Author: Staff Reporter

Kapil Dev Pandey, who is the childhood coach of Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav, explained the reason behind Kuldeep’s outstanding bowling against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final. Speaking to Times of India, Kapil Pandey said: “Pakistan ko dekhte hi uska khoon khaulta hai. Pakistan ne bacche aur nausikhiyon ki team bheji thi iss baar. (His blood boils seeing Pakistan. This time, Pakistan sent a team of kids and amateurs).” Kuldeep took four important wickets to restrict Pakistan to a low score and was instrumental in India’s title win. He finished with figures of 4/30 in his four overs at…

Namibia has become the first team from the Africa qualifiers to book their spot in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup after a comfortable 63-run victory over Tanzania in the semi-final, in Harare, on Thursday. Namibia will play in this tournament for the fourth time, as they were also part of 2021, 2022 and 2024 world cup campaigns. South Africa are already a part of the tournament, and the last African spot will go to either Kenya or Zimbabwe, who will face each other in the other semi-final of Africa qualifiers. Namibia’s star player was allrounder JJ Smit. He…

Jasprit Bumrah has reached another big milestone in Test cricket. The fast bowler became the joint-fastest Indian pacer to take 50 Test wickets at home, during the first Test versus the West Indies in Ahmedabad, at the Narendra Modi Stadium. He achieved this record in just 24 innings, which is equal to the record of former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath. After Bumrah and Srinath, the quickest to reach 50 Test wickets at home are Kapil Dev in 25 innings, Ishant Sharma in 27 innings and Mohammed Shami in 27 innings. This shows how rare and special this record is…

Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik will captain India at the 2025 Hong Kong Sixes. The fast-paced cricket event will be held in Hong Kong from 7 to 9 November. Karthik, who recently joined the Sharjah Warriorz in the ILT20, is making a return to the competition. “It is an absolute honour to lead Team India at the Hong Kong Sixes, a tournament with such a rich history and global recognition,” Karthik said, confirming his participation. “I look forward to leading a group of players who have such incredible records to their credit, and together we will aim to bring joy to…

India’s flamboyant opener Abhishek Sharma has made history by achieving the highest-ever rating points (931) for a batter in the men’s ICC T20I rankings, surpassing the five-year-old record held by England’s Dawid Malan. Malan had previously held the record, having reached 919 points in December 2020. Abhishek attained 931 points after India’s match against Sri Lanka in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2025, where he scored 61 off 31 balls at a strike rate of 196.77. However, his rating dropped to 926 following a poor performance in the Asia Cup final against Pakistan, where he scored just…

India A kicked off the unofficial ODI series in Kanpur with a commanding 171-run victory over Australia A on Wednesday. Opener Priyansh Arya and captain Shreyas Iyer both scored brilliant, match-winning centuries. Although the first day was washed out due to rain, the match was played on the reserve day. Priyansh provided a strong start at the top. The southpaw smashed 101 runs and shared a 135-run opening partnership with Prabhsimran Singh. Iyer, playing his first 50-over match since the Champions Trophy, scored a classy 110 runs, including 12 boundaries and four sixes. For top-scoring in the match, Iyer was…

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went unsold in the first-ever International League T20 auction. He had a base price of USD 120,000 but none of the teams bid for him. The auction surprised fans, because Ashwin has been one of India’s most consistent T20 players for over a decade. The new ILT20 held its first player auction this week. Teams spent a lot of money on young and overseas players, but a lot of famous names went unsold. Along with Ashwin, England’s James Anderson, WTC 2025 winning captain Temba Bavuma and Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir also did not find bidders. However, all…

Indian club Mohun Bagan Super Giant may face a multi-year ban from Asian football after deciding not to travel to Iran for their AFC Champions League Two game against Sepahan SC. TheKolkata club was worried about safety and theyasked to move the match to a neutral venue, but the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has rejected the request. Under the Article 5.2 of the competition regulations, the team has officially been treated as withdrawn from the tournament which is Asia’s second-tier club competition. An AFC statement on Tuesday confirmed, “The matter will now be referred to the relevant AFC Committee(s) as appropriate for their decision(s)”. This means the case will now…

India’s U19 opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi set a new record in the Youth Test series in Australia on Wednesday, October 1. At Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane, the left-hander smashed a brilliant century and broke captain Ayush Mhatre’s record to become India’s top six-hitter in Youth Test cricket. His powerful innings has given India U19 a strong lead in the first match of the two-Test series against Australia. Vaibhav began the day batting alongside Mhatre, needing only three more sixes to break his record. He reached the three-figure mark quickly, scoring 113 runs from just 86 balls. His innings so far…

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma added another feather to her cap as she became the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Women’s ODIs. She achieved the feat by dismissing Kavisha Dilhari, who was caught by Richa Ghosh, during the first match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 against Sri Lanka in Guwahati. Neetu David previously held this record. Over her 13-year career, David took 141 wickets at an average of 16.34. India’s Jhulan Goswami tops the chart as the highest wicket-taker in Women’s ODIs, with 255 wickets to her name at an average of 22.04. Sri Lanka won the toss…