Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association sub-committee member Sunil Sethi resigns

IANS | November 16, 2025 2:01 PM

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Sunil Sethi, a member of the legal affairs sub-committee of the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), has resigned from the panel. In his letter addressed to Mithun Manhas, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Jammu-based Sethi stated he was formally stepping down from his role within the state association.

'Shubman is very assertive about his thinking', says GT’s assistant coach Parthiv Patel

IANS | November 16, 2025 1:49 PM

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Gujarat Titans’ assistant coach Parthiv Patel detailed the reasoning and approach behind the IPL 2026 retention strategy, also sharing insights from discussions with captain Shubman Gill and the coaching team, saying that the skipper is ‘very assertive about his thinking,’ and added that the trait helps in building the squad.

'It’s not the size of man in the fight...' Jaffer hails Bavuma's fighting fifty in Kolkata Test

IANS | November 16, 2025 12:58 PM

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer praised South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma, who exhibited great calm and skill at Eden Gardens. While the rest of his team struggled on the third morning of the Kolkata Test, Bavuma remained steady and played a composed innings of 55 not out, marking the first half-century of the ongoing match. It was his seventh fifty-plus score in his last 11 Tests.