Author: Divyansh Mishra

The toss was won by England in the second unofficial Test between India A and England Lions at Northampton, who chose to let the Indians bat first. First Test ended in a draw; hence, the teams made a few changes to their lineup. For England, Jordan Cox, George Hill, Chris Woakes, Farhan Ahmed, and Josh Tongue have been reinstated. However, all eyes will be on Woakes, as he is also part of the England squad for the upcoming Tests against India. On the Indian side, KL Rahul returns after his absence from the first unofficial Test. He arrived early, so…

The right-arm leg-spinner announced his retirement from the game at the age of 36. His heartfelt message on Instagram whilst bidding goodbye was well appreciated by the many fans who viewed and responded to it:Closing this chapter with Gratitude !! Retiring from all formats of the game, thank you everyone for your support throughout this beautiful journey. Retiring from cricket was never an easy choice-and for Piyush, it must have been worse. He has remained in the limelight ever since making his India debut in 2006. His last game for India was in but 2012; since then, he mostly played…

After 18 years of ups and downs, Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally clinched the IPL title while knocking out Punjab Kings in 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru was always so close to being the people’s team, but it never quite fulfilled the potential. Star players drifted in and out over the years, but Kohli remained the constant. While at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Kohli was the center of attention when they finally secured that elusive trophy. This win rekindled memories of Vijay Mallya, the Indian fugitive wanted for extradition. Mallya, talking in a podcast, had said he even tried to…

India will begin a five-Test series against England on June 20 at Headingley. Before the tour, the BCCI has planned a press conference involving new Test captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir. This was Gill’s first media interaction since taking over from Rohit Sharma, who has retired from Test cricket. The absence of Sharma and Kohli and the stepping back of Ravichandran Ashwin in December 2024 mark a new beginning for Indian cricket. Gambhir discussed the stress involved in coaching the Indian Test team, particularly after winning the Champions Trophy just recently. He is aware of the expectations,…

The Indian team is geared up to take on England in a series of five Test matches starting June 20 at Headingley in Leeds. This series will inaugurate the new World Test Championship cycle (2025-27). Shubman Gill will be leading India in what would be his maiden Test series as Captain. The team had just flown out of Mumbai with Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, and Prasidh Krishna, among others, seen boarding their flight to England. Before the series begins, India will play an intra-squad match against India A on June 13 at Kent County Ground, Beckenham. In the run-up to…

Gambhir and Gill held a press conference at the BCCI office today in Mumbai prior to jetting off to England for the five-Test series, where Gill spoke about the transition of leadership after the retirement of legendary Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma during the 7:30 p.m. IST press conference. He admitted the challenge of coming in without those two: “It will be really hard to replace Virat and Rohit.” Gill then went on to describe how he would deal with the absence of the two on the tour. “There’s always pressure on tours. Those two have so much experience and…

On a calm day in Ranchi, the classical motorcycle’s distinctive sound caught people’s attention as Dhoni Mahendra Singh passed through the city on his Kawasaki. The casual-outfit-wearing tiniest grimace of a smile, Dhoni is so at home in the city that he wants to glide past his few appreciative onlookers, who are too busy reaching for their mobiles to capture this rare moment. Dhoni and motorcycles: no wonder he’s reputed to love bikes, boasting of a collection that comprises some rare vintage ones along with fabulous superbikes. Locals have grown well familiar with this sighting of their famous resident heading…

Considering the tragedy of eleven persons having died in a stampede, Kohli was really eager to win his first IPL trophy. It was after Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kohli’s team for over eighteen years, won the IPL title, that the team returned to Bengaluru for celebrations. The celebrations began with the Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, greeting them at Vidhana Soudha, followed by more celebrations at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. However, outside, a big crowd had gathered trying to get a glimpse of the players which eventually led to chaos and stampede causing the deaths and injuries of sixty-seven persons. Inside the…

According to reports by International Business Times, 12 nationals from 12 countries including Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen have been banned from entering the U.S. According to the president, this ban is to secure the country and it will be imposed next week. It is believed that this situation might affect Major League Cricket (MLC) as a few Afghan players are signed with respective teams. According to ESPN Cricinfo, MLC management hopeful that their Afghan players such as Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad will be able to play for…

Former Indian cricket star Sunil Gavaskar has weighed in on the current trend of big money being showered on uncapped players in the IPL without them having proven themselves in domestic cricket. He wrote in his column for Sportstar that he could not understand why so many of these players earn millions, when most have done hardly anything to justify it. The recently concluded IPL season 2025 saw RCB win for the very first time. This year had many uncapped players like Shashank Singh and Suyash Sharma steal the limelight. But Gavaskar’s issue with these players is mostly because he…