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India tour of Sri Lanka 2026The unseen battle: how heat, humidity and a softening Kookaburra will test India's minds in Galle
Sri Lanka's spinners may grab the headlines, but India's real opponents could be the sapping heat, the humidity and a Kookaburra ball that goes soft after 25-30 overs. Bowling coac…
Pakistan tour of England 2026'Be adults': Root scraps the curfew that helped end the Stokes era in his first act as captain
Joe Root has wasted no time stamping his identity on the England captaincy, abolishing the midnight curfew as his very first act back in charge. The rule — central to the nightclub…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026Two teams in one shirt: India's split-personality riddle heads to Galle
Which India will turn up in Galle? After a chastening white-ball tour in the UK exposed brittle batting and butter-fingered fielding, India switch to the red ball hoping their stur…
Asian Games 2026Gold or nothing: the Asian Games draw that saves an India-Pakistan blockbuster for the medal rounds
Cricket fans hoping for an India-Pakistan clash at the 2026 Asian Games will have to wait for the very end. The Nagoya draw has placed the arch-rivals in opposite halves of both th…
Squeezed out of the calendar: India's Bangladesh tour hangs by a thread after Afghanistan series gets the nod
India's proposed white-ball tour of Bangladesh is now clinging on for survival. With the BCCI green-lighting a three-match home T20I series against Afghanistan from September 13, t…
-- No series (general news) --Delhi to host a September showdown: India-Afghanistan T20I dates locked in as Bangladesh tour fades
The wait is over. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has confirmed its three-match T20I series against India will be played at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on September 13, 15 and 17, w…
The Hundred Women's Competition 2026The all-rounder's beauty: Sutherland's bat, ball and hands send Sunrisers into the Eliminator
Annabel Sutherland produced a complete all-round display to fire defending champions Sunrisers Leeds into the Women's Hundred Eliminator. Her unbeaten 62 off 36 balls, two wickets…
From the crease to the screen: 'Hitman' Rohit Sharma sets social media alight with a TV debut teaser
The 'Hitman' is heading to television. Rohit Sharma is set for his TV debut, with a high-impact teaser unveiled on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV sending fans into a fr…
Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026Captain marvel: Rashid Khan's nerveless all-round show fires Afghanistan into the 2027 World Cup
Rashid Khan produced a captain's masterclass with bat and ball to book Afghanistan's ticket to the 2027 ODI World Cup. His 3 for 44 and cool, unbeaten 37 dragged his side to a tens…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026Padikkal dazzles, Siraj signs off with sixes: India tick every box in their Galle dress rehearsal
India's build-up to the Galle Test got the ideal lift as they cruised to a clinical win in their warm-up fixture in Colombo. Devdutt Padikkal's unbeaten 142 headlined a first-innin…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026Experience wins the day: Sarfaraz Khan handed an India lifeline as Sudharsan's toe injury bites
Sai Sudharsan's toe injury has reopened a door for Sarfaraz Khan. The BCCI has ruled the left-hander out of the Sri Lanka Tests with a right toe stress reaction and named the Mumba…
India tour of Sri Lanka 2026When it rains, it pours: Gill sits out warm-up Day 1 as India's injury nightmare rolls on
India's injury woes just won't relent. Captain Shubman Gill has been left out of Day 1 of the warm-up match in Colombo after twin blows in training — first to his right thumb batti…