India will take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting in Chennai on Thursday, September 19. It has been a long and unusual 41-day break between two international assignments for India but will be determined to start on a good note on Thursday.
India's home Test season begins with the Bangladesh series on Thursday, September 19 after a 40-day international break. India named the squad on the expected lines apart from the call-up for Yash Dayal but still, there are a few changes from the side that played against England earlier this year.
Punjab Kings have named the former Australian captain and ex-Delhi Capitals coach as the new head coach ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. Ponting will be the sixth coach in eight years for Punjab Kings in the IPL as they hope for stability and a title with the multiple World Cup winner.
Former India captain and the country's most successful skipper in Tests, Virat Kohli, built a world-class pace attack featuring the likes of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah that helped the team win overseas. Kohli spoke about the pace attack and especially Bumrah.
England and Australia will be playing their respective first series after last year's World Cup and this will be the start of their preparation for the Champions Trophy. Apart from Pat Cummins, all the big boys are back for Australia while Buttler-less England have got a few of the Test guys back.
Afghanistan didn't get to play the Test match against New Zealand due to poor conditions and weather in Greater Noida, but will now get back into action in the ODI series against South Africa in Sharjah. South Africa have picked a young squad and would hope to find some new heroes during the series.
Ajaz Patel got the big wicket of Kamindu Mendis late in the day, however, the first day belonged to Sri Lanka because of his fourth Test hundred. Mendis scored 114, his fourth century in 11 innings as Sri Lanka scored 302 runs on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma suggested that the two-time World Test Championship finalists will come hard at Bangladesh saying that no series is easy and every match played for country is crucial. Rohit also mentioned that a lot of things were and will be said but they have to focus on themselves.
Sri Lanka will be on a high after a win at the Oval as they avoided a clean sweep against England and will be keen to start positively against New Zealand, who lack match practice and will be playing two Test matches in conditions that are a bit alien for them.
India won a hard-fought final against China 1-0 with Jugraj Singh scoring the winner in the 51st minute. The defence of both teams was spot-on as several chances were kept at bay and India prevailed in the end to clinch their fifth title and defend the one won last year.
Commonwealth Games 2026 finds itself in limbo with Glasgow stepping in at the last minute to host the quadrennial event. It seems like the number of sporting disciplines might have a heavy reduction from 19 in Birmingham in 2022 after several prospective cities refused to host the event.
Stallions suffered a colossal loss at the hands of Markhors in their second match of the Champions One-day Cup in Pakistan having been bowled out for a paltry 105, however, the team's skipper's "I am happy that we lost" comment has gone viral.
Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the rest of the County Championship for Leicestershire due to a couple of niggles while India will face China in the final of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy after beating South Korea 4-1 in the semis. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 17.
Barbados Royals, the table-toppers will be up against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, the team at the bottom in their final home game in the ongoing edition of the CPL. The Royals came back from their only defeat beating the Guyana Amazon Warriors in their last game riding on Quinton de Kock's ton.
Sri Lanka take on New Zealand in a two-match Test series starting Wednesday, September 18 in Galle. It is an important series from the World Test Championship point of view given the Kiwis are in third spot and Sri Lanka have risen to fifth place after the win at the Oval against England.
Sri Lanka have announced their squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand at home starting Wednesday, September 18. The Lankans have made a few changes from the squad that lost to England 1-2, by adding a couple of more spinners, which was expected given the change in conditions.
England women's cricket team scripted history during the second T20I against Ireland in Dublin. Ireland levelled the series with a magnificent run-chase led by Orla Prendergast as they recorded their first-ever T20I win over England women.
England's regular captain Jos Buttler is set to miss the ODI series as well after being ruled out of T20Is against Australia due to a calf injury while Ireland recorded their first-ever T20I win against England in Dublin on Sunday, September 15. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on Sept 16.
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