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06 Jan 2026
Vijay Hazare Trophy

VHT: Shivam Dube claims his maiden List A four-fer

Mumbai, on Tuesday, secured a nail-biting seven-run victory over Himachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy clash at Jaipur's Jaipuria Vidyalaya Ground.

06 Jan 2026
Prasidh Krishna

Prasidh Krishna takes fifer ahead of NZ ODI series: Stats

In a one-sided 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy encounter, Karnataka claimed a 150-run win over Rajasthan in Ahmedabad.

06 Jan 2026
Suryakumar Yadav

How Suryakumar Yadav fared on VHT return: Key stats

Mumbai claimed a narrow seven-run win over Himachal Pradesh in the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

06 Jan 2026
ICC T20I Rankings

WT20I Rankings: Harmanpreet Kaur ascends; Deepti Sharma loses top spot

Indian women's team captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, has made a significant jump in the latest ICC Women's T20I Rankings for batters.

06 Jan 2026
Ravindra Jadeja

How Ravindra Jadeja fared for Saurashtra on VHT return: Stats

Ravindra Jadeja contributed to Saurashtra's recent win over Services in the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy with his all-round skills.

06 Jan 2026
Dasun Shanaka

Sri Lanka announce squad for T20I series against Pakistan

Sri Lanka have announced their squad for the impending three-match T20I series against Pakistan.

06 Jan 2026
Indian Premier League (IPL)

Mustafizur Rahman shrugs off Indian Premier League setback

Despite being left out of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL), Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman is not breaking a sweat.

06 Jan 2026
Shikhar Dhawan

Who's Sophie Shine, cricketer Shikhar Dhawan's bride-to-be?

Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is all set to tie the knot with his long-time Irish girlfriend, Sophie Shine.

06 Jan 2026
Rinku Singh

Rinku Singh averages 123-plus in 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy: Stats

Indian batter Rinku Singh continues his blazing run in the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

06 Jan 2026
Axar Patel

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Axar Patel slams 13th List A fifty

Indian all-rounder Axar Patel followed up his recent ton with another half-century in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, the domestic 50-over competition.

06 Jan 2026
Shubman Gill

Shuman Gill falls for 11 on Vijay Hazare Trophy return

India's Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill failed to deliver in his first match of the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy, the domestic 50-over competition.

06 Jan 2026
Vijay Hazare Trophy

VHT: Yashasvi Jaiswal falters in third successive match

Star Indian batter Yashasvi Jaiswal's batting woes continue in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, the domestic 50-over competition.

06 Jan 2026
Shreyas Iyer

VHT: Shreyas Iyer scores quick-fire 82 on return from injury

Shreyas Iyer made a stunning comeback in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, scoring an impressive 82 runs off just 53 balls for Mumbai against Himachal Pradesh.

06 Jan 2026
Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami takes three-fer after ODI snub: Key stats

Star Indian pacer Mohammed Shami continues to take wickets in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, the 50-over competition.

06 Jan 2026
Dhruv Chand Jurel

Dhruv Jurel slams his fifth 50-plus score of VHT 2025/26

Indian batter Dhruv Jurel continues his fine run in the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy.

06 Jan 2026
Vijay Hazare Trophy

Hyderabad's Aman Rao slams stunning VHT double-century against Bengal: Stats 

Hyderabad opener Aman Rao scored a brilliant double century against Bengal in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.

06 Jan 2026
The Ashes

5th Ashes Test: Dominant Australia push England toward another defeat

Australia are on the course of winning the fifth Ashes Test match and completing their triumph with a 4-1 scoreline.

06 Jan 2026
Steve Smith

Steve Smith overtakes Hobbs, becomes second-highest run-scorer in Ashes: Stats 

Australian cricketing legend Steve Smith has added another feather to his cap by becoming the second-highest run-scorer in Ashes history.

06 Jan 2026
Devdutt Padikkal

Devdutt Padikkal hammers his fifth 90-plus score in VHT 2025-26 

Devdutt Padikkal, the Indian batting sensation, continues to break records in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.

06 Jan 2026
Jonny Bairstow

SA20: Bairstow slams Maharaj for 34 runs in an over

In a stunning display of batting prowess, England's Jonny Bairstow smashed 34 runs off Keshav Maharaj in an single over of the ongoing SA20 tournament.

06 Jan 2026
Steve Smith

Steve Smith gets to his 13th Ashes hundred: Stats 

Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith has raced to his 13th century in Ashes history.

06 Jan 2026
Travis Head

Batters to record fastest 150s in the Ashes (by balls)

Travis Head shattered a ton of records with a fine century in the second innings of the fifth and final Test at Sydney Cricket Ground.

06 Jan 2026
Glenn Phillips

Glenn Phillips reveals reason behind his occasional left-handed batting 

New Zealand cricketer Glenn Phillips has revealed the reason behind his occasional left-handed batting in T20 matches.

06 Jan 2026
Steve Smith

Steve Smith goes past 15,500 runs in First-Class cricket: Stats 

Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith has added another feather to his cap by completing 15,500 runs in First-Class cricket.

06 Jan 2026
Quinton de Kock

'Different fish': Quinton de Kock on T20 World Cup

South African cricket star Quinton de Kock has spoken about the unique challenges of playing in ICC World Cups, especially in India.

Don't feel secure sending Bangladesh team to India: BCB president

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formally requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to move their 2026 T20 World Cup matches out of India.

