2 min readAug 12, 2026 01:57 PM IST The Indian players getting injured regularly have raised a few questions. For the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, which starts on Saturday, India will miss their regular starters in the format: Jasprit Bumrah, Sai Sudharsan, and Washington Sundar. Both Bumrah and Sudharsan had been named in the…
2 min readUpdated: Aug 12, 2026 05:32 PM IST Be it Mitchell Santner, Steve O’Keefe or Rangana Herath, Indian batters have historically had trouble against left-arm spinners. In the upcoming tour against Sri Lanka, which starts on Saturday, India will face another such wily left-arm finger spinner in Prabath Jayasuriya, who has already deceived batters…
6 min readAug 6, 2026 08:33 PM IST Having flown in 10 days ahead of the first Test in Galle, India begin their preparations for a crucial series with a warm-up fixture against SLC XI at Colombo’s NCC, where the focus lies firmly on the batting group. Two things sit at the top of their…
3 min readAug 2, 2026 02:37 PM IST Indian batting on turning wickets has faced scrutiny recently after the whitewashes endured against New Zealand and South Africa in home red-ball series. The next challenge for the Indian contingent is in Sri Lanka, where the conditions will not be too dissimilar. The surfaces will turn and…
Buried in India’s squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, announced on Tuesday, was a familiar problem for Kuldeep Yadav, wearing a new face. Alongside the usual talking points, Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness, the continued backing for pace prospect Gurnoor Brar, sat the inclusion of a 23-year-old left-arm orthodox spinner named Manav Suthar. Since his…
R Sai Kishore (PTI Photo) India left-arm spinner R. Sai Kishore has signed for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club for the final six matches of the 2026 County Championship season. The 29-year-old will be available from Gloucestershire’s match against Worcestershire County Cricket Club at Cheltenham on August 20. Kishore previously impressed during a stint with Surrey…
There was little for Harmanpreet Kaur to complain about after India’s commanding 95-run win over the Netherlands. Her side answered her pre-match call to improve in the powerplay with both bat and ball, piled up 209 and then bundled the Dutch out to make it two wins from two at the T20 World Cup. Yet,…
2 min readUpdated: Jun 3, 2026 02:12 PM IST India will take on Afghanistan in a one-off Test match in Mullanpur starting from Saturday. The squad includes four spinners: Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav and Manav Suthar. In the recent series, India preferred spin-bowling all-rounders over specialist spinners in home conditions. Former Indian cricketer…
Pakistan out-spun Australia by five wickets in the first One Day International in Rawalpindi with spinner Arafat Minhas becoming the first home bowler to take five wickets on ODI debut on Saturday. Minhas finished with five for 32 as an under-strength Australia was bowled out for 200 in 44.1 overs before Pakistan chased down the…
Australian batter Matt Renshaw praised spinner Arafat Minhas after the teenager led Pakistan to a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia on his one-day international debut in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The 19-year-old claimed five wickets for 32 runs before hitting the final delivery for six to claim Player-of-the-Match honours as Pakistan cruised to victory in the…
