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‘Rocket Raheja’, a no-look upper-cut specialist, teenage sensation… the names that could set SMAT on fire

November 26, 2025 02:18 IST

Tushar Raheja, Akshat Raghuwanshi and Kartik Sharma are among the new wave of six-hitters that could catch the IPL scouts' eyes in the tournament.

Nitish Kumar Reddy India vs South Africa

India vs South Africa, 2nd Test: How is Nitish Kumar Reddy contributing to the team?

November 26, 2025 07:19 IST

He bats in the lower order, not getting many runs, and bowls a handful of overs without much impact

England's Mark Wood bowls a delivery during the first Ashes cricket test match between Australia and England in Perth, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.(AP Photo)

Why Mark Wood was told to open a map of Australia following his idea of driving from Optus to Gabba

November 26, 2025 02:24 IST

Crossing Nullarbor, the wild wilderness between the west coast and east, is not advisable in the middle of a cricket Tour for a Pom fast bowler

Yashasvi Jaiswal refuses to learn from his mistakes, gets out playing the cut shot again

November 26, 2025 07:23 IST

Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen got rid of the of the Indian opener; Chasing a mammoth 549, India reduced to 27 for 2 with Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul back in the hut.

T20 World Cup 2026: 20 teams, five host cities in India, two in Sri Lanka

November 26, 2025 02:26 IST

India will play Pakistan in Colombo on February 15, Italy to make their first appearance in the tournament

Indian cricket team players and team support staff celebrate with the winners trophy after defeating South Africa in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup final cricket match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. (AP Photo)

T20 World Cup 2026: Defending champs India to play Pakistan in Colombo on February 15

November 26, 2025 02:36 IST

India versus Pakistan match will be held at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium; Suryakumar Yadav-led team is in Group A, along with Pakistan, Namibia, the USA and the Netherlands

Why Vinicius Jr is refusing to sign a new contract with Real Madrid

November 25, 2025 18:52 IST

Since Madrid’s Club World Cup semifinal loss to PSG, Vinicius Jr has completed only five of the Los Blancos’ 17 games played across all competitions and has started on the bench four times.

Shukri Conrad’s ‘grovel’ comment raises eyebrows as South Africa push India to the brink in Guwahati Test

November 26, 2025 07:42 IST

Reviewing the day’s play in Guwahati, Shukri Conrad said the visitors had intended to make the Indian fielders “grovel” for as long as they possibly could before going out for the win.

Suresh Raina lends support to Gautam Gambhir after India’s dismal performance against South Africa: ‘He is not at all at fault’

November 25, 2025 16:36 IST

India are currently in a world of trouble, having already lost 2 wickets in their chase of 549 runs in the second Test at Guwahati. They are already 0-1 down in the series after losing the first Test match in Kolkata a couple of weeks ago.

T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Live Update: India to find out schedule for title defence today.

T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Announcement Highlights: IND, PAK in group A; India to play in Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad

November 25, 2025 20:52 IST

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule, Date, Time Table, Fixtures Announcement Live Update: India will start their defence of the T20 World Cup title at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on the 7th February before taking on Namibia at New Delhi (on Feb 12). They will take a trip to Sri Lanka to play Pakistan at the Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium on February 15

Veda Krishnamurthy on why demand for Deepti Sharma will be high in WPL mega-auction

November 25, 2025 12:13 IST

A total of 277 players are in the auction pool, fighting for the 73 available slots at the auction set to take place in New Delhi. The auction list has 194 Indian players in the fray. This comprises 52 capped and 142 uncapped players, who will go under the hammer for 50 slots,

Ashes: Aussie media pronounces the death of Bazball

November 25, 2025 00:05 IST

Running a fake obituary and calling Travis Head 'England's Daddy' part of ploy to get under visitors' skin.

‘Is Nitish Reddy an allrounder? Why isn’t Axar playing? Pant slogged… I don’t care what Gambhir says. Shameful performance’: Kris Srikkanth blasts India

November 24, 2025 23:42 IST

In the show that he hosts with his son , the former CSK player Anirudha, Srikkanth slammed Indians's performance in Guwahati.

SL vs ZIM T20 Tri-Series Match 5 Live Streaming Sri Lanka Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe T20 Tri-Series Match 5 Live Streaming: When and Where How to Watch SL vs ZIM Match Live on TV and Online

November 24, 2025 22:47 IST

Sri Lanka (SL) vs Zimbabwe (ZIM) T20 Tri-Series Match 5 Live Streaming Online: The Indian Express provides all the info on where and when you can watch the SL vs ZIM match live.

T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Live Streaming: When and where to watch the fixtures’ announcement live?

November 25, 2025 16:48 IST

T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Live Streaming: The Indian Express provides all the details on how you can watch the fixtures announcement of the 2026 T20 World Cup.

IND vs SA 2nd Test: How did Simon Harmer beat Yashasvi Jaiswal with bounce, triggering a collapse

November 25, 2025 08:11 IST

Off-spinner gets bounce that results in a leading edge and a catch, opening the door for Jansen

‘Virat should have left playing ODIs & continued playing test cricket’: Shreevats Goswami

November 24, 2025 21:31 IST

Earlier this year, Kohli brought down the curtains on a prolific red-ball career, spanning 14 years and 123 Tests.

Ashes 2025 | Australia’s dynamic plan for Travis Head: Middle-order in first innings, opening in the second innings

November 24, 2025 20:32 IST

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald reveals there have been discussions around Head opening in the second innings in the future after his match-winning century at Perth

India vs South Africa, 2nd Test: How India’s scrambled brains and approach resulted in a collapse on a benign pitch

November 25, 2025 07:38 IST

The shots played by Dhruv Jurel and Rishabh Pant showed the team's inability to temper tactics to situation.

Ashes 2025: ‘Amateurish’ says Michael Vaughan as England regulars not to play pink-ball warm-up fixture

November 24, 2025 19:45 IST

Although the first Test ended in two days, England regulars not to turn up for Lions in their two-day day-night fixture against Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra

IND vs SA 2nd Test: Marco Jansen uses his back-of-length lifters to devastating effect as India skittled for 201; South Africa ahead by 314

November 25, 2025 07:40 IST

With the ball not nipping or squatting like in Kolkata, the South Africans deployed the dangerous Jansen to get going with bouncers, as he claimed 6-48

Sachin Tendulkar pays respects to Dharmendra after veteran actor passes away: ‘Aisa lagta hai jaise mera 10 kilo khoon kam ho gaya hai’

November 24, 2025 18:43 IST

The legendary actor who gave the world films like Sholay and Chupke Chupke was 89 at the time of passing.

Stuart Broad on his viral moment in the commentary box in the 1st Ashes Test: ‘Close my eyes and just pray that it wasn’t actually happening’

November 24, 2025 17:05 IST

Travis Head slammed a brutal 123 while Marnus Labuschagne chipped in with a half century as Australia easily chased down the 205-run target in just the second day, taking a 1-0 lead in the series.

Ashes: Why Mark Wood wanted to drive from Perth to Brisbane after 1st Test loss

November 24, 2025 16:33 IST

Wood spoke about the loss suffered by England in the first Test and said that while the result didn't go his country’s way, they did a few things right and the result shouldn't take away from their overall performance.

‘Panic is not the answer’: Greg Chappell offers advice to England after 8-wicket loss to Australia in 2025-26 Ashes Test at Perth

November 24, 2025 15:53 IST

Greg Chappell said that the visitors needed to sit down and discuss what had gone wrong, with Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum taking charge of plotting a comeback in the series.