Kartik Sharma started his IPL 2026 slowly. The big-money Chennai Super Kings (CSK) buy - INR 14.2 crore - took six innings to top 18, his highest score till then, but since then, it has been a sequence of 54*, 41*, 20 and 71. The last of those, against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday, made Ambati Rayudu say that young Kartik is "turning…
AHMEDABAD, India, March 8 - White-ball behemoth India etched their name deeper into cricketing history on Sunday as the first side to lift the men's Twenty20 World Cup for a third time with a ruthless demolition of New Zealand in a lop-sided final at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
More than 86,000 predominantly Indian supporters packed…
May 11- New Zealand's proposed T20 league will be pushed back a year to the home summer of 2027-28 to allow more time to establish the competition, the nation's cricket board said on Monday.
NZ20 organisers initially planned to launch a six-team league of privately owned franchises for the coming summer but had agreed to…
May 13 - All-rounder Sophie Molineux has been declared fit to lead Australia in the women’s Twenty20 World Cup in England after struggling with a back injury, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old was forced to play as a specialist batter in the recent T20 series against West Indies, her first full tour as…
Deal covers England men’s T20 and ODI tour this autumn
Move may lead to new cricket rights holder in UK market
Cricket Australia has opened negotiations with a number of broadcasters, including streaming platforms Amazon and Dazn, over a four-year UK rights deal that includes the next men’s and women’s Ashes tours and…
Australia extended their lead in the Men’s Tests, Women's T20Is and Women's ODI Rankings, while India continued to dominate in the Men's ODI and T20I Rankings.
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he first phase of the ICC Team Rankings annual update on 1 May saw Australia maintain their stranglehold at the top in both the ICC Men’s Test…
Scotland have named their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.
Experienced all-rounder Kathryn Bryce will lead Scotland into the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for a second successive time, and will look to build on their performance from 2024.
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The annual update of the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings sees India retain the top spot, closely followed by New Zealand and Australia.
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ndia remain at the pinnacle of the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings after the latest annual update, leading second-placed New Zealand (113 points) by a narrow five-point margin, while Australia (109 points) retain…
Standout performers from South Africa, Sri Lanka and Brazil are in the running following exceptional displays across formats during the month of April.
Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa)
The South Africa captain scored 138 runs in two ODIs at an average of 69.00, including back-to-back innings of 69 against New Zealand.
She then carried that momentum…
Shaheen Afridi insists Pakistan are fully focused on the road ahead as they prepare to face Bangladesh in the first of the two-match Test series as part of the ICC World Test Championship.
Pakistan are set to take on Bangladesh away from home in two Tests, as they look to move up from fifth place…
Netherlands are all set to make their first foray into the Women’s T20 World Cup after they confirmed their spot through the Global Qualifier at the beginning of this year.
The Netherlands have had a deep historical legacy with the ICC Women’s World Cup, competing in the tournament four times in a row between 1988…
Fresh off a landmark triumph in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Pakistan’s star batter and captain Babar Azam has revealed his next big ambition—achieving success across all formats of international cricket. The announcement comes just days after he led Peshawar Zalmi to a historic PSL title, marking a major milestone in his leadership career.
Babar’s…
