New Delhi: Between September 22 and October 17, the BCCI will operate five separate men’s squads across 15 venues, involving 69 players. These include the senior ODI and T20I teams for the West Indies series, the Asian Games squad, India A sides for multi-day and one-day matches against Australia A, and the Rest of India…
New Delhi: Abhishek Sharma set the Arun Jaitley Stadium on fire with a stunning display of power hitting against Afghanistan in the third T20I on Thursday. The left-handed opener came out attacking from the start and hit the Afghanistan bowlers for sixes and fours all over the ground. Abhishek smashed a blistering century off just…
New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer showed that the spirit of the Friendship Cup was about more than just winning as the India captain invited Afghanistan skipper Ibrahim Zadran to join India’s trophy celebrations after their 3-0 series sweep in Delhi on Thursday. During the trophy presentation, Iyer called Zadran to the podium and invited him to…
New Delhi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said Hardik Pandya is not yet ready to bowl the full quota of 10 overs of the 50-over format and stressed that the star all-rounder will not be rushed back into international cricket. Pandya, a key component of India’s limited-overs setup, has often been managed carefully…
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar seems to be on his way out, with the selection meeting for the white-ball series against West Indies likely to be held on Wednesday (September 16). There has reportedly been no discussion between Agarkar and the BCCI top brass over his…
TCA Women’s League gets off to a lively start in Rangareddy district Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) Women’s Cricket League 2026 got off to an encouraging start here on Wednesday, with competitive cricket marking the opening day at TKR College of Engineering. The opening fixtures produced spirited performances, with TCA Purple Peacocks and TCA…
New Delhi: Sanju Samson’s explosive 57 off 22 balls and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s three-wicket haul powered India to a commanding seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the second T20I in Delhi on Tuesday, giving the hosts an unassailable lead in the three-match series. Reddy returned with figures of 3/24, striking on the first ball of each…
New Delhi: India opener Sanju Samson on Tuesday admitted criticism and outside noise do affect him but experience has taught him to deal with it, while backing the leadership group for taking tough selection calls, keeping the team’s interests in mind. Samson, who smashed a brutal 57 off 22 balls in India’s seven-wicket win over…
Vinay Rao Here’s a question that sounds simple but isn’t: should the richest, best-run sports body in India have to follow the same rules as every other one? That’s what the Supreme Court asked BCCI on 8 September 2026. Not “you’re guilty of something.” Just: explain yourself. Why shouldn’t you and every state cricket association…
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: Several impressive batting and bowling performances marked the opening day of the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) domestic competitions for the 2026-27 season, with the Senior Men’s Multi-day Super League, U-23 Emerging Multi-day Tournament, U-19 One-Day Super League and U-16 Boys Inter-Schools & Colleges Knockout Tournament producing some notable individual displays. In…
