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SMAT: Ishan Kishan smashes 23-ball 77, injury scare for Mohd Shami

Swashbuckling batter Ishan Kishan struck nine sixes during a scintillating 23-ball unbeaten 77-run knock as Jharkhand recorded a thumping 10-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match here on Friday. Meanwhile in Rajkot, India pacer Mohammed Shami had an injury scare during Bengal's Group A match against Madhya Pradesh at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. MP won the match by six wickets after restricting Bengal to 189 for nine with Shivam Shukla returning excellent figures of 4/29. Skipper Rajat Patidar (68 off 40 balls) and Subhranshu Senapati (50 off 33 balls) made brisk half-centuries as MP completed a comfortable win. However, more than anything else, it was Shami's close shave that made headlines in the match. While bowling the penultimate over of the MP innings, Shami fell in a bid to stop the ball and seemed to have got hit on his boots. The pacer, coming back from a long injury layoff, looked uncomfortable and held his l

Indian bowlers shine, but brands remain wary: Can Bumrah change that?

While the endorsement stars are aligning for Bumrah, other bowlers in the unit await their due

IPL Auction 2025: Major buys and team strategies

The 2025 IPL mega auction took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25. Watch the video to find out how the 10 teams are shaping up post auction.

Rasikh Dar to Suyash: Most expensive uncapped players in IPL 2025 auction

Being mindful with their signings, teams have to create a perfect mix of youth and experience in their setup and have to pick young stars with great potential in order to develop them for the years to

IPL 2025 auction Day 2: Teams spend more on bowlers; Bhuvi gets Rs 10.75 cr

Of the top 10 buys on Day 2, six were fast bowlers. Reliance Industries-owned Mumbai Indians (MI) made the second-highest purchase of the day, securing bowler Deepak Chahar for Rs 9.25 crore

IND vs AUS: India records its biggest-ever win over Australia in Australia

India won the Test by 295 runs in Perth despite being all out for 150 in the first innings.

Tilak Varma becomes first batter to hit three consecutive hundreds in T20s

Tilak also became the first Indian male batter to score 150-plus runs in a T20 innings and the second Indian overall after Kiran Navgire's 162 runs while playing for Nagaland

From Jaiswal to Travis Head: Batters who have hit most sixes in 2024

While Hong Kong's Babar Hayat is currently the batter with most sixes in 2024, the list also includes some other big names such as Australia's big hitter Travis Head and India's yashasvi Jaiswal and R

What are snake cracks in Perth Pitch? Its significance in IND vs AUS Test

Wet weather in Perth this deep into spring is unusual, with the famously warm Western Australia capital usually almost totally dry from November through to April.

Sony Pictures Networks India secures ACC media rights for eight years

Sony Pictures Networks India on Friday said it has bagged the exclusive media rights for all Asian Cricket Council tournaments from 2024 to 2031. This will make the company's cricket calendar even more robust over the next eight years adding to the existing rights for England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) MD & CEO, Gaurav Banerjee told PTI. In a statement, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said the deal with SPNI "marks more than a 70 per cent increase from the previous media rights cycle, highlighting the growing global stature and appetite for ACC Asia Cup tournaments". According to industry estimates, the previous media rights cycle rights for 2016-2024 period was valued at USD 62 million. Both SPNI and ACC did not disclose the value of the new cycle. ACC said the deal with SPNI encompasses all editions of the men's and women's Asia Cups, men's and women's Under-19 Asia Cups, and the men's and women's emerging teams Asia Cups. "This partnership ..

Sony sports to broadcast all ACC cricket tournaments from 2024 to 2031

The new partnership deal between ACC and Sony Sports saw a 70 per cent increase in revenue compared to their last deal

BGT 2024: Pitch perfect battle Down Under as cricket's heavyweights pad up

Can the Border-Gavaskar Trophy claim the title of cricket's 'premier rivalry'? The jury's still out

SA vs IND: Indian players to score fastest centuries in T20 cricket

Tilak Varma scored his 2nd T20I hundred in style, achieving the feat in just 41 deliveries in the 4th T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg.

IPL 2025 mega auction: Full list of players to go under hammer on Nov 24-25

The two-day event will begin at 12:30 PM local time (3:30 PM IST) on Sunday, November 24, 2024.

IPL 2025 Mega auction: 574 players to go under the hammer in Jeddah

Initially, 1,574 players had registered for the auction, but this list has now been reduced by 1,000. Regarding reserve prices, 81 players have set the maximum reserve price of INR 2 Crore.

ICC puts Pakistan's 'POK' CT Trophy tour on hold after BCCI objection

The BCCI has strong objected to Pakistan Cricket Board's purported move to take the Champions Trophy for a tour of the disputed 'Pakistan Occupied Kashmir' (POK), prompting the global body ICC to put the promotional event on hold. The tournament, last played in 2017, is already in limbo after the BCCI officially intimated ICC about Indian cricket team's inability to travel to Pakistan. The PCB in return, as of now, has rejected the proposed 'Hybrid Model' with India playing its matches in Dubai. The schedule has also been put on hold and the new controversy could only make things ugly. It is learnt that BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday spoke to the top brass of the ICC and condemned this move by Pakistan and has urged the global body to take strong note. "The BCCI secretary, after it came to his notice, called up the ICC and was extremely critical of PCB's move to conduct a Trophy tour of multiple cities which fall under Pakistan Occupied Kashmir," a senior BCCI official privy to

WCA concerned over unpaid prize money and Intimidation from cricket boards

At least five of the 20 participating teams, including several Associate Members of the ICC, have not received their full prize money as per the report

Ranji Trophy: Could Shami's return bolster India's bowling for AUS Tests?

Shami's return to match action is a significant boost for India, especially with the upcoming five-Test series in Australia beginning November 22.

Quality of professionals have been great in SA20 so far: Paul Adams

Reflecting on the first two seasons of SA20, Adams expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "It's been fantastic. The energy surrounding the tournament and the quality of the players has been exceptional."

Sanjay Bangar's son undergoes Hormone Replacement Therapy to become Anaya

Sanjay Bangar's son Aryan shared a post on Instagram showing his sex transformation journey to become a female, Anaya. Aryan underwent HRT to change gender