India achieved a record chase in the final five overs of a T20 International against New Zealand, thanks to an unbeaten 69-run partnership between Tilak Varma and Nitish Kumar Reddy. The match took place in Christchurch on October 25 during the second T20I of the series.Requiring 68 runs in the last five overs to reach…
Arshdeep Singh creates history, breaks Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s record in 2nd T20I against New ZealandNew Delhi: India pacer Arshdeep Singh broke the record of Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the Indian bowler with the most wickets in T20Is in a calendar year on Saturday.However, in claiming his 38th wicket of 2026, Arshdeep overtook Bhuvneshwar’s record of 37…
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians, five-time IPL winners, have announced the appointment of ex-West Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard as their head coach ahead of the 2027 IPL season.Pollard takes over from Mahela Jayawardene who had resigned from the position last week, giving a fresh lease of life to the franchise’s coaching staff.Pollard, who has been with Mumbai…
Christchurch: India have brought back express pacer Mayank Yadav and seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy as skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the T20I series opener at the Hagley Oval Thursday.This is the first T20I meeting between the two teams since this year’s T20 World Cup…
Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag celebrated his 48th birthday on October 20. Several former teammates, including Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Munaf Patel, along with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president Rajeev Shukla, extended their felicitations to the cricketer, affectionately known as the ‘Multan Ka Sultan’.Yuvraj Singh praised Sehwag’s batting and…
Bengaluru: Former India spinner Ramesh Powar was Monday drafted into the national men’s senior selection committee, while Pragyan Ojha remained the chairman of the panel, succeeding Ajit Agarkar, whose term ended October 4.The BCCI said interim head Ojha will chair the committee based on seniority (most Tests).“The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising former India batters…
Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly participated in the Maha Ashtami Aarti and offered prayers to Goddess Durga in Behala on Monday, marking the Maha Ashtami and Maha Navami observances in Kolkata, West Bengal.Speaking to reporters, Ganguly highlighted the significance of Maha Ashtami for Bengalis as part of the Durga Puja festivities. “It’s the time of…
Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer split New Zealand ODI captaincy.Indian cricket selectors have named Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer to share captaincy duties across the upcoming five-match ODI series against New Zealand. Gill will lead the national side during the opening three one-day matches before handing leadership over to Iyer for the final two games….
Veteran bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar rejoins the Indian team for series decider.Veteran fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has earned an early recall to the Indian national setup, joining the squad for the fifth T20I against the West Indies this Saturday in Bengaluru. This unexpected elevation comes after Arshdeep Singh suffered a shoulder injury while on crease during…
South Africa have announced a 17-member squad for the second Test against Australia, which is set to begin on October 18 in Gqeberha. Matthew Breetzke has been named as a replacement for Tristan Stubbs, while Ryan Rickelton is expected to assume wicketkeeping duties.The squad changes may allow South Africa to add an additional specialist batter…
