Author: Staff Reporter

India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj delivered a stunning performance for Hyderabad in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025–26. Siraj played a crucial role in a dominant nine-wicket win over Mumbai in a Super League Group B match in Pune. Siraj’s spell completely shifted the momentum towards Hyderabad. He took three crucial wickets and conceded just 21 runs at an economy rate of 5.47. He first struck in the 17th over and dismissed Suryansh Shedge. On the very next delivery, Siraj removed Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur, which left the opposition under huge pressure. He then dismissed Tanush Kotian, triggering a complete…

Afghanistan’s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has opened up about the journey of Afghanistan cricket and the support it has received from India. Nabi highlighted how the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian government played a crucial role in shaping Afghanistan’s growth in international cricket. Nabi acknowledged the role of the BCCI and the Indian government in the progress of cricket in Afghanistan. “The BCCI helped a lot during that journey. The Indian government built a ground in Kandahar,” Nabi said while speaking to ANI. “Most of the players are also playing in the IPL. Last year,…

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes that England have not played enough long-format cricket in the lead-up to the Ashes 2025-26, which has hampered their preparation. Clarke said that England might have had good net practice, but that it is not enough. “When you’re dropping catches, that’s concentration,” he said in a conversation with Code Sports. “Heavy legs on the bowlers, bowling your second or third spell, that’s time on your feet in the field. So yes, England might have hit enough balls in the nets and bowled enough balls, but for me, they hadn’t played enough long-format cricket leading…

Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur believes that the night games in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy should start a little later so that both teams gain the advantage of the dew factor. Shardul explained his point by saying that even the morning games could start a little later so that both teams can play in dry conditions. “A night game should start a little later so that, if there’s dew, both teams have that advantage or disadvantage of playing in such conditions. Even the morning games could be pushed a little bit, so the pitches get a bit of sun and…

Former India batter Robin Uthappa has raised a question as to why the opening duo of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson were replaced. Speaking on Star Sports, Uthappa said: “I beg the question: what did the partnership of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson do so grossly wrong that they had to be replaced? I understand Surya in the pre-series conference where he said Shubman has actually been in the T20 squad before Sanju got his opportunity. But when Sanju did get his opportunity, he got three hundreds.” Samson was in terrific form in T20Is in 2024 as he scored three…

Gujarat Titans head coach Ashish Nehra has defended Shubman Gill, saying people are making quick and unfair comments about the young vice-captain’s recent T20I form. In two matches of the ongoing five-match home T20I series against South Africa, Gill has scored just four runs, including a duck in the second game. In a small media interaction, Nehra answered a question from PTI and said, “Forget three months, had IPL been three weeks away, I (still) wouldn’t be worried. Because you are talking about a format like T20. And only two matches have been played against South Africa, if I am…

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes there is too much pressure on India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav because he has been going through a rough patch throughout the year. Speaking on JioHotstar, Irfan said: “Surya will be under pressure because he’s the captain and as a captain, your slot in the playing 11 is secured automatically. As a player, if you haven’t scored runs in a year, you are under pressure.” Surya and Shubman Gill failed against South Africa in the second T20I of the five-match series in New Chandigarh, scoring five and zero respectively. Surya has played 19 matches…

Former England cricketer David Willey believes England must find a better balance in their Bazball approach after two consecutive losses in the Ashes. Willey highlighted the need for smarter game awareness and shared his view with ANI: “I think the term ‘Bazball’ is something that’s been used more by the media than the players themselves. They’re trying to impact the game, but I have my reservations about maybe going too far that way and not taking accountability for when the game dictates something else. The way Stokes talked about it, he’s really highlighted that. I’ve no doubt they’ll be trying…

India’s young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played a fearless 171-run knock against the UAE in the opening match of the Under-19 Men’s Asia Cup on Friday. His stunning innings helped India post a massive total of 433 runs for the loss of six wickets at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai. The 14-year-old reached his century in 56 balls and finished on 171 from just 95 deliveries. His innings included nine boundaries and 14 sixes, at a strike rate of 180.00. With this knock, Sooryavanshi broke the record for the most sixes in an innings in the history of Youth ODIs,…

In his comeback game for Andhra, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy delivered a brilliant performance with the ball on Friday as he picked up a hat-trick in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh at Ambi. The right-arm medium pacer struck in the third over, dismissing Harsh Gawli, Harpreet Singh, and captain Rajat Patidar. In just one over, Nitish left Madhya Pradesh at 14/3 and put his team in a strong position. Earlier, during the first innings, Nitish couldn’t impress with the bat as he scored just 25 runs off 27 balls. Srikar Bharat was the top scorer for…