Australia's left-arm seasoned speedster Mitchell Starc believes Test captain Pat Cummins won't need an extensive amount of preparation for the first Ashes fixture against their oldest rival, England, in Perth.
Australia's left-arm seasoned speedster Mitchell Starc believes Test captain Pat Cummins won't need an extensive amount of preparation for the first Ashes fixture against their oldest rival, England, in Perth.
Relentless rain in Visakhapatnam forced the toss to be delayed by an hour. Despite the unprecedented setback, not a single over has been lost to weather. The ground staff put in the hard yards by using a super sopper to ensure the surface doesn't hinder the players.
The opening encounter between Brampton Blitz and Toronto Sixers turned out to be a high-scoring game with the Sixers winning it by 8 wickets while chasing down a target of 137 runs with three balls to spare.
During the match against Tasmania, Labuschagne, captaining the Queensland side, smashed a 91-ball 105, with eight fours and two sixes, with a strike rate of over 115. It was his century, and quality knocks from Jack Clayton (64 in 51 balls, with seven fours and a six) and Matt Renshaw (38 in 35 balls, with three fours and two sixes) took his side to 311 runs, which Tasmania chased down due to fiery knocks of Caleb Jewell (79 in 76 balls, with 13 fours), Tim Ward (105 in 96 balls, with five fours and three sixes) and Jordan Silk (85* in 61 balls, with nine fours and a six).
The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place in Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. India is 1-0 ahead of the second Test. Ahead of the match on Wednesday, Gambhir hosted the players, coaching staff and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla for a dinner at his residence.
The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium from Friday onwards. One of the key issues heading into the contest is the game time 22-year-old Nitish will get. In the first Test, Nitish did not get to bat and got only four overs with the ball, conceding 16 runs.
The second Test between India and the West Indies will take place from Friday onwards at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. India is 1-0 up in the series. After India's first Test win in Ahmedabad, shockwaves were sent to the cricketing world by chief selector Ajit Agarkar, who confirmed that Gill has been appointed as ODI captain from India's tour of Australia onwards, replacing Rohit, who had won India back-to-back ICC titles, the T20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy within less than a year while championing a fearless brand of cricket.
Delivered in partnership with the British Council, the three-day programme was led by coaches from the Premier League, including those from Brentford and Newcastle United, who provided expert training to 30 community coaches. This initiative expanded access to football across India, as per a press release from the Premier League.
India's white-ball trip to Aussie land will consist of three ODIs and five T20Is. The main attraction of the ODI series, without a doubt, would be the return of Rohit and Virat after the ICC Champions Trophy win in March. Having retired from T20Is last year after ICC T20 World Cup win, the 'Ro-Ko' announced their Test retirements ahead of India's ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 starting series against England away from home after a run of poor form and failure to take the team to WTC finals this year.
25-year-old Gill, who already leads the Indian Test team, will begin his ODI captaincy reign during a three-match series Down Under
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Ashwin was speaking on his YouTube channel. Rana has been selected for the white-ball series tour to Australia starting from October 19 onwards in both the ODI and T20I squads. Across all formats so far, Rana has featured in 10 matches since last year, taking 19 wickets at an average of 27.47 and no four/five-wicket hauls to his name. While Rana is a tall pacer who hits the deck really hard and can pick crucial wickets, he also has a tendency to concede too many runs.
The surface at the Feroz Shah Kotla promises another quick finish
On Thursday, the Sixers confirmed Starc's signing for the 15th edition of the BBL, with the bowler having announced his T20I retirement recently just months ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year. For over a decade, Cricket Australia (CA) has struggled to ensure the availability of its international stars for the competition, as they are mostly busy with international commitments. CA is considering selling the BBL teams and making the competition private, which would lead to skyrocketing salaries and attract the best Aussie internationals, overseas and domestic talent.
The 36-year-old suffered the injury when he was struck on the wrist from teammate Mitchell Owen's shot during a net session
The Afghan spin wizard made this milestone during his side's first ODI against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi, taking three wickets for 38 runs in his 10 overs. He got the wickets of skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the skipper, Jaker Ali and Nurul Hassan.
An undefeated India, after wins over Sri Lanka and Pakistan, will take on a motivated South Africa, who seem to have gotten over a horror ten-wicket loss to England while defending just 70 in the campaign opener following a win over New Zealand which saw Tazmin Brits smash a record-breaking ton. Deepti, who has had a fine tournament so far, will be the 'X' factor with her right-arm off-spin.
It is going to be an epic clash on Thursday between an undefeated India, having secured wins over neighbours Sri Lanka and arch-rivals Pakistan and South Africa, who look seriously motivated and fired-up following a win over New Zealand by six wickets during which opener Tazmin Brits contributed a record-breaking ton. SA collapsed to 69 in their campaign opener against England, but have moved on rather quickly, and the focus shifts to the next matches and 'controlling the controllables'.
India, undefeated so far in both contests against Sri Lanka and arch-rivals Pakistan, will take on a charged up South Africa. The Proteas unit bounced back strongly with a commanding win over New Zealand after a 10-wicket loss to two-time champions England, during which they were skittled out for just 69 runs.
As per ESPNCricinfo, franchises have received an informal communication about the mega auction likely to take place by November-end.
The West Indies have announced their squads for this month's white-ball tour of Bangladesh. The Caribbean side will play six white-ball fixtures against Bangladesh, with the three-game ODI series commencing on October 18 ahead of the T20I portion of the tour from October 27, as per the ICC.
India look to build momentum with win over SA as crucial phase begins
Speculations and debates have sparked over social media since last week, after chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the management's decision to hand over the ODI captaincy from Rohit to Shubman Gill. The recent shift in the hierarchy has raised questions about whether Virat and Rohit remain a part of India's plans for the 2027 World Cup in South Africa.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with football fans in Mumbai and expressed his delight at the way their national sport brings communities together, outlining the impact of the Premier League's training programme on the development of the sport in India.
Richards refrained from commenting on the possibility of Rohit and Virat's presence in the 2027 World Cup but didn't shy away from expressing his admiration for Gill and Virat
After a washout on Tuesday, the Archery Premier League (APL) saw the teams playing two matches each in two sessions on Wednesday at the Yamuna Sports Complex here in the national capital, at the end of which the unbeaten Rajputana Royals had taken their winning streak to seven, while the Kakatiya Knights succumbed to their sixth defeat.
Aditya Shinde was in form yet again as Puneri Paltan brushed aside a resilient U Mumba 37-27 at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium on Wednesday night. It was a strong performance from the season 10 champions, who were losing at the start before the raider came off his own to secure the win.
Ahead of the second Test against the West Indies at Arun Jaitely Stadium from Friday, Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate stated that the side is fortunate to have players like Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel - cricketers capable of adapting across batting positions from No. 5 to No. 8.
India warmed up for the quarterfinals of the Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2025 for the Suhandinata Cup with yet another confident display to beat the UAE in straight sets, while the USA upset France, and Japan got the better of top seeds Thailand to top their respective groups at the National Centre of Excellence here on Wednesday.