Author: CT Staff
India’s Test team has announced its squad for the home series against South Africa. All eyes are on the comeback of Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from injury. But the absence of senior fast bowler Mohammed Shami once again raises questions about whether his red-ball career is about to end. Rishabh Pant’s Strong Return Rishabh Pant suffered a foot fracture in the Manchester Test against England in July, after which he missed the West Indies series. Now, the 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has made a full recovery. Recently, India A defeated South Africa A in Bengaluru, where Pant scored 90 runs in…
The latest ICC T20I batting rankings are out, and there’s good news for Indian fans. Rohit Sharma and Abhishek Sharma remain at No. 1, despite significant jumps by Pakistani players. These rankings were updated on November 5th. Pakistan defeated South Africa to win the series, allowing their batsmen to shine. Significant Rise for Pakistani Players Three Pakistani stalwarts made a splash in the rankings. Babar Azam rose nine places to 30th. Sam Ayub moved up ten places to 39th, and Salman Agha also climbed ten places to 54th. Abhishek Sharma remains the king with 926 rating points. Behind him are…
The IPL 2026 Auction is coming soon, and this season looks to be even more exciting than before. November 2025 is currently underway, and the BCCI has revealed some key dates. Teams have the opportunity to finalize their retention, otherwise, everything will be sold in the trade. This mini auction will prove to be a major turning point for IPL 2026, where new talent will emerge and old stars will prove their worth. Retention Date and Rules: What Teams Need to Do? The retention date is the last day until which teams can retain their players — November 15, 2025.…
Following India’s impressive victory in the Women’s ODI World Cup, the latest ICC rankings have been released. Smriti Mandhana, who held the number one spot throughout the tournament, has now slipped to second place. She has been replaced by South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt. This change comes after the World Cup final and semi-final, where Wolvaardt performed exceptionally well. Wolvaardt’s runs break record Wolvaardt scored centuries in both the semi-final and final. She scored a total of 571 runs, her most in a single edition. This boosted her rating to 814, a career-high. Mandhana was also selected in the tournament’s…
On November 3, 2025, India won the ODI World Cup for the first time by defeating South Africa at the DY Patil Stadium. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur led the team to history. Harmanpreet Kaur, 36, has now led India to a World Cup victory, just like Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni. The dream of 2017 came true in 2025 Former head coach Tushar Arothe, in an exclusive interview with the Times of India, said that the 2017 World Cup was like a green revolution for Indian women’s cricket. “We came very close to winning the title in 2017. That World Cup…
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf is in trouble. The ICC has banned him for two matches due to his behavior during the matches against India in the Asia Cup 2025. This ban was imposed because he had accumulated four demerit points in 24 months. He will now be unable to play the ODIs against South Africa on November 4 and 6. How did Rauf earn four demerit points? Rauf caused controversy with his behavior during the India-Pakistan matches. He was found guilty of “disrepute to the game” in two separate incidents on September 14 and 28. This violation occurred under…
Kolkata Knight Riders tried their best to bring in veteran batsman KL Rahul, but Delhi Capitals rejected all three of their trade offers. Rahul was Delhi’s leading run-scorer last season, but now it appears he may be headed to the IPL auction. KKR’s Three Trade Plans Failed Kolkata first offered to directly swap Sunil Narine for Rahul. Delhi declined. The second plan was the young pair of Angkrish Raghuvanshi and Rinku Singh. The third offer was for Harshit Rana and Angkrish Raghuvanshi. But Delhi didn’t agree to any of the deals. KKR wants a change in its leadership. They are…
A major update has arrived for the WPL 2026 season of the Women’s Premier League. The BCCI has informed all franchises that they can retain a maximum of five players from their previous teams under the new Retention rules. This can be done either through direct Retention or through the Right to Match (RTM) card. Each team will have a total purse of ₹15 crore, from which the cost of retained players will be deducted. Retention Date & Rules Teams have until November 5th (Retention Date) to decide which players to retain. it can include a maximum of three Indian…
The BCCI today announced the 15-member India A squad for the Rising Stars Asia Cup. The captain of this tournament is Jitesh Sharma, who is currently playing in the T20 series in Australia. Jitesh Sharma has been given the opportunity to lead, and Naman Dhir will be his vice-captain. The Rising Stars Asia Cup will be held in Qatar from November 14 to 23, where young players will showcase their talent. The BCCI stated in its press release, “Jitesh Sharma will lead IND A in the Rising Stars Asia Cup to be played from November 14 to 23 in Qatar,…
The Indian women’s cricket team surprised everyone by winning the Women’s World Cup 2025. After losing in the group stage, it seemed like the dream would be shattered, but a powerful meeting with head coach Amol Muzumdar changed everything. Harmanpreet Kaur herself said that that night gave the team new life. Muzumdar Sir’s explosive speech The tournament had started well. We defeated Sri Lanka and Pakistan, but then suffered consecutive defeats against South Africa, Australia, and England. A ticket to the semi-finals seemed difficult. The team was dejected after losing the England match. Harmanpreet said, “We were about to win…