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Axar Patel started his international career under MS Dhoni. (BCCI Photo)

‘Started regaining confidence after implimenting what Mahi bhai told me’: Axar Patel reveals MS Dhoni’s role in his batting transformation

January 10, 2026 14:28 IST

Axar Patel has seen his stock as a batter skyrocket especially since the 2024 T20 World Cup, even being trusted to play in and around the top order in recent games.

WPL Gujarat Giants UP Warriorz

GG vs UPW highlights, WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants win by 10 runs against UP Warriorz

January 11, 2026 01:11 IST

WPL 2026 highlights, GG vs UPW Womens: Earlier UP Warriorz won the toss and opted to bowl first against Gujarat Giants in the second match of the WPL on Saturday

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma retired from T20Is after India won the T20 World Cup in 2024. (PTI Photo)

‘India in an interesting transition with Gambhir and the senior players’: Graeme Smith

January 10, 2026 12:30 IST

Graeme Smith said that despite India currently in a transition, he would be surprised if they are not among the frontrunners to win the 2026 T20 World Cup.

IND vs NZ 1st ODI Match Date, Time: Virat Kohli will be looking to continue his purple patch. (PTI Photo)

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI: Date, Predicted Playing XI, Key Players, live streaming details

January 12, 2026 10:20 IST

India face New Zealand in the first of a three-match ODI series in Vadodara. Veterans like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to action and could be seen in India colours for the last time till July this year, with this being the team's last ODI series before the T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan celebrates with players, families and friends after winning the 2024 IPL. (PTI Photo)

Calling Shah Rukh Khan ‘Gaddaar’ for KKR signing Mustafizur Rahman is both wild and obnoxious, vicious and callousSubscriber Only

January 10, 2026 08:19 IST

Extremists don’t see the depth of his cricketing patriotism, or the charm, personal touch and humility his players vouch for.

MI vs DC, WPL 2026 Live Cricket Streaming: Mumbai Indians players celebrate a Royal Challengers Bengaluru wicket at DY Patil Stadium on Friday. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

WPL 2026, MI vs DC: When and How to Watch Mumbai Indian Vs Delhi Capitals Match?

January 11, 2026 10:26 IST

The game will see Jemimah Rodrigues make her captaincy debut for the Delhi Capitals.

Nadine de Klerk WPL

WPL 2026: Nadine de Klerk atones World Cup heartbreak, punishes sloppy MI as RCB win opening-night thriller

January 10, 2026 09:35 IST

Her 44-ball 63, with seven fours and two sixes, took RCB home from a near-impossible scenario

Harmanpreet Kaur on Nadine de Klerk WPL

‘We just didn’t bowl one good ball, which was needed in the last over’: MI skipper Harmanpreet Kaur after Nadine de Klerk guides RCB to thrilling win in WPL opener

January 10, 2026 00:04 IST

On what they could have done differently, Kaur reiterated that one good ball in the last over would have done the trick.

GG vs UPW, WPL 2026 Live Cricket Streaming: GG and UPW are the only two sides yet to reach the final of the WPL and also the two sides that were the most active in the mega auction. (BCCI Photo)

GG vs UPW, WPL 2026: When and How to Watch Gujarat Giants Vs UP Warriorz Women Match?

January 11, 2026 10:25 IST

GG vs UPW WPL 2026 Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: Gujarat Giants face UP Warriorz in the second match of the 2026 WPL.

Australia England Glenn McGrath Ashes 2027

‘That is their next goal and their Everest you could say..’: Glenn McGrath on Australia winning 2027 Ashes in England

January 9, 2026 21:04 IST

Australia have not won an Ashes in England since 2001 with the country winning seven Ashes series this century including the 4-1 Ashes win this week.

Brendon McCullum england Ashes

Ashes | ‘I sort of take offence to that, to be honest…’ England coach Brendon McCullum’s reply when asked to change by Nasser Hussain

January 9, 2026 20:40 IST

While England won 14 Tests out of the first 19 Tests under coach Brandon McCullum, the team has suffered 14 losses in their last 26 Tests in last two years with the England team losing the Ashes 1-4

Brendon McCullum England coach

Brendon McCullum on England players drinking: I don’t think they did things to excess

January 9, 2026 19:44 IST

England head coach defend players action through the course of the Ashes tour and the one preceding it in New Zealand

Will Young 1st century Champions Trophy NZ vs PAK

‘It’s not even in our minds at all’: Will Young on if New Zealand are thinking to avenge Champions Trophy loss to India ahead of 3-match ODI series

January 9, 2026 19:25 IST

Even though the ODI format has lost a bit of sheen with the prevalence of T20Is, Young, however said, that the 50-over format still has two “world events with so much wonderful history".

Tamim Iqbal row

BCB official calling Tamim Iqbal ‘an Indian agent’ invites wrath of Bangladesh players

January 9, 2026 18:08 IST

Tamim, one of the finest openers to have come out of Bangladesh, had advised the BCB to not be driven by emotion while deciding the way forward on the national team's participation in the T20 World Cup in India.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I Livestreaming

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20: ​When and Where to Watch PAK vs SL T20I Today ​Match?

January 11, 2026 10:25 IST

Here is how you can watch the 2nd match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium today.

Virat Kohli completed 16,000 List A runs during his Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Delhi in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo)

Virat Kohli eyeing yet another Sachin Tendulkar record in India-New Zealand ODI series

January 9, 2026 17:38 IST

One of the most prolific batters of all time, Kohli is at that stage of his career where records fall almost every time he makes a big score.

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Live Cricket Score: Mumbai Indians are facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a Women's Premier League game.

MI vs RCB highlights, WPL 2026: With 20 runs off final 4 balls, Nadine de Klerk helps RCB win by 3 wickets

January 10, 2026 01:51 IST

WPL 2026, MI vs RCB Women: Sajeevan Sajana rode her luck after being dropped twice at the start to plunder 45 runs off 25 balls to help Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians score 154/6 against Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Kohli

Robin Uthappa on Virat Kohli: ‘Them eyes tell u a story…Surely it’s time to rescind his Test retirement’

January 9, 2026 16:57 IST

"In both Virat and Rohit, you can see that hunger back in their eyes, which is really cool," said Uthappa

MI vs RCB, WPL 2026 Live Cricket Streaming:

MI vs RCB, WPL 2026: When and How to Watch Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women Match?

January 11, 2026 10:25 IST

Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians face Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening match of the 2026 Women's Premier League at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Boycott

‘England’s three wise men turned out to be the three stooges’: Geoffrey Boycott

January 9, 2026 13:02 IST

"Nobody tells them off, no accountability, and nobody gets dropped, so they just keep doing the same daft things," Boycott said

Martinelli

Gabriel Martinelli apologises to Conor Bradley: ‘I really didn’t understand he was seriously injured in heat of the moment’

January 9, 2026 12:00 IST

Reacting to the incident, Liverpool manager Arne Slot said: “I don’t know Gabriel Martinelli but he comes across as a nice guy."

Iyer

Aakash Chopra on Tilak Varma’s replacement for IND vs NZ T20I series: ‘Who can it be? Shreyas Iyer. ‘Sarpanch’ sahab should be picked automatically’

January 9, 2026 11:08 IST

Chopra would also give a left-field selection of including Assam cricketer Riyan Parag in

Ruturaj Gaikwad century

Robin Uthappa on Ruturaj Gaikwad: ‘In Indian cricket, it is important to strike when the iron is hot’

January 9, 2026 09:51 IST

"His time came two to three times and his form got slightly off," said Uthappa on Gaikwad

Mumbai's Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Sarfaraz Khan exchange greetings with Punjab players after the former team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 cricket match against Punjab, at Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground, in Jaipur, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (PTI Photo)

Stunning Mumbai collapse sets up quarterfinal clash against Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy

January 9, 2026 00:25 IST

Chasing a modest total, Mumbai were in touching distance before the dismissal of captain Shreyas Iyer injected life into the game in Jaipur.

Smriti Mandhana (left) and Harmanpreet Kaur during the Women's Premier League press conference ahead of WPL 2026. (PHOTO: WPL via X)

WPL 2026: In afterglow of World Cup triumph, Indian cricket will hope to unearth new gems

January 9, 2026 08:08 IST

An exceptional WPL could earn the interest of selectors in a T20I World year with young talent coming through from different parts of the country

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