The cricket community breathes a sigh of relief as Adam Gilchrist reveals ‘positive signs’ in Damien Martyn’s battle against meningitis. The former Australian star, hospitalized in serious condition and placed in an induced coma, is showing improvement—but the road to recovery remains uncertain.
Despite being dropped from India’s T20I squad, Shubman Gill turned 2025 into a career-defining year—scoring 754 runs in England, captaining India to a historic 2-2 Test draw, and playing a pivotal role in the Champions Trophy triumph. In his own words: ‘So many lessons, memories, and experiences.’
In an emotional farewell, Usman Khawaja has announced his retirement from international cricket, with his final match set to be the fifth Ashes Test at the SCG. The trailblazer—Australia’s first Muslim Test player—used early slights as fuel to build one of the most resilient and principled careers in modern cricket.
Former India batter Robin Uthappa has fired a passionate defense of traditional Test match values, slamming the modern obsession with quick runs and calling for a return to the disciplined, patient approach of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane.
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has drawn striking parallels between Shubman Gill’s early career and Virat Kohli’s rise, predicting greatness for the young opener. But what exactly makes Gill the heir apparent?
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has issued a passionate and urgent plea to cricket administrators: ‘Why can’t we?’ He argues that the current ODI scheduling is a massive, missed opportunity to leverage the star power of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in their final years, and he has a clear plan to fix it.