Author: Divyansh Mishra

The former Pakistani woman cricketer and now commentator Sana Mir has come under immense criticism for uttering a controversial comment during the ongoing Women’s ODI World Cup. The comment came during the Sri Lanka-Pakistan match in Colombo while Mir was on commentary duty. In the video that has now gone viral on social media, the 39-year-old seemed to backtrack, saying that Natalia belongs to ‘Azad Kashmir’, which India considers Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The cricketer-turned-commentator was much maligned on social media for her comments. Bangladesh beat Pakistan by seven wickets, chasing down the target of 130 with 113 balls to spare. Player…

Latest developments say that Ravichandran Ashwin, the now-retired Indian ace, will be involved in the entire BBL 2025 after getting rejected in the ILT20 mega auction. Originally, he had signed a short-term contract with the Sydney Thunder, but following the snub at the auction, the veteran has given his full attention to the Australian franchise league. Originally, it was planned that he would only be playing a handful of games, but things turned upside down with the auction snub of the spin-bowler, something considered surprising. Unsold in the auction’s first round, R Ashwin then withdrew his name stating that he…

Senior opener KL Rahul received praise from the former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel for a calm-respected unbeaten fifty, believed to be the zenith of Rahul’s Test career. Rahul’s 53 not out off 114 balls placed India at 121/2 in 38 overs at stumps on the first day of the 1st Test against the West Indies at the Narendra Modi Stadium, with the visitors still 41 runs ahead. Parthiv, while speaking on JioHotstar, lauded Rahul’s maturity. “KL Rahul was outstanding today, carrying on his nice form that he showed on the England tour. Before that England series, people were questioning his…

With three Sundays and three India-Pakistan matches scheduled in the Asia Cup 2025, political drama writ large has been unfolding. Post-final victory, the Indian team refused not only to shake hands with the Pakistan team but also to accept the trophy from the ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi (who is also a Pakistani minister). A precedent has thus been set by Indian men’s team captain Suryakumar Yadav, and now it’s up to Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur to bear the brunt when the Women’s World Cup 2025 pits against the team from across the border. The BCCI secretary, Devajit Saikia,…

The fiery pacer, Mohammed Siraj, has once again proved his elevation in world cricket by surpassing Australia’s Mitchell Starc to become the highest wicket-taker in the World Test Championship (WTC) this year. The moment of history was created during the first Test against the West Indies in Ahmedabad, when Siraj took three wickets in the morning session and moved ahead of Starc by one wicket. When this was written in 2025, Siraj had taken 31 wickets in seven matches at an average of 29.60 and a strike rate of 44.3, surpassing Starc’s 29 wickets. His blistering pace in the current…

Conditions had changed, but there had been no change for Shubman Gill and toss luck, with the Indian skipper again having lost yet another coin toss in Test cricket. This was the sixth straight time for Gill to take a toss loss, placing him in the company of another former Indian skipper, Kapil Dev. The India captain lost all five tosses in England, and this time around, Roston Chase called correctly to bat first against the West Indies. Shubman Gill enters the unwanted list after yet another toss loss After losing yet another toss, Gill entered into one of the…

While the Asia Cup 2025 is finished, India resting its feet upon a good note. The ninth Asia Cup trophy was lifted by the Indian players who brought out the best of themselves with the undefeated streak of Suryakumar Yadav and team. After spreading fire across the Asia Cup arena, Abhishek Sharma switched roles. Since his sister is getting married, he was witness to some unmissable dance moves with Yuvraj Singh.  Yuvi and Abhishek keep working the dance floor Yuvraj Singh’s madness with the bat has amazed the cricketing world over the years. In a matter of moments, he has…

In the first Test of a two-match series, India Smith of the West Indies will face a challenge today at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. These two teams have not played much cricket against each other in the Winters of the longest format in recent times. They are, for the first time since July 2023, testing each other while this is the first test tour of West Indies for India since 2018. The days of the Caribbean’s thundering spells in contributors of red-ball cricket are gone and exceedingly remote. The West Indies have been one of the prime victims of India…

The Asia Cup 2025 trophy drama is far from being over with India still without the physical silverware three days after the final. The controversy began with Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interim Interior Minister and the PCB chief, forcibly taking the trophy after India had refused to accept the trophy from him. According to a ZEE News report, Naqvi has now handed over the Asia Cup 2025 trophy to the UAE Cricket Board. This decision arose after tensions took a downward spiral between India’s cricket board, the BCCI, and Naqvi. Three main points…

Afghanistan is scheduled to visit Zimbabwe for a short competition in October 2025 for one Test and 3 T20Is. All matches will be played at Harare Sports Club. Initially, the two were supposed to play two Tests, three ODIs, and three T20Is as part of the international cricket calendar; however, the series downsized. The Test will be from October 20 to 24, and the three T20s are on October 29, 31, and November 2. Strangely, this will be the 1st red-ball match since four years to be played at Harare Sports Club. Zimbabwe’s home Tests have been through a rough…