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England seamer Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the three-match one-day international series against the West Indies after suffering a hamstring strain in their test win over Zimbabwe last week, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe's test defeat by England inside three days at Trent Bridge proved good fortune for Pakistan Super League side Lahore Qalandars after all-rounder Sikandar Raza arrived just in time to help them clinch their third title in four years on Sunday.
Cheteshwar Pujara has opened up on Sarfaraz Khan's snub from India's Test squad for the upcoming series against England. Sarfaraz didn't find a place in India's 18-man squad that was announced on Saturday, ahead of a five-match series starting June 20. Sarfaraz had travelled with the team to Australia as part of the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but he didn't play a single game. Pujara, who was one of the hopefuls over a potential Test return, said the selectors thought Sarfaraz might not succeed in England.
Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar weighed in on Shubman Gill's appointment as the new Test captain. Gill will leading the national side during the five-match Test series against England with Rishabh Pant as his deputy. Gavaskar said that Gill will need to command the players' respect and handle the pressure that comes with the appointment. Following Rohit's retirement, Gill was chosen as his successor over the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul. Gavaskar added that captaincy changes the situation for a number of players and Gill will need to behave in a way which stamps his authority.
Back in the Indian team after a long gap of eight years, batter Karun Nair on Saturday expressed his delight and said he was "awaiting this call" after amassing big runs in the 2024-25 domestic season. Having last played in 2017, Nair was dropped from the team soon after becoming the second triple centurion in Tests from India. "Grateful to get back, happy and proud and fortunate. Found out like all of you found out (about his selection). Was eagerly awaiting the call, got a lot of messages from close ones," Nair said after playing a pivotal role in Delhi Capitals' six-wicket win over Punjab Kings in the IPL here.
When Lakhwinder Singh Gill, an affluent farmer from Chakh Khere Wala village, which is just 10km from the Indo-Pakistan border, decided to move to Mohali to give wings to his younger child Shubman's cricketing talent, he didn't have a Plan B in mind. The boy was not even nine years old but the only 'toy' he ever played with was a cricket bat gifted by his grandfather Sardar Didar Singh. Shubman Gill's story is as much about adhering to the 3 'Ds' (Discipline, Dedication and Determination) as it is about a pushy father, who was ready to move mountains to see his son wear that India cap.
As the Chennai Super Kings prepared for their final game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign against the Gujarat Titans, a debate over MS Dhoni's future also erupted. In the pre-match show, former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina, Sanjay Bangar, RP Singh, and Aakash Chopra discussed whether it was time for the iconic wicket-keeper batter to hang up his boots. As RP and Raina stood 'against' the notion, Chopra and Bangar debated 'for'. The debate, however, turned into a heated affair, with some intense arguments being made from both sides.
Mohammed Siraj lost his cool at his Gujarat Titans (GT) teammate R Sai Kishore during their final group game of IPL 2025 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday. The incident happened on the penultimate ball of the fifth over of CSK's innings. CSK batter Urvil Patel pushed Siraj's delivery towards mid-off and pushed for a single. While he comfortably completed the run, GT captain Shubman Gill decided to have a go at the stumps. Gill affected a direct hit, but the ball went for an overthrow after deflecting with the stumps.