Rishabh Pant slammed his sixth Test century in Chennai on his comeback to the longest format of the game after almost two years. Riding on Pant and Shubman Gill's centuries, India set Bangladesh a huge target of 515 runs to chase in the fourth innings.

Sri Lanka took their lead past 200 on Day 3 of the first Test against New Zealand with no play on September 21 being the rest day in Galle while India are closing in on a 400-run lead against Bangladesh in Chennai in the opening Test. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 21.

Ricky Ponting, the two-time World Cup-winning captain and one-time IPL-winning coach joined his third franchise in the IPL in the role of head coach, Punjab Kings, ahead of the 2025 edition. Ponting, who recently parted ways with the Delhi Capitals, spent seven years with the franchise.

Sarfaraz Ahmed was his hilarious best from behind the stumps in the Stallions vs Dolphins match in Faisalabad in the Champions Cup. However, Babar Azam, the Stallions' star batter had the last laugh. Dolphins are at the bottom of the table with three losses in as many matches.

R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja led India's comeback on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai while New Zealand reduced the deficit to just 50 with Tom Latham and Kane Williamson smashing half-centuries on Day 2 against Sri Lanka. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on Sept 20.

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.

Babar Azam exhibited his aggressive strokeplay in the Champions Cup match between the Stallions and the Markhors in Faisalabad on Sunday, September 15. Babar took Shahnawaz Dahani for 20 runs in an over including five fours but still couldn't help his side win the contest.

Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan gave a suggestion to Babar Azam while naming Virat Kohli during a press event in Karachi. Babar has been struggling for form of late, with his last fifty-plus score coming in May against Ireland.

An Africa XI vs Asia XI three-match ODI series took place in 2005 and then in 2007. The Afro-Asia Cup as it was called was about to be sidelined quietly before being revived for 2009. However, it was eventually cancelled and it seems that there might be another attempt at reviving the tournament.

Paralympics athletes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and were felicitated at an event later in the day while Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya shared pictures and videos of him training with the red ball. Maybe a sign of things to come? Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 13.

Somerset registered one of the most thrilling victories in the County Championship in recent times beating Surrey by 111 runs with just three minutes left on the final day. It was a nail-biting finish as it could get and injured Tom Banton, couldn't himself from being part of the celebrations.

Hardik Pandya, who last played a Test match in September 2018, has fuelled his comeback speculations in red-ball cricket as he was seen putting in hard yards in training. Hardik because of a persistent back issue, has focussed on white-ball cricket for the last few years.

Travis Head is in some monstrous mood in the powerplay in T20 cricket in 2024, whether for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Washington Freedom or Australia. After inflicting an assault on Scotland, Head pegged England back, especially Sam Curran whom he took down for 30 runs in an over.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan came out all guns blazing against Ollie Pope and Co after the hosts suffered the only defeat in the home Test summer against Sri Lanka at the Oval. England won the series 2-1, however, Vaughan believed that they can't be single-mindedly aggressive.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali has announced his international retirement following his ouster from the white-ball side. The 37-year-old all-rounder, who last played for England in the T20 World Cup, represented his national side in 298 matches across three formats.

India B are in with a golden chance to win the opening encounter in the Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru against India A. India A have bowled well in the second innings but India B still have a 240-run lead before the start of the final day.

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.

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.

Shreyas Iyer-led Team D is likely to miss wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan's services for the opening Duleep Trophy fixture against Team C in Ananthapur. Kishan, who recently played in the Buchi Babu tournament, has reportedly suffered an injury but might return in the second encounter.