Former captain Babar Azam was dropped from Pakistan's Test squad alongside star pacers Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi while India suffered a close defeat to Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup and stand on the brink of elimination. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 14.

Pakistan were dominant on the first day of the first Test against England in Multan scoring 328 runs while losing just four wickets and England went two in two in the Women's T20 World Cup beating South Africa and moved to the top of Group B. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 8.

India beat Pakistan to register their first win in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 to stay alive in the hunt for the semi-finals in the competition while India's men's team got better of Bangladesh in the first T20I in Gwalior. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 7.

Mominul Haque slammed his 13th Test century as he helped Bangladesh cross the 200 mark in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh. The match resumed in Kanpur after a gap of two days with no play on Day 2 and Day 3 due to bad weather, a wet outfield and poor drainage.

The drainage facility at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur has brought back the question, should India have just five Test centres like Australia and England? The conversation has gained steam yet again with no play on two days straight in Kanpur during the second India vs Bangladesh Test.

Rain proved to be a dampener on the first day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur while England levelled the five-match ODI series 2-2 against Australia at Lord's achieving their second biggest win at the venue. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 28.

Musheer Khan, the emerging Mumbai batting all-rounder, has been ruled out of the Irani Cup clash against the Rest of India and is likely to miss a few Ranji Trophy matches as well. The Mumbai batter has impressed one and all with his temperament and consistent in youth ODIs and red-ball cricket.

India won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second Test in Kanpur on an overcast day with both the sun and the clouds playing hide and seek. India went with an unchanged playing XI. There was an expectation that Jasprit Bumrah could be rested given the potential workload of Tests in Australia.

India had to toil a bit for the first wicket but one brought two as Akash Deep was on a roll, not for the first time in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. India opted to bowl after winning the toss in overcast conditions in Kanpur in the second game.

India will take on Bangladesh in the second and final Test in Kanpur starting Friday, September 27 and will aim to seal the series 2-0 while T20 legend Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from all forms of cricket amid ongoing CPL 2024. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 27.

Yuvraj Singh picked Sourav Ganguly as his favourite captain having played the most under him and MS Dhoni. Yuvraj made his debut under Ganguly but played the latter part of his career under Dhoni, however, either wasn't his choice when it came to comparison with Ricky Ponting.

Drona Desai, an 18-year-old prodigy from Gujarat, wasn't aware that he was so close to 500 during his marathon knock in the Diwan Ballubhai Cup under-19 tournament in Gandhinagar. Desai joined the elite list of Indian batters to smash such high scores.

Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan spoke about his retirement and why he didn't have any inspiration to play domestic cricket and continue for long while Sri Lanka take on New Zealand in the second and final Test match of the series at Galle. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on Sept 26.

Virat Kohli was named among Delhi's 84 probables for the Ranji Trophy alongside Rishabh Pant while captain Harry Brook helped England stay alive in the five-match ODI series against Australia with a maiden century in the format. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 25.

There may be doubts about the injury over Shakib Al Hasan as he bowled very little in both innings against India in the ongoing Chennai Test, however, the veteran all-rounder has been solid with the bat compared to Bangladesh's other batters. Bangladesh were set a target of 515 runs to win.

India are nearing a magnificent win in the first Test against Bangladesh with the visitors still needing 357 runs with just six wickets left while Australia recorded their 14th consecutive ODI win, by beating England 68 runs at Headingley. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 22.

Delhi Capitals named Rishabh Pant as the captain of the franchise in 2021 as part of a long-term plan and it seems the 2020 finalists are set to put that plan into motion by retaining him ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Pant scored 446 runs on his IPL return leading the Delhi Capitals in 2024.