Author: Divyansh Mishra

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will have their 13th fixture against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) during the IPL 2025 Season on Friday, 23rd May. The BCCI has set up this eagerly awaited contest at Bharat Ratna Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. Originally, they had it scheduled for M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, but the venue was switched due to predicted showers in Bengaluru.  Because the SRH were playing against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the same venue on May 19 and got away with a win, they have fair knowledge of how the pitch and conditions might be playing.…

The BCCI will announce the Test squad for the England tour on Saturday, May 24. Most players from the recent tour of Australia are expected to hold their places. Now with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli stepping down, there might be opportunities for some of the India A players to make it into the national side.  Bumrah will continue to lead the pace attack but will miss a few games. He gave the BCCI bad news prior to the selection meeting, saying his body couldn’t withstand more than three Test matches at present. He had the opportunity to play in…

New Zealand all-rounder Hayley Jensen announced her retirement from international cricket, ending an 11-year journey. At the age of 32, she entered the New Zealand set-up in 2014, and her retirement on Friday was that of a storied performer in both ODIs and T20Is. Across 88 matches, she would claim 76 wickets with pins down and stand grimey as a middle-order batter and medium-pace bowler in the centre. In an emotional statement, Jensen touched upon the decision to stay away from the game: “From my first cricket tournament at 10, I wanted to wear the White Ferns jersey. Living that…

India might be in for some rough times before the five-test series against England as star bowler Mohammed Shami is looking unlikely to participate. According to one report by The Indian Express, concerns have been raised over his ability to bowl long spells. The BCCI medical team has ruled that the player will not be able to bowl extended spells, which means the likelihood of him featuring in all five Tests is quite slim: Adding to the woes is the fact that Jasprit Bumrah, who is considered a front-line bowler and an option for captaincy, is also unlikely to play…

Rishabh Pant, the captain of Lucknow Super Giants, acknowledged that while his team showed some good moments during the 2025 IPL season, they just couldn’t make the most of their opportunities and that cost them a shot at the playoffs. Their season was pretty up and down, with some close losses that really hurt their rhythm. “We talked about playing good cricket, and we’ve shown that we can do it at times. There were moments when we had the chance to reach the playoffs but just didn’t take them. That’s part of the game,” Pant said after their 33-run victory…

In the world of Test cricket, reaching the 13,000-run mark is a big deal, showing off a batter’s skill and persistence. Only a few players have hit this milestone. Recently, Joe Root joined the ranks of these legends while playing in Zimbabwe. Here’s a look at the five fastest batters to hit 13,000 runs in Test cricket. 5. Joe Root (279 Innings) Joe Root recently reached 13,000 Test runs during a match against Zimbabwe, which started on May 22, 2025. It was his 279th innings, and he scored 34 runs at Trent Bridge to cross this mark. Root has a…

The five-Test match series commencing on June 20 is going to be one of the biggest moments in Indian cricket as it will be the first series in Test cricket after the retirement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. A few young players might be named in the squad, and we might have an important T20 player finally getting to play in Test cricket. As per The Telegraph, Arshdeep Singh is likely to be named in the squad for the England series. The selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, has reportedly instructed the left-arm fast bowler to be prepared to…

Arshdeep Singh has done his bit in getting Punjab Kings into the playoffs of IPL 2025, picking up 16 wickets in 12 matches and averaging 21.93 per wicket. The left-handed pacer is yet to make his debut at the Test level, but fans and critics alike are demanding the inclusion of him into the Indian set-up for the busy England tour ahead. Even the Bowling Coach of Punjab Kings, James Hopes, feels Arshdeep needs to go to England since his style suits the conditions there. In an interaction with Times of India, the former Australian pacer heaped praise upon Arshdeep,…

RCB has procured Tim Seifert as a replacement for Jacob Bethell, who will play for England’s national side. Bethell will depart after Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 23, 2025, and Seifert will then join RCB on May 24. The New Zealand wicket keeping-batter has 66 T20I caps to his name and 1,540 runs to his credit. He will be joining RCB for a price of INR 2 Crores. This is the second overseas changes made by RCB in this IPL. Earlier in the season, Zimbabwean pacer Blessing Muzarabani was brought in to replace South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi. With Muzarabani…

So the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) on May 22 announced the Under-19 tour squad for England scheduled between the 24th of June and 23rd of July 2025. The itinerary includes one 50-over formatted warm-up game, five one-day matches, and two longer-format games with England U19. The CSK-man Mhatre will be at the helm, with the inclusion of young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from RR in the squad. The prodigy Sooryavanshi was 14 years old just recently, was bought for Rs 1.1 crore in the 2025 mega auction, and made in the news last month for being the youngest player…