Pratika Rawal’s India comeback gets another boost as she replaces injured Jemimah for Asian Games | Cricket News

Pratika Rawal replaces Jemimah (Image: IANS) Top-order batter Pratika Rawal has been included in India’s women’s cricket squad for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as a replacement for injured Jemimah Rodrigues.Jemimah continues to recover from a hamstring injury she suffered while playing for Southern Brave in The Hundred on August 3. The injury … Read more

Harshit Rana ruled out as Yash Thakur named replacement for Afghanistan T20Is, Asian Games | Cricket News

Harshit Rana and Yash Thakur (Agency Image) NEW DELHI: India fast bowler Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan and the 2026 Asian Games after suffering another injury setback, with Vidarbha pacer Yash Thakur named as his replacement in both squads.As TimesofIndia.com had earlier reported, Rana had been progressing … Read more

Pakistan Vs England: ‘We’re not used to facing that’: Pakistan hide behind ‘conditions’ as batting woes continue in England | Cricket News

Ollie Robinson celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafique, caught out by Dan Lawrence, during day one of the third test match between England and Pakistan, at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP) Pakistan’s batting problems continued in the third and final Test against England as the visitors were bowled out for … Read more

Unbelievable stat! Shubman Gill did it alone, Pakistan still can’t do it as a team | Cricket News

Shubman Gill and Babar Azam (Agency Image) Pakistan’s batting crisis has reached an extraordinary point in their ongoing Test series against England. After three Tests, the entire Pakistan team is now just 11 runs short of the 754 runs Shubman Gill scored on his own during India’s five-Test series in England last year.Gill finished India’s … Read more

In 1936, an Indian fast bowler’s delivery killed a bird at Lord’s. The bird was stuffed and mounted on the same ball and now sits in the MCC Museum | Cricket News

Photo credit: X/@HomeOfCricket Every corner of Lord’s Cricket Ground has a story. Since opening in 1814, the venue in London’s St John’s Wood has become one of cricket’s most iconic grounds. Generations of cricketers have played here, and many of the game’s most memorable moments have unfolded on its field.Away from the pitch, Lord’s is … Read more

Masked protesters mistake Pakistan U-19 cricket team for asylum seekers in Portsmouth | Cricket News

Pakistan U-19 cricket team A group of masked protesters gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after wrongly believing that a group of asylum seekers had been taken there. They later discovered that the people staying at the hotel were members of Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team.Around 40 people gathered outside the Marriott hotel on Tuesday … Read more

Varun Chakravarthy’s second act: Why India’s mystery spinner still believes he’s only halfway through his career | Cricket News

India’s Varun Chakaravarthy (Image: IANS) NEW DELHI: For a cricketer who made his international debut at 29, Varun Chakravarthy measures time differently.Now, at 35, he has just lived through a rollercoaster year: a T20 World Cup title on home soil where he finished as India’s joint-highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets, an IPL campaign played through … Read more

‘A ball won’t kill you, but bullets can’: Rashid Khan opens up on his childhood in war-torn Afghanistan | Cricket News

Rashid Khan (Image credit: ACB) NEW DELHI: From a war-torn nation to making a mark on the world stage, Afghanistan cricket has come a long way. The team has produced stunning performances, challenged some of the best sides in the world and pulled off big wins against top teams. Once seen as minnows, Afghanistan have … Read more

Big boost for India ahead of Afghanistan T20Is as Nitish Kumar Reddy clears fitness test | Cricket News

Nitish Kumar Reddy (Image: IANS) NEW DELHI: All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has received the green signal from the BCCI medical staff and is set to join the rest of the India squad in the national capital on Thursday ahead of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, starting on September 13, the TimesofIndia.com can confirm.Reddy last … Read more