England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler etched his name in the record books during the third T20I against Sri Lanka, becoming the first cricketer in the world to reach 15,000 runs in T20 cricket. Buttler achieved the landmark after surpassing West Indies great Kieron Pollard’s previous tally of 14,999 runs.The England star reached the milestone with a…
The wait continues for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.India head coach Gautam Gambhir made it clear that the 15-year-old batting sensation will have to be patient for his next opportunity in the senior side, despite the excitement surrounding his emergence and the clamour to see him in action on home soil.Sooryavanshi did not feature in any of India’s…
Nagoya: India start favourites to win the women’s cricket gold here, but Harmanpreet Kaur and her team have a bigger prize on their mind — the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, where cricket will return to the Games after 128 years. Cricket made its only previous Olympic appearance at Paris in 1900, when Great Britain and…
India are the reigning Asia Cup champions in both men’s and women’s cricket. But the teams are yet to receive either the trophies or their medals, owing to the insistence of ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister, on presenting them, which is not acceptable to the Indian squads.Could a similar situation…
Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma believes the backing of captain Shreyas Iyer and head coach Gautam Gambhir has played an important role in allowing him to play his natural game.Abhishek made the most of that freedom on Thursday, smashing a record 30-ball century against Afghanistan in the third and final T20I in…
Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: The six-hitting battle between Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken an interesting turn in 2026. Abhishek has now moved 10 sixes ahead of Sooryavanshi, with the India opener hitting 96 sixes in all T20 cricket this year compared to the youngster’s 86.Abhishek added 11…
Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma celebrated his record-breaking T20I century in style on Thursday, removing his helmet, sitting on the ground and striking a meditation yoga pose after completing his hundred against Afghanistan in Delhi.The left-handed opener smashed the fastest T20I century by an Indian batter, reaching the milestone in just 30…
Zimbabwe’s Tavengwa Mukuhlani was appointed as the new deputy chairperson of ICC on Thursday until November 2027 after the Board of Directors gave green-light to his appointment, replacing Singapore’s Imran Khwaja.Mukuhlani currently serves on the ICC Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA) and the Nominations Committee, and chairs the HR and Remuneration Committee, an ICC…
India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 3rd T20I: With the three-match series already sealed, India could make changes to the playing XI and give players on the bench a chance when they take on Afghanistan in the third and final T20I in New Delhi on Thursday. India have dominated the series so far, making host Afghanistan…
Steve Smith (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Steve Smith admitted that memories of the 2018 ball-tampering scandal still return to him at times, but the Australia batter is not worried about facing a hostile reception when he returns to South Africa for a Test series.Smith was one of the central figures in the controversy during…