Author: Staff Reporter

England wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones has reached a special milestone in her career, becoming the eighth English woman to score 2,500 runs in One-Day Internationals. She achieved this milestone during the ongoing 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup match against India at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday, 19 October. The England opener reached this mark with her very first run of the match. With this achievement, the 32-year-old has now joined some of England’s star women cricketers such as Charlotte Edwards, Tammy Beaumont, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Claire Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Heather Knight, and Lydia Greenway. Jones reached the milestone…

Ahead of the Australia series, India’s star batter Virat Kohli has opened up about how he spent his time after the IPL. Speaking on JioHotstar, Kohli said that he was engaged in spending quality time with his family and kids. “I mean, look, it’s been a long time off for me since I retired from Test Cricket and as I was just saying, just catching up on life,”he said. “You know, I haven’t been able to do anything for the last, I don’t know how many years and yeah, just being able to spend some time, some quality time with…

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s early dismissals left India in trouble in the first ODI against Australia in Perth on October 19. Australia won the toss, opted to bowl first, and made full use of the ideal bowling conditions. Rohit, playing in his 500th international match, scored just 8 runs off 14 balls before edging to second slip off the bowling of Josh Hazlewood. The ball went to Matt Renshaw, who took a straightforward catch. Soon after, Kohli fell for a seven-ball duck, marking his first duck in ODIs on Australian soil. Mitchell Starc bowled outside off, inviting Kohli to…

Rishad Hossain’s sensational six-wicket haul helped Bangladesh defeat the West Indies by 74 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday. Chasing a target of 208, the West Indies openers added 51 runs for the first wicket before Rishad struck. The leg-spinner tore through the West Indies batting line-up, reducing them to 92 for 5. After that, the Men in Maroon were unable to recover. Rishad ended the West Indies innings by dismissing Jayden Seales to seal the win for his team. Brandon King was the top scorer for the…

Former World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke believes that Virat Kohli will finish the three-match ODI series against Australia as the highest run-scorer. Speaking on the Beyond23 Cricket Podcast, Clarke said both Kohli and Rohit Sharma could be the leading run-getter of the series, but he feels batting at No. 3 is a little easier in Australia, giving Kohli the advantage. “(Leading run-scorer) Well, in my opinion, it’s one of Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli,” he said. “I’ve just got this feeling that, if it is their last trip to Australia, they’ll want to leave on a high. I think batting…

Ahead of the India-Australia ODI series, former national coach, Ravi Shastri opened up about BCCI’s rule that restricts players’ families from travelling with them for longer periods during overseas tours. Shastri said on Grade Cricketer podcast that Gambhir might have introduced this rule to minimise distractions for the players. “When there are too many people around, you tend to get distracted,” Shastri said. “He (Gambhir) must have seen it is getting out of hand. So he just put a limit on what can be done and what cannot be done,” he added. After a whitewash to New Zealand at home,…

India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has admitted to feeling a bit anxious about his future, especially in light of Shubman Gill’s rise as a leader. However, he says it is this very fear that drives him to perform better. In an interaction with The Indian Express, Surya also mentioned that he shares a very good relationship with Gill. “I am very happy for him, that he has become captain in two formats,” he said. “He has done really well. I won’t lie, everyone feels that fear. But it’s the kind of fear that keeps you motivated. The camaraderie between me…

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Friday addressed Mohammed Shami’s absence from the squad, attributing it to fitness concerns. The veteran pacer, however, appeared unfazed by the comment, responding with a sharp retort: “Let him say whatever he wants.” Once again, the chief selector’s latest comments have reignited discussion around Shami’s fitness. Before the start of the Ranji Trophy 2025–26 season, Shami was asked about his fitness and omission from the national team. The right-arm pacer stirred a debate by claiming he was overlooked by the selectors despite being fit. When Agarkar was asked about Shami’s comments at the NDTV World…

Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes that Rohit Sharma was relieved of the captaincy role because of his age. “Rohit being axed as captain was an interesting move from afar,” he told JioHotstar. “After such a great win in the Champions Trophy, I suppose the selectors are purely looking at the numbers. At 38, with a couple of years to go before the World Cup, he becomes a bit vulnerable purely because of his age.” Shubman Gill was handed the ODI captaincy ahead of the Australia tour, and with that, Rohit’s tenure as skipper came to an end. Some experts…

BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar has responded to comments made by Mohammed Shami recently. The veteran fast bowler is not in the Indian white-ball squads for the tour of Australia. Shami expressed frustration, saying that his participation for Bengal in Ranji Trophy was proof of his fitness. He also said it was not his job to inform the selectors about his fitness. Agarkar shared his views at the NDTV World Summit 2025 on Friday. He said Shami’s omission was only due to fitness issues. “If he says that to me, I will probably answer that. I mean if he was…