Former India pacer Siddarth Kaul has registered for the men’s Big Bash League (BBL) draft, while 15 compatriots did the same for the women’s tournament, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday. Kaul, who played three ODIs and as many T20Is for India before retiring from international cricket last November, is the lone Indian male player to … Read more
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is ready to sanction four-day Tests for smaller nations in the 2027-29 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, but India, Australia, and England can still play the traditional five-day matches, according to a report. The move to reduce matches by one day would be a significant change and can help smaller … Read more
Days after South Africa lifted the World Test Championship (WTC) mace after beating Australia at Lord’s, the next cycle of the WTC is set to begin. The 2025-27 WTC cycle will kickstart with Sri Lanka hosting Bangladesh in two Test matches. The upcoming championship retains its format of each team playing six series in total—three … Read more
It took not one, not two, but three Super Overs to determine the winner of a Scotland T20 Tri-Series match between the Netherlands and Nepal in Glasgow on Monday. This was the first time a men’s professional cricket match—T20 or List A—was going into a third Super Over, at the conclusion of which the Dutch … Read more
New Zealand women’s cricket captain Sophie Devine said on Tuesday she will retire from One-Day Internationals after the World Cup later this year, adding it was the “right time” to step away. Devine, who has been captain since 2020, led New Zealand to T20 World Cup glory last year in Dubai. “It feels like the … Read more
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