Twenty20

IPL 2023: How KKR star Rinku Singh became Indian cricket’s new sixer king

If the Tata Indian Premier League’s selection changed the life and humble circumstances of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ player, Rinku Singh’s sixer shots will give a fillip to a weak KKR’s batting form in the coming days.

This team was bowled out for just 10 runs in a Twenty20 match

Spain wrapped up victory off just two balls after opener Awais Ahmed smashed back-to-back sixes.

Cheteshwar Pujara vs Mohammad Azharuddin: Why cricket needs a scale for aggregate records

With the number of matches going up, cricketers will play more matches than they would have in previous generations. As a result, the aggregate record will not only lie with the most recent generation, legends of the yesteryear will slide down the ladder.

Out of T20 World Cup: Why must Jasprit Bumrah play in the IPL?

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has no say in whether or not he can play in the high-intensity IPL — the world's largest cricket league — as long as he wishes to remain a contracted BCCI cricketer

Before Rilee Rossouw's T20I century, three of the greatest comebacks in cricket history

How Rilee Rossouw transformed from zero to a hero with his big hundred and sealed South Africa’s comfortable win in the third Twenty20, but it came on the back of a hat-trick of failures

Kerala poll outcome puts cold water on Twenty20’s bigger ambitions

The party’s experiment in local body elections worked well but that wasn’t enough to compete in state elections where local elements are only a part of the deciding factors.

Welfare governance and Kerala’s changing politics

While much of the focus has been on the BJP and its ability to topple governments in other states, Kerala has been witnessing a quiet revolution in some parts of the state

India win Asia Cup as Dhawan hits form against Bangladesh

India won the Asia Cup with an eight-wicket triumph over hosts Bangladesh on Sunday as opener Shikhar Dhawan returned to form with a half-century in a 94-run stand with Virat Kohli in a rain-hit final.

Dhawan replaces injured Kumar in India's T20 team

India also brought in Gurkeerat Singh Mann, part of their one-day side in Australia, as cover for Ajinkya Rahane, who split the webbing on his right hand while fielding in Wednesday's ODI defeat in Canberra.

South Africa bag T20 series after Cuttack crowd trouble

All-rounder Albie Morkel marked his return to the South Africa team after 18 months with bowling figures of 3-12 as the hosts were skittled for 92 in the 18th over, their lowest after being bundled out for 74 against Australia in Melbourne in 2008.

Usha International official partners of Mumbai Indians

Household consumer durable company Usha International would be the official partners of Mumbai Indians (MI) for the 8th and the 9th seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Twenty20 boom no threat to tests, says Lara

The growing popularity of Twenty20 internationals will not harm test cricket because the two formats of the game can thrive together, former West Indies captain Brian Lara said on Thursday.

Yuvraj counts hours to comeback match

Swashbuckling batsman Yuvraj Singh, who is staging a comeback into international cricket on Saturday after recovering from a rare germ-cell cancer, said that he is counting the hours daily on his impending return which he described as a "huge moment" in his life.