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South Africa tour of India 2025

AB de Villiers has asked India head coach Gautam Gambhir to continue with changes in batting order as per situation in ODIs but not change players' roles.

Gautam Gambhir feels that batting orders are very overrated in ODIs.

AB de Villiers agrees with Gambhir's opinion but only to a certain extent. 

AB de Villiers, Gautam Gambhir

ABD cautions head coach Gambhir against too many changes in batting order

Yashasvi Jaiswal praised Virat Kohli's sense of humour and how he helped him be at ease during his maiden ODI century.

Yashasvi Jaiswal scored an unbeaten 116 in the run chase.

Jaiswal and Virat Kohli helped India beat South Africa by 9 wickets in decider.

Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal

'Paaji's sense of humour is...': Jaiswal on 'lagan lagi' moment with Kohli

India stand in captain KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl in third ODI against South Africa. 

India opt to bowl against South Africa. 

The third ODI between India and South Africa is taking place in Vishakhapatnam. 

India stand in captain KL Rahul happy after breaking toss jinx

KL Rahul breaks toss curse, opts to bowl in 3rd ODI against South Africa

Shubman Gill got the fitness certificate from the BCCI's NCA and he is all ready to feature in the five-match T20I series against South Africa. 

Shubman Gill got injured in the first Test vs South Africa. 

Shubman Gill to feature in five match T20I series against South Africa.

India Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill

IND vs SA: Big relief for Team India as Gill gets green signal for SA series

The third ODI between India and South Africa will take place at ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

India won the first ODI against South Africa. 

South Africa won the second ODI against India.

Third ODI between India and South Africa will take place in Visakhapatnam.

Virat Kohli and Harshit Rana celebrating a wicket and KL Rahul behind them.

IND vs SA decider: Visakhapatnam pitch report and India’s ODI record at ground

IND vs SA 2nd ODI: With heavy dew affecting spinners, KL Rahul ran out of options as Prasidh Krishna went for plenty in Raipur. 

Prasidh Krishna conceded runs at over 10 runs per over in 2nd ODI vs South Africa.

KL Rahul told Krishna to bowl according to the plan.

Prasidh Krishna, KL Rahul

WATCH -  'Prasidh, don't use your brains': Frustrated Rahul's advice to Krishna 

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WPL 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan confirmed that India all‑rounder Pooja Vastrakar will miss at least two weeks of Women’s Premier League (WPL) matches due to a hamstring injury.

RCB defeated MI by three wickets in WPL 2026 opener.

Pooja Vastrakar set to miss two weeks of WPL 2026.

Pooja Vastrakar of India prepares to bowl during game two of the ODI series between India and South Africa at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 19, 2024 in Bengaluru, India.

RCB shares worrisome update on Pooja Vastrakar’s WPL 2026 comeback

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her side fell short in the final over of their three-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the WPL 2026 opener, saying they failed to bowl even one good delivery under pressure.

RCB defeated Mumbai Indians by three wickets. 

Nadine de Klerk picked up four wickets against MI in WPL 2026 opener.

Mumbai Indians' Amelia Kerr (L) speaks with her captain Harmanpreet Kaur during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 

Harmanpreet Kaur indirectly blames Nat Sciver-Brunt after MI’s defeat vs RCB

Nadine de Klerk said it would take time for RCB’s thrilling three-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians to sink in, after she played a key role in the WPL opener. She picked up 4/26 with the ball and then scored an unbeaten 63 off 44 balls to guide RCB to a last-ball victory against MI.

Nadine de Klerk celebrates after her team's win in the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

De Klerk reveals her mindset after guiding RCB to their nail-biter win vs MI

Nadine de Klerk did the unthinkable and powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to thrilling three-wicket win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in WPL 2026 opener

RCB pulled off a thrilling three-wicket win over MI in WPL 2026 opener

Nadine de Klerk remained the architect of RCB's win

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Nadine de Klerk (R) in action in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: De Klerk turns match on its head as RCB rock MI in last-ball thriller

WPL 2026's opening ceremony was nothing short of a spectacle thanks to stunning performances from both Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez

Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez performed at WPL 2026's opening ceremony

WPL 2026 opener is between MI and RCB

Honey Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez and Harnaaz Sandhu star in WPL 2026's opening ceremony (via WPL)

WATCH: Honey Singh and Jacqueline Fernandez light up WPL's opening ceremony

Ashes 2025-26

Brendon McCullum lost his cool during an interview with Nasser Hussain following England's 4-1 deffeat to Australia in The Ashes

Nasser Hussain shared his verdict on the tense exchange with Brendon McCullum

McCullum seemed to have lost his cool during an interview with Hussain

England coach Brendon McCullum after losing the Fifth Test in the 2025/26 Ashes Series between Australia and England at Sydney Cricket Ground (via Getty)

'He needs to adapt...': Hussain's blunt verdict on tense exchange with McCullum

Indian cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar gifted a bat-shaped guitar to World Cup winner Jemimah Rodrigues and sings duet with her to fulfill his promise he made during the Women's ODI World Cup 2025. 

Sunil Gavsakar sings duet with Jemimah Rodrigues.

Sunil Gavaskar gifted guitar to Jemimah Rodrigues.

Sunil Gavaskar along with Jemimah Rodrigues

Gavaskar fulfills promise gifts Jemimah bat-shaped guitar, joins her for duet

New Zealand tour of India 2026

Sanjay Manjrekar opened up on Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket. He said that looking back at Indian cricket, many players who opened in ODIs were actually middle-order batters in Tests. In ODIs, he explained, bowlers usually don’t attack top-order batters aggressively early on; they mainly focus on keeping runs down in the first few overs.

Virat Kohli announced Test retirement on May 12. 

Virat Kohli's last Test outing came in Australia.

Virat Kohli of India warms up before a clash

Manjrekar defends himself after backlash over 'easiest format’ claim on Kohli

T20 World Cup 2026

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said that the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) request to move their T20 World Cup matches out of India is not something the Indian board can decide. He added that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will make the final call on the matter.

Bangladesh will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign vs West Indies.

Bangladesh want to play their T20 World Cup 2026 matches in Sri Lanka. 

BCB's demand to not play in India came after KKR released Mustafizur Rahman. 

T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled take place in India and Sri Lanka. 

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia breaks silence on ICC-BCB T20 WC 26 dispute

Others

P V Sindhu’s impressive run at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 ended in the women’s singles semifinals after a straight-game defeat to China’s Wang Zhiyi. Playing her first tournament since recovering from a foot injury, Sindhu made several unforced errors and let slip an 11-6 lead in the second game.

Wang Zhiyi defeated PV Sindhu in Malaysia Open 2026 semifinal.

P V Sindhu went down 16-21, 15-21 to Wang Zhiyi.

India's PV Sindhu plays a point during her women's singles semi-final match against China's Wang Zhi Yi at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament 

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ABD cautions head coach Gambhir against too many changes in batting order

'Paaji's sense of humour is...': Jaiswal on 'lagan lagi' moment with Kohli

KL Rahul breaks toss curse, opts to bowl in 3rd ODI against South Africa