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Tanisha 92, Niki 78* as India A Women finish Day 1 on 351/9 against Australia A

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Shubha Satheesh, Tanisha Singh, and Niki Prasad (PC: ECB, Tanisha Insta, Niki Insta) India A Women overcame a mid-innings wobble to finish Day 1 on 351/9 against Australia A Women in the only unofficial Test in Mohali on Tuesday, with Tanisha Singh (92) and Niki Prasad (78*) leading a strong recovery. After opting to bat first, the home side made a solid start, courtesy a 102-run opening partnership between Priya Punia (46 off 65) and Shubha Satheesh (59 off 117). However, after Priya’s dismissal, Australia A triggered a mini-collapse, picking up three more wickets for 18 runs to reduce India A to 120/4. Lilly Mills, the 25-year-old off-spinner, accounted for Shubha, skipper Yastika Bhatia and Tejal Hasabnis. Anushka Sharma then steadied the innings with a crucial 44. Coming off a good run of form in the recent three-match unofficial ODI series, she put on 82 with Tanisha for the fifth wicket to help India A regain momentum. Tanisha took charge from there, finding the gaps with co...
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World Cup schedule unveiling at 9.30 pm IST on October 1, India-Pakistan could be in the same group

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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 (PC: ICC) The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Cricket South Africa will unveil the schedule for the 2027 ODI World Cup at 6 pm local time (9.30 pm IST) in Cape Town on Thursday, October 1. According to a source in the know, the launch will take place as part of a programme, with India and Pakistan potentially being placed in the same group once again. The World Cup is scheduled to begin on October 2 next year. “The schedule is being given the final touches, but going by previous ICC events, you can assume that India and Pakistan would be in the same group,” said the source. The India-Pakistan fixture, despite losing some of its sheen as an on-field rivalry, remains hugely lucrative for broadcasters and commercial partners. On the field, however, Pakistan have not beaten India in the 50-over format at an ICC event since June 2017, when they won the Champions Trophy final. In the 14-team World Cup, the top eight teams in the ICC ODI ranki...
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Shubman and Co. skip practice ahead of second ODI in Guwahati; Gambhir visits Kamakhya temple

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Shubman Gill. Photo: Debasis Sen The Indian team has opted to skip training ahead of the second ODI against the West Indies at the ACA Stadium on Wednesday. Shubman Gill and his teammates were scheduled to have an optional practice session but decided to cancel it. Both teams arrived in Guwahati on Monday. Team India Head Coach Gautam Gambhir visited the Kamakhya Temple on Tuesday morning. India registered a thumping eight-wicket victory in the first ODI at Thiruvananthapuram, chasing down the target with 50 balls to spare. The West Indies, however, will go ahead with their scheduled afternoon training session. It remains to be seen whether the Indian team management make any changes to the playing XI for the second ODI. Mohammed Siraj was surprisingly left out of the first ODI, with India opting for a different bowling combination, while Naman Dhir was handed his ODI debut. With several key bowlers, including Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh, unavailable due to their A...
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Shreyas Iyer, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi And Abhishek Sharma Bring The Fun Ahead Of West Indies T20Is

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  Shreyas Iyer, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma, PC: JioHotstar   JioStar’s latest campaign film ahead of India’s five-match T20I series against the West Indies brings together Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma and India’s T20I captain Shreyas Iyer in a fun take on how the Indian side plans to approach the series. The film is set at the team hotel, where Sooryavanshi and Abhishek are seen looking at a stadium map and discussing different stands, rows and seats. It sounds like they are trying to figure out where to sit for the upcoming matches. They are picking out the parts of the ground where they want to send the ball. Shreyas then gets involved and makes his own intentions clear, he plans to hit the ball out of the stadium too. The campaign, ‘Andaaz Toofani, Khel Asmaani’ , plays on the confidence and attacking approach of India’s T20 side. The five-match series begins on October 6 and runs until October 17, following India’s three-match ODI serie...
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Ro-Ko mania reaches Guwahati as India aim to seal ODI series against Windies

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Kohli_Rohit (PC: ICC) The last time the Indian senior men’s cricket team played an international match in Guwahati, the new Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport was not yet operational. The airport, which began operations on February 22, 2026, is arguably among the finest in eastern India. The Shubman Gill-led India arrived at the new airport on Monday evening after completing a thumping eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first ODI at Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. The excitement surrounding the team’s arrival was evident, with giant LED screens at the baggage conveyor belts constantly displaying images of Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ahead of Wednesday’s second ODI at Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Understandably, the anticipation to watch two of Indian cricket’s biggest superstars is immense in this north-eastern state. The last time Kohli and Rohit played in Guwahati was the second ODI against Sri Lanka, which India won by four wickets. Rohit, who was c...
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‘Thoda dheere dal,’ said Rohit; spinners changed the game

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Rohit Sharma (PC: BCCI) Some of Rohit Sharma’s stump-mic chatter is part of Indian cricket folklore. Most of the time, it is funny, sometimes even uncensored. Tactical advice is delivered in typical Mumbai-maidan style. Remember his berating of his team-mates during a Test against England in Vizag: “Koi garden mein nahi ghoomega”? Then there was the way he admonished Sarfaraz Khan during a home Test against New Zealand, when the youngster went to field close-in without wearing a helmet: “Hero mat ban.” On Sunday, during the first ODI against the West Indies, it was different. It was the voice of a leader, passing instructions to a bowler. Rohit is no longer India’s captain, but his leadership qualities remain undiminished. The West Indies got off to a rollicking start and raced to 62 without loss after eight overs, when Shubman Gill, the skipper, decided to introduce spin. John Campbell, however, took the attack to Ravindra Jadeja from the outset, hitting a four and a couple of six...
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Kuldeep’s Superpowers Leave West Indies Baffled

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Kuldeep Yadav. Image: BCCI Two contrasting identities are part and parcel of several superheroes. It forces you to delve deeper and gauge the two sides of a character. Somewhere in an imaginary world, Kuldeep, the redoubtable wrist-spinner, also belongs to the fantasy land of Marvel Comics. On occasions, he can rip through a batting unit by imparting enough revs and getting the ball to dip tantalisingly on the unsuspecting batter. On other days, it is a different version of Kuldeep on display, one bereft of confidence. On a hot and humid afternoon in Thiruvananthapuram, it was Kuldeep at his very best. All he needed was one wicket, and after that, he did not look back. The stock ball. The googly. Pace variation. All those well-known ingredients in Kuldeep’s quiver were on display. To make it a perfect day for Kuldeep, a bit of timely advice from Rohit Sharma on how to bowl at Shai Hope also worked wonders. By now, one can also visualise the macro picture on a large canvas: he des...
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