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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: T20 cricket

Rohit Sharma named India’s T20 captain starting with NZ series, KL Rahul to be his deputy

Kohli, Bumrah, Shami and Jadeja rested, Hardik Pandya dropped after T20 WC exit. Chahal, Siraj and IPL top-scorer Ruturaj Gaikwad return to squad for series starting 17 November.

Pakistan has no love for New Zealand, only rage and conspiracy theories after tour pullout

New Zealand called off their ODI and T20 series against Pakistan due to an alleged 'security threat' flagged by the New Zealand government. This enraged Pakistanis no end.

32 teams, crowdfunded T20 tournament 4 times a year — Kashmir’s Kulgam is serious about cricket

Every year, Kulgam district in South Kashmir has its very own Home Pathri Premier League, an inter-village leather ball cricket tournament between 32 teams.

Faf du Plessis announces retirement from Test cricket, to prioritise T20s now

The former South Africa captain made the announcement on Instagram and added that ODIs will also remain a part of his plans.

Cricket South Africa says India willing to play 3 T20s at the end of August

CSA CEO Jacques Faul says India wants to honour its commitment if the Covid-19 situation improves enough for the governments to allow the series.

Vinoo Mankad, spirited cricketer who gave the world ‘Mankading’ in 1947, right upto 2019

The man from Jamnagar was Wisden's Cricketer of the Year in 1947 and never left the limelight.

The Birth of T20 fixing — Lou Vincent, American dollars and sex

In Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution, Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde write about how the first great fixing scandal to be exposed allegedly began in a hotel room.

Mithali Raj retires from T20 International cricket, says focus on 2021 World Cup

Mithali Raj, former captain of the Indian women's cricket team, is also the first Indian woman to reach the landmark of 2,000 runs in T20 International.

First slip, then cover-up

The right issue to debate is not whether IPL is responsible for the decline of Indian cricketers’ performance but if its riches so dazzled administrators that it devastated the management of our talent.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?