Women's WC: 'I am sure it will be 12-0 as India women are playing different brand of cricket', SKY on Pak clash

IANS | October 5, 2025 3:46 PM

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India men’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav believes the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side can extend their unbeaten streak against Pakistan to 12-0 in women’s ODIs if they ‘focus completely on playing good cricket’. India face Pakistan in a high-stakes group-stage clash of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup in Colombo on Sunday.

Women's WC: India maintain 'No handshake' stance in the match against Pakistan

IANS | October 5, 2025 3:29 PM

Colombo, Oct 5 (IANS) As India and Pakistan once again faced each other on the cricket field, this time during the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup match, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur upheld the 'no handshake' policy in the group stage fixture against their arch-rivals here at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Women’s WC: Renuka replaces ailing Amanjot as Pakistan opt to bowl first against India

IANS | October 5, 2025 2:57 PM

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.

Shikhar Dhawan visits Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple, attends Bhasma Aarti

IANS | October 5, 2025 11:26 AM

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.

It's like passing the baton, says Atul Wassan on Shubman being named ODI captain ahead of Rohit Sharma

IANS | October 4, 2025 9:46 PM

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.

Women’s World Cup: Australia vs Sri Lanka game abandoned due to rain, teams share points

IANS | October 4, 2025 8:13 PM

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.

Rajiv Shukla congratulates Gill and Iyer on being named ODI captain and vice-captain

IANS | October 4, 2025 7:55 PM

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.

SLC appoints Julian Wood as national batting coach; Rene Ferdinands named spin-bowling coach

IANS | October 4, 2025 7:11 PM

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.

Women's World Cup: Whatever records exist between India-Pakistan are meant to be broken, says Fatima Sana

IANS | October 4, 2025 6:22 PM

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.

A bit of shock to see Rohit not going to Australia as captain, says Harbhajan Singh

IANS | October 4, 2025 6:05 PM

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.

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Women's WC: 'I am sure it will be 12-0 as India women are playing different brand of cricket', SKY on Pak clash

Women's WC: India maintain 'No handshake' stance in the match against Pakistan

Women’s WC: Renuka replaces ailing Amanjot as Pakistan opt to bowl first against India

Shikhar Dhawan visits Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple, attends Bhasma Aarti

It's like passing the baton, says Atul Wassan on Shubman being named ODI captain ahead of Rohit Sharma

Women’s World Cup: Australia vs Sri Lanka game abandoned due to rain, teams share points

Rajiv Shukla congratulates Gill and Iyer on being named ODI captain and vice-captain

SLC appoints Julian Wood as national batting coach; Rene Ferdinands named spin-bowling coach

Women's World Cup: Whatever records exist between India-Pakistan are meant to be broken, says Fatima Sana

A bit of shock to see Rohit not going to Australia as captain, says Harbhajan Singh

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