Anshul Gupta

Yuvraj Singh picked Sourav Ganguly as his favourite captain having played the most under him and MS Dhoni. Yuvraj made his debut under Ganguly but played the latter part of his career under Dhoni, however, either wasn't his choice when it came to comparison with Ricky Ponting.

Shakib Al Hasan, the veteran Bangladesh all-rounder confirmed that the T20 World Cup 2024 clash against Afghanistan was his last international match in the shortest format while he is planning to ride off into the Test sunset at home against South Africa next month.

New Zealand players were visible sporting black armbands after Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first in the second Test in Galle on Thursday, September 26. Sri Lanka have a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series and New Zealand will aim to level it to stay in the hunt for WTC final spot.

Drona Desai, an 18-year-old prodigy from Gujarat, wasn't aware that he was so close to 500 during his marathon knock in the Diwan Ballubhai Cup under-19 tournament in Gandhinagar. Desai joined the elite list of Indian batters to smash such high scores.

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket last month mentioned that just playing IPL and putting in two-three months of hard work wasn't enough for him to get going. Dhawan said that he was content with what he could achieve in his lifetime.

Barbados Royals have just fallen behind a bit in the race for the top two and it might almost be a four-pointer on Wednesday night in Guyana. The Royals have suffered back-to-back losses to Saint Lucia Kings and will be keen to do a double on the Warriors, having beaten them already in CPL 2024.

ICC Rankings: India's trio of Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin and Akash Deep were the big gainers in the latest Test rankings as far as the bowlers and all-rounders were concerned. Jadeja scored 86 with the bat and took five wickets while Ashwin was the player of the match with a century and a fifer.

MS Dhoni infamously lost his cool during the Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings clash in IPL 2019 when the on-field umpire withdrew his no-ball call. Dhoni's CSK teammate Mohit Sharma recalled the infamous incident while providing the behind-the-scenes information.

England beat Travis Head and Adam Zampa-less Australian side in the third ODI in Durham to stay alive in the five-match assignment with the DLS method deciding the result. Will Jacks and Harry Brook's 156-run partnership was the centre of England's win as captain smashed his maiden ODI hundred.

Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced the 84-member probables list for the Ranji Trophy, which is likely to be truncated to 15-20 for the final squad. The 2024-25 edition of India's premier domestic red-ball competition begins on October 11.

Sri Lanka completed a magnificent win in the series opener in Galle against New Zealand and will now aim to seal it in the second Test at the very same venue. Sri Lanka leapfrogged New Zealand to move up to the third place on the WTC standings and would want to continue their upsurge.

Barbados Royals are in the playoffs but the fight for the top two spots keeps the tournament interesting going into the final few games in the league stage of the few games in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The Royals take on Saint Lucia Kings in Guyana, a tricky surface for the batters.

A clean sweep will be on Afghanistan's mind as they take on South Africa in the third and final ODI match of the series in Sharjah on Sunday, September 22. Afghanistan won the first two games rather comfortably with the young Proteas squad failing to play the Afghan spin trio on helpful wickets.

India completed a magnificent win in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai by 280 runs with R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant being the top performers. The second and final match of the series will kick off in Kanpur on Friday, September 27.

R Ashwin continued his wicket-taking run in Test cricket as he took his tally to 522 scalps in the format and 37 five-fors in the series opener against Bangladesh at his home. Bangladesh went from 194/4 to 234 all out while chasing 515 as India won the first Test by 280 runs.

For the first time in India's Test cricket history spanning 92 years, the number of wins is more than the number of defeats as the two-time World Test Championship finalists beat Bangladesh by 280 runs in the opening match of the series. R Ashwin starred with a century and a six-wicket haul.