Cricket

Team India off-spinner Washington Sundar has said he was disappointed that he had to miss last year's T20 World Cup due to injury concerns. Speaking after team India's victory over the West Indies in Ahmedabad on Sunday here, he picked a match-winning three-wicket haul on his return to the field. Sundar said he would focus on doing his best for team India over the next 18 months as they are expected to play a T20 World Cup and a 50-over World Cup.

Australian legend Ricky Ponting has said he was "shocked" by Virat Kohli's decision to quit Test captaincy. Kohli announced the decision after team India lost their Test series in South Africa 2-1 and after seven years at the helm.

Rohit Sharma has opened up about the pressure he felt after taking his new role as team India's ODI captain. Speaking for the first time on his new responsibility in an interview with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Rohit said he did not care about “talks that happen outside”, insisting that he would rather focus on his job than let himself be distracted.

Former South African pace bowler Eric Simons has said that what he liked best from Indian bowlers was the manner in which they supported each other, adding that Indian bowlers always seemed to be consistent and persistent, always seemed to have a plan for every situation.

The regional Ranji Trophy in India has been delayed due to a countrywide spike in coronavirus infections, the country's cricket board announced in a statement. Following the tournament's discontinuation last season, the postponement would put doubt on the chances of the primary domestic first-class championship for the 2021-22 season as well.

Marco Jansen delivered a powerful spell of bowling for South Africa on the first day of the second Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Monday, four years after captivating Indian captain Virat Kohli as a teenage net bowler.

On the first day of the second Test against South Africa, South Africa was 35 for one at stumps in response to India's 202 all out. At the end of the game, Dean Elgar and Keegan Petersen were batting on 11 and 14, respectively.

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) took to social media to congratulate David Warner on Australia reclaiming the Ashes series and to wish him success in the forthcoming IPL 2022 mega auction.

Veteran player Bipul Sharma has announced that he retired from domestic cricket and moved to the USA to play there. Sharma was a member of the IPL-winning Sunrisers Hyderabad team in 2016. He also played for the Punjab Kings in the T20 league.