Former England spinner Monty Panesar has hit back at Steve Smith’s mocking remarks about his Celebrity Mastermind appearance, calling it a sign of the Aussie captain’s mental fragility before the Ashes opener.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra questions the lack of clarity in team selection under Gautam Gambhir, asking if promising batters like Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan are being misused or ignored altogether.
Zimbabwe recorded their biggest-ever T20I victory by crushing Sri Lanka by 67 runs, powered by Sikandar Raza’s 47, Brian Bennett’s 49, and Brad Evans’ devastating 3-9 spell.
At just 25 and in his debut Ranji Trophy season, Nikhil Kashyap has stormed into the spotlight with 24 wickets—becoming India’s most promising off-spin prospect in years.
In a rare show of confidence ahead of the IPL 2026 mega auction, the co-owner of a title-less franchise has boldly declared, “We don’t need the auction.” After a successful rebuild under their captain and head coach, the team believes its core is so strong that only minor tweaks are required to finally chase that elusive trophy.
Fresh off a neck spasm that puts his Guwahati Test participation in doubt, India’s in-form batter Shubman Gill is now being urged by former cricketer Aakash Chopra to skip the upcoming IPL entirely. With a packed international calendar ahead, is a break exactly what Gill—and Indian cricket—needs?