Anshul Gupta

Rashid Khan, who went wicketless in the MLC 2024 eliminator against the Texas Super Kings, got those two wickets in his first appearance in the fourth edition of the Hundred for Trent Rockets against the Manchester Originals to reach the remarkable feat of 600 wickets in the T20 format.

Zak Crawley became the latest Englishman to sign up for the SA20, especially for the players who play Test cricket predominantly given that England are scheduled to play a white-ball series in January against India. The third season of SA20 is set to be played from January 9 to February 8.

India will look to seal the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka 3-0 as they take on the hosts in the finale on Tuesday, July 30 in Pallekele. Sri Lanka, especially their top-order batters, have fought hard but the middle-order collapses in the first T20Is haven't helped their cause.

Preceding the respective global events, the T20 World Cup in 2026 and the ODI World Cup in 2027, the 2025 Asia Cup will take place in the T20 format and the 2027 edition will happen in the 50-over format. India won the last ODI Asia Cup in 2023 and Sri Lanka won the T20 one in 2022.

The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Monday, July 29, confirmed a six-team Delhi Premier League set to take place in the second half of August at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the city. The auction of six teams took place on Sunday, July 28 with a total of INR 49.65 crore being spent.

India got a lucky escape in their second Pool B encounter against Argentina as they held the South American side to a 1-1 draw at the Paris Olympics. Argentina was in the lead for 36 minutes, more than half of the game and could have won if not for a penalty stroke saved by PR Sreejesh.

Dutch beach Volleyball player Steven van de Velde had a mixed welcome from the crowd at Paris Olympics as he took the field in the quadrennial event. Van de Velde, a convicted child rapist, was playing at the Olympics and not everyone was happy with his presence.

Ireland beat Zimbabwe to register their second win in Test cricket in their ninth appearance in the longest format of the game. Andy McBrine starred for the hosts taking seven wickets with the ball and scoring 83 runs including an unbeaten 55 to help Ireland chase down a 158-run target.

Sri Lanka beat India to turn their luck around in the Women's Asia Cup finals against the Women in Blue to clinch their maiden title in the continental tournament. Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama smashed fifties to make short work of a 166-run chase.

Sri Lanka beat India for the first time in a Women's Asia Cup match and what better game to do that than the final as the hosts finally got a result in their favour after losing five finals against the Women in Blue. Skipper Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Madhavi slammed fifties for Sri Lanka.

Antim Panghal, the prodigious Indian wrestler, has had pretty eventful last two years where she not only rose up the ranks in the sport in the country but also made a name for herself across various junior and senior championships but a maiden Olympics will be the biggest stage she will be playing.

SA20 is on a star-signing spree ahead of its third edition with the former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson being the latest to take the African safari. Williamson, who had expressed his wish to get involved in SA20 having declined the annual central contract and will be hoping for a good outing.

Sift Kaur Samra, one of the several Olympics debutants for India at Paris, made her mark at the Asian Games last year with a Gold medal in 50m women's rifle 3 positions. Samra is also the world record holder in her discipline and will be aiming for some Gold rush in Paris.

With the Major League Cricket (MLC) Season 2 in its final stages and the Hundred just into its first week, another T20 League is set to begin, the Global T20 Canada in the crowded July-August window. This will be the fourth edition of GT20 Canada with some of the biggest T20 stars set to take part.

India will take on Sri Lanka in a three-match T20 series, followed by as many ODIs. The series is also the start of a new chapter in India's T20I journey with a new captain given three veterans have bid the format adieu. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will look for an improved show in the format.

Welsh Fire with changes in their personnel last year came up with an improved show in the men's Hundred and will hope to go much better with the number of options they have available this time. Manchester Originals, on the other hand, are set to miss Jos Buttler this year in a huge blow.

West Indies had to make a last-minute tweak to their Test squad with Jeremiah Louis getting injured in training during the second game against England. Louis had come into the squad as a replacement for Kemar Roach. West Indies will look to avoid a whitewash as England eye a 3-0 clean sweep.