Cricket News

Steve Smith named Australia's captain for Sri Lanka tour: Details

Steve Smith has been appointed the captain of the Australian cricket team for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

09 Jan 2025

Steve Smith

WATCH: Young Indian cricketer accurately imitates Steve Smith's batting style

A young Indian cricketer has gained traction on social media with his eerily accurate imitation of Australian cricket team's star batter, Steve Smith.

09 Jan 2025

Mohammad Kaif

'Rohit Sharma shouldn't play Test cricket anymore': Mohammad Kaif

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes Rohit Sharma should no longer play Test cricket.

08 Jan 2025

Keshav Maharaj

Keshav Maharaj confident of South Africa's victory in WTC

South African cricketer Keshav Maharaj has backed the team to win the World Test Championship (WTC) title 2023/25.

08 Jan 2025

Indian Cricket Team

India's probable squad for Champions Trophy, England series: Details here

The Indian cricket team is preparing for the upcoming home series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai.

08 Jan 2025

Graeme Smith

SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith criticizes ILT20's player structure

Graeme Smith, the commissioner of South Africa's premier T20 league (SA20), has raised concerns over the structure of international leagues such as ILT20.

08 Jan 2025

Faf du Plessis

Faf expresses confidence in Kohli's ability to bounce back

Former Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, has backed the Indian cricketer to find his form again.

PCB relocates tri-series to Lahore and Karachi amid stadium renovations

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a change of venue for its upcoming One Day International (ODI) tri-series, involving New Zealand and South Africa.

08 Jan 2025

Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill retires from international cricket: Decoding his stats

New Zealand's white-ball stalwart Martin Guptill has called time on his international career.

08 Jan 2025

Younis Khan

Younis Khan to mentor Afghanistan for ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Former Pakistan cricket team captain, Younis Khan, has been appointed as the mentor of the Afghanistan team for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

08 Jan 2025

Indian Cricket Team

ICC Champions Trophy: These Indian players face potential snub

With the ICC Champions Trophy just a month away, speculation is rife about India's 15-member squad.

A look at Sri Lanka bowlers with hat-tricks in ODIs

Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana has created history by taking a hat-trick in the 2nd ODI against New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton.

08 Jan 2025

Charith Asalanka

All-round New Zealand clinch ODI series against Sri Lanka

Despite the weather playing spoilsport, New Zealand registered a convincing 113-run win over Sri Lanka in the second One Day International (ODI) match.

Champions Trophy: Construction work at key Pakistan stadiums remains incomplete

With the Champions Trophy just around the corner, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has been in a spot of bother with major construction work at important Pakistani stadiums still incomplete.

08 Jan 2025

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant, Scott Boland rise in ICC Test Rankings

Indian batter Rishabh Pant and Australia's Scott Boland have made giant leaps in the latest ICC Test Rankings after their stellar performances in the Sydney Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Rohit Sharma's Test future to be discussed soon: Details here 

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to review the Indian cricket team's performance in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

2nd ODI: Ravindra-Chapman century-plus stand powers NZ against SL

Top-order batters Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman helped New Zealand get to 255/9 against Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI in Hamilton.

08 Jan 2025

Maheesh Theekshana

Maheesh Theekshana scripts history with ODI hat-trick against New Zealand

Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana has created history by taking a hat-trick in the 2nd ODI against New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton.

08 Jan 2025

Ravichandran Ashwin

Brad Haddin speculates on Ashwin's abrupt retirement from international cricket

Ace Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's shock retirement from international cricket amid India's tour of Australia has led to a lot of speculation.

08 Jan 2025

Ashleigh Gardner

Women's Ashes: Players call for inclusion of three Tests

Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and England batter Tammy Beaumont have spoken in favor of having three Test matches in future Women's Ashes series.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: ICC rates SCG pitch as 'satisfactory' despite criticism

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) pitch as 'satisfactory.'

WPL 2025 to commence in February: Check out the details

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expected to finalize the plans for the third season of Women's Premier League (WPL).

08 Jan 2025

Ben Stokes

England's Ben Stokes undergoes surgery after sustaining hamstring injury

England's Test cricket captain Ben Stokes recently announced that he has undergone surgery for a hamstring injury.

08 Jan 2025

Indian Cricket Team

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma should return to domestic cricket: Shastri

Former Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri has advised senior batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to return to domestic cricket.

08 Jan 2025

Jasprit Bumrah

Champions Trophy: Race against time for Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah

After a grueling Border-Gavaskar Trophy, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is expected to lead India in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.

07 Jan 2025

Virat Kohli

14,000 runs, 300 matches: Virat Kohli eyes these ODI milestones

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli would look to recover from his rough patch following what was a disappointing Border-Gavaskar Trophy for him.

Pakistan fined for slow over-rate in 2nd Test against SA

Pakistan have been fined 25% of their match fee after they maintained a slow-over rate in the recently-concluded 2nd Test against South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town.

07 Jan 2025

Test Cricket

A look at bowlers with 50-plus Test wickets at Newlands

South Africa beat Pakistan in the 2nd and final Test in Cape Town to win the series 2-0.

07 Jan 2025

Angelo Mathews

Angelo Mathews criticizes ICC over Sri Lanka's limited Test schedule

Sri Lankan cricket veteran, Angelo Mathews, has voiced his displeasure with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for scheduling only a handful of Test matches for his team this year.

07 Jan 2025

Jasprit Bumrah

Sam Konstas admits mistake after heated exchange with Jasprit Bumrah

Australian cricketer Sam Konstas has accepted his mistake following a fiery exchange with Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Sydney.

ICC Player of Month (December): Cummins, Bumrah, Paterson nominated 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the nominees for the Men's Player of the Month for December 2024.

07 Jan 2025

Jasprit Bumrah

Yuvraj Singh defends Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli amid criticism

The legendary Yuvraj Singh has come to the defense of senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, following their dismal performance in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

07 Jan 2025

Temba Bavuma

Temba Bavuma's Test captaincy debut among best in history

South Africa's Temba Bavuma has scripted history by entering the list of players with most wins in their first nine Test matches as captain.

07 Jan 2025

KL Rahul

Vijay Hazare Trophy: KL Rahul pulls out of knockout stage

Star Indian top-order batter KL Rahul has opted out of the 2024/25 Vijay Hazare Trophy knockout stage.

Leading SA to WTC final my highest point: Temba Bavuma  

South Africa's Test captain Temba Bavuma has said he is excited and determined ahead of the much-anticipated ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final.

07 Jan 2025

Babar Azam

Shan Masood praises Babar Azam's resilience in Newlands Test

Pakistan's Test captain Shan Masood praised Babar Azam for his phenomenal show in the second Test against South Africa.

07 Jan 2025

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting discusses BGT's popularity in comparision to Ashes 

The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) has set a new benchmark in the history of Australian cricket, drawing the highest crowd for a non-Ashes series.

07 Jan 2025

Steve Smith

Steve Smith opens up after missing 10,000-run milestone (Tests)

Australia's star batter Steve Smith has said he was surprised by the difficult SCG pitch during the fifth and final match against India.

07 Jan 2025

Virat Kohli

Bowlers to trap Kohli most times in a Test series

Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli had a tough time in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against hosts Australia.

Presenting fastest double-centuries for South Africa in Test cricket

Ryan Rickelton entered history books during South Africa's 2nd Test at Newlands in Cape Town against Pakistan.