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Not Only Shreyas Iyer And Ishan Kishan, These 4 Veterans Including Cheteshwar Pujara Axed Too From BCCI Contracts

The out-of-favour duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were excluded after ignoring the directive to play Ranji Trophy, while skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli expectedly retained their place in the top bracket as the BCCI unveiled its centrally-contracted players for this year on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Kishan did not turn up for Jharkhand throughout the team's campaign in Ranji Trophy despite not being on national duty since leaving from the tour of South Africa in December citing personal reasons. He has instead focussed on preparing for the IPL next month.

Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz Women WPL 2024 Highlights: UP Warriorz Win

MI vs UP Women Highlights, WPL 2024: Kiran Navgire and Alyssa Healy unleashed a remarkable assault on Mumbai Indians bowlers to power UP Warriorz to a seven-wicket win in their Women's Premier League match on Wednesday. Navigre (57, 31b, 6x4, 4x6) and Healy (33, 29 balls) added 94 runs for the opening wicket stand in just 9.1 overs as the Warriorz eased past the 162-run target in 16.4 overs to hand the defending champions their first defeat of the season. (Scorecard)

Reality check for new coach Rajput as UAE stumble at the start of World Cup qualifying

Judged by the tiny sample size of its first day, the new era for UAE cricket looks very much like the last one.

Yashasvi Jaiswal And Dhruv Jurel Make Big Leaps In ICC Test Rankings

India's latest batting sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal advanced towards a top-10 spot in the ICC rankings for Test batters by climbing three spots to 12th while his compatriot Dhruv Jurel leapfrogged 31 places to 69th on Wednesday. Jaiswal, who started the series in 69th position, continues his ascent to the top after scores of 73 and 37 in the fourth match of India's ICC World Test Championship series against England in Ranchi.

Watch: Ahead Of IPL 2024, Suryakumar Yadav Provides Big Update On Injury

India batter Suryakumar Yadav recently provided an update regarding his recovery process. The aggressive batter picked up an ankle injury during the T20I series against South Africa in December 2023, for which he underwent a surgery. Following this, he started his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and then underwent another surgery for Groin in Munich, Germany. Currently training at NCA, Surya posted a video on his Instagram, showing his intense recovery journey.

Ishan Kishan-Shreyas Iyer Saga: From Star Players To Getting Axed From BCCI Contracts - A Timeline

Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer - these two Indian cricket team stars have been in the news for the last couple of months. Ishan Kishan made news when he took a break from India's Tour of South Africa while Shreyas Iyer was dropped from the India squad for the last three Tests against England. Then reports claimed than Ishan Kishan's reluctance to play in Ranji Trophy games was seen in a bad light by the BCCI top brass. On Shreyas Iyer, contradictory reports came when he made himself unavailable from a Ranji Trophy match.

"And Then There Was 3....": Kane Williamson's Special Post Welcoming Baby Girl

Star New Zealand batter Kane Williamson and his wife have been blessed with a baby girl, announced the former Kiwi skipper on Tuesday. Williamson took to Instagram to share the news with everyone. "And then there was 3 Welcome to the world beautiful Girl. So grateful for your safe arrival and the exciting journey ahead," said the caption of Kane's post. Kane missed the recently-concluded T20I series against Australia this month as he was on a paternity leave. Australia won the series 3-0. However, he will be playing the Test series starting from February 29. The star batter last appeared in the Kiwis' two-Test series against South Africa earlier in February. Kiwis won the series 2-0 and Kane was the star, scoring 403 runs in four innings, including three centuries.

Mark Adair stars as Ireland edge day one of Afghanistan Test

Ireland's men produced a superb first day's play in the one-off Test against Afghanistan as they bowled their opponents out for 155 by tea, however a brace of late wickets gave the Afghans hope going into day two in Abu Dhabi.

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Not Only Shreyas Iyer And Ishan Kishan, These 4 Veterans Including Cheteshwar Pujara Axed Too From BCCI Contracts

Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz Women WPL 2024 Highlights: UP Warriorz Win

Reality check for new coach Rajput as UAE stumble at the start of World Cup qualifying

Yashasvi Jaiswal And Dhruv Jurel Make Big Leaps In ICC Test Rankings

Watch: Ahead Of IPL 2024, Suryakumar Yadav Provides Big Update On Injury

Ishan Kishan-Shreyas Iyer Saga: From Star Players To Getting Axed From BCCI Contracts - A Timeline

"And Then There Was 3....": Kane Williamson's Special Post Welcoming Baby Girl

Mark Adair stars as Ireland edge day one of Afghanistan Test