Author: Divyansh Mishra

According to emerging sources, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are slated to return to India’s ODI squad for the upcoming Australia series. In fact, India’s leading news agency PTI claimed that Rohit would captain the Indians and that Bumrah and Gill, with their seniority, will possibly be rested on workload-management imperatives.  On Saturday, the BCCI selection committee is likely to announce the final Indian squad. The report reveals that the ODI series will be the staging ground for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to once again make their presence felt, while Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant might miss the ODI…

The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 is sure to provide some nail-biting finishes. One of the most cherished early battles is that of the Sri Lankan Women (SL-W) against the Australia Women (AUS-W) on October 4, 2025, at the very grand R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This fixture is crucial for the Aussies, the defending champions, who would like to dominate their opening game; whereas the home side will try to shock the favorites and take pride in their budding talent. Cricket enthusiasts all over the world are yearning to watch every ball live from one of the best…

While the debate regarding the future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in ODIs is still on, the two will take flight for Australia and hence will be involved in the three ODIs starting from October 19 at Perth. Meanwhile, the national selectors will be forced to make probably a few changes in the Indian squad because of either issues regarding fitness or a need for managing workload.  These selectors would likely meet on Saturday, which is the third day of the ongoing first Test against West Indies in Ahmedabad, for picking the squads. But it is unclear as yet…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided on the full 16-member squad of the Bangladesh team for the upcoming three-match ODI confrontation against Afghanistan in the UAE. The series adds to Bangladesh’s resumption in the ODI world after more than three months, having last played the 50-overs international format last July this year in Sri Lanka. Star all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz will continue as captain of the Bangladesh ODI team, while Litton Das finds himself out of the equation due to his ongoing struggles with form and fitness. Mehidy Hasan Miraz is to captain Bangladesh in the ODI series against…

Rain could have spoiled the party at Mount Maunganui, but once the second T20I finally started amidst the returns, the story was all about Ish Sodhi. According to record books, the leg-spinner became the most capped men’s T20I player for the Black Caps, overtaking Tim Southee. It is no doubt a feather in his cap, considering he has been the first-choice spinner of New Zealand in the shortest format. With that landmark achievement, let’s now look at the top five New Zealand T20I appearance holders. Most T20I matches for New Zealand RankPlayerMatches1Ish Sodhi1272Tim Southee1263Martin Guptill1224Mitchell Santner1145Ross Taylor102 5. Ross Taylor:…

India opener KL Rahul joined the elite band of batters to have accumulated 10 centuries in the longest format, seventh only to be the fourth such Indian to have ever achieved so. During the ongoing first Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Rahul went past Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma, who each have nine Test centuries as openers. KL was equal to the occasion and scored a very hard-fought 100 with 12 fours from 197 balls in the very first Test against the Windies in Ahmedabad. Rahul, though, could not cash in on his…

If someone is to surpass Rohit Sharma’s highest individual score in ODIs of 264, Sanjay Bangar named Indian Test captain and an all-format superstar Shubman Gill, adding that the youngster could make it if he plays for 45-46 overs.  Bangar was speaking on Doordarshan’s ‘The Great Indian Cricket Show’. On being asked who could break Rohit Sharma’s ODI record of 264, which was scored against Sri Lanka, Bangar answered Gill: “Shubman Gill has also scored a double hundred in one-day cricket. So, he has tasted it. And if Shubman Gill plays 45-46 overs, I think he can break the record.”…

Born in Delhi, the cricketer Nikhil Chaudhary is set to create a very important landmark for himself while, on occasion, making his debut in the premier red-ball competition, the Sheffield Shield, for Tasmania. If selected, it will be his first first-class appearance while he has so far been engaged in List-A cricket for Punjab and never played in Ranji Trophy. When Nikhil was playing with Punjab, his dressing room was regarded as one of the star-studded ones, having the likes of Shubman Gill, who is now Test captain, Abhishek Sharma, a T20 sensation, Arshdeep Singh, and Siddharth Kaul, a seasoned…

With an elegant century against the West Indies in the ongoing first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, KL Rahul silenced his critics, raising his second Test hundred at home on Friday, October 3. KL ended his nine-year-long wait for a home ton. Notably, batting in the opening position, KL had taken 190 deliveries to score his ton. It was a very special one for the right-hander, and he made it more special with a unique celebration. What does KL Rahul’s unique celebration mean? After his century, KL raised his bat, removed his helmet, and then put two fingers into…

This is a story of one genuinely gifted batter in Indian cricket, Kannaur Lokesh Rahul, popularly known as KL Rahul. Rahul started his international career as a full-time batter and with time has developed into a finisher, opener, and floater, and even sometimes wicket-keeper, marking the place of an all-rounder in between, rather than being just a brilliant batter.  Being very calm and composed as a batsman, KL Rahul is the third Indian player to have seventy hundreds across all three formats with some of the highest conversion rates. KL Rahul Total hundreds Rahul started his Test career with style,…