Author: Divyansh Mishra

A controversy erupted during the 2025 Asia Cup match between India and Sri Lanka. Dasun Shanaka was given not out even though he was outside the crease when Sanju Samson hit the stumps off Arshdeep Singh’s delivery in the Super Over at the Dubai International Stadium. It was clear that Shanka was out but the third umpire gave him not out. The Indian players were surprised and asked the umpire and he explained his decision. Although Shanka was out in the next ball the call didn’t change the game. Why was Dasun Shanaka given not out? Shanka was far away…

Veteran batsman Sean Williams has been pulled out of the Zimbabwe squad that is currently participating in the ongoing Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Final. Having left the host nation squad for personal reasons, wicketkeeper-batter Clive Madande has been roped in as the replacement. Zimbabwe, meanwhile, started their campaign with a five-wicket win against Uganda on Friday, another match in which Sean Williams was a no-show. This tournament is a path towards the 2026 T20 World Cup, with the top two getting a ticket. Agile behind the stumps and a useful hand with the bat down the order, Madande…

The veteran England spinner, Monty Panesar, feels that India was going to be a bit cautious while playing Pakistan. The two teams are slated to meet one last time in the 2025 Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium. The quick tournament grants rivalries an explosive nature to produce special matches. India and Pakistan would be battling for the third Sunday in a row, but this time for the title. Panesar doesn’t go with the easy win for India in the finals. He feels nothing is to be lost for Pakistan; hence they might produce the best cricket they…

Indian bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur will lead Mumbai in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, as confirmed by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) while releasing their list of probables for the prestigious tournament. This marks Shardul’s first tournament at the helm of the Mumbai team. With senior India’s Ajinkya Rahane surrendering the Mumbai captaincy before the season commenced, Thakur, as the captain of West Zone in the Duleep Trophy during the same season in which his side fell in the semis, had communicated to be open to take on the responsibility of leading Mumbai. “Yes, I am open for the Mumbai captaincy.…

Following India’s thrilling Super Over victory over Sri Lanka in the last Super Four stage match of the Asia Cup, bowling coach Morne Morkel confirmed that Hardik Pandya, an all-rounder, and Abhishek Sharma were cramps-off from the field during Sri Lanka’s batting innings. India held an undefeated run in the Super Four stage after withstanding a fierce attack from centurion Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera, sealing a win on a razor’s edge. But if anything worried the team was Pandya’s inability to bowl beyond the first over and having to leave the field for some time. Sharma was also away…

The Asia Cup 2025 is going to be a lot of fun with the best teams from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) participating. It’s the 17th time they’re doing this and it’s a big window for teams to prepare for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The games will be in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and will be T20I. Expect some good intense games between Asia’s top cricket playing countries. Cricket is getting bigger and the Asia Cup is a great platform for both new and old players to come out and show what they have on a big stage. Since…

“There is no update on Mohammed Shami,” said Ajit Agarkar, chairman of the national selection committee, while announcing India’s Test squad for the home series against the West Indies on September 25. The 35-year-old fast bowler was snubbed for the two-Test series, with Agarkar suggesting that Shami just had not played enough domestic cricket to come back. Once seen as inseparable from Jasprit Bumrah in India pace attack, Shami has fallen off all formats. The hero of the 2023 ODI World Cup, he last played Test in the 2023 World Test Championship final, and last white-ball game in the 2025…

In an interesting development, the fast bowler Arundhati Reddy was declared ‘perfectly fine’ after an injury scare in a warm-up match against England. The incident was reported to have occurred at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on Thursday. This update will fill the entire Indian camp with positivity just before the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup. What’s the Update regarding the injury While bowling her fifth over, having dismissed opener Amy Jones, Reddy suffered the injury. Reddy was injured when Heather Knight, the England captain, hit a fierce straight drive right against her left knee. The impact came…

The Bangladesh campaign in the Asia Cup Super 4 took a major hit after what the newspapers called one of the worst batting collapses ever against Pakistan. Chasing a modest target of 136, they lost by 11 runs. The defeat has brought into question their temperament under pressure and also has put an end to their hopes of participating in the final of Asia Cup 2025. Bangladesh never really looked to be in control of what seemed a straightforward chase, starting right from the first over. There was an immediate impact from Shaheen Afridi with that new ball, with two…

Gary Stead is back with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) as announced today. He will be a high-performance coach. NZC says Stead will work with players and coaches to grow and work with high-performance programs. Stead’s return comes after he left his role as head coach of the New Zealand men’s team in June, after a successful period from 2018 to 2025. During that time he coached the team to three major finals – the 2019 ODI World Cup, the 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy. He also guided New Zealand to win the first World Test Championship…