England captain Ben Stokes said that his team hurt their own chances as the Ashes series ended in a 4-1 loss, stating the repeated lapses after strong positions, including in the final Test in Sydney as well. “Australia are an incredible team,” Stokes said at the post-match presentation. “They’ve had outstanding performances with bat and […]

Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has questioned Ruturaj Gaikwad’s handling ahead of India’s ODI series against New Zealand. He wondered why Ruturaj was played at No. 4 in the preceding ODI series against South Africa when he was unlikely to be played at that position despite performing well as well. In a […]

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin applauded 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi for his stunning show in domestic cricket ahead of IPL 2026. However, the young left-hander announced himself to the cricketing world with his swashbuckling 38-ball 101 for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in his maiden IPL season last year as well. […]

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting shared his surprise at star Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav’s massive drop in form recently, and advised him to back his aggressive approach to be at his best of form for the 2026 T20 World Cup. However, he had a year to forget in 2025, scoring only 218 runs in 19 […]

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin backed newly appointed India captain Shubman Gill’s 15-day camp proposal before any Test series. Reportedly, Gill has recommended to the BCCI that the team should have 15-day camps before a Test series as well. “Whosever idea it is of a 15-day camp before a Test series, I like it. If […]

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Syed Kirmani believes Shubman Gill should not have been dropped from the 2026 T20 World Cup squad despite Gill’s poor T20I form. In a stunning move, the Indian management excluded Gill from the 15-member squad for the tournament despite him being the vice-captain as well. Reacting to this, Kirmani said on IANS: […]

Former India cricketer turned commentator Aakash Chopra praised Shreyas Iyer as he prepares for an international comeback in the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. Chopra also opined on Ruturaj Gaikwad’s exclusion for Iyer, claiming that no one has performed as well as the latter at No. 4 in ODIs recently as well. With Shreyas […]

Former Indian captain turned analyst Kris Srikkanth questioned the inclusion of batting all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy in the team for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. The Indian team will play against New Zealand in three ODIs at home, starting January 11 as well. With Hardik Pandya rested for the series, the management added […]

Former Indian player Kris Srikkanth slammed the management for dropping the in-form Ruturaj Gaikwad from the India squad for the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand. Srikkanth then cheekily said that Ruturaj might have to convince the selectors about his wicketkeeping credentials to earn a spot in the team as well. Notably, Gaikwad scored a […]

Former all-rounder Dwayne Bravo recalled a great piece of advice he received from MS Dhoni during the 2018 edition while playing for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as well. Appearing on the YouTube podcast ‘Beard Before Wicket,’ released on January 4, Bravo said that during the 2018 edition, he dived for a ball while fielding […]