Author: Divyansh Mishra

Star player Shreyas Iyer is reported to be healing nicely after a spleen laceration and a rib injury occurred during the third ODI against Australia in Sydney. Initially, after the severe injury, Iyer was admitted to the ICU at St. Vincent’s Private Hospital. Now, he has been transferred to a private room and could be reportedly released soon. Shreyas Iyer Recovery on the fast track The Times of India has given an exclusive report that the injury might have been fatal if it was not treated in time. Recently, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia communicated with TOI regarding Iyer’s injury and…

The former captain of India, Rohit Sharma, made his way into the documentation of history on Wednesday (October 29) by being the oldest Indian player to attain the world’s number one ODI batter position. The cricketer from Mumbai, aged 38 years and 182 days, climbed up two rungs on Wednesday to grab the number one spot in ICC ODI batter ranking for the very first time in his career. Rohit pushed India’s captain, Shubman Gill, to second place taking his position at the top. Last week, during his account of 745, Rohit scored 73 off 97 balls in the 2nd…

The captain of the Australia Test team, Pat Cummins, has again begun his bowling practice at the nets, which has given rise to the belief that the player could be back for the 2025–26 Ashes series. This series, that is the most crucial one, will see the first game being played in Perth from 21st November and although Cummins will miss this first Test because of the back injury, the progress of his healing seems to be rather good. Pat Cummins Very Optimistic Regarding the Second Test Against England Sky News Australia has reported that a light bowling program is…

In an unexpected turn of events, the reigning champions of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Fortune Barishal, have made a stunning announcement that they will not participate in the tournament for the next five seasons. The franchise, which is owned by Fortune Shoes, formally communicated its withdrawal to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), resulting in a major disruption just a few weeks before the upcoming season’s player draft. The decision has forced the BCB to reconsider its franchise structure for the next BPL cycle (2025-2026) that was primarily based on the participation of Fortune Barishal. Earlier Barishal management filed a…

Cricket fandoms are warring, fans are debating and discussing, and social media is the major outlet for all this. Most of this interaction is about the best ever players and their rankings as the fans will be more than happy to share their opinions depending on the positions. Cricket is a team sport, and the players or the teams are rated over time using a metric called the ICC rankings. The ICC publishes and refreshes the player rankings across all formats weekly, whenever there is an international match.  So how does ICC calculate the rankings of players and teams, and…

If you are familiar with Test matches, then you should have noticed teams making huge scores in the course of days of batting. The batting side can keep on gaining runs until they are all out or till they call off their batting for the day. So, what is the innings declaration in tests and where do teams declare their innings? We will take you through the aspect of innings declaration in Test cricket in this article. Innings Declaration in Test Cricket A side announces its innings when it decides not to bat anymore and finishes its innings at once.…

A one-day international match consists of 100 overs while a T20 match offers only 40 overs. However, unfortunately, not many people know the number of overs in the longest format which is—Test Cricket. Though it’s hard to give a specific number, as a loose rule, 450 is the number of overs that may be delivered in a 5-day Test match. This article aims to clarify the expected number of overs in a Test match. How Many Overs are Bowled in a Day of a Test Match? The accolades of the longest format of the game go to Test matches that…

Cracking and exciting Ashes 2025-26 series is already a certain thing. The Australians, who are the hosts, will fight the British in a classic series of test matches that gets played every two years. The last time the English guys had the Ashes was 2015. Since then, the Australians have a trophy in all four encounters. The hosts are going to try their best to make it five in a row, but the guests are going to do their best to get back to the top. The series is also going to be an important part of the current World…

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a true carnival of cricket. Why is that?  By the way, the players both local and foreign offer nothing but amazing performances throughout the tournament. And this happens even though they are all playing in accordance with the restrictions that have been placed on the squads. How Many Players are There in CPL?  The squad limit for Every CPL team is seventeen players. These local, newcomers and foreign players are all included in this number. The CPL franchises consist of a maximum of five overseas players who can be included in the overall squad.…

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is going to be a grand spectacle. Every one of the eight squads is die-hard wanting to get the shiny trophy. And that is not the only thing they will take along. The championship of the World Cup brings with it a considerable salary. The ICC has announced an enormous award for the 13th edition, accumulating a whopping 297 per cent compared to the 2022 event! Thus, what’s the total award money available in the Women’s World Cup 2025? A considerable amount of USD 13.88 million (around INR 123 crores) will be the…