Cricket

July 9, 2025 5:09 PM

Jofra Archer returns to England team for third test vs India

England's Jofra Archer has been named in the team to face India in the third test of the series at Lord's, England's cricket board (ECB) announced on Wednesday, as the fast bowler prepares for his first test in more than four years. Archer will replace fellow seamer Josh Tongue, the only change Eng...

July 9, 2025 10:02 AM

Buoyant India unperturbed by prospect of spicy Lord’s pitch

India expect England to roll out a challenging track for the third test at Lord's but are confident their in-form batters can master it, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said on Tuesday. India levelled the five-test series 1-1 with a thumping 336-run victory at Edgbaston where they racked up 587 in the...

July 8, 2025 1:12 PM

Sourav Ganguly turns 53, BCCI extends greetings to ex-cricketer

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly turned 53 on Tuesday, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) marked the occasion by extending warm birthday wishes to its former president. Ganguly made his international debut in an ODI against the West Indies during the 1992 Benson & Hedges Wo...

July 8, 2025 11:46 AM

Williamson, Bracewell skip New Zealand’s tour to Zimbabwe

Kane Williamson and Michael Bracewell will skip the upcoming two-test tour of Zimbabwe with the blessing of New Zealand Cricket, while paceman Ben Sears has been ruled out by a side injury. Rob Walter, who replaced Gary Stead as coach last month, named his first test squad on Tuesday, awarding a ca...

July 7, 2025 5:10 PM

Sanjog Gupta replaces Australia’s Geoff Allardice as ICC chief executive

Indian Sanjog Gupta has succeeded Australia's Geoff Allardice as chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body said on Monday. Gupta previously served as CEO of JioStar Sports, taking up the job after Reliance Industries and Walt Disney's $8.5 billion merger...

July 7, 2025 1:15 PM

Australia crush West Indies in Grenada Test to take unassailable 2-0 lead

Australia overwhelmed the West Indies by 133 runs in the second test in Grenada on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with one match remaining. The touring side dominated after a promising morning for the hosts during which Shamar Joseph gave West Indies hope with a superb four-w...

July 6, 2025 11:17 AM

‘Prince’ Shubman Gill joins elite with 430-run haul at Edgbaston

Shubman Gill joined elite company when he followed up his captain's knock of 269 in the first innings with 161 in the second as England struggled to find a chink in the armour of the man nicknamed "The Prince" at Edgbaston on Saturday. As India piled on the runs to set the hosts a mammoth target of...