Spin great Harbhajan Singh has thrown his weight behind wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav to start in India’s playing XI for the first Test against England at Headingley, alongside Ravindra Jadeja. The series opener begins on June 20 at Leeds , where traditionally, the surface aids pacers more than the spinners. “India should look to play Kuldeep … Read more
Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh in the first Test of a two-match series in Galle, starting on Tuesday. The series marks the beginning of Sri Lanka’s World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 campaign. The first Test will also see the end of former skipper Angelo Mathews’ red-ball career. The 37-year-old had started his Test career … Read more
The Tamil Nadu Premier League has demanded proof from Seichem Madurai Panthers after allegations of ball tampering against Dindigul Dragons and skipper R. Ashwin after the teams’ clash at the Salem Cricket Foundation Ground on June 14. In a mail accessed by Sportstar, the Madurai franchise accused the opponent of ball tampering by using ‘towels … Read more
Playing in the Indian Premier League again felt out of reach for Chetan Sakariya at the start of the year. He was nursing a wrist injury that needed surgery on his bowling arm. It ruled him out of domestic white-ball cricket. The clock was ticking, and he knew it. “Six or seven months back, I did not think I … Read more
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is set to kickstart with host India taking on Sri Lanka at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on September 30. The tournament will be played in a hybrid manner, with Pakistan’s games being played in Colombo. ALSO READ | Full schedule of the 2025 Women’s ODI World … Read more
The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is set to kickstart with host India taking on Sri Lanka at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on September 30. Defending champion Australia then gets its campaign up and running against neighbour New Zealand at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on October 1, while Bangladesh faces … Read more
West Indies piled up its second-highest Twenty20 innings in men’s cricket and went on to secure a 62-run victory over Ireland on Sunday to win the series 1-0. Ireland chose to bowl first in the third T20 and West Indies responded with 256 for five at Bready Cricket Club — propelled by an opening stand … Read more
World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten has opened up about his ill-fated stint as head coach of the Pakistan white-ball team, where he submitted his resignation just six months into the job. Kirsten took over the reins of Pakistan’s white-ball coaching in April 2024, with Jason Gillespie taking over the Test team. Both coaches were removed … Read more
Former Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson has lashed out at compatriot Josh Hazlewood for prioritising the Indian Premier League (IPL) over the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa, saying it had raised “eyebrows”. One of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s standout bowlers, Hazlewood, 34, had rejoined the franchise after the IPL was temporarily suspended due to … Read more
The daily allowances of the BCCI staff across departments, which have not been paid since January, will finally be released following the streamlining of the domestic ‘tournament allowance policy’ by the Board’s top brass. As per the existing BCCI travel policy, the employees are paid per diem of Rs. 15,000 for short-term travel (up to … Read more