Reigning world champion India, Britain, South Africa and host United States are set to feature in the men’s Twenty20 competition when cricket returns to the Olympics at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, following a qualification pathway approved by the International Olympic Committee. One team each from Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania will be picked based…
Shafali Verma (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India kept their Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal hopes alive with a convincing five-wicket victory over Bangladesh at Old Trafford on Thursday, overcoming yet another disappointing fielding display to register a crucial win in Group A.Chasing a modest target of 137, India rode on a blistering knock from…
In Major League Cricket 2026 on Sunday, when former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard reached 81, he achieved a major milestone in T20 cricket. He became the highest run-getter in the format, going past fellow West Indian Chris Gayle, also known as the Universe Boss. After his 100 not out off 56 balls for MI…
Beth Mooney (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) Australia continued their dominant run at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a crushing 98-run win over the Netherlands on Saturday. The defending champions posted 219/6, equalling the highest total in the tournament’s history and crossing the 200-run mark in a Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time.Beth…
5 min readChennaiJun 17, 2026 01:47 PM IST Right through the IPL, when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was tearing apart the best in the world, there was this underlying question: Why shouldn’t he be fast-tracked into the Indian team set up across formats, including Test cricket? While the 15-year-old looked set to be part of India’s T20…
Smriti Mandhana joined Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur as India’s joint-highest half-century scorer in Women’s T20 World Cup history with her fifth fifty in the tournament, helping India post 170 for 6 against Pakistan in their opening match at Edgbaston on Sunday.Mandhana scored 68 off 44 balls and shared a 91-run partnership with captain Harmanpreet…
Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday categorically stated that Shreyas Iyer had come close to earning a place in India’s T20 World Cup squad earlier this year.“With Surya still there, there was no room for him. So he is, in my opinion, a standout candidate with…
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the selectors’ decision to drop Suryakumar Yadav from India’s T20I setup, calling it a “landmark” and “ruthless” call and suggesting that the World Cup-winning captain deserved more time to prove himself.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced India’s T20I squads for the tours…
Shivam Dube of Arcs Andheri bowls during a Nuvama Private T20 Mumbai Lague 2026 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday Star India all-rounder Shivam Dube inspired ARCS Andheri with a superb bowling effort before opener Divyaansh Sksena lit up the chase with a whirlwind unbeaten 88 off mere 39 balls as the…
Melbourne’s two Big Bash League sides — the Stars and the Renegades — are set to merge into a single T20 franchise, but the move has sparked “confusion, uncertainty and anxiety” among players. Cricket Victoria’s plan unveiled Wednesday will see the Melbourne Stars retained by the state governing body but rebranded and the Melbourne Renegades…
