Anshul Gupta

Australia will name a new T20 captain but not just yet ahead of the series against Pakistan with the Test players - the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head and Pat Cummins among others - set to miss the three-match assignment, which ends on November 18, four days before the start of India Tests.

New Zealand levelled the series in Ahmedabad on Sunday, October 27 in the second ODI with a magnificent all-round performance. The White Ferns had reduced India to 108/8 before a heroic comeback gave India a glimmer of hope before falling short by 76 runs.

Hobart Hurricanes will open their Women's Big Bash League 2024-25 campaign against Sydney Thunder at Bellerive Oval on Monday, October 28. Hurricanes and Thunder have been two underperforming sides at the WBBL of late and with some new signings, will hope to break the rut in the 10th edition.

Ollie Pope's form has become a huge concern for England, especially away from home. His meagre returns in Pakistan have forced the former cricketers and experts in England to come up with suggestions for a new number three in Tests for England.

Virat Kohli returned with scores of 1 and 17 in the Pune Test against New Zealand. Kohli hasn't had a great run of late in Test cricket and with the World Test Championship final spot on the line and the Australia tour on the horizon, India need one of their stalwarts back in form and firing.

Brisbane Heat began their Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) campaign with a cracker of a win by beating the defending champions Adelaide Strikers in the opening clash of the new season, a repeat of last year's final. Charli Knott and debutant Shikha Pandey starred for the Heat on Sunday, October 27.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the annual retainership contracts for the men's team for 2024-25 with former captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan being the only ones in category A. There were quite a few changes from the last time around with five new inductees.

India women will be up against New Zealand in the second ODI in Ahmedabad with an aim to seal the series. India came up with a remarkable bowling performance, especially in the second half to stage a come-from-behind victory and the White Ferns will be keen to take the series to a decider.

The BCCI named a 15-member squad for four-match T20I series against South Africa next month with most of the side retained from the one that played against Bangladesh in first half of October. One of the stars of the Emerging T20 Asia Cup, Ramandeep Singh has earned a maiden India call-up.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 25 runs in Pakistan's first innings in the Rawalpindi Test against England before being dismissed by Rehan Ahmed, who was in the middle of a smashing spell in the pre-lunch session on the second day. Saud Shakeel has kept hopes alive of Pakistan taking a first-innings lead.

The 10th edition and probably the biggest of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) will kick off on Sunday, October 27 with the defending champions Adelaide Strikers taking on the Brisbane Heat in the opener, in a repeat of last year's final.

Missing a full toss won't be less than a nightmare for a stalwart like Virat Kohli, who apart from his 70-odd in the last game, hasn't been in great form in Tests of late. India underwent a massive collapse to be all out for 156, falling 103 runs short of New Zealand's total.

Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars revealed their respective new captains ahead of the 10th edition of the Women's Big Bash League. The WBBL 2024-25 kicks off with the two-time defending champions Adelaide Strikers taking on the Brisbane Heat in the repeat of last year's final.

Western Australia suffered their second abject collapse of the ongoing One-Day Cup as Tasmania rolled them out for just 53 at WACA in Perth on Friday, October 25. Tasmania chased the total down without much discomfort to register their first win of the competition.

India bowled out New Zealand for 259 in a remarkable comeback with the ball by the hosts in the second Test in Pune led by Washington Sundar in his comeback game in the whites. While Sundar picked seven wickets, it was the senior offie, R Ashwin, who began the procession in the morning session.

Former Australian opener David Warner received a lifetime captaincy ban from all Australian cricket competitions and a 12-month suspension after being found party to in the infamous ball-tampering investigation during the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa, alongside Steve Smith.

India won the second hockey Test against Germany in New Delhi but lost the series in the shootout. India won the Thursday game 5-3 owing to a smashing third quarter and head coach Craig Fulton was pleased that the team was able to convert the chances after a disappointing outing, the day prior.