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Defending champions India have learned their route to gold at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. The Indian women's cricket team faces hosts Japan in the quarterfinals, while the direct-seeded men's team awaits the preliminary qualifiers' outcome

India captain Shreyas Iyer has urged his young squad to play without the fear of failure ahead of Thursday's T20I series opener against Zimbabwe in Harare, emphasizing quick adaptability and unity following recent overseas challenges

Teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi says recent setbacks have not dented his confidence as he prepares for India's T20I series against Zimbabwe. The 15-year-old hopes to build on his memorable U-19 World Cup success at Harare by trusting his process and contributing to the team.

Yuvraj Singh has urged India's team management to clearly communicate its World Cup plans to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, saying senior players deserve clarity. He also backed giving Yashasvi Jaiswal more opportunities and called for patience during India's transition phase.

Chaminda Vaas has backed teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to enjoy a successful India career but urged fans not to place excessive expectations on the 15-year-old. The former Sri Lanka pacer also praised the Telangana T20 League for nurturing emerging talent.

India defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets in Chennai to complete a 3-0 ODI series sweep. Yashasvi Jaiswal (110*) and Rohit Sharma (79*) powered a dominant chase after Prasidh Krishna’s 5/23 dismantled the visitors’ top order despite Hashmatullah Shahidi’s fighting century

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan’s Fatima Sana skipped the customary handshake at the Women's T20 World Cup toss in Birmingham. The gesture cements a growing 'no handshake' trend driven by political tensions across recent cricket fixtures

BCCI has arranged for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s father to join him in Sri Lanka ahead of the India A 50-over tri-series, with the option for his parents to accompany him on upcoming tours to the UK and Ireland, says Secretary Devajit Saikia.

The BCCI mourns the demise of former India cricketer C.D. Gopinath, a member of India’s first Test-winning team. He was a prominent domestic captain, selector, and team manager, remembered for his significant contributions to Indian cricket

India and England will face off once again in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final at Wankhede. Both teams have a storied history in T20 World Cups, and this clash promises high drama, with India slightly ahead in head-to-head stats

Afghanistan’s men’s cricket team will play a Test match followed by a three-match ODI series in India. The Test will be held in Chandigarh (June 6-10), while the ODIs will take place in Dharamshala, Lucknow, and Chennai

Pakistan selector Aaqib Javed praised India’s white-ball cricket success and emphasized improving Pakistan’s talent, infrastructure, and domestic competition. He expressed confidence in upcoming T20 World Cup performance, highlighted mental toughness, and underscored accountability and criticism as part of cricket development

Bangar says Gill coming in at No. 3 would send a positive message to the entire team

The ICC’s 'Team of the Tournament’, however, has all-time great Virat Kohli, middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer, wicketkeeper-batter K.L. Rahul (wk), pacer Mohammad Shami and spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel

On his future with team India, Rohit Sharma said right now he would be taking things as they come

Team India likely to rely on spin power to restrain Australian batting order

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has posted a reel on Facebook recently, where Sri Lanka's Shashini Gimhani has bowled with her left arm and right arm in the same over against India during the ICC Under 19 World Cup Match of India Vs Sri Lanka

The board feels the preparatory series is essential to India's chances against England after the team went down 0-3 against the Kiwis at home and 1-3 to the Aussies away

Brief Scores: India 185 and 157 in 39.5 overs (Rishabh Pant 61; Scott Boland 6-45) lead Australia 181 in 50 overs (Beau Webster 57; Prasidh Krishna 3-42) by 162 runs

He may be on the chopping block if India fails in Champions Trophy in Feb-March and also there are murmurs of unrest in the dressing room and it is learnt that the coach is not on the same page with most of the players