It means Shami has three separate hurdles to clear before selectors even discuss his ODI World Cup case, not one. BCCI added a Bronco endurance test to its Yo-Yo and 2km benchmarks in August 2025, because fast bowlers were found under-running during matches. Shami has not played international cricket since the 2023 final and missed […]
It means Shami has three separate hurdles to clear before selectors even discuss his ODI World Cup case, not one. BCCI added a Bronco endurance test to its Yo-Yo and 2km benchmarks in August 2025, because fast bowlers were found under-running during matches. Shami has not played international cricket since the 2023 final and missed […]
Devdutt Padikkal fits Galle better, and it is not close once you check the squad list. Karun Nair has the superior first-class average and a triple century at this position, but he is simply not part of India’s Sri Lanka squad, which settles it before form even enters the conversation. Padikkal arrives with recent runs […]
Five zonal captaincy appointments rarely make headlines, but this year’s list reads like a shortlist for who leads India in Tests once Shubman Gill’s cycle ends. Ruturaj Gaikwad gets West Zone, Rajat Patidar leads Central, and three other players in their prime carry zones into the 63rd edition. BCCI has historically used this tournament to […]
Sam Curran, Will Jacks and Trent Boult are the three Hundred stars from Reliance’s London franchise most likely to shape Mumbai’s next auction plans, each for a different reason. Curran gives Mumbai the seam-bowling all-rounder profile it has chased for years, Jacks is already inside the fold from last year’s mega auction, and Boult remains […]
Jurel gets the nod, and it is not particularly close once you factor in personnel. India’s 15-player Sri Lanka squad, announced July 28, gives selectors a like-for-like alternative in Jurel that Padikkal cannot offer: wicketkeeping cover for Pant plus a substantial middle-order bat. Harsha Bhogle’s preferred Galle XI, floated ahead of the July 30 opener, […]
Mushfiqur is about to do something no Bangladesh cricketer of his generation has managed: play a Test on Australian soil. The BCB confirmed on July 27 that none of the 15 players picked for this tour has ever featured in a Test there. He debuted in 2005, played across England, South Africa, the West Indies […]
Nair’s case starts with a gap: South Zone’s Test regulars are all unavailable, leaving someone to open against a genuine attack. He gets that chance from August 30, when South Zone begin at the semifinal stage, skipping the group phase as last season’s runners-up. Nine years after his one true peak in an India shirt, […]
He’s a 16-year-old from Sydney grade cricket who just became one of the most talked-about names in Cricket Australia’s under-19 setup. Neel Patel earned his spot through raw volume, becoming one of the youngest players ever to pass 1,000 runs in a single Sydney Premier Cricket First Grade season. That performance was enough for the […]
On raw output, Mandhana is well clear: 143 runs in four innings to Jemimah Rodrigues’s 118 in five for The Hundred Women’s 2026. But team context flips part of that story, since Rodrigues plays for the competition’s unbeaten leaders while Mandhana’s side sits in more modest company. One is outscoring everyone in a mid-table shirt, […]
Nobody has ever defended a TNPL title, and Tiruppur Tamizhans open their defence against the exact team they beat in last year’s final. That rematch alone tells you where the tenth edition’s centre of gravity sits from day one. Their maiden title came by the largest winning margin any TNPL final has produced, built on […]
BCCI split the season because a block left players no recovery time and pushed first-class cricket into the harshest weeks of the northern winter. The 2026-27 domestic calendar carries 1,788 matches across age groups and formats, opening with the Duleep Trophy on August 23 and closing with the Ranji final on March 3. Between the […]