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‘Were speaking about India for months’: Temba Bavuma reveals South Africa’s meticulous preparations ahead of historic Test series win
December 25, 2025 12:37 IST
South Africa whitewashed India 2-0 and captain Temba Bavuma said that he had spoken about the series with head coach Shukri Conrad for months on end leading up to it.
‘Toughest time as England captain’: Ben Stokes calls for empathy ahead of Boxing Day Ashes Test against Australia at Melbourne
December 25, 2025 11:50 IST
Ben Stokes took over the captaincy in 2022 and said that he and his side have had a lot to cope with, and a bit of empathy would be helpful.
Steve Smith hints at no specialist spinner for Boxing Day Test: ‘We’re playing on at present are certainly more seam-friendly than spin-friendly’
December 25, 2025 11:33 IST
“It’s a tricky one. You’ve just got to play what surface you’re presented with, and this one out here looks like it’s going to offer a fair bit of assistance for the seam bowlers,” said Smith.
‘MS Dhoni knows the stats of each domestic player in Jharkhand’: India great’s role in Jharkhand’s SMAT win revealed
December 25, 2025 10:43 IST
JSCA joint secretary Shahbaz Nadeem has revealed that they took MS Dhoni's advice in every appointment they made leading up to a season in which they won their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Michael Vaughan on Ben Duckett: ‘I am not going to point the finger at a group of young people who have had a few beers on a couple of days off’
December 25, 2025 10:09 IST
"Duckett should not be reprimanded at all on the evidence we have seen, and neither should the other players, because it is a wider issue," wrote Michael Vaughan
Highest successful run chase in List-A: Karnataka’s 413 chase vs Jharkhand a new record in Vijay Hazare; Full List
December 24, 2025 22:33 IST
Karnataka joined South Africa to become only the second team to overhaul a 400+ target in List A cricket.
Glenn McGrath on why he wants match referee to fine opposing players who grow too pally on field
December 24, 2025 22:08 IST
With the Ashes well and truly in the bag with the Australians leading 3-0 in the 5-match series, McGrath said that he finds the on-field camaraderie between the two opposing sets of players a little off putting.
‘It is a dream come true’: Sikkim captain Leyong Lepcha on playing against Rohit Sharma in Vijay Hazare Trophy
December 24, 2025 20:41 IST
Rohit, representing Mumbai, slammed a blistering 155 off just 94 balls as he guided his team to an 8-wicket win at Jaipur on Wednesday.
Ravi Shastri should replace Brendon McCullum as England head coach: Monty Panesar
December 25, 2025 11:54 IST
Under Shastri, India had beaten Australia in Australia twice. Australia lost the 2018–19 Border–Gavaskar Trophy 1–2 and were dealt a similar result with the same scoreline in the 2020–21 series.
Ashes | ‘I couldn’t track the ball. Felt dizzy…’: Steve Smith reveals struggles with vertigo prior to Adelaide Test
December 24, 2025 19:38 IST
In 2022, Smith had suffered a concussion in a fielding mishap during the Second T20I against Sri Lanka at Sydney and had also talked about repeat of the debilitating vertigo symptoms.
‘When you start making stupid decisions on field…’: Michael Vaughan slams England’s leadership problems
December 24, 2025 19:13 IST
With Ben Stokes and Co already 3-0 down and with no chance of reclaiming the urn, they now have to fight hard in the last 2 matches in order to avoid the embarrassment of a 5-0 whitewash.
Ashes | ‘As a fast bowler, you don’t really like..’: Aussie quick Scott Boland on his plans of bowling with wicket-keeper up to the stumps
December 24, 2025 19:07 IST
Australian pacer Scott Boland has so far taken 11 wickets at an average of 28.09 in this year’s Ashes against England
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Nearly 20,000 fans turn up to watch Rohit Sharma score a century
December 25, 2025 08:33 IST
“If Rohit is playing, I’m coming,” Deepak Patel, an ardent fan of the former India captain, said. Rohit Sharma scored a century in just 62 balls at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Kohli’s captaincy an ‘era of high expectation, ultimate disappointment’: Tom Moody & Harbhajan Singh weigh in
December 24, 2025 18:19 IST
Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody stated that Kohli's captaincy tenure began with high expectations, but the results were rather underwhelming.
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Virat Kohli scores an A-class hundred on List A return, but the battles were more mental
December 25, 2025 08:36 IST
Empty stands, ordinary opponents and boredom were the biggest hurdles the master of chases had to overcome against Andhra.
Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant apologised for controversial remark, Temba Bavuma reveals
December 25, 2025 10:32 IST
Temba Bavuma also said that India players Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant apologised for using the term 'bauna' referencing his height during the Kolkata Test.
‘Denied permission to host Vijay Hazare matches at Chinnaswamy as KSCA failed to comply’, says Karnataka home minister
December 24, 2025 17:01 IST
KSCA spokesperson Vinay Mruthyunjaya on Tuesday had said that the Vijay Hazare trophy matches have been shifted to the BCCI Centre of Excellence, on the outskirts of the city, near the Kempegowda International Airport.
Virat Kohli follows Rohit Sharma, smashes 58th List A century in Vijay Hazare Trophy return for Delhi after 15 years
December 24, 2025 15:37 IST
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Virat Kohli smashed his third century in four innings in the format during his first VHT match for Delhi in 15 years against Andhra in Bengaluru on Wednesday, joining Rohit Sharma who made a compelling 155 in Jaipur.
Bihar smash 50-over world record with mind-boggling score of 574/6 in Vijay Hazare Trophy
December 24, 2025 15:07 IST
Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed out on the record for fastest men's List A century by an Indian but his captain broke it just a few minutes later as Bihar smashed the world record for highest team score in the format
Rohit Sharma cracks his fastest List A century in 62 balls on Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Mumbai after 7 years
December 24, 2025 18:05 IST
Interestingly, Rohit Sharma's century is his second List A ton for Mumbai, 17 years since his debut in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which was rebranded from the domestic 50-overs tournament that was earlier called the Ranji Trophy One Day Trophy before 2008.
Virat Kohli reaches 16,000 List A runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Delhi after 15 years
December 24, 2025 13:44 IST
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Virat Kohli became only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 16,000 career List A runs during his first match back for Delhi in the VHT after 15 years in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Ishan Kishan records 33-ball hundred with 14 sixes against Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy, misses fastest century by one ball
December 24, 2025 13:21 IST
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Kishan's blazing century is now the second-quickest by an Indian man, with Punjab batter Anmolpreet Singh having recorded a 35-ball century against Arunachal Pradesh last season.
‘They are running a campaign against them’: England find support in former Australia coach amid excessive drinking accusations during Ashes
December 24, 2025 12:51 IST
Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann said that he was there around the time that England were there and he saw that they were well-behaved and well-liked by the locals.
England drop Ollie Pope for Boxing Day Test, Jofra Archer ruled out of Ashes 2025-26
December 24, 2025 12:35 IST
Ashes 2025: Pope's snub doesn't come as a surprise as the number three batter was struggling with form.
Ashes 2025-26: Ben Stokes concerned about the well being of his players
December 24, 2025 11:04 IST
Team director Rob Key on Tuesday promised to look into reports of excessive drinking in Noosa and Ben Stokes said it had all left him with a big job to do in his role as the protector of the players.
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