Colombo, Oct 5 (IANS) India have brought in fast-bowling spearhead Renuka Singh Thakur as Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first in a crucial 2025 Women’s World Cup group-stage clash at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.
Ujjain, Oct 5 (IANS) Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan paid a visit to the Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, and attended the sacred Bhasma Aarti on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Former India international Atul Wassan has welcomed the move by the senior national selection committee to appoint Shubman Gill as captain of the ODI team for the upcoming tour of Australia, saying the move symbolises passing of the baton in the team.
Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) The fifth match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 between Sri Lanka and Australia was abandoned without even the toss taking place due to persistent rain in Colombo. As a result, both teams shared one point each.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajiv Shukla has congratulated Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer for being named captain and vice-captain of the senior men's national cricket team for the ODI tour of Australia starting later this month.
Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Julian Wood as the new batting coach of the national men's cricket team for a one-year term, commencing October 1, 2025. The move comes after Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the Super Fours stage of the recently-concluded 2025 Asia Cup, where India were crowned champions.
Colombo, Oct 4 (IANS) Pakistan captain Fatima Sana believes that her team can beat any top team in the world if it performs well, and they’ll aim to do so against India in their upcoming match. India and Pakistan will face each other in the sixth match of the ongoing Women’s World Cup on Sunday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Ahmedabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh says that seeing Rohit Sharma going to Australia for the ODI series solely as a player and not as a captain is a bit of a shocker. Notably, Shubman Gill replaced the Mumbai batter as the ODI captain when the BCCI announced the squads for the Australia tour.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Former India cricketer Madan Lal expressed satisfaction with the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel’s decision of naming Shubman Gill the ODI captain of India and believes that it is a ‘forward-looking move.’
Ahmedabad, Oct 4 (IANS) India’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar opined that it was ‘practically impossible’ to have three different captains across formats, which was the reason behind Shubman Gill succeeding Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain.
