Author: Divyansh Mishra

The Indian team is all set for a thrilling five-match Test series against England, kicking off on June 20, 2025. This will be India’s first big Test challenge since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year. The BCCI is expected to announce the squad on Saturday, May 24. With legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli stepping away from Test cricket, it’s time for some new players to shine. Shubman Gill may take on the role of India’s new Test captain, signaling a change in Indian cricket. Here are three young players who might make their debut for the Indian Test team:…

Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Mathews has announced his retirement from Test cricket. On his social media account, he revealed that his final Test appearance will be in the first Test of the coming series against Bangladesh next month. Mathews stated that he will continue to play white-ball cricket. pic.twitter.com/nqsnpkpekD— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) May 23, 2025 In the post, Mathews expressed his gratitude for having represented Sri Lanka for 17 years in Test matches and thanked his family and fans for their support throughout the years. With his dependable technique and fluent style of batting, he debuted in the Test arena…

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru are up against SRH in the 65th match of IPL 2025 at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, after the game was moved from M Chinnaswamy due to rain. SRH has already been eliminated from the playoffs, but a win for RCB will put them into one of the two top slots.  There will be several interesting player matchups that one can watch out for. Virat Kohli vs Harshal Patel: SRH may try and deploy their wicket-taker Harshal Patel early to try and eliminate Kohli. Harshal’s bowling could eliminate batsmen early for SRH. Kohli, in contrast, has scored…

Reports have circulated to suggest that Mohammed Shami may find himself omitted from the India squad going for the Test series against England. The selectors are to meet on Saturday, and it appears to be the fitness concerns that are worrying them. Express Sports says the BCCI medical staff is not satisfied with his recovery post-surgery, which is raising doubts among the selectors as to whether he is able to bowl long spells in England. The team management is on the lookout for fitter fast bowlers who can bowl long spells throughout all five Tests once Jasprit Bumrah is rested…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be going up against Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 65th match of the Indian Premier League at Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. RCB, claiming second place on the table, has eight wins and three losses from 12 matches and has well and truly made it to the playoffs. The team is gunning for one of the top two spots after their match being washed out due to rain. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad has had their fair share of hardships this season, with only four wins in 12 matches, they will want to finish…

Indian cricket coach Gautam Gambhir shared his thoughts on the recent retirements of star batsman Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from Test cricket. Both players announced their departures within a week, following a tough stretch in their Test careers. With a month left before India heads to England for a five-match Test series, Gambhir sees this as a chance for younger players to step up. In an interview with CNN-News18, Gambhir expressed his belief that the younger crowd is ready to take on the challenge without Kohli and Sharma. He referenced the upcoming 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, where star bowler…

The International Cricket Council announced the match officials for the much-awaited World Test Championship Final between Australia and South Africa. The much-awaited Final, considered an opportunity too good to miss, will take place at the Lord’s from June 11 to June 15. The on-field umpires will be Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand and Richard Illingworth of England. This is Illingworth’s third consecutive WTC Final, so he did panel duties in 2021 and 2023 as well. He is the current ICC Umpire of the Year and was awarded the David Shepherd Trophy four times, with the most recent instance in the…

Cricket fans were a bit skeptical when Lucknow Super Giants brought in Mitch Marsh and put him at the top of the batting order. He was coming off an injury, so there were doubts about whether he’d even play in the IPL. But he really showed everyone what he’s made of with some standout performances.  In the match against the Gujarat Titans, he went full throttle and scored his first century in the IPL, hitting the milestone in just 56 balls. This set a solid stage for the middle-order batsmen. Speaking of centuries, here’s a look at other Aussies who…

For Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the playoffs of IPL 2025 could turn out to be manameying. A few crucial games might be missed by their batter, Phil Salt. He missed the last two matches against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Delhi Capitals (DC), owing to a sudden high fever. But he is feeling better now and with RCB qualifying into the playoffs along with Gujarat Titans (GT), Punjab Kings (PBKS), and Mumbai Indians (MI), there could be another reason why he might not be playing.` According to ESPNcricinfo, Salt could just miss out on the playoffs because he and his…

The veteran Indian player Cheteshwar Pujara has recently expressed his thoughts on why he has been restricted in terms of chances in white-ball cricket. He feels he has been tagged as a Test specialist despite some pretty solid performances in domestic and county cricket. At 37, he has represented India in five ODIs only, but he doesn’t have any regrets over the route he took, saying that he takes pride in his Test career and its glorious wins. In Tests, 7,195 runs and 19 centuries have been the proof of Pujara’s mettle, the lack of opportunities notwithstanding. During the 2018-19…