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INDIA VS WEST INDIES Ashwin and Virat Kohli have a 90% success rate in home series where more than 15 Test series were played © BCCI When India take the field against the West Indies, in Ahmedabad on Thursday (October 2), the playing XI will feel decidedly unfamiliar. It marks a new era for India’s Test team, as it will be without four mainstays of India’s recent success in the format: R. Ashwin, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma – all of whom retired from the format following the recent Border-Gavaskar series – and Cheteshwar Pujara, whose retirement was announced after…
RIYAL-ITY Representative Image: ILT20 is three seasons old. © ILT20 In what could be a game-changing moment, Saudi Arabia has finally taken a serious plunge into cricket. After months of speculation about the Saudi Riyal’s potential to disrupt cricket the way it has other sports, the oil-rich nation has moved from talk to action, joining forces with its neighbour, the UAE, through a collaboration with the ILT20. The league has struck a strategic alliance with the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF), paving the way for the ILT20 matches to be staged in the Saudi Kingdom. Significantly, the partnership goes beyond…
Match details Who: Australia v New Zealand What: ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Match 2 When: October 1, 2025, 7.30pm AEST first ball Where: Holkar Stadium, Indore How to watch: Amazon’s Prime Video Live scores: Match Centre Officials: Sue Redfern and Gayathri Venugopalan (on field), Sarah Dambanevana (third), Vrinda Rathi (fourth), Michell Pereira (referee) News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app The squads Australia: Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia…
Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne included to face Tasmania in round one at Allan Border Field Usman Khawaja will play his first match of the home summer after being named for Queensland’s Sheffield Shield opener as he begins his build towards this summer’s Ashes. The Marnus Labuschagne-led Bulls were today the first team to unveil their squad for round one of the Shield season with the Australian duo included in the 13 to face Tasmania at Allan Border Field beginning on Saturday. Queensland round one squad v Tasmania: Marnus Labuschagne (c), Hugo Burdon, Jack Clayton, Benji Floros, Hayden Kerr, Usman Khawaja,…
The Guwahati stadium is all set to make its debut for women’s cricket ©BCCI By the time your aircraft touches the tarmac in Guwahati, it’s clear the city is gearing up for something big. Even before your luggage hits the conveyor belt, the bold aubergine-hued hoardings of Women’s World Cup 2025 greet you at every nook and cranny of the terminal, echoing the region’s favourite flavour. Inviting billboards announce the match days in the city – including that of the semifinal which is only tentatively Guwahati’s at the moment – and flank every entry and exit point of the airport.…
INJURY NEWS Glenn Maxwell has had a series of unfortunate injuries in the past © Getty Glenn Maxwell suffered a freak injury in the nets at Mount Maunganui, ruling him out of the three-match T20I series against hosts New Zealand. Maxwell was bowling to Mitch Owen, whose powerful hit struck the 36-year-old on the forearm. Scans have confirmed a fracture and Cricket Australia selectors have called up Josh Philippe into the squad as replacement. Matthew Short, who was batting in the adjoining net, detailed the events. “I saw it out of the corner of my eye. We’re training under a…
USA CRICKET Representative Image: USA Cricket is in the doldrums. © Getty After the ICC suspended USA Cricket (USAC) last week, a dominant section of the American cricket fraternity moved to ‘recall’ (oust) League director Anj Balusu. Cricbuzz understands that six of USAC’s nine member leagues namely Southern California Cricket Association, Northern California Cricket Association, Dallas Cricket League, Washington Cricket League, Oregon Cricket League, and New Jersey Softball Cricket League signed a petition demanding his ouster, which was promptly followed by a recall vote. The move, which the ICC has been apprised of, comes in the shadow of long standing…
PARIS: The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics cost the French state 6.6 billion euros ($7.7 billion), the national audit body announced on Monday. The amount is an increase on the initial estimate of 5.9 billion euros in June but the head of the national audit body said it did not represent “budgetary overspending”. Government expenditure on the organisation of the two sporting extravaganzas last summer cost 3.02 billion euros, which included 1.44 billion euros for security. A further 3.63 billion euros were spent on work linked to infrastructure projects. The figures include money spent to ensure that the River…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian football officials on Monday blamed a “technical error” in the document submission process for an Asian Cup qualifier, which prompted FIFA to suspend seven of the country’s national players. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) vowed to fight FIFA’s ruling on Friday that sent shockwaves through the sport in the football-mad nation, saying so-called “heritage” or naturalised players were legitimate citizens. FIFA slapped a year-long ban on the group — including centre-back Facundo Garces, 26, the first naturalised Malaysian to play in Spain’s La Liga — accusing the FAM of using “doctored documentation to be able to…
KARACHI: The Asia Cup may have ended, but the controversy kicked up by the Indian cricket team refuses to die down. Players, pundits and politicians from both sides continued to trade barbs on Monday, following team India’s refusal to accept the winning trophy from Asian Cricket Council president Mohsin Naqvi — who also serves as Pakistan’s interior minister and head of the cricket board. Pakistan captain Salman Agha said India had “disrespected cricket”, whereas his counterpart Suryakumar Yadav complained his side were denied the trophy after winning the Asia Cup, which has been overshadowed by ill-will on both sides. The…