Matt Henry (X- Somerset Cricket) New Zealand’s fast bowlers dominated Zimbabwe on Day 1 of the second Test match in Bulawayo, with Matt Henry taking 5-40 and debutant Zakary Foulkes claiming 4-38 to dismiss the hosts for 125. The Kiwi opening pair of Will Young and Devon Conway then propelled their team to 174-1, establishing…
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Indian pacer Harshit Rana recently opened up about a heated on-field exchange with Australian speedster Mitchell Starc during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, where he peppered Starc with bouncers before dismissing him for 26 — all while receiving spirited backing from senior pros Virat Kohli and…
India’s Dhruv Jurel (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Dhruv Jurel has been appointed as captain of the Central Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2025-26 season, as announced on August 7, 2025. The wicketkeeper-batter, who recently played for India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval, will lead a 15-member squad that includes notable players like…
India bowler Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Jasprit Bumrah recently found himself at the center of intense online criticism following India’s fiercely contested Anderson Tendulkar Trophy series against England, which ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw.Fans expressed frustration over Bumrah’s selective participation in only three of the five Tests and his Instagram post…
Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe cricketer who debuted in 2004 against Sri Lanka, has marked his return to Test cricket after serving a three-and-a-half-year ban by the ICC on corruption charges. His comeback in the second Test against New Zealand has positioned him with the 12th-longest career in Test cricket history, spanning 21 years and 93…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricket stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who recently bid farewell to Test cricket, are expected to return to international action in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia this October. The duo had already retired from T20Is after India’s World Cup triumph last year.Now…
Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna (AP Photos) Former Pakistan cricketer Shabbir Ahmed has made controversial allegations against the Indian team following their dramatic win over England in the fifth Test at The Oval. Chasing 374, England appeared on course for victory at 301/3, with Harry Brook and Joe Root in full flow. However, India staged…
Chennai: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli being congratulated by Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni after winning an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) Former India captain MS Dhoni has heaped unexpected praise on Virat Kohli—not…
The lion-hearted cricketer made a famous comeback in England but his middling returns with the bat may go against himCHENNAI: “Dear cricket, give me one more chance.” Karun Nair’s desperate plea struck an immediate chord with those who had seen the hard-working middle-order batter go through the grind of domestic cricket, year after year.Go Beyond…
England’s Chris Woakes on day five of the fifth Test. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In a finale befitting a blockbuster series, England all-rounder Chris Woakes delivered one of the most courageous moments of the summer — walking out to bat with a dislocated shoulder during a tense chase against India in the fifth and final…