After Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill's early departure on Day 2, KL Rahul played a brilliant knock of 86 off 123 and spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja added unbeaten 81 runs to propel India to a total of 421/7, giving them a strong 175-run lead.
Pakistan all-rounder and former captain Shoaib Malik, who all of a sudden left Bangladesh midway during the ongoing BPL saw himself getting caught in a web of rumours alleging the 41-year-old for match-fixing after he had bowled three no-balls in one over while playing for Fortune Barishal.
Lauren Bell failed to make any appearances for UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League 2023 but was expected to lead the bowling attack in the upcoming season. The English pacer has been replaced by the legendary Sri Lankan all-rounder for a base price of INR 30 lakh.
Mumbai Indians won the first title in the Women's Premier League after defeating the Delhi Capitals in the final of the tournament. They are now gearing up to defend their title in the upcoming league.
The acting chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Shah Khawar interacted with the media on Friday. He said that the changes in the PCB are not affecting the team's performance on the field. Khawar also opened on the topic of how their players are being lured into foreign leagues.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who gave India a terrific start with the bat in the first Test against England, got out in the very first over of the second day while trying to hit Joe Root for another boundary after getting one already. Kevin Pietersen, the former England batter already predicted it.
West Indies Cricket Board is the latest one to itself for pay equity in men's and women's cricket. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced in July 2023 for parity in prize money at the ICC tournaments in men's and women's cricket.
R Ashwin with three wickets in the first innings against England in Hyderabad achieved the milestone of 150 wickets in the World Test Championship history as he became the first Indian bowler to do so. India bowled out England for 246 in the first innings of the opening Test.
Jannik Sinner stunned the defending champion Novak Djokovic to enter the final of the Australian Open. The Italian pulled off a major upset in the history of Grand Slams to beat the Serbian great.
New Zealand will be hosting South Africa for a two-match Test series in early February. The Proteas had announced a new-look squad for the series earlier. Now the hosts have also named a 13-member squad for the series with a CSK-signee set to take new role.
Sarfaraz Khan continued to smash centuries in first-class cricket while his brother Musheer too slammed a ton as the Khan brothers had a day to remember on Thursday, January 25. India A have taken a huge 337-run lead while the U19 team won its second game in a row in the World Cup.
The first day of the Hyderabad Test belonged to India as the hosts scored 119 runs at the stumps with 9 wickets in hand a deficit of 127 runs left. However, one of the moments of the day featured England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who tripped over stumps as he kept watching the ball.
Rohan Bopanna created history by clinching the first-ever Gold medal in Tennis (mixed doubles) at the Asian Games last year. The 43-year-old Tennis ace also reached the finals of the three Grand Slam tournaments in 2023 to top the ATP rankings in men's doubles.
ICC's latest T20I rankings saw some massive changes with two series - New Zealand vs Pakistan and India vs Afghanistan - concluding together in the last week as the best performers in both of them were rewarded with big gains, especially for the two centurions Finn Allen and Rohit Sharma.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma saw his name move out of the top 10 for the batters in ICC's latest Test rankings owing to a 7-place rise of Australian batter Travis Head. Head smashed a return-to-form century against West Indies in Adelaide and helped Australia recover from a collapse to win the game.
Musheer Khan top-scored with 118 off 106 balls and captain Uday Saharan scored 75 runs to help India score a total of 301/7 while batting first at Bloemfontein's Mangaunga Oval. With two wins in two games, India entered the Super Six stages as Group A leaders.
The defending champion Aryna Sabalenka knocked out the US Open champion and the current world no.4 Coco Gauff by 7-6, 6-4 to enter the women's singles final where she will be facing China's top-ranked Qinwen Zheng on Saturday.
Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja was named the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. Khawaja, who was the leading run-getter in Tests in 2023, leapfrogged the likes of R Ashwin, Travis Head and Joe Root to win the coveted award.
The opening day of the first Test against India started on a good note for Ben Stokes as he won an important toss and then also smashed 70 runs with the bat helping his side post 246 runs in the first innings. But by the time, the day ended, the England skipper bagged an embarrassing record too.
India's star batter Virat Kohli competed with Australian captain Pat Cummins and World Cup 2023 final hero Travis Head for the biggest ICC award. Kohli was India's leading run-getter in Tests in 2023 and also won the Player of the Tournament award at the World Cup 2023.
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