coach Shukri Conrad, left, talks with captain Temba Bavuma. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has addressed the controversy surrounding Proteas head coach Shukri Conrad’s “grovel” comment during the recent tour of India, admitting the phrasing was unfortunate while insisting it reflected the intensity of a fiercely contested Test…
Ben Duckett (right) during an England training session on December 25, 2025 in Melbourne. (Getty Images) England’s Ashes tour has been engulfed by controversy off the field, but former captain Michael Vaughan has urged restraint, arguing that outrage over the team’s mid-series beach break in Noosa misses the bigger picture of cricket’s long-standing culture.Go Beyond…