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Ibrahim Zadran on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PC: Ibrahim Zadran and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Insta) The upcoming three-match T20I series against India will be Ibrahim Zadran’s first as Afghanistan’s permanent T20I captain since succeeding Rashid Khan. Zadran was appointed captain by the Afghanistan Cricket Board following the team’s group-stage exit from the 2026 T20 World Cup. The 24-year-old previously led Afghanistan in 11 T20Is between 2023 and 2025, winning five matches while losing five. He is currently representing the SC Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League. Following Jaffna’s convincing victory over the Kandy Royals,on Sunday, at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, the Afghanistan top-order batter took some time out for an exclusive interview with RevSportz. Here are the excerpts. Afghanistan are set to play a three-match T20I series against India. You must be looking forward to it…  Ibrahim Zadran: We have been preparing ourselves well. It...

Jasprit_Bumrah (PC: RevSportz/Debasis Sen) Shamik Chakrabarty, Mumbai Jasprit Bumrah is touch-and-go for the first Test against Sri Lanka, it is learnt. The fast-bowling maestro, who suffered a knee sprain ahead of the final ODI against England at Lord’s earlier this month, is likely to be included in the Test squad for the two-match series in the Island nation with an asterisk — subject to fitness clearance. The team selection is to take place “by Tuesday”. Bumrah, meanwhile, is set to report at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) this week. India will play two Tests in Sri Lanka, with the first match starting in Galle on August 15. So there’s still time for Bumrah’s full recovery. A question mark, though, remains over his availability in the first game. Also, his injury is not a case in isolation. In fact, the medical room is overflowing. Washington Sundar, too, is all but ruled out of the first Test. The all-rounder sustained a right hamstring injury during th...

  Meg Lanning (PC: ICC) Former Australia captain Meg Lanning, who is currently leading Manchester Super Giants in The Hundred, has said she has not given serious thought to retirement, insisting that her future in the game will depend on whether she continues to make meaningful contributions and enjoys playing. Speaking to Sky Sports, Lanning explained that she remains driven by the desire to influence matches with the bat and has no interest in extending her career unless she can continue to play a decisive role. “I hadn’t thought about that, to be honest,” she said. “Two things will dictate it: am I still contributing, and am I still enjoying it? My job as a batter is to contribute and make an impact on the game. As long as I’m still doing that and enjoying it, I’m going to keep playing. For the moment, hopefully those two things are still in play.” The former Australia skipper further emphasised that she has no desire to be merely part of a squad and wants to continue mak...

    Dambulla, 26 July 2026: Lanka Premier League (LPL) Players’ Management Committee has approved the inclusion of Bangladesh captain Towhid Hridoy in the Jaffna Kings squad for the ongoing season. Hridoy replaces fellow Bangladeshi international Taskin Ahmed, who has been ruled out of the tournament after being unable to join the squad due to unavailability. Anil Mohan Sankhdhar, Founder and CEO of IPG Group, the official rights holder of the Lanka Premier League said, “We are delighted to welcome Towhid Hridoy to the Lanka Premier League. He has emerged as one of Bangladesh’s most accomplished cricketers and brings both quality and leadership to the Jaffna Kings. While we wish Taskin Ahmed the very best, we are confident Hridoy’s arrival will further enhance the competition and give fans another exciting player to follow this season.” The right-handed batter brings impressive T20 credentials to Jaffna Kings, having scored 4,057 runs in 168 T20 matches at an avera...

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (PC: IPL/BCCI) Ravichandran Ashwin has backed veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar to return to India’s ODI setup ahead of the 2027 World Cup. Ashwin believes Bhuvneshwar deserves another opportunity on the back of his impressive performances for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the last two IPL seasons. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said, “Why not? The way our fast bowling stocks are right now, there is some struggle there. I think it is worth considering Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Why can you not consider him? “There is only one difference between Shami and Bhuvneshwar. Bhuvi has been able to put himself on the park for two seasons together for RCB and has been able to keep himself fit. Both times RCB won the title, and he was also among the top three reasons for that. He looks fit enough. I am not saying to take him straightaway, but at least give him a chance and then decide. He can swing the ball, give you overs at the death and bat a bit as well. He has a lot...

Sophie Devine and Georgia Wareham (PC: Hundred/X) All-round brilliance from Sophie Devine and Georgia Wareham guided Welsh Fire to their first win of the ongoing Women’s Hundred in Cardiff. Batting first, Welsh Fire got off to a solid start through Georgia Voll (42 off 26) and Ella McCaughan (27 off 23). However, it was the unbeaten 79-run partnership between Devine (52 off 29, strike rate 179.31) and Wareham (43* off 20, strike rate 215) for the fourth wicket that powered the hosts to 177/4 – the third-highest team total in Women’s Hundred history. Highest team totals in Women’s Hundred history 214/5 – Northern Superchargers vs London Spirit, The Oval, 2025  181/3 – Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets, Cardiff, 2023  177/4 – Welsh Fire vs MI London, Cardiff, 2026  Devine and Wareham carried that momentum into their bowling, claiming two wickets each. Grace Potts picked up three wickets, while Sophia Smale (two) and Em Arlott (one) also chipped in as W...