Cricket

Cricket Australia announces 2025 best Test XI featuring four Indians

Cricket Australia has announced its Best Test XI for 2025, highlighting top performers from around the world. India’s KL Rahul and Shubman Gill, Australia’s Travis Head, and South Africa captain Temba Bavuma, who led his team to a historic World Test Championship win, are among the key inclusions.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Deepti creates history, becomes 1st cricketer in world to reach this milestone

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma created history by becoming the highest wicket-taker in women’s T20Is with her 152nd scalp against Sri Lanka.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Harmanpreet Kaur's fifty powers India to 5-0 T20I series sweep over Sri Lanka

Harmanpreet Kaur’s brilliant 68 and India’s clinical bowling helped the team beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the fifth T20I, completing a 5-0 series whitewash. Deepti Sharma made history by becoming the highest wicket-taker in women’s T20Is with her 152nd scalp.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

RCB find spark after Ellyse Perry’s exit as all-rounder bats at 245 strike rate

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will begin their Women’s Premier League 2026 campaign on January 9 against Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. RCB are scheduled to play eight league matches, with four games each in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Chappell blames Australia, England players for putting Ashes legacy at risk

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell slammed both Australia and England for a lack of grit in this year’s Ashes, especially during the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. He argued that top players must adapt and fight through tough conditions, rather than giving up wickets cheaply.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Eden Gardens avoids MCG fate as ICC reveals rating for pitch used in IND vs SA

ICC rated the Eden Gardens track as 'satisfactory' after the batters from both India and South Africa struggled on it and the match reached a conclusion in three days

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

India make two changes, no Smriti Mandhana as Sri Lanka opt to bowl in 5th T20I

The hosts made two changes bringing in G Kamalini, who is making her debut, and Sneh Rana in place of Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh Thakur.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Not Rohit or Virat, Ashwin labels this star as best Indian player of 2025

Ravichandran Ashwin heaped praise on Abhishek Sharma for his consistent and impactful performances in T20 cricket, calling him India’s next-generation X-factor player. Speaking on his YouTube channel Ash Ki Baat, Ashwin highlighted Abhishek’s ability to redefine powerplay batting and backed him as a future all-format contender, even tipping him to be India’s Men’s Player of the Year.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

SL make valuable addition to coaching staff, bring in Malinga ahead of T20 WC

Sri Lanka have roped in Lasith Malinga as the consultant fast-bowling coach ahead of the T20 World Cup that is set to begin from February 7

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

T20 World Cup winner questions Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's Test retirement

India batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli announced their Test retirement in May 2025 before the five-Test match series against England. Duo's last Test outing came in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Body blow for RCB as Perry ruled out of WPL 2026, replacement announced

The Australian all-rounder has withdrawn from the upcoming season of WPL due to personal reasons and RCB have signed Sayali Satghare as her replacement

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

DC sign Australia spinner as replacement for Sutherland ahead of WPL 2026

Delhi Capitals have signed Australia leg-spinner Alana King as a replacement for all-rounder Annabel Sutherland ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026. The Delhi-based franchise will start its WPL campaign against the Mumbai Indians (MI).

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Shaheen Afridi ruled out of BBL due to injury, doubtful for T20 World Cup 2026

Weeks ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, Shaheen Afridi sustained a knee injury during BBL 2025-26 which ended his Brisbane Heat stint abruptly.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Shafali and Renuka make massive gains on ICC Rankings after heroic display vs SL

Both Shafali and Renuka have performed brilliantly in the ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka and have thus risen rapidly on the rankings

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Oman announce T20 World Cup 2026 squad with three key changes from Asia Cup line

Oman will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against Zimbabwe and before featuring in the mega event, the side will play two warm-up games against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka A, respectively.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Ex-LSG batter robbed of maiden T20 century, remains stranded on 41-ball 99

Ashton Turner registered his career-best score but missed his maiden T20 century as he took a single off the third ball of the final over.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

After Rohit and Virat, another T20 World Cup winner set to feature in VHT

India's T20 World Cup-winning star Hardik Pandya will miss the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, but he will represent Baroda in two Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) matches.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

R Ashwin urges ODI debut for this India batter after top performance in 2025

The former India cricketer was left thoroughly impressed with Abhishek Sharma's T20I performance in 2025 and wants him to make his ODI debut soon

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Hayden slams AUS batting coach after MCG horror, says 'bowlers look more...'

Matthew Hayden feels Australia batters lack the technique to counter tough conditions whether they are at home or in the subcontinent.

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025

Shukla provides update on Gambhir's future as head coach amid IND's Test slump

After Devajit Saikia, Shukla also rubbished all rumours claiming that Gambhir will be replaced as India's Test coach amid the side's poor form in the format

Sports Tak

• Tue - 30 Dec 2025