Author: CT Staff
Mohammed Siraj removed from the T20I squads for both the Ireland and England tours. BCCI announced on June 9, 2026. The medical team advised rest for the pacer. Senior fast bowler needs recovery time before the packed schedule ahead. Precautionary step taken now. Mohammed Siraj was selected in the initial 16-member T20I squad. But removed after consultation between the medical team and management discussing workload carefully. The international season is long and demanding on players. Rest is important, basically, to prevent injuries. BCCI took this decision to protect players’ health first. Siraj needs recovery time before bigger matches ahead. Prasidh…
Rohit Sharma recently got injured in IPL 2026. He played the whole season as an impact player. BCCI announced the squad for the IND vs AFG ODI series and he was included in it. But he needs to clear his fitness test. Good news comes as Rohit Sharma cleared his fitness after a hamstring injury. Experience back in action. BCCI sent him for a week-long fitness assessment at the Centre of Excellence. All the protocols required for international cricket. Rohit Sharma had to complete everything properly before getting cleared for matches. The fitness test happened at the BCCI facility basically.…
Suryakumar Yadav might leave the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2027. Social media activity shows that he unfollowed MI on Instagram. Deleted all his Mumbai posts. This sparked massive rumors about his IPL future. Being with MI for a long time since the mega auction in 2018, but now moving on. Suryakumar Yadav had great form in IPL 2025 with 717 runs. Second-highest in the league and leading run scorer for MI. But in IPL 2026, his performance was really poor. 270 runs in 13 matches with only 2 half-centuries. The average was quite low, which is why exit speculation started…
Tamim Iqbal got elected as the Bangladesh Cricket Board President. The former captain is now leading the entire board. At just 37 years old, he is the youngest ever to hold this position for a four-year term. This is a historic moment for Bangladesh cricket honestly. The election happened recently at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. 73 out of. He got 75 votes from all the councillors. Basically, a unanimous decision really. Everyone supported his candidacy. Tamim has a huge amount of experience. Played 70 Tests and 243 ODIs for the country. Fifteen-year career in cricket. Leading Bangladesh through tough times. Now…
India beat Afghanistan in a historical one-off test match in New Chandigarh. The victory came by innings and 300 runs in Test cricket. New Chandigarh hosted the match. The match started on June 6th and ended in 3 days. Incredible performance by India. Afghanistan got completely destroyed. Biggest margin in history for Indian cricket basically. Breaking the previous record easily. The match ended on Day Three. So dominant was India’s performance. Afghanistan never stood a chance against India’s bowling and batting. India scored a massive 564 runs. In their first innings. Shubman Gill led the charge with a brilliant batting…
Something interesting happened on Monday. Suryakumar Yadav unfollowed the Mumbai Indians on Instagram. Deleted all his Mumbai posts and removed Mumbai from his bio. That’s a huge signal. Sports fans immediately noticed. Social media went crazy. Everyone is asking what’s happening. Is he leaving the franchise? Nobody knows officially yet. But the signs are clear. Something is definitely wrong between the player and the team. Unfollowing a franchise on Instagram, that’s not normal behavior. Usually players stay connected. Even when things go bad, Suryakumar does something different. Deleted all previous posts and removed the team from the bio. Those are…
India’s biggest win margin is impressive against the West Indies in Rajkot. West Indies got completely demolished in the opening Test match. Two-match series at Rajkot. The first test itself decided everything. India completely dominated the encounter. October 2018 was the year when we won by an inning and 270. That’s an absolutely massive victory margin. Not many teams achieve that. The match was one-sided from day one onwards really. India batted first and declared. At 649/9 that’s a huge first innings. West Indies couldn’t compete honestly. They couldn’t match India’s batting power. Their bowling was ineffective. Their batting was…
Suryakumar Yadav got sacked from the T20 captaincy just after winning the T20 World Cup 2026. Shreyas Iyer took his place. Tilak Varma became vice captain. But that’s not all honestly. Suryakumar Yadav got dropped too, not just as captain but as a batsman. He’s now completely out of the squad for the England and Ireland tour. For the Asian Games also. This is a massive blow for a player of his stature. A career-defining moment is coming his way. The exclusion hit hard apparently. After leading India to the World Cup, now removed from everything basically. No captain role,…
The India vs Afghanistan Test match started on June 6th in New Chandigarh. At MYS International Stadium but here’s the thing honestly. This match won’t count for the World Test Championship cycle. Afghanistan is not part of it. Only nine teams participate in WTC. Afghanistan didn’t make that list apparently. The nine participating teams are fixed. India, England, Pakistan, West Indies, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are included. That’s the complete list basically. No Afghanistan unfortunately in this group. So any Test Afghanistan plays doesn’t contribute to WTC points. Doesn’t affect rankings at all. Doesn’t matter…
India T20 Squad Announced by the BCCI as shocking news came out today. Suryakumar Yadav is no longer captain. The World Cup-winning captain got dropped. His form has been really poor lately. That’s why BCCI made this decision. Shreyas Iyer replaces him as captain and as a batter. The five-match England series, which starts on July 1 is when the real test begins for Iyer. Ireland is not a strong team compared to India. Shreyas Iyer last played a T20I in December 2023. Long gap from international cricket, but his IPL and domestic form show he’s ready for captaincy. Strong…