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Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) announced Thursday that more than 6,000 Indian fans travelled to Australia for the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, marking a record turnout for the five-match Test series between India and Australia. Australia triumphed 3-1 in the series to reclaim the prestigious BGT trophy...

New Delhi: Families of Indian cricketers will not be accompanying the players for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has enforced its new travel policy, which takes effect for the first time during this tournament....

Dubai: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, middle-order batter Saud Shakeel, and Kamran Ghulam have been fined for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their tri-nation series match against South Africa in Karachi Wednesday. Shaheen has been fined 25 per cent of...

New Delhi: Ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have named Rajat Patidar as their new captain. Former skipper, Virat Kohli expressed his admiration for Patidar’s journey and assured him of his full backing. "Rajat, firstly, I want to...

Dubai: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, middle-order batter Saud Shakeel, and Kamran Ghulam have been fined for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their tri-nation series match against South Africa in Karachi Wednesday. Shaheen has been fined 25 per cent of...

Bhubaneswar: Barbati Stadium in Cuttack will host the celebrity Cricket League (CCL) 2025, an official said. The event will be inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi February 16, the official said. Boney Kapoor, the owner of Bengal Tigers has selected Barabati Stadium as...

Bengaluru: India batter Rajat Patidar has been appointed captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the upcoming IPL 2025, starting March 21. RCB made this announcement at an event in Bengaluru Thursday, with Patidar, director of cricket Mo Bobat, and head coach Andy Flower...

Ahmedabad: Shubman Gill dazzled with his seventh ODI hundred, while the embattled Virat Kohli got a crucial fifty as India hammered England by 142 runs in the third and final match to complete a 3-0 series sweep for a perfect end to their Champions Trophy...

Dubai: England have named Tom Banton as a replacement for the injured Jacob Bethell in their 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, starting from February 19 in Pakistan and the UAE. Bethell suffered a left hamstring injury during the ongoing ODI series against...

New Delhi: Former Australia captain Aaron Finch has hit out at Marcus Stoinis for his sudden retirement from ODIs and questioned the timing of the decision and its impact on the team. Stoinis, who was initially named in Australia’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy...