Cricket

This instance of India's declaration marked the first time in the 21st century and just the second instance in 70 years where a team has declared their first innings in under 35 overs.

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was particularly pleased to shut down his critics who dubbed him as just a white-ball player as he went on to hit the 300 Test wickets milestone in Kanpur.

With his 31st ball of his innings, Jaiswal swept one through the field, off Taijul Islam to reach his fifty and etch his name as the fastest fifty scored by an Indian opener in Test cricket.

Rohit Sharma jumped one-handed and grabbed it over his head. While the hosts were overjoyed, Das was left stunned and headed back to the dressing room after scoring 13 off 30 balls.

Jasprit Bumrah returned to action after a long break with the ongoing two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home.

Jadeja, who is playing his 74th Test for India against Bangladesh in Kanpur these days, became the third Indian cricketer to score 3000 runs and take 300 wickets in Tests on Monday.

Six teams from as many zones -- central, east, west, north, south and north east -- usually take part in the Duleep Trophy.

The total purse per franchise would go up to INR 120 crores. But the catch comes with regards to the order by which players would be retained with each franchise having a total of INR 75 crore being allotted to their retentions alone. 

The IPL Governing Council have released the mandate regarding retention policies, salarcy cap and more ahead of the 2025 mega-auctions.

Sri Lanka lost their openers inside nine overs, with Tom Latham caught on the fifth ball of the innings for two and Devon Conway dismissed for nine.

While Ashwin was getting ready for his delivery, Pant made a hilarious remark that left the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who was in the commentary box then, in splits.

India will take on Pakistan in a blockbuster clash of the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup on October 6.

Tiger Robi had initially claimed he was assaulted by fans in Kanpur before making a u-turn in the hospital.

Bravo, who served as Chennai Super Kings bowling coach in the 2024 season of the IPL, will be KKR's mentor in the upcoming 2025 edition of the cash-rich league.

Carey's stumping of Jonny Bairstow, when the England batsman walked out of his ground thinking the ball was dead, led to angry exchanges between the teams.

Adam Gilchrist was one of the most aggressive batters in cricket during the 90s, but he admitted that he would choose MS Dhoni over himself anyday.