Anshul Gupta

The calls of truncating Test matches have gotten louder in recent times with matches increasingly getting done and dusted before the fifth day. In the recent series, two of the three India-New Zealand matches and two of the Pakistan-England games were done by the fourth day.

Bangladesh lost eight wickets for just 23 runs as Allah Ghazanfar literally ran through the Bangladesh line-up to hand Afghanistan a handsome win. Bangladesh's winless streak across formats in international cricket went up to eight as the Tigers are to get over the line since the Pakistan series.

India will take on South Africa in a short four-match T20 series that lasts a week at best. The series begins in Durban with the T20 World Champions set to tour the whole rainbow nation. India have called up three players for the first time in T20Is while the Proteas will see their seniors return.

India A will be up against Australia A in the second and final unofficial Test in Melbourne starting November 7. Australia A won the opening clash rather comfortably. Australia will have an eye on Nathan McSweeney as the potential opener for Perth Test and for India, KL Rahul will be in spotlight.

India A will take on Australia A in the second and final unofficial Test of the series at Melbourne Cricket Ground starting Thursday, November 7. KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel were added to the India A squad for the second game after the completion of the home series against New Zealand.

The first ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Ground was a landmark one as the venue completed 300 matches in international cricket. Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat but could only muster 235 runs in their innings.

Glenn Maxwell praised the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team management for their efficient communication after he was not retained ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. RCB retained just three players, the second lowest among 10 teams, will all overseas players being released.

Indian batter's technical bankruptcy against spin was exposed in the recent home series against New Zealand. In four innings on turning tracks in Pune and Mumbai, India posted totals of 156, 245, 263 and 121 while New Zealand were able to play and apply better to win the series 3-0.

India suffered a humiliating 3-0 series defeat against New Zealand, the first-ever in three-Test assignment at home. With the turnaround before the Australia tour being short, World Cup-winning Kapil Dev captain spoke about if there is a need for change after defeat and Golf in an exclusive chat.

Afghanistan will be on cloud nine after beating South Africa 2-1 in the three-match ODI series in September and now the Bangladesh assignment will be another step in the right direction towards preparation for the Champions Trophy. Bangladesh, on the other hand, would want to start afresh.

James Anderson has publicly expressed his desire to play a bit longer than he actually did after being forced to an early retirement by Brendon McCullum and Co with the team going ahead with youngsters, with an eye on the next year's Ashes in Australia.

Virat Kohli might not be in the best of forms but he is set to embark on the tour of Australia, a place which has brought the best out of him mentally, emotionally and skill-wise. As he celebrates his 36th birthday, Kohli will be keen to turn the corner if indeed it is the start of the end.

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler is set to return to action for the first time since the T20 World Cup in the T20I series against the West Indies. Buttler has had multiple setbacks while trying to recover fully from the calf injury that ruled him out of The Hundred and Australia series.

Normal service resumed for Mitchell Starc as he picked up three wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series against Pakistan in Melbourne. Starc became only the fifth Australian bowler to complete 100 ODI wickets at home as he achieved the milestone with the dismissal of Saim Ayub.

Who'd have tipped New Zealand to blank out India in a three-match Test series in their own backyard? It had never happened before and New Zealand became the first team as India came up short, especially with their batting on turning tracks and scripted history as far as Test cricket is concerned.

Rajasthan Royals exhausted their retentions before the IPL 2025 mega auction. However, among those six names, England white-ball captain Jos Buttler wasn't the one. Buttler, who has had tremendous run for the Royals across seven seasons, penned an emotional post after not being retained.

Australia vs Pakistan Highlights: Pat Cummins held his nerves of steel and took Australia home in a low-scoring thriller in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Aussies won the series opener by 2 wickets as they managed to chase 204 at the end.