India and Pakistan will be in the same group at the 2027 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, along with defending champions Australia, the ICC announced on Thursday.The 14-team tournament’s group distribution was revealed at the official schedule launch in Cape Town. India, Pakistan and Australia in Group A Group A includes India, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan,…
Bangladesh’s Sobhana Mostary (AP Photo) The 2026 Women’s Asia Cup is already underway and Bangladesh enter the tournament with a familiar opportunity – to test themselves against the best in Asia and, potentially, India.For Sobhana Mostary, however, the Asia Cup carries a significance that goes well beyond the matches ahead. Six years after Bangladesh’s historic…
Prithvi Shaw and Akriti Agarwal (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: India cricketer Prithvi Shaw and his fiancee Akriti Agarwal have decided to part ways around six months after announcing their engagement. Agarwal, a social media personality and actress, confirmed the separation in a statement on social media on Thursday. She said the decision was mutual…
India vs Sri Lanka Live,1st Test: Rain could again disrupt proceedings on Monday, with Galle facing an 83% chance of precipitation, according to AccuWeather. Hourly forecasts put the chance of rain at 51% at 10am, 47% at 11am, 44% at noon, 48% at 1pm and 52% at 2pm. The probability then stands at 45% at…
Shafali Verma bats during the women’s gold medal match. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma continued her sensational run in T20I cricket in 2026, rewriting another record during India’s Asian Games gold-medal clash against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.The India opener became the highest run-scorer in a calendar year in women’s T20Is, surpassing South Africa’s Laura…
Indian left-arm spinner Sai Kishore starred with the ball as Gloucestershire defeated Derbyshire by 213 runs in the County Championship Division Two match at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol.Sai Kishore returned figures of 5-20 from 18 overs as Derbyshire, chasing 319, were bowled out for 105 inside 39 overs during the final session of…
Central zone’s capatin Rajat Patidar with teammates celebrate after his team won the Duleep Trophy 2025 final (PTI Photo) Bengaluru: The Duleep Trophy final is expected to move from the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE), on the outskirts of the city here, to either the M Chinnaswamy Stadium or MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, with…
Virat Kohli (Image: BCCI) Virat Kohli is back in his favourite format, but this time without the weight of expectations and the constant chase for milestones hanging over him. As he prepares to return to ODI cricket against the West Indies, the soon-to-be 38-year-old says he has consciously chosen to play with greater freedom and…
England’s Joe Root celebrates hitting a half century. (AP Photo) Joe Root added another landmark to his extraordinary Test career on Thursday, equalling Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket during England’s first Test against Pakistan at Headingley.Root brought up his 68th Test fifty on the second day before…
Josh Tongue and Ollie Robinson England pacers Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared the wickets and later shared the match ball after both finished with five-wicket hauls on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.Robinson took 5 for 51 and Tongue claimed 5 for 46 as Pakistan were bowled…
