Anshul Gupta

India's Test squad was named for the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. Most of the names were on the expected lines with Yash Dayal being the surprise pick as the left-arm seaming option. The two-match Test series begins on Thursday, September 19 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

South Africa have injected fresh blood as coach Rob Walter mentioned that they have added a few 'fringe' players for the Afghanistan ODIs and T20, ODI series against Ireland. Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram will continue to be the captains of the respective sides.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), a franchise often criticised for the lack of its bowling resources, especially at the death, got a 'told you so' opportunity after three of the side's pace bowlers were picked in India's Test squad for the Bangladesh series, including maiden call-up for Yash Dayal.

The first day of the much-anticipated Afghanistan vs New Zealand turned out to be a damp squib as no play was possible due to a wet outfield. It didn't rain on Monday at all, however, there were a few patches that remained a concern and there is a hope for a full day's play on Tuesday.

After 32 matches, some huge scores and umpteen thrilling moments, the inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) is onto its final stage, the summit clash between the two top teams of the competition, East Delhi Riders and South Delhi Superstarz.

Chennai Super Kings and East Delhi Riders pacer Simarjeet Singh, who is joint-third highest wicket-taker in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) T20 currently with 15 scalps to his name spoke to India TV about MS Dhoni, playing hockey in growing up days, DPL, IPL auction and much more.

Afghanistan will be playing their 10th Test match and first-ever against New Zealand in Greater Noida, starting September 9. For New Zealand, this will be the start of a big Test season in Asia with two games in Sri Lanka after this and three matches against India in India.

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons finally got off the mark in their fifth match in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and now that they are on the road, they would want to keep the winning momentum going. Against them on Sunday morning at St Kitts and Nevi Patriots, who are in a similar boat.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his international retirement following his ouster from the white-ball side. The 37-year-old all-rounder, who last played for England in the T20 World Cup, represented his national side in 298 matches across three formats.

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka finally clinched her maiden US Open title after beating Jessica Pegula in straight sets 7-5, 7-5 after several heartbreaks in the particular Grand Slam. This was Sabalenka's third Grand Slam as the 26-year-old got emotional while Pegula's search for a Grand Slam continued.

Navdeep Singh and Simran Sharma extended India's record tally at the Paris Paralympics to 29 on the penultimate day. Navdeep's Silver was upgraded to a Gold medal and hence, the number has reached seven, which is more than the total number of medals India won at the Paris Olympics.

Australia shrugged off Scotland like dust in the three-match T20 series opener in Edinburgh with Travis Head blowing them out of the waters in the powerplay itself. There has been a bit of war of words between the two teams and Scotland will be keen to bounce back in the series to keep it alive.

Rishabh Pant's return to red-ball cricket after more than two years wasn't as auspicious as he got out cheaply for just seven playing for India B against India A in Bengaluru. India B found themselves in a difficult position losing seven wickets for not much with Musheer Khan holding one end.

England announced a couple of changes to their squads for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia. Regular captain Jos Buttler, who missed the Hundred due to calf injury will remain on the sidelines and will miss the T20 series with his opening partner Phil Salt being named his stand-in.

The Indian men's domestic season kicked off on Thursday, September 5 in Bengaluru and Ananthapur. Several Indian players are spread across four teams with some of them looking to audition for the spots for the Test team with the squad announcement looming for the Bangladesh series.