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Dhoni Turns 45: MS Dhoni’s Legacy Continues to Inspire Millions

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Dhoni (PC: X) As Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates his 45th birthday on July 7, fans across the world are also celebrating the career of one of India’s most successful and respected cricketers. From a small town in Jharkhand to becoming one of the biggest names in world cricket, Dhoni’s cricketing journey has been fascinating. The wicketkeeper-batter played 538 international matches where he scored 17,266 runs and completed 829 dismissals behind the stumps, which made him one of the finest wicketkeeper-batters in history. He is also one of the most successful captains India have ever had. Under his leadership, India won the Men’s T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. His success was not limited to international cricket. He also became the face of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL. He guided CSK to five IPL titles in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 and 2023, establishing CSK as one of the most consistent sides in the league. His calm leadership, ...
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First World Cup, No wins but Priceless experience: Netherlands’ Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 review

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Netherlands women ( PC- Netherlands cricket) The Netherlands might have failed to win a single game in the recently concluded ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, but it was still a historic campaign for them as it was their first-ever appearance in the tournament. After securing a spot in the mega event through the qualifiers, the Dutch Women were placed in Group A alongside Australia (the eventual champions), South Africa, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. It was quite obvious that a tough path awaited them, but it also gave them the opportunity to face teams like Australia and India for the first time. How the campaign unfolded Heading into the tournament, the Netherlands had registered their first-ever WT20I win over Bangladesh in a tri-series. That victory gave the team and their cheerful, colourful fans the belief that they could compete against relatively stronger teams. Interestingly, their first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup match was also against Bangladesh in Birmingham. Batting f...
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Team of the Tournament: Beth Mooney, Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophie Molineux headline Trisha Ghosal and Snehasis Mukherjee’s XI

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  Images :X Trisha Ghosal, London Picking a Team of the Tournament is rarely as straightforward as selecting the biggest names. More often than not, such XIs become collections of the tournament’s highest run-scorers and wicket-takers, regardless of whether they actually fit together as a functioning side. This team has been selected differently. Rather than squeezing every standout performer into the XI, the focus has been on identifying the best player for each role. Opening batters have been judged as openers, middle-order batters as middle-order players, finishers as finishers and bowlers on the impact they created in their specific phases of the innings. That approach inevitably means a few high-profile names and performers miss out despite outstanding tournaments. Players like Orla Prendergast, for example, were exceptional but narrowly missed selection because another cricketer was judged to have performed the No. 4 role even better. The writer in discussion with fell...
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District cricketers hail Sreenidhi University TG20 as launchpad for local talent

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The Hyderabad Cricket Association’s Sreenidhi University TG20 continued to reinforce its commitment to grassroots cricket as district players from across Telangana came together for a special media interaction at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The interaction featured the district cricketers from all the eight franchises in the league. With every franchise mandated to include district players in its squad, the league has provided a professional platform for cricketers to compete alongside established first-class players and showcase their skills on one of Telangana’s biggest stages. Hyderabad E-Champions all-rounder Ganesh Gadugu, who has been one of the standout district performers for the unbeaten table-toppers with 212 runs in six matches, described the league as a platform district cricketers had been waiting for. “We get to prove ourselves as district players and compete alongside some of the best players in the state. We have been wa...
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Opinion isn’t an agenda: Indian cricket fandom must do better

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  Image: AI generated A few journalists and former cricketers who suggested after the first T20I in Durham that it was perhaps time for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to get a look-in have since been relentlessly trolled and abused on social media. From name-calling to outright abuse, things have bordered on the ridiculous. Some have even penned emotional rants suggesting we should now be happy because Sanju Samson’s family is supposedly mourning the injustice meted out to him. This toxicity exposes the ugly side of India’s cricket fandom. First things first, we are entitled to our opinions, fair and square. As far as I know, none of us is on anyone’s payroll except that of our own employers. In my case, RevSportz pays Rohit Juglan, Subhayan Chakraborty and I. No player does or ever will. Labelling us as PR is absolute nonsense. We express our views based on our experience as journalists and on what we genuinely believe. The same applies to former players. Anyone is free to disagree, and...
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No sixes, no problem: Beth Mooney proves class still thrives in T20 cricket

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Beth Mooney in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final (PC: ICC) Australia have done it. They have reclaimed their throne, winning their seventh ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after defeating the home side, England, at Lord’s on July 5 in front of a passionate home crowd. After asking England to bat first and restricting them to a modest 150/4, the Aussies chased down the target with seven wickets and 17 balls to spare. Veteran opener and wicketkeeper-batter Beth Mooney played a significant knock of 64 and was deservedly named Player of the Match. She was also adjudged Player of the Tournament after finishing with 238 runs in seven innings at an average of 47.60 and a strike rate of 142.51, including three fifties. However, Mooney did not begin the tournament well. She managed only 17 runs in the first two matches, scoring seven against South Africa and 10 against Bangladesh. Against a relatively inexperienced Netherlands bowling attack, she registered her first half-century of the to...
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Mooney shines as Australia crush England’s T20 World Cup dream at Lord’s

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Beth Mooney with her Australia teammates (PC: ICC) England’s remarkable record of winning every Women’s World Cup held on home soil (across formats) came to an end as Australia defeated them by seven wickets in the final of the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Lord’s. After being restricted to 150/4 in their 20 overs, England could not stop the Aussies from clinching a record-extending seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title, with Australia chasing down the target with 17 balls to spare. Australia skipper Sophie Molineux won the toss and opted to bowl first, backing her side’s strength of chasing. The decision proved to be the right one as the visitors never allowed England’s batters to dominate at any stage of the innings. Both England openers fell cheaply, with Amy Jones scoring 8 off 9 balls and Danni Wyatt-Hodge managing just 6 off 6. Alice Capsey looked promising during her 23 off 20 deliveries, but while attempting a reverse sweep against ...
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