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Henil Patel: A village of 3240 throws up India’s first U-19 World Cup hero

January 15, 2026 21:18 IST

Coaches and father detail why they aren’t surprised that the swing bowler, who idolises Dale Steyn, starred with a five-for to power India’s facile win over USA

Pakistan vs England Under 19 World Cup 2026 Match Live Streaming: PAK U19 will take on ENG U19 in the Group C match on Friday. (PHOTO: CREIMAS)

Pakistan vs England Under 19 World Cup 2026 Match: Date, Time, Live Streaming, Predicted Playing XIs of PAK U-19 vs ENG U-19

January 15, 2026 20:09 IST

Pakistan (PAK U19) vs England (ENG U19) World Cup 2026 Match Date, Time, Live Streaming, Playing 11: Pakistan will take on England U-19 at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare on Friday.

‘We make him bat at no.7, where he gets limited chances and he bowls very few overs’: Aakash Chopra on Nitish Reddy after Ryan ten Doeschate remarks

January 15, 2026 19:45 IST

Reddy scored a 21-ball 20 with the bat and then went wicketless with the ball after bowling 2 overs and conceding 13 runs as India went down by 7 wickets to New Zealand in the 2nd ODI match at Rajkot.

‘These are minor hiccups’: Gujarat Titans COO backs Shubman Gill to return ‘stronger’ after T20 World Cup snub

January 15, 2026 18:41 IST

Gill, who was drafted in a settled India T20 set up during the Asia Cup as vice-captain, managed just 291 runs in his last 15 matches which played a role in his omission from the squad when it was announced in December last year.

‘After Rahul Dravid, if there’s any other selfless player that I have seen, it’s…’: Mohammad Kaif names star saving India from crisis

January 15, 2026 17:25 IST

KL Rahul scored a gritty century after coming in at No.5 at Rajkot which helped the Men in Blue post a respectable 284-7 after most of their big hitters were back in the pavilion.

‘When you do get him game time, he often ends up not doing a heck of a lot’: Ryan ten Doeschate’s blunt take on Nitish Reddy’s performance vs NZ in Rajkot

January 15, 2026 16:48 IST

Bangladesh Cricket Board removes its director Najmul Islam from key post after players revolt, BPL games postponed

January 15, 2026 18:47 IST

Under player and public pressure, BCB was forced to act and removed Najmul as chairman of the board's finance committee. It is unclear if he remains a BCB director.

Daryl Mitchell Century India New zealand

Sunil Gavaskar says he was ‘surprised by how easily New Zealand chased down 285 runs’ vs India

January 15, 2026 12:56 IST

This was New Zealand’s highest successful chase in India in the ODI format. The result meant that India’s eight-match winning streak against New Zealand in ODIs ended.

India vs USA Live Cricket Score, U-19 World Cup 2026: Henil Patel’s five-wicket haul, Abhigyan Kundu’s 42 help IND beat USA by 6 wickets

January 15, 2026 20:09 IST

IND vs USA U19 Live Cricket Score, India vs USA Under 19 World Cup 2026 Today Match Live Scorecard Updates: India lost star young batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi early in the chase of 108 against USA.

Mohammed Siraj appointed as Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy captain

January 15, 2026 08:54 IST

Hyderabad will face Mumbai and Chhattisgarh in their remaining two fixtures of the season at home starting on January 22 and 29 respectively.

WPL: Lizelle Lee, Shafali Verma power Delhi Capitals to last-ball win over UP Warriorz

January 15, 2026 00:22 IST

In the end, Delhi Capitals stumbled over the line off the final ball of the game, which had no business going so deep.

Washington Sundar suffered a side strain during the first NZ ODI and has subsequently been ruled out of the series. (PTI Photo)

Washington Sundar to miss T20I series against New Zealand

January 15, 2026 07:53 IST

All-rounder, who was injured during the first ODI, has been advised two weeks of rest and with the T20 World Cup around the corner, set to miss the T20Is against Black Caps

Tamim Iqbal was called an 'Indian agent' by Bangladesh Cricket Board director Najmul Islam. (File photo)

Bangladesh Cricket Board distances itself from director’s remarks questioning players’ commitment

January 15, 2026 00:00 IST

It has been learnt that there was a players' boycott threat to Thursday's Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match if BCB would not take a stand on the issue and protect players' honour.

