Hardik Pandya to lead India in New Zealand T20Is, Jadeja returns for Bangladesh tour

The BCCI have announced the India squad for the upcoming tours of New Zealand and Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and KL Rahul have been rested for the New Zealand tour, allowing Pandya to take over the captaincy reins in the T20Is and Shikhar Dhawan to continue leading the ODI side. Dinesh Karthik, R Ashwin, […]

IPL 2022 to begin on March 26, Mumbai and Pune to host group stages

The BCCI has announced that the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League will kick off on Saturday the 26th of March in Mumbai, with the five-time champions Mumbai Indians taking on the reigning finalists Kolkata Knight Riders in the season opener. The 2022 edition will involve 70 group matches, with each of the ten […]

Rohit Sharma named as Test captain; Pujara, Rahane dropped for SL series

The BCCI have named Rohit Sharma as the permanent captain of the Indian test team, with the 34-year-old taking over the reins from Virat Kohli to become the skipper across all formats. Kohli resigned from his post as Indian Test captain in the wake of India’s 2-1 series defeat in South Africa, and according to […]

Ishan Kishan, Rahul Chahar earn massive paydays on day 1 of the 2022 IPL auction

Ishan Kishan became the second-most expensive Indian player in history to be bought in the IPL auction as the Mumbai Indians re-signed the 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman for a whopping bid of INR 15.25 crore on the opening day of the 2022 IPL mega auction. The 23-year-old batter was the only headline buy for the five-time champions […]

Ahmedabad, Lucknow announce IPL retentions ahead of 2022 IPL Auction

The newly formed Lucknow IPL franchise have made KL Rahul the joint-most expensive player in IPL history after signing the Indian opener for INR 17 crore, the same amount that RCB paid to Virat Kohli ahead of the 2018 IPL auction.  The Lucknow team owned by RPSG have also added Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis for […]

Virat Kohli steps down as India Test Captain

Virat Kohli has stepped down as India’s Test captain in the aftermath of their 2-1 series defeat against South Africa at Cape Town. Kohli captained India for the first time in Adelaide in 2014 in red-ball cricket and took over the reins permanently from MS Dhoni in 2015, leading the country 68 times across his […]

Rohit Sharma takes over from Virat Kohli as ODI captain, named as vice-captain in Tests

The BCCI have announced that Rohit Sharma will replace Virat Kohli as India’s full-time captain in ODI cricket while also taking over from Ajinkya Rahane as Kohli’s deputy in Test cricket. This decision was taken by the selection committee ahead of India’s tour of South Africa, with the press release stating that the selectors had […]

England’s fifth Test against India at Old Trafford cancelled

The fifth and final Test between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester has been cancelled hours before the scheduled start of play due to a Covid-19 outbreak within the Indian squad. The ECB released a statement on their website reading, “Due to fears of a further increase in the number of COVID cases […]

Ravichandran Ashwin recalled as India announce squad for ICC T20 World Cup

India have announced their squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in UAE and Oman, with the biggest surprise being the inclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin four years after he played his last T20I for India. The 15-man squad led by Virat Kohli will also be accompanied by MS Dhoni – who will act as […]

IPL Suspended Indefinitely as virus breaches bubble

The 2021 season of the Indian Premier League has been suspended indefinitely after multiple cases of Covid-19 have emerged across teams over the past few days. In light of the various breaches in the bio-bubble, the IPL governing council decided on Tuesday afternoon after an emergency meeting to postpone the tournament to ensure the safety […]