Senior Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik announced his third marriage as he tied the knot with actor Sana Javed. Soon the speculations of Malik's divorce from his previous wife, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza were rife before the 37-year-old's father chose to speak up on the issue.
Indian captain Uday Saharan led from the front in his side's opening game in the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa against Bangladesh on Saturday, January 20 with a 64-run knock. However, during his innings, he got into a massive verbal spat with the Bangladesh player Ariful Islam.
The second edition of the SA20 is proving to be a colossal hit already with just 11 games being played so far. With the matches being close and entertaining and fans coming in numbers, it has been a spectacle that everyone in South Africa just can't get enough of.
Tata Group has retained the IPL sponsorship rights for five years starting in 2024. Tata was IPL's title sponsor for a couple of years while covering Vivo, who backed out due to tensions between India and China. The 17th edition of the IPL is set to kick off in the last week of March.
Former India skipper Virat Kohli will be taking a leave to attend the Ram Temple Consecration for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22. The first Test between India and England kicks off on January 25 in Hyderabad with the team set to assemble a few days before.
MS Dhoni's former business associates have filed a defamation case against the former India captain in the Delhi High Court. Dhoni had recently filed a case against them for not honouring the contract after the agreement for establishing cricket academies.
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid had mentioned in the pre-series press conference that Shreyas Iyer missed out due to the lack of slots in the T20 side for the Afghanistan series. This allowed Iyer to play in the Ranji Trophy to prepare for the England Tests.
Veteran Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan considers himself privileged to play the amount of cricket he did but admitted that he was shocked when he didn't see his name in the squad for the Asian Games. Dhawan last played for India on the Bangladesh tour in December 2022.
Assam captain Riyan Parag has been in tremendous form in the ongoing Ranji Trophy having already smashed a couple of centuries in as many matches so far. Often on the receiving end of abusive comments for his celebration and on-field persona, Parag decided to give it back to one of such fans.
New Zealand took a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series against Pakistan with a 21-run win in the second match in Hamilton. 195 was always going to be a tough chase but Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman gave the Kiwis a tough fight before falling short.
The BCCI announced the Indian team squad for England Tests with three wicketkeepers, however, only two of them will be delegated to be behind the stumps with KL Rahul set to play as a specialist batter. Rahul made his debut as a wicketkeeper in the South Africa series last month.
Shaheen Afridi got a wicket in his very first over as Pakistan captain in the first T20I against New Zealand but then was taken for 24 runs in an over by the Kiwi opener Finn Allen. New Zealand posted a huge score of 226 runs on the board in the series opener in Auckland.
The youngsters, who have gotten chances for India so far in T20Is for the last 6-8 months, have impressed one and all. The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jitesh Sharma and Rinku Singh have taken the chances with both hands, however, as per Suresh Raina, an experienced player could be India's X-factor.
Team India is set to ring in changes as far as the make-up of the line-up is concerned for the Test series against England. KL Rahul made his debut as a wicketkeeper in red-ball cricket for India in the South Africa series but it seems, he might be freed up of that burden in the upcoming series.
Team India have a few wicketkeeping options in the run-up to T20 World Cup to try and finalise. Two of them, Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma will be getting opportunities in the Afghanistan series. However, Sunil Gavaskar, let alone these two, didn't even consider Ishan Kishan as one of the options.
The 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League is set to move out of Mumbai and travel to two other major cities in Delhi and Bengaluru. The second edition of the WPL is likely to take place in February with the IPL set to begin early in the final week of March.
Former India pacer Praveen Kumar, whose career was cut short due to injuries and off-field issues, has been one of the stories of what could have been. Kumar last played for India in 2012 and in the IPL in 2017 and now has opened up on his bad image and why never got a job in cricket again.
With England series in sight, the Test specialists and the players on the fringe are playing Ranji Trophy to get accustomed to red-ball cricket or push their case to be in the squad, respectively. One such batter is Shreyas Iyer, who was ignored for the Afghanistan T20Is, with Rohit and Kohli back.
Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was on the receiving end after naming Shreyanka Patil while elaborating on where India lost the second T20I against Australia in Navi Mumbai. India could score just 130 runs with the bat and Australia chased them down in just 19 overs.
Sanju Samson, the recent centurion for India in the ODIs against South Africa, has returned to the T20 squad for the upcoming Afghanistan series. Samson last played a T20I for India against Ireland and will hope to make a mark as he will be playing alongside the first-choice stars after a long time.
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