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Ashes: England to probe reports of excessive drinking in Queensland
December 23, 2025 11:47 IST
ECB’s managing director Rob Key says the board will look into reports after it emerged a few players were drinking for six days before the start of the third Test at Adelaide
Virat Kohli to play behind closed doors at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence as Chinnaswamy remains out of bounds for fans
December 23, 2025 19:55 IST
Less than 24-hours before Delhi were scheduled to play Andhra in the first round of Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chinnaswamy stadium, based on a report of the review committee — appointed by the Karnataka government — the city police denied permission for the international venue to host the match on Wednesday.
‘There were better players but you carried Shubman Gill till the very end and dropped him’: Former India batter slams selectors for ‘zero planning’
December 23, 2025 09:48 IST
Former India batter Mohammed Kaif blasted the selectors for their timid planning and wasting crucial preparatory matches over the last three months where they experimented with a completely different set-up, involving Shubman Gill as vice-captain.
From fighting hunger to winning World Cup for Blind: TC Deepika hopes inspiring story can drive change in her Andhra village and beyond
December 23, 2025 13:30 IST
Once having to pick fallen fruit to fight hunger, Andhra girl Deepika has come a long way from her native place which is still mired in 'regressive practices'.
2nd WT20I: Fielding in focus as India look to consolidate lead against Sri Lanka
December 23, 2025 01:05 IST
Playing its first international game after a historic World Cup triumph last month, Harmanpreet Kaur's side didn't need to break much sweat in the batting and bowling departments during an eight-wicket win over the island nation.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women 2nd T20I Live Cricket Streaming: Where to Watch IND-W vs SL-W Women’s Second T20I Match Live Telecast & Stream?
December 23, 2025 00:49 IST
India Women (IND-W) vs Sri Lanka (SL-W) 2nd T20I Live Cricket Score Streaming: The Indian Express provides all the live streaming and live telecast details for India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I match at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.
‘I think he is a man who is made for the big moments’: Dinesh Karthik on Virat Kohli
December 22, 2025 23:49 IST
Karthik also outlined the quality that he admired the most about Kohli, a former RCB captain, pointing out his will to fight and not back down at any given time or situation.
BCCI increases domestic match fee for women cricketers
December 23, 2025 13:48 IST
The Indian board doubles match fee for senior and junior domestic tournaments; umpires committee scraps grouping system as no decision reached on increasing match fee for match officials
‘It’d certainly be nice to win an Ashes series in England’: Mitchell Starc on 2027 edition of Ashes in ENG
December 22, 2025 21:09 IST
Starc, who has taken 22 wickets in the 3 matches of the 2025-26 series, will be 37 by the time the next Ashes series rolls around in 2027.
Robin Uthappa on dropping Shubman Gill and Jitesh Sharma from 2026 T20 World Cup squad: ‘Indian cricket is a strange place’
December 22, 2025 20:28 IST
"You would think there would be some semblance of predictability," Uthappa said
‘It’s not really up to me’: Brendon McCullum on if he’ll still be in charge of England for next Ashes series in 2027
December 22, 2025 19:59 IST
McCullum is contracted through to the end of the World Cup in 2027 so would get another opportunity to reclaim the Ashes in a home series that year if he stays in his post.
Nasser Hussain on England team after losing Ashes 3-0: ‘Is it really that different from any other England side?’
December 22, 2025 19:45 IST
"Every other England side apart from the (Andrew) Strauss side [in 2010-11] has come here and lost and lost convincingly," Hussain said
‘It must be down to mentality’: Glenn McGrath on England’s inability to win a Test in Australia in last 18 tries
December 22, 2025 18:57 IST
McGrath said that England not winning a Test in Australia in their last 18 tries might be down to their players' mentality.
‘Of all the away Ashes defeats this century, this one is lamest’: Former England players, journalists slam players and management for losing urn after 11 days
December 22, 2025 18:01 IST
With Australia retaining the Ashes in just 11 days and two Tests to go, there was plenty of criticism for England to cope with, in particular Ben Stokes and Brendon McCulllum.
Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh named in Punjab squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy
December 22, 2025 17:36 IST
Punjab will play their first two games against Maharashtra (December 24) and Chattisgarh (December 26). They are in the same group as Mumbai, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Chhattisgarh and Sikkim.
‘The way Yashasvi plays, logically, he should come in the team first’: Aakash Chopra
December 22, 2025 17:40 IST
His name is there among the six Indians to have scored centuries in all formats," Chopra said
‘Abhishek Nayar knows every player on the planet’: Shane Watson hails KKR head coach’s ‘intel’ after IPL 2026 Auction
December 22, 2025 17:08 IST
Abhishek Nayar-coached KKR had entered the IPL 2026 auction with the biggest purse, over 60 crore rupees, with a heavy rebuilding act to be carried out.
‘Do I regret saying that? No:’ Stuart Broad on worst Australian side in 15 years’ comments
December 22, 2025 16:52 IST
"England haven’t been good enough ultimately," Broad said.
‘I’m happy to perform any role’: Australia’s Cooper Connolly ready to bat at any position for Punjab Kings
December 22, 2025 16:34 IST
The player who was bought by the Kings for 3 crore also said that he was looking forward to working with Australia legend Ricky Ponting.
Amit Mishra on Rohit Sharma: ‘People called him heavy…never felt that he was slow on the field or could not score runs’
December 22, 2025 15:47 IST
Mishra also gave his view on the fitness of players: "Everybody's body is not the same. There is a difference. The type is different. Fitness is judged more on looks these days
‘Why doesn’t the ICC pay for it?’: Mitchell Starc calls for uniformity in technology use amid Ashes Snicko controversy
December 22, 2025 15:17 IST
Ashes 2025-26: England wicketkeeper batter Jamie Smith was part of two contentious DRS appeals during the third Ashes Test match at Adelaide Oval. After he received a reprieve the first time, Starc was heard saying on the stump mic that Snicko needed to be sacked.
Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube set to play two Vijay Hazare Trophy matches for Mumbai
December 22, 2025 14:29 IST
Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube will play two Vijay Hazare Trophy matches for Mumbai in January. It is learnt that all T20I players who featured in the 3-1 series win over South Africa have been asked to play the same number of Vijay Hazare Trophy games.
Which Auction pick did R Ashwin praise RCB for? “23 wickets at 15.43, 40.3 Strike rate…”
December 22, 2025 13:59 IST
"Absolute steal by RCB to pick him up at a base price of 2C," said Ashwin
‘He scores over Gill, Jaiswal and Jitesh’: Former India captain explains how Ishan Kishan earned T20 World Cup spot
December 22, 2025 10:13 IST
Former India captain Kris Srikkanth lauded Kishan's comeback as an excellent decision from the selectors, even if it has come at the expense of Shubman Gill, who was until recently the vice-captain of the side.
‘If you do that, you can’t be removed’: Former India captain’s advice for Sanju Samson after making T20 World Cup cut
December 22, 2025 09:48 IST
After missing out on seven successive games that India had played since the Australia tour, Samson made his opportunity count in Ahmedabad on Friday, a day before India unveiled their T20 World Cup 2026 15-member squad.
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