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Pakistan Champions have withdrawn from the World Championship of Legends (WCL) Season 3 after a dispute with the Pakistan Cricket Board over conditions attached to the players’ participation. The PCB had initially been reluctant to issue No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the squad. According to reports, the board later agreed to issue them subject to certain […]

The weather in Japan has already rewritten the men’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games. It could yet set up the tournament’s most anticipated final. Rain washed out all four men’s quarter-finals in Nisshin. India advanced after their game against Afghanistan was abandoned, while Pakistan progressed when their match against Hong Kong, China met

Only 10 teams will earn direct entry to the 14-team tournament, with the final automatic places decided by the ODI rankings on September 30 The 2027 ODI World Cup will look different from the previous edition, with the tournament expanding to 14 teams and returning to Africa for the first time since 2003. South Africa,

Virat Kohli has added another extraordinary milestone to his ODI career, becoming only the second batter in men’s cricket history to cross 15,000 runs in the format. Kohli reached the landmark during India’s chase against West Indies in the first ODI in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. He came into the innings needing 59 runs and reached

Daren Sammy sees the upcoming three-match ODI series against India as more than another bilateral assignment. For the West Indies head coach, it is an opportunity to measure his side against one of the strongest teams in the format before an important phase of their World Cup journey. The series begins in Thiruvananthapuram on September

ODI cricket has become faster without necessarily becoming easier for batters. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, scoring rates have remained above five an over, yet batting averages have fallen sharply compared with the previous World Cup cycles. The ICC’s latest ball rule has played a part in that shift, and it has also exposed a weakness

The BCCI has reportedly signed Muthoot Fincorp as the title sponsor for India’s next two home seasons, with the agreement coming just days before the men’s home series against the West Indies begins. According to a Cricbuzz report, Muthoot Fincorp has secured the sponsorship rights at a base price of ₹4.85 crore per match. The

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could face a very different challenge when India travels to New Zealand for a five-match T20I series in October, with Blackcaps head coach Rob Walter eager to see how the teenager handles conditions traditionally associated with pace and bounce. The 15-year-old has already made an impact across several levels of the game. He

Sai Kishore’s 2026 season has produced a curious contrast. While the left-arm spinner has been impressing English crowds for Gloucestershire, his name has been absent from India’s major domestic representative squads. In August, Gloucestershire shared a video of Sai Kishore bowling Brett D’Oliveira, with the delivery pitching well outside leg before turning sharply enough to

Head coach Gautam Gambhir believes the all-format cricketer is becoming increasingly rare. India’s selection patterns suggest that shift may already be underway. Speaking to JioStar, the Indian head coach said coaches and selectors would naturally prefer players capable of featuring across Tests, ODIs and T20Is. However, he expects “very few three-format players in the coming