Pat Cummins takes part in a training session at Cricket Central. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images) Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins, sidelined with a lower back injury for four months, announced on Saturday he has a “half a chance” to return for the second Ashes Test against England in Brisbane on December 4, providing a…
Usman Khawaja did not come out to bat in the 2nd innings for Australia as they went on to secure an 8-wicket win. (Images via Getty) Australia’s opening Test of the Ashes produced an unusual subplot around senior batter Usman Khawaja, whose back spasms on day one triggered a reshuffle that carried into the second…
India’s Kuldeep Yadav (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) India gained the upper hand against South Africa on day one of the second Test, with the tourists ending at 247-6 at stumps. Kuldeep Yadav was the standout performer with three wickets.South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs and captain Temba Bavuma formed a crucial 84-run partnership for the third wicket. The…
Digvesh Rathi in Lucknow Super Giants kits (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Nitish Rana will lead Delhi in the upcoming 2025-26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, while wrist-spinner Digvesh Rathi has not been selected for the tournament starting November 26.Delhi has been assigned to Elite Group D and will compete against Jharkhand, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Saurashtra,…
Shreyas Iyer (Getty Images) Mumbai: Despite showing signs of recovering well, India’s ODI batter Shreyas Iyer, who suffered a spleen laceration during the Sydney ODI against Australia on October 25, faces a lengthier spell on the sidelines and is likely to be ruled out of India’s home ODI series against New Zealand, which begins in…
Australia beat England in the first Ashes Test in front of a record attendance over both days. (Agencies) Perth Stadium witnessed its biggest-ever Test match attendance as Australia wrapped up the opening Ashes Test in just two days. The opening Test of the Ashes drew 49,983 spectators on Day 2, taking the total to 101,514….
Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root Joe Root had a disappointing performance in the first Ashes Test against Australia in Perth, scoring zero runs in the first innings and eight runs in the second innings.Mitchell Starc claimed Root’s wicket in both innings of the match.Root entered the Ashes 2025 series as England’s highest run-scorer and second-highest…
Travis Head and Mitchell Starc were the main men for Australia as they wrapped up the first Test in 2 days. (Agencies) Australia sealed an eight-wicket win over England in the first Ashes Test at Perth Stadium, completing the result inside two days — the first time an Ashes match has ended this quickly in…
Rishabh Pant has been his usual chatty self behind the stumps in his first game as India’s Test captain. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Rishabh Pant was at the centre of India’s effort on Day 1 of the second Test in Guwahati, not just as wicketkeeper but as the stand-in captain guiding the bowling attack through a…
India’s pacer Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) Mohammed Shami, the Indian fast bowler currently out of national team selection, has been named in Bengal’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy squad after taking 20 wickets in four Ranji Trophy matches.Shami has made a successful return from his leg injury, participating in four out of Bengal’s five Ranji Trophy…