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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Topic: Australian cricket

AI tried matchmaking Ellyse Perry and Babar Azam — real people took the bait

In the AI-generated image, Ellyse Perry is down on one knee with a ring as Babar Azam stands with his hand extended in a cricket ground. Both are seen wearing jerseys of Australia's Big Bash League.

Aussie ex-opener Michael Slater out of NSW Hall of Fame after jail term for domestic violence, burglary

Slater scored over 5,000 runs across 74 Tests, retired in 2004 & had been inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015. He once had an infamous altercation with Rahul Dravid, back in 2001.

Poll panel’s move to link SIR with NRC is irrational, creates ground for conspiracy theories

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

India vs Travis Head. A familiar battle awaits in the Champions Trophy semi-final

Aggressive and fearless, the Australian cricketer has been a thorn in India’s side in many matches as he keeps the bowlers guessing and has quite a record on the pitch.

Dennis Lillee believes a player has to be their own coach; Pat Cummins benefited firsthand

In 'Tested', Pat Cummins interviews 11 extraordinary people, as they tell stories of challenge, adversity, perseverance, and resilience.

United by Test, divided by Tier: For cricket’s longest format, the debate is in corridor of uncertainty

West Indian legends like Sir Clive Lloyd & Michael Holding are against proposed system. Former & present cricketers, cricket writers ThePrint spoke to are divided in their opinions

Kohli’s conduct under scrutiny after clash of shoulders with Australian teen debutant Sam Konstas

Virat Kohli was booed at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after bumping into the 19-year-old as he walked down the pitch for a chat with opening partner Usman Khawaja.

Cricket Australia rescinds David Warner’s lifetime ban

Warner was accused in a 2018 ball-tampering scandal, where he instructed Bancroft to use a strip of sandpaper to alter the condition of the ball in a test match against South Africa.

‘Game didn’t do enough for players of my era’ — why cricket legend Greg Chappell has a GoFundMe page

Friends of the Australian cricketer & ex-coach of Indian cricket team have launched an online fundraising campaign for him. 75-yr-old hints many players from his era struggle financially.

SubscriberWrites: Understanding the spirit of cricket

The spirit of cricket is nothing more than a weapon of political convenience these days.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.