Sakibul Gani. (Image: Agencies) Sakibul Gani has suddenly become a name everyone is talking about. Playing against Arunachal Pradesh at the JSCA Oval in Ranchi, the Bihar batter produced a stunning 32-ball hundred that sent the record books spinning.The opening day of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 turned into something truly extraordinary. Gani’s explosive 128…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli added yet another landmark to his glittering career on Wednesday, becoming only the second Indian batter after Sachin Tendulkar to cross 16,000 runs in List A cricket. The milestone came during Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 fixture against Andhra Pradesh, on a day that also marked Kohli’s return to India’s premier…
England captain Ben Stokes during a nets session. (Getty Images) England captain Ben Stokes struck an emotional and defiant tone on Wednesday, placing player welfare above all else as allegations of excessive drinking during a mid-Ashes beach break continue to swirl around his side. Without directly addressing the claims, Stokes made it clear that his…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sakibul Gani NEW DELHI: Bihar rewrote the history books in emphatic fashion on Wednesday, piling up the highest team total ever recorded in List A cricket during their Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025–26 Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh in Ranchi. Powered by breathtaking centuries and a relentless assault that lasted the full…
England’s Jofra Archer and teammate Ben Stokes. (Image AP) England suffered another blow to their Ashes campaign on Wednesday with pace spearhead Jofra Archer ruled out for the remainder of the series due to a side strain, while batsman Ollie Pope was dropped for the fourth Test against Australia. Archer has been England’s standout bowler…
Naseem Shah represents Desert Vipers in the fourth season of the ILT20 in the UAE. (Image: Creimas) New Delhi: In an era where T20 cricket is increasingly packaged as boundary-fuelled entertainment, fast bowlers often feel like collateral damage — judged harshly by numbers, deprived of friendly conditions, and discarded quickly when the spotlight shifts elsewhere.For…
MI Emirates booked their place in the playoffs with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Gulf Giants at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. A disciplined bowling display set up the chase before Nicholas Pooran and Muhammad Waseem stitched an unbeaten 140-run partnership off just 89 balls to seal a fourth successive win with 21 deliveries…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has stolen the limelight, overshadowing even the return of stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as Vijay Hazare Trophy got off to a stunning start on Wednesday. Representing Bihar, the prodigy smashed a blistering 36-ball century against Arunachal Pradesh, becoming the youngest player in List-A…
Vijay Hazare Trophy Live Score: Star power returns to the domestic stage Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches. The charismatic presence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma has lent the Vijay Hazare One-Day Trophy an aura rarely associated with India’s domestic 50-over competition. Beginning on Wednesday, the tournament…
VVS Laxman, head of cricket at the CoE, may have to rework his involvement in the process of coaching. NEW DELHI: With the Indian cricket board (BCCI) planning to review the U-19 team’s performance in the recent U-19 Asia Cup, the focus is likely to fall on the Centre of Excellence’s (CoE) overall role in…