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  With Nicolas Pooran, Philip Salt and Sherfane Rutherford already pre signed for the Royal Desert Champions, the think tank entered the draft looking to continue on the momentum of these explosive names. Royal Desert Champions further picked Muhammad Waseem, Naseem Shah, Maheesh Theekshana to book-end the squad with world class bowlers. Royal Desert Champions will kick off their entry into the Abu Dhabi T10 starting from the 7th of November till the 20th of November 2026. “The important thing is to build a really strong core before going into the draft since the draft can be a draw sometimes. It’s a challenge to pick a new team and the process is extremely dynamic but we had a really strong strategy for the auction. It’s a very known fact that bowlers win tournaments like this. If you don’t have a good bowling unit, things can go downhill quite fast. Excited to get going in the tournament, Royal Desert Champions are here to kickstart a legacy that will last a very long time in...

PC- RevSportz Both the Indian and West Indies teams have arrived in Chandigarh for the third ODI. The teams landed on the evening of October 1, with the final game of the series scheduled to be played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. India have already sealed the three-match series after winning the first two ODIs. In the second game, India chased down 406 with eight wickets in hand, reaching the target with 39 balls to spare. The one major change to India’s squad for the final ODI is the absence of Prasidh Krishna, who has been ruled out after suffering a hamstring injury. Anshul Kamboj has been announced as his replacement and will join the squad. It remains to be seen whether Mohammad Siraj, who is yet to play a game in the series, gets a chance in the dead rubber. With India having already sealed the series, the hosts will now look to finish the ODI series with a 3-0 clean sweep. The West Indies, on the other hand, will be looking to end the serie...

  PC- RevSportz The Asian Games are well and truly up and running, with all eyes on some of the biggest contingents and sporting nations as they chase medals across disciplines. Among the sports drawing attention is cricket — a sport that continues to grow far and wide, and one that offers something particularly significant at a continental event like this: an opportunity for associate nations to compete with the bigger cricketing powers. Nepal_Men’s_Cricket_Team (PC: ICC) For these teams, it is not always about defeating a Test-playing nation. Sometimes, simply getting the opportunity to play against one is an achievement in itself. Behind that moment are years of hard work, qualification, preparation and dedication, all driven by the hope of representing their country on one of the biggest sporting stages in Asia. Which is what makes the rain-related outcomes at the Asian Games particularly difficult to digest. India’s T20 quarterfinal match against Afghanistan was co...

Gautam Gambhir and  Sitanshu Kotak. Image Credit: Debasis Sen. A total of 811 runs were scored in the second ODI between India and West Indies at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday. India successfully chased West Indies’ 405 with eight wickets in hand and 39 balls to spare. There were five centurions across the two sides, with Indian captain Shubman Gill scoring a stellar 223 not out in the winning cause. Rohit Sharma also scored a brilliant 101. The visitors, meanwhile, had three centurions in John Campbell (101), Shai Hope (104) and Amir Jangoo (114). India successfully chased a record target with eight wickets in hand and 39 balls to spare. However, the nature of the pitch came under scrutiny after the high-scoring contest. Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir was critical of the 22 yards on offer for the second ODI. Speaking to the host broadcaster after the match, Gambhir said: “Look, if I have to be absolutely honest, I feel I think there has to be a bit...

PC: Instagram (Indian Cricket Team) It took a herculean effort, and Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill delivered it in spectacular fashion as India pulled off a record chase against the West Indies in the second ODI at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday. In front of a packed crowd, the Indian openers produced a breathtaking batting display to chase down 406 with eight wickets in hand and 39 balls to spare. Rohit smashed a 72-ball century, with his innings featuring 10 fours and six sixes, while Gill followed up his hundred in the series opener with another three-figure score, reaching the milestone in just 62 balls. Gill remained unbeaten on 233, while Ruturaj Gaikwad finished on 31 not out as India completed the second-biggest run chase in ODI history, behind South Africa’s 438 at The Wanderers two decades ago . The emphatic victory also gave India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, with one game to play. Gill completed his century off just 62 balls ...

Head coach Daren Sammy in Guwahati. (PC: Debasis Sen) West Indies batting coach Floyd Reifer admitted that the team’s batting group will have to work on their game against spin, which plays a major role during the middle overs of ODI cricket, in order to perform well. In the first ODI, West Indies got off to a solid start, with the openers adding a century partnership. The visitors were going strong before Kuldeep Yadav turned things in India’s favour during the middle overs, finishing with a four-wicket haul. That spell proved to be the difference in the high-scoring game. “When you play on slow, turning wickets in different parts of the world, guys have to make adjustments and wickets will fall on those types of surfaces,” said Reifer ahead of the second ODI. “But batting in the middle overs is something that we continue to work on. We want to get really consistent with that. The aim is to get back to 2024 and 2025, when we scored at more than six runs an over in the middle overs....