06 Jan 2026
Travis Head

Destructive Travis Head hammers his third ton in Ashes 2025-26

Travis Head shattered a ton of records with his third century in the ongoing Ashes 2025-26.

05 Jan 2026
Shafali Verma

WPL 2026: 5 players to watch out for this season

Cricket fans have their eyes on the calendar as the much-awaited fourth season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will get underway on January 9.

05 Jan 2026
Test Cricket

Players with most Test centuries since the start of 2021 

England batter Joe Root slammed his second Test century in Australia on January 5.

05 Jan 2026
Ben Stokes

Which bowler has dismissed Ben Stokes most times in Tests?

The fifth and final Test of the ongoing 2025/26 Ashes series saw Australia's Mitchell Starc maintain his dominance over England skipper Ben Stokes.

05 Jan 2026
Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Vaibhav Suryavanshi sets Youth ODI record with 19-ball fifty

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 14-year-old Indian batting sensation, has once again shown his power-hitting in Youth cricket.

05 Jan 2026
Shubman Gill

Revisiting Shubman Gill's historic ODI double-century against New Zealand

Shubman Gill is set to lead Team India in the impending three-match ODI series against New Zealand at home.

05 Jan 2026
Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli averages 55-plus against New Zealand in ODIs: Stats

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli regained his Midas touch in 2025.

Players with most wickets in India-New Zealand ODIs 

After an action-packed 2025, India are set for their first international cricket assignment in 2026.

05 Jan 2026
Vijay Hazare Trophy

Virat Kohli to miss Delhi's next Vijay Hazare Trophy match

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli will miss Delhi's upcoming match against Railways in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, the 50-over domestic competition.

05 Jan 2026
Joe Root

Will Joe Root return to play Down Under in 2029?

England's all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket, Joe Root has expressed his desire to be part of the next Ashes series in Australia, scheduled for 2029/30.

05 Jan 2026
The Ashes

Ashes: Ben Stokes's verbal spat with Marnus Labuschagne sparks debate

The ongoing Ashes series saw a controversial on-field incident involving England skipper Ben Stokes and Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne on January 5.

05 Jan 2026
Manchester United

Manchester United sack head coach Ruben Amorim after 14 months

In a major development, Manchester United have parted ways with their head coach, Ruben Amorim.

05 Jan 2026
Neeraj Chopra

Olympic champ Neeraj Chopra starts own athlete management firm

Olympic gold medalist and javelin star Neeraj Chopra has launched his own athlete management company, Vel Sports.

05 Jan 2026
Sam Curran

Dissecting Sam Curran's stunning all-round numbers in ILT20 2025-26

Desert Vipers won their first-ever ILT20 title after defeating MI Emirates by 46 runs at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.

05 Jan 2026
Novak Djokovic

Why Novak Djokovic left the tennis players' union he co-founded

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, on January 5, announced that he is parting ways with the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), an organization he co-founded in 2020.

05 Jan 2026
Travis Head

Ashes: Travis Head becomes second Australian opener with this record

Travis Head has become the second Australian opener in the 21st century to score over 500 runs in an Ashes series.

05 Jan 2026
AB de Villiers

'Unlucky to miss out': AB de Villiers on Mohammed Siraj

Former South African captain AB de Villiers has expressed his views on the exclusion of Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj from the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup squad.

05 Jan 2026
Dwayne Bravo

How MS Dhoni's tactical genius stunned Bravo during IPL 2018

Former West Indies cricketer Dwayne Bravo recently opened up about MS Dhoni's unique man-management skills.

05 Jan 2026
Bangladesh

Bangladesh bans IPL telecast after Mustafizur Rahman's removal from KKR

The Bangladesh government has imposed an indefinite ban on the Indian Premier League (IPL) telecast and promotion.

05 Jan 2026
Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer to lead Mumbai in VHT: Details here 

Shreyas Iyer will captain the Mumbai team in their last two league matches of the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy.

05 Jan 2026
Joe Root

Listing batters with most 150-plus scores in Test cricket

Joe Root, England's batting stalwart, has scored his 17th score of 150 or more in Test cricket.

05 Jan 2026
Joe Root

5th Ashes Test: Root, Head's batting brilliance headline Day 2 

Remarkable knocks from Travis Head and Joe Root headlined the second day of the fifth and final Ashes Test match between Australia and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

05 Jan 2026
Marnus Labuschagne

Marnus Labuschagne gets to 12,500 runs in First-Class cricket: Stats 

Australian batting star Marnus Labuschagne has reached the milestone of 12,500 runs in First-Class cricket.

Shubman Gill wants 15-day camps before every Test series: Report

After India's recent 2-0 defeat to South Africa, Test captain Shubman Gill has proposed a strategy to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

05 Jan 2026
Bangladesh Cricket Board

T20 World Cup: Will ICC alter schedule following Bangladesh's concerns? 

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is said to be working on a new schedule for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, as per The Indian Express.

05 Jan 2026
Joe Root

Record-breaking Joe Root gets to 19,000 First-Class runs: Stats 

Joe Root scored a brilliant 160, helping England post a total of 384 runs at tea on Day 2 of the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

05 Jan 2026
Justin Langer

SCG Test, Justin Langer apologizes to Marnus Labuschagne: Here's why 

Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer has publicly apologized to current player Marnus Labuschagne.