Cricket

File Pic: Nahid Rana celebrates after taking a wicket. (ANI Photo) Nahid Rana has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2026 after a stunning run of performances that helped Bangladesh seal a memorable ODI series win over New Zealand.The young fast bowler claimed eight wickets in three matches against New…

Tilak Varma helps MI beat PBKS by 6 wickets. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Already eliminated Mumbai Indians kept the IPL 2026 points table wide open with a stunning six-wicket win over Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Thursday. Led by Jasprit Bumrah for the first time in IPL history, MI registered their fourth win of the…

Deepak Chahar dismissed Priyansh Arya after setting him up with a planned sequence of deliveries, during the IPL 2026 match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Thursday.In the 58th match of the tournament, Mumbai Indians were led by Jasprit Bumrah, who stepped in as captain with Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav unavailable….

Punjab Kings openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh became the first uncapped opening pair to cross 1,000 partnership runs in the IPL. The milestone was reached when the team score moved to 24 during PBKS’ match against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.The duo also added a 50-run stand in the match before the partnership was broken…

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bowl first in IPL 2026 match vs Punjab Kings on Thursday in Dharamsala.Jasprit Bumrah became the 10th captain to lead Mumbai Indians, as their regular captain Hardik Pandya as well as stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav both were unavailable for the selection. MI…

Sanjiv Goenka and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: The announcement of India A squad for the upcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka triggered a wave of praise on Thursday, with Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka leading the tributes for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Badoni.The BCCI named Tilak Varma captain of the 15-member squad for…

File Pic: Punjab Kings’ Shashank Singh drops a catch against Sunrisers Hyderabad. (ANI Photo) Despite Mumbai Indians’ position in the IPL 2026 points table, former Australian captain Aaron Finch warned that a team with ‘nothing to lose’ is often the most dangerous opponent. MI are set to take on Punjab Kings at Dharamsala on Thursday…

Tilak Varma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Thursday announced the 15-member India A squad for the upcoming one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka, with 23-year-old batter Tilak Varma handed the captaincy for the June assignment.The tri-series will feature India A, Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A, with all white-ball matches scheduled to be…

India’s captain Shubman Gill, center, KL Rahul, right, and Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrate after winning the cricket Test series against West Indies, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) The Indian men’s senior selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to pick squads for the one-off Test against Afghanistan and the three…

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar showered praise on Virat Kohli after the RCB star’s record-breaking century in Raipur, saying that while discussions continue around the rise of the new generation of power-hitters, Kohli has once again proved that the “old generation is still the best.”Virat Kohli produced a stunning comeback after back-to-back ducks, and perhaps…