Anshul Gupta

Afghanistan will be on cloud nine after beating South Africa 2-1 in the three-match ODI series in September and now the Bangladesh assignment will be another step in the right direction towards preparation for the Champions Trophy. Bangladesh, on the other hand, would want to start afresh.

James Anderson has publicly expressed his desire to play a bit longer than he actually did after being forced to an early retirement by Brendon McCullum and Co with the team going ahead with youngsters, with an eye on the next year's Ashes in Australia.

Virat Kohli might not be in the best of forms but he is set to embark on the tour of Australia, a place which has brought the best out of him mentally, emotionally and skill-wise. As he celebrates his 36th birthday, Kohli will be keen to turn the corner if indeed it is the start of the end.

England white-ball captain Jos Buttler is set to return to action for the first time since the T20 World Cup in the T20I series against the West Indies. Buttler has had multiple setbacks while trying to recover fully from the calf injury that ruled him out of The Hundred and Australia series.

Normal service resumed for Mitchell Starc as he picked up three wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series against Pakistan in Melbourne. Starc became only the fifth Australian bowler to complete 100 ODI wickets at home as he achieved the milestone with the dismissal of Saim Ayub.

Who'd have tipped New Zealand to blank out India in a three-match Test series in their own backyard? It had never happened before and New Zealand became the first team as India came up short, especially with their batting on turning tracks and scripted history as far as Test cricket is concerned.

Rajasthan Royals exhausted their retentions before the IPL 2025 mega auction. However, among those six names, England white-ball captain Jos Buttler wasn't the one. Buttler, who has had tremendous run for the Royals across seven seasons, penned an emotional post after not being retained.

Australia vs Pakistan Highlights: Pat Cummins held his nerves of steel and took Australia home in a low-scoring thriller in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Aussies won the series opener by 2 wickets as they managed to chase 204 at the end.

India suffered their first-ever home Test series whitewash as New Zealand pounded them 3-0. With the Australia tour scheduled very close, the tough calls will probably be taken after January with regards to the Test team as far as the transition is concerned.

Australia's search for a Test opener has reached its last stages with Ricky Ponting finalising his pick. The likes of Sam Konstas, Marcus Harris or Cameron Bancroft haven't really made their mark in the ongoing game for Australia A against India A and Ponting has leaned towards the experienced one.

Shai Hope slammed his 17th ODI century as West Indies posted a massive score of 328 runs on the board in the second game of the three-match series in Antigua. Hope equalled West Indies great Desmond Haynes for most ODI tons for the region while achieving a massive feat in the current decade.

Rishabh Pant after being with the Delhi Capitals for nine seasons and playing for eight of them has parted ways with the franchise ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL. Pant is touted to be the most expensive Indian player in IPL auction history with at least three teams searching for a new captain.

Mohammad Rizwan's captaincy stint in white-ball cricket for Pakistan will kick off with a three-match ODI series against Australia. The series marks the return of the big three of Pakistan cricket including Babar Azam while for Australia skipper Pat Cummins comes back having missed England series.

Ravindra Jadeja had a stunning turnaround after an average outing in Pune as he is staring at a 10-wicket haul in the Mumbai Test against New Zealand having picked a fifer in the first innings and four in the second. On Day 2 of the Mumbai Test, Jadeja achieved a massive WTC feat.

R Ashwin left his wicketless first-innings performance behind as he was back to his best in the second for India against New Zealand. Ashwin bowled magnificently on the second day of the Mumbai Test and it was his use of carrom ball that got him a couple of key scalps.