Indian cricketer, captain in T20Is and IPL
Sooryavanshi has been included for a landmark T20 series start, highlighting India’s push to nurture a teenage talent who would become the youngest player in India’s senior men’s team if selected. The series against Ireland and England marks a watershed moment after his IPL MVP season, though his debut remains contingent on selection.
England's white-ball teams have surged on the back of Brook and Salt’s chase, with India defeated as England eye a first-world No. 1 ranking in the format after consecutive series wins. A developing ODI strategy emerges as Stokes' retirement and leadership changes ripple through the squad.
England has sealed a commanding T20 series victory over India, chasing 159 in 13.5 overs with Brook scoring 79 and Salt 59 not out in Bristol, securing a 3-0 lead as the series concludes with India winless in the five-match set.
India has defeated England by 270 runs in the one-off women’s Test at Lord’s, with Kranti Gaud’s five-wicket haul and Yastika Bhatia’s century guiding a dominant performance. England’s Tammy Beaumont and Heather Knight retire after the match, while Sophie Ecclestone posts England’s first Test fifty.
England have won the decider of the ODI series after Joe Root's 99 not out helped them chase, with Bumrah out for India and Tongue back for England. The series had seen changes in both sides ahead of the deciding match.
England has clinched a 2-1 ODI series triumph over India at Lord’s, with Jos Buttler’s explosive finish and Harry Brook’s form underpinning victory. India’s Rohit Sharma produced a scintillating 138, but Jacob Bethell’s late intervention in the chase helped England defend 360 for seven. Root’s 74 and Curran’s all-round impact also shape a dramatic conclusion to the series.
England has leveled the ODI series against India after a four-wicket win in Cardiff. Root has guided the chase, finishing on 99 not out, as England adapts to