Author: Staff Reporter

Punjab Kings have appointed former Indian leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule as their spin-bowling coach ahead of the 2026 IPL season. He has replaced Sunil Joshi, who served in this role from 2023 to 2025. According to a report on ESPNcricinfo Joshi will now join the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru as their spin coach. The inclusion of Bahutule is seen as an important step as the Punjab franchise will hope to follow their strong performance from IPL 2025, where they finished as the runners-up. “Sairaj’s deep understanding of the game, particularly his extensive experience in grooming domestic bowlers…

Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is set to play for Saurashtra in the second round of the 2025–26 Ranji Trophy, which begins on October 25 in Rajkot. His return will be a big boost for the team as they prepare to face Madhya Pradesh on a pitch expected to aid spinners. In the last match at Rajkot, spinners collectively took 31 of the 35 wickets, and Jadeja’s inclusion will make Saurashtra’s attack even stronger. In the last home series against the West Indies, Jadeja was named Player of the Series for his all-round brilliance. His contributions throughout the two-Test series helped…

India opener Rohit Sharma played an impressive knock of 73 in the ongoing second ODI in Adelaide after a disappointing outing in Perth. In the first ODI against Australia, he scored just eight runs in what was his first international match since the Champions Trophy Final in March. The former Indian captain played a fighting innings of 73 runs from 97 balls, which included seven boundaries and two maximums, at a strike rate of 75.25 in the second game. Rohit shared an important 118-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer, which helped India fight back after losing two early wickets. Captain Shubman…

Virat Kohli’s much-awaited return to competitive cricket has turned into a painful experience for his fans. After being dismissed for a duck in the first ODI in Perth, he was again out for zero in the ongoing second ODI against Australia in the three-match series in Adelaide. This was Kohli’s second duck on Australian soil in ODIs – a country where he had never recorded a score of zero in his entire ODI career. It also marked the first time he has been dismissed for consecutive ducks in his career. Overall, the 36-year-old has now registered 18 ducks in 292…

Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner staged a great comeback to take Australia to a memorable six-wicket win against England in the 23rd match of ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. This is the second highest fifth-wicket partnership in Women’s World Cup history. Australia won the toss and opted to field. Chasing a target of 245, Australia were at one stage 68/4 after 15.5 overs. It was at this important time that Sutherland and Gardener took charge. They stitched together an unbeaten partnership of 180 off 148 balls and took their team to victory. The…

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt reached a special milestone on Wednesday during the Women’s World Cup match against Australia at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. She achieved the landmark of 1,000 runs in the 50-over World Cup, becoming only the third English woman in history to do so. This is a significant achievement in women’s cricket, as Sciver-Brunt is only the ninth cricketer in the world to score 1,000 or more runs in Women’s 50-over World Cup matches. She reached this mark in just 22 innings, making her the joint second fastest player to achieve the feat, alongside Australia’s Belinda…

South Africa made a remarkable comeback against Pakistan on day three in the second Test in Rawalpindi, thanks to their lower order batters Senuran Muthusamy and Kagiso Rabada. South Africa were 235 for eight when Muthusamy and Keshav Maharaj came to the crease and they put together a partnership of 71 runs that took South Africa close to Pakistan’s total of 333. Muthusamy completed his fifty in the 97th over when he punched a ball from Shaheen Shah Afridi through cover-point. This was his second fifty in Test cricket. South Africa lost their ninth wicket in the last ball of…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced that the original schedule of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has changed. This decision was taken because Sri Lanka will host the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 alongside India, and they have to focus on improving the stadium infrastructure and player facilities. SLC said: “As per the guidelines of the International Cricket Council (ICC), all host venues for the upcoming 20-team event must be in perfect condition to meet the demands of a major international competition.” Renovation work is currently going on at three venues across the country. The renovation work of the R. Premadasa…

Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his disappointment over Sarfaraz Khan’s omission from the India A team for the upcoming red-ball series against South Africa A. Despite Sarfaraz’s impressive domestic and Test record, he was not selected in the 15-member squad announced by the BCCI on October 21. The decision has drawn heavy criticism. Ashwin has now voiced his opinion, suggesting that the move might indicate that Sarfaraz’s path back to the national team could be over. “If I were Sarfaraz Khan, that is what I would be thinking,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. “He has been dropped…

Former India batting coach Abhishek Nayar has expressed confidence in Virat Kohli’s ability to return to form after a disappointing start in the ODI series against Australia. In the first match in Perth, Kohli made his first international appearance after the Champions Trophy final in March. He was dismissed for a duck by Mitchell Starc. Nayar believes Kohli can regain momentum in the upcoming match at the Adelaide Oval. “Whatever time I have spent with him, he knows how to play in one way only, with passion and aggression. He will back himself,” Nayar told Star Sports. He highlighted Kohli’s…