Kumar Rupesh

Ahmed Shehzad recently slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for overspending on the mentors that it has brought on board for its new enterprise - Champions Cup. The 32-year-old has refused to participate in the multi-format tournament.

Babar Azam has only scored 113 runs in three Test matches for Pakistan in 2024 thus far whereas Joe Root is the leading run-getter with 961 runs in 10 matches at an amazing average of 60.06.

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have revolutionised England's red-ball team. They have introduced a fearless brand of cricket and all the English Test players have subscribed to the idea.

India TV Sports Wrap on September 4: From all the tennis action to the cricketing circuit, here are all the top 10 trending sports news stories and the latest happenings from the world of sports on September 4.

Duleep Trophy 2024 Live: Shubman Gill will be in charge of Team A which comprises stars like KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav, Riyan Parag, and Shivam Dube among others.

Vansh Bedi has set the Delhi Premier League ablaze with his jaw-dropping performances with the willow in hand and behind the stumps for Purani Delhi 6. He aims to find a place in Delhi's U23 squad.

September 3 turned out to be a delightful day for Indian track and field at the Paris Paralympics, Sharad Kumar won silver and Mariyappan Thangavelu won bronze to make it a double podium for the nation in the men's high jump T63.

Pakistan's chances of reaching the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle are very slim. They are languishing in the eighth spot with just two wins and five losses in seven games.

Chloe Tryon, Ayabonga Khaka, Marizanne Kapp and Sune Luus are four of the most experienced players named in South Africa's squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 in UAE.

Team India have been fairly consistent in the previous two World Test Championship (WTC) cycles. They suffered an eight-wicket loss at the hands of New Zealand in their first WTC final appearance and lost to Australia in the summit clash by 209 runs in their second attempt.

Bangladesh had registered their first win over Pakistan in the red-ball format in the first Test of the series in Rawalpindi. The Bangla Tigers now have three wins and as many losses in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. This is also their eighth Test win on foreign soil.

Shakib Al Hasan had appealed for time-out against the former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews during the 38th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Rohit Sharma led India to the final of two marquee ICC tournaments in the form of the ODI World Cup 2023 and the ICC World Test Championship 2021-2023. India lost to Australia in both tournaments.

Mohammed Shami was benched for the first four games during the ODI World Cup 2023. He got his first opportunity to play against New Zealand at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala.

Kane Williamson and Devon Conway had declined the central contracts. It has forced New Zealand Cricket (NZC) to look for new faces who could take them in the right direction moving forward.

Suryakumar Yadav has played only one red-ball game for India thus far. His Test debut came against Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in February 2023.