U19 World Cup’s stars-in-the-making whose cricket-playing fathers had a DNS against their names

January 14, 2026 23:52 IST

While their career dreams were interrupted by fate, these former cricket professionals used their experience to prepare their sons, now selected for the junior World Cup, to take the next step in the game

‘We could have been more brave’: Shubman Gill pinpoints one tactical flaw that cost India Rajkot ODI

January 14, 2026 22:48 IST

New Zealand not only adapted but also executed better than India on a sluggish wicket here at the Niranjan Shah Stadium to keep the hosts to 284/7 despite Rahul's 91-ball 112 not out (9 fours, 1 six), and overhauled the target in 47.3 overs to end at 286 for three.

India vs New Zealand Kuldeep Yadav Kiwis

India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Have the Kiwis cracked the Kuldeep Yadav code?

January 14, 2026 23:18 IST

Daryl Mitchell and Will Young use the sweep shot to defangs India's trump card on slow track, series tied 1-1

Daryl Mitchell spoils KL Rahul’s gutsy ton as New Zealand level series to set up high-stakes Indore thriller vs India

January 14, 2026 21:49 IST

Coming in at No.4, Mitchell smashed 2 sixers and 11 boundaries, cancelling out the gritty 112 runs by India's KL Rahul in the first innings.

India U19 World Cup Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre

ICC Under-19 World Cup: Can Vaibhav Suryanashi and Ayush Mhatre emulate Yuvraj, Kaif and Kohli?

January 14, 2026 23:22 IST

India's Under-19 team has beaten England in England and Australia in an away series; Team opens campaign against USA in Bulawayo on Thursday.

India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI: KL Rahul makes full use of opportunity, hits one of his best tons to take team out of trouble

January 14, 2026 19:45 IST

One a rare occasion when the top order departs relatively cheaply, wicketkeeper-batter shows his class with an innings of great maturity.

‘Pushing him to no 6, below Axar/Jadeja, is going to be a cardinal sin’: Dodda Ganesh on ‘Rolls-Royce’ KL Rahul after ton vs New Zealand

January 14, 2026 19:13 IST

Rahul held a faltering innings together on a sluggish surface with a gutsy hundred, guiding India to 284/7 in the second ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday

‘Everything’s going to plan. We took a few..’: Aussie pacer Josh Hazlewood on his chances on playing the T20 World Cup

January 14, 2026 18:46 IST

35-year-old Josh Hazlewood has been sidelined form international cricket since last three months due to hamstring and ankle injuries

England's Harry Brook reacts during play on day two of the fifth and final Ashes cricket test between England and Australia in Sydney. (AP Photo)

‘They’re not party animals’: Stuart Broad rubbishes claims about England’s ‘drinking culture’ after 1-4 Ashes drubbing

January 14, 2026 18:17 IST

Multiple England team members were spotted drinking on multiple days in Noosa during a break that the team took in the middle of the Ashes tour. Just before the Ashes, England’s limited-overs captain Harry Brook got into a fight with a bar bouncer.

IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: KL Rahul scores gritty century vs New Zealand, first Indian to get a ton at Rajkot’s Niranjan Shah Stadium

January 14, 2026 17:27 IST

Rahul, who came in at No.5, took 87 deliveries to get to his 100 in an innings peppered with 9 fours and 1 six.

India vs USA Under 19 World Cup 2026 Match: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will make his WC debut on Thursday. (Reuters Photo)

India vs USA Under 19 World Cup 2026 Match: Date, Time, Live Streaming, Playing 11 Other Details

January 14, 2026 15:58 IST

India (IND U19) vs United States of America (USA U19) World Cup 2026 Match Date, Time, Live Streaming, Playing 11: Here is how you can watch the first match of the World Cup at the Queen Sports Club.

Kristian Clarke (R) dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer in his second ODI for New Zealand. (CREIMAS)

Who is Kristian Clarke, New Zealand pacer who dismissed Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer in Rajkot ODI?

January 14, 2026 15:33 IST

IND vs NZ: Kristian Clarke first dismissed Rohit Sharma with a slower delivery before dismissing Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer in his second spell against India in Rajkot on Wednesday.