India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma held on to their third positions respectively in the latest ICC Women’s T20I batter and bowlers’ rankings issued here on Tuesday. Besides Mandhana, no other Indian is in the top-10 with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur placed 11th position, Jemimah Rodrigues ranked 15th and Shafali Verma a rung below. … Read more
Even as uncertainty looms over the April 6 Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants, scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking at options to reschedule the fixture. “The first preference will be to host the game … Read more
The Diary could never have imagined itself covering cricket. Yet, here it was, about to report on a sixth consecutive match of the Women’s Premier League within the span of a week. To say the experience had been overwhelming would be an understatement. So, before making its final walk to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for … Read more
India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday said mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been a different player since his comeback to international cricket, for he has become mentally tougher and plays with a smile on his face. Chakravarthy returned excellent figures of 5/42 in India’s convincing victory over New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday, which … Read more
Jay Shah, newly appointed ICC Chairman, was honoured with the Special Recognition Game Changer award at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2025 in Mumbai, recognising his transformative contributions to Indian cricket and the sport globally. “I dedicate this award to all the women working hard on the field,” Shah said after receiving the award from Viswanathan … Read more
Akshay Wadkar and Aditya Sarwate are the only two cricketers to have featured in each of Vidarbha’s three Ranji Trophy finals so far. Come Saturday and the duo will yet again take the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on the outskirts of Nagpur. However, this time, the duo will be in opposite camps. While Wadkar – … Read more
Milind Rege, a revered figure in Indian domestic cricket, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 76. A key member of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy team, Rege played alongside Sunil Gavaskar from their formative years, leaving an indelible mark on the domestic circuit. A dependable all-rounder, Rege featured in 52 First-Class matches for Mumbai, … Read more
Twenty five years ago, when Paras Dogra started his first-class career for Himachal Pradesh, little did he imagine that he would close in on 10,000 runs in his career and would be regarded as one of the stalwarts of domestic cricket. Back then, he did not even think of moving out of Himachal ever; but … Read more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a cash reward of Rs. 5 crore for the U-19 Indian women’s team, led by head coach Nooshin Al Khadeer, which defended its title at the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia. India beat South Africa by nine wickets in the final … Read more
V. Koushik is Karnataka cricket’s Mr. Consistent — both in the way he bowls and the performances he produces. The 32-year-old sticks to an unrelenting and unwavering off-stump line, gives away very few runs (economy rate of 3.72 in List A and 7.70 in T20s), and accounts for a bagful of wickets. In the recent … Read more