Anshul Gupta

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.

Former India captain Virat Kohli emerged as the highest tax-paying cricketer as per the latest Fortune India report with the amount being as high as INR 66 crore. MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar were among other names in the top five which also included Hardik Pandya on the list.

Ishan Kishan is currently at the NCA recovering from a groin injury he suffered during the Buchi Babu tournament. Kishan has been on the sidelines for the longest time for India and in domestic cricket and his return will be delayed as he was supposed to turn up for India D in the Duleep Trophy.

As many as six medals are potentially on the radar for the Indian contingent on the eighth day of the Paris Paralympics on Thursday, September 5. India have already reached their best tally of 24 but given how Harvinder Singh played for his Gold, all eyes will be on him again in the mixed event.

The defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors handed a thrashing to St Kitts and Nevis Patriots as they smashed the second-highest total in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) history with Shimron Hetmyer playing the starring role. Hetmyer scored a 39-ball 91 while achieving T20 history.

England Test captain Ben Stokes hasn't played a white-ball match for England since the ODI World Cup last year, however, the senior all-rounder is content with what he has been able to achieve in coloured clothing for the 2019 champions saying that he'll be happy even if he isn't considered anymore.

For the first time since 2003, none of Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo found themselves on the list of 30 nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or award. Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, missed out on nomination last year as well while Messi won the same in 2023 for a record eighth time.

South Delhi Superstarz's Priyansh Arya spoke exclusively to India TV about his six sixes in an over in the ongoing Delhi Premier League, how he recovered from the disappointment of the IPL auction, red-ball cricket, his favourite IPL team and his early days of how he got into cricket.

England have made one change in their playing XI for the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Oval from the previous game at Lord's. England have already sealed the series, having taken a 2-0 unassailable lead, would aim for their second Test clean sweep for the summer.

Former India head coach Rahul Dravid will return to the position, this time around in the IPL for the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2025 edition. Dravid, who was last involved with the Royals as a mentor in 2015, recently ended his nearly three-year stint with Indian team with a T20 World Cup win.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots despite having one of the best squads on paper haven't been able to put out collective performances in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League. The Patriots will be up against the defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors, who got over the line on the last ball.

Australia will take on Scotland in a three-match T20 series, a first-ever bilateral assignment between the two countries starting Wednesday, September 3 in Edinburgh. Australia have introduced some fresh faces for the assignment and would aim for a good outing against a good Scottish side.

Australia against Scotland, a few years ago this contest wouldn't have made much of a sense but as the formats get shorter, the difference between sides tend to get reduced. If the T20 World Cup encounter between the two sides was any indication, this three-match T20 series could be mouth-watering.

Bangladesh handed Pakistan a 2-0 series defeat in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, September 3. This is the first away Test series win for Bangladesh in 15 years as Pakistan have a lot of soul-searching to do as they have lost all of their last five Tests played and have a huge upcoming challenge in England.

In an exclusive interaction with India TV, South Delhi Superstarz captain Ayush Badoni spoke about captaincy, expectations before the Delhi Premier League season, the tournament he has had, the IPL auction and much more. Badoni's South Delhi side has already qualified for the DPL 2024 playoffs.

Australia will take on Scotland for the first time in a bilateral series as the two teams will be up against each other for three matches. Scotland put up more than a decent fight against Australia in the T20 World Cup in June and that should keep the hosts in good stead ahead of a historic series.