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Former South Africa star batter AB de Villiers believes Rahul Dravid’s sudden exit from Rajasthan Royals may not have been as simple as it looked. Dravid left the team just a year after signing a long-term deal. The Royals said he turned down a bigger role, but de Villiers believes the management might have pushed him out. “It sort of sounds to me like it was an owner or management kind of call. They gave him an option to have a broader role in the team. He sort of turned that down. Maybe he was upset because he really wanted…

Ravichandran Ashwin has ended his Indian Premier League (IPL) career after a long and successful run. The 38-year-old off-spinner played his last season in 2025 with Chennai Super Kings (CSK). After retirement, he said he now wants to “explore” cricket leagues across the world. Paying tribute to him, AB de Villiers said during a 360 Live session on X, “Stellar career. It has got to be said, what a wonderful player. What a scientist of the game. A doctor, professor of the game. He always took it to the limits of the rule book. Generally got it right, even though…

Sri Lanka defeated hosts Zimbabwe by five wickets in the second ODI to clinch the series 2-0. Pathum Nissanka was the hero for Sri Lanka as he scored a brilliant ton to take his team home. Chasing the target of 278, Nissanka added 78 runs with Sadeera Samarawickrama for the third wicket while also stitching a crucial 90-run partnership with skipper Charith Asalanka. These two partnerships not only gave the Sri Lankan innings solidity but also took the team near victory. Nissanka was outstanding as he scored 122 off 136 balls, including 16 fours at a strike rate of 89.71.…

Riyan Parag, who led the East Zone in absence of Abhimanyu Easwaran in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, has said that his focus was on having some game-time in a bid to make a comeback into the Indian team. “I mean, that was the main goal when I came here to play the game,” Riyan Parag said as quoted by The Times of India. “Performances, I didn’t really focus on that much. I just wanted to have some fun. I haven’t played competitive cricket in a long time. Since the IPL, I haven’t really played. IPL also, I was managing a…

South Zone have announced two replacements in their squad ahead of this year’s Duleep Trophy semi-final against North Zone, which will begin on 4 September at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Tilak Varma, who was appointed captain, will not play as he will be travelling to the UAE for the Asia Cup. In his place, Kerala wicketkeeper-batter Mohammed Azharuddeen, who was Tilak’s deputy, will lead South Zone. Tamil Nadu’s wicketkeeper-batter N Jagadeesan has been named vice-captain. Tamil Nadu spinner R Sai Kishore will also miss the match, having failed to recover from the finger injury he sustained during…

The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) has successfully completed its first ever official selection trials for the upcoming Pickleball World Cup 2025. The selections were held in Ahmedabad on August 30 and 31 with the support from the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI). This will be a historical moment as this the first time India is sending an official national team to the World Cup, which will take place in Florida, from October 27 to November 2. More than 140 players from states like Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Haryana,…

Taskin Ahmed starred for Bangladesh as they defeated the Netherlands by eight wickets in the first of the three-match T20I series on August 30, 2025. The hosts chased down the target with 39 balls to spare, thanks to Taskin’s four-wicket haul that restricted the visitors to a modest 136/8. The right-arm pacer was lethal with the new ball, dismissing both Dutch openers – Max O’Dowd and Vikramjit Singh – early in the innings. Returning for a second spell, he struck in the 16th over by sending back Kyle Klein before removing Noah Croes in his next over. Taskin finished with…

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is preparing to take on a bigger role with the ball at the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. The all-rounder, who missed her bowling duties during the summer due to an Achilles issue, revealed that she has resumed bowling in practice and is eager to contribute across departments. “I’ve been bowling in practice and the body is feeling really good. That is the plan, to bowl a few overs out there,” Sciver-Brunt said at the launch of the Sage Small Business XI competition. She stressed that playing multiple roles for the team is something…

Former India cricketer Suresh Raina believes that KL Rahul still has what it takes to be part of India’s T20I setup. Rahul, who last played the shortest format for India in the 2022 T20 World Cup, has been out of the squad since then, with selectors preferring a more aggressive approach through young batters like Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, and Shubman Gill. But Raina strongly feels Rahul’s experience and quality are too valuable to ignore. “He scored the runs. See, KL Rahul has a temperament. People think T20 is a very fast game where you only need to…

Pakistan defeated UAE by 31 runs in the second match of the ongoing T20I tri-series in Sharjah. Saim Ayub was the star of the night for the Men in Green, delivering an all-round performance with a blazing fifty and a wicket with the ball. After winning the toss, Pakistan elected to bat first. Ayub top-scored with a brilliant 69 off just 38 deliveries, hitting seven fours and four sixes at a strike rate of 181.58. He was well supported by Hasan Nawaz, who played an explosive knock of 56 from 26 balls, laced with two fours and six sixes…