Author: Divyansh Mishra

During the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Jaydev Shah was in charge of the Indian men’s team. He confirmed that Rohit Sharma asked to retire from Test cricket. This clears up some speculation about a big change in the team’s recent history as some thought BCCI bosses pushed or forced him to do so. Shah said Rohit was left out of the fifth Test in Sydney. At that time Rohit said he was stepping back due to his performance. BCCI wanted to prepare for the future and thought Rohit might not last in Tests for the next two years. Shah added that…

Ryan ten Doeschate, the India assistant coach, thinks the team will let captain Shubman Gill off for his careless dismissal on day one of the fifth Test against England at The Oval. Gill looked good thanks to his solid technique but made a bad decision on the second ball of the 28th over. He pushed the ball and ran for a single but soon realized it wasn’t possible. Gus Atkinson picked up the ball, hit the stumps and sent Gill back to the pavilion for 21 off 35 balls. Fans and former players were critical of the Indian captain for…

Abhimanyu Easwaran’s dad Ranganathan has stopped counting days and is now counting years since his son made his Test debut. Easwaran got his India call-up some time ago but hasn’t made the playing XI yet. In 2021, Abhimanyu was called up twice by the BCCI as a standby player, once for the home Test series against England and later for the WTC final against New Zealand. His first official spot in the Indian team was in 2022 for the Test series against Bangladesh. Speaking with TimesofIndia.com, Abhimanyu’s father asked why Karun Nair was picked over his son. View this post…

Woakes may have dislocated his shoulder during the fifth Test at the Oval and it’s a big blow to England’s chances of winning the series. Woakes, the England captain, dived to stop a Karun Nair shot near the boundary on the first day of play on Thursday and landed awkwardly on his left shoulder. He was in a lot of pain and had to be helped off the field by England’s physio, Ben Davies, who used his sweater as a sling. I don’t know much about it but it doesn’t look good, said Gus Atkinson at the press conference after…

Guyana Amazon Warriors have brought in Iftikhar Ahmed to replace Hassan Khan for the first three games of the 2025 Caribbean Premier League season. Khan, a Pakistan-born USA player, will be missing at the start. Ahmed, a seasoned Pakistani cricketer with over 300 T20 games under his belt, will make his CPL debut. His last T20 game was against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the GPL 2025 where he showed his skills with both bat and ball. His big hitting and off break bowling will be valuable for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the next CPL season. Ahmed has played all three…

Cricket is slowly coming back to a country that was once quiet. Naseeb Khan, the CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) seems to have a plan to host international matches at home soon. For years, Afghanistan has been playing its home games in the UAE or India, using borrowed grounds while waiting to play in their own country after the war. Afghanistan CEO Has Big Dreams, Promises Home Cricket For Fans ACB CEO Naseeb Khan recently said Afghanistan will be ready to host international cricket in three to four years. He based this on better security and more help…

The DP World International League Season 4 player auction is on September 30 in Dubai. Each of the 6 teams can add up to 13 players to their team at the auction, that’s 78 players. If you want to register, you have till September 10. The 6 teams have a total of $4.8 million to spend on players. More info on team budgets, auction order and player list coming soon. According to ILT20 CEO David White, they are pleased to confirm the auction date. He says it’s a big event for the league as it grows into a top tier…

KL Rahul has scored 511 runs in the series and is being praised for his consistency, especially during the England tour. Parthiv Patel, the former Indian wicketkeeper and Nasser Hussain, the former English captain have both praised him for his consistency. This is a career milestone for Rahul as he has scored 500 plus runs in a series for the first time. In the current Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, after 4 games, Rahul has scored 511 runs in 8 innings, averaging 63.88 with a strike rate of 51.20, including 2 half centuries and 2 centuries, one of which was at Lord’s. Speaking…

Recently, former Indian batsman Ambati Rayudu ranked Indian cricket captains in a blind challenge. He put MS Dhoni at number one and Virat Kohli at number five. ESPNcricinfo shared the video on X. Not one person did NOT see that coming 😄 pic.twitter.com/IP7p4Qc95y— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 31, 2025 The ranking started with Sourav Ganguly, the Prince of Kolkata. Rayudu paused before putting him at number three. Then came Kapil Dev, who won the 1983 World Cup for India. Rayudu put him at number four. When Rohit Sharma’s name came up, Rayudu put him at number two. Rayudu played a lot…

The Ashes, the most anticipated Test series, is coming in November 2025 and it’s going to be intense. Before that, Australia’s Nathan Lyon has spoken about England’s spin options and it’s sparked debate as England prepares for the 5th Test against India at the Oval and has made changes to the team. He mentioned a possible spin weakness and suggested an unexpected player as an asset for England in the Ashes series. With the India-England Test series in limbo after the draw in Manchester, England has announced a new team for the Oval Test. Their spin bowling is under the…