New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) All-rounder Anukul Roy has been added to the India A squad for the upcoming tri-series against Sri Lanka. The 27-year-old has replaced Harsh Dubey, who has received his maiden call-up to India’s Test and ODI squads for the upcoming series against Afghanistan. The tri-series, scheduled to be held from June 9-21 in Dambulla, will also feature hosts Sri Lanka ‘A’, and Afghanistan ‘A’. Tilak Varma has been named the captain of the side, while Riyan Parag is the vice captain …
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New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The upcoming 2026/27 domestic season will see the U23 men’s one‑day tournament replaced by the T20 format, while the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy winners vs Rest of India match returns to the domestic season calendar, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday.The 2026‑27 domestic season will feature 1,788 matches across men’s and women’s cricket in multiple age‑group categories. The season will begin with the prestigious Duleep Trophy from…
Lucknow, May 13 (IANS) Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have named Karnataka batting all‑rounder Macneil Noronha as replacement for Ramakrishna Ghosh, who has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 due to a right foot injury sustained against Mumbai Indians on May 3. “Macneil Noronha will join CSK for INR 30 lakh as a replacement for Ghosh,” said the IPL in a statement on Wednesday. Noronha, 24, joins CSK with strong credentials from domestic cricket. He was recently hono…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Punjab Kings batting all-rounder Suryansh Shedge has disclosed that head coach Ricky Ponting pulled him aside after a net session mid-tournament, sensed his frustration at being on the sidelines and told him in a heart-to-heart talk that staying in the present was ‘harder’ than succumbing to negative thinking. With Punjab Kings having lost three matches in a row and under pressure to qualify for the playoffs, Shedge spoke to reporters in a virtual roundtable chat organise…
Ahmedabad, May 4 (IANS) Former India batter Ambati Rayudu believes young Punjab Kings all-rounder Suryansh Shedge’s fearless strokeplay and confidence in clearing the boundary mark him out as a promising finisher, following his explosive knock for his side against Gujarat Titans in their recently concluded IPL 2026 clash. Shedge, who came into the tournament with a strong reputation after his breakthrough showing for Mumbai in the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, had largely been on the sideli…
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Akash Madhwal as a replacement for Ayush Mhatre, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2026 due to a hamstring injury, for a fee of Rs. 30 Lakh. Having served as a net bowler for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2021, Madhwal, a right-arm fast bowler, made his debut for the Mumbai Indians in 2023, wherein he took a five-wicket haul with impressive figures of 5/5 in his debut season for MI i…
Mumbai, April 22 (IANS) Siddhesh Lad and Shardul Thakur were conferred the Justice Tendolkar Trophy for the Best Senior Cricketer for the 2025/26 and 2024/25 seasons, respectively, as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) hosted a grand awards evening in Mumbai on Wednesday.The evening celebrated excellence across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons, with the MCA honouring the outstanding performers who continue to shape Mumbai’s rich cricketing legacy while inspiring the next generation of champio…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Delhi Capitals spinner Vipraj Nigam said the time between last year’s IPL and the ongoing season has been transformative for his development as a cricketer, where he featured in a full domestic campaign for Uttar Pradesh and had exposure to India A matches.Nigam had a mixed time in his first IPL stint with Delhi Capitals last year – starting brightly with seven wickets in his first five innings at an economy rate of 8.9 before having a dip by picking six wickets in h…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Rising Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Sakib Hussain has captured attention not just for his impressive IPL debut, but for a journey defined by hardship, perseverance, and sacrifice, a story that resurfaced after an old video from his stint with Kolkata Knight Riders went viral.Coming from a modest background in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, Sakib’s early days in cricket were shaped by financial constraints, with even basic equipment out of reach. “Shoes are very expensi…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) When Lucknow Super Giants needed 54 runs off 24 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, most of them had written off their chances of winning the match. But in a restaurant in Udaipur, Rajasthan’s batting coach Nikhil Doru hadn’t given up.Having dinner with his friends, who don’t belong to the cricketing ecosystem, they quipped the match was out of LSG’s reach. But Doru was watching it differently and told them a certain Mukul Choudhary would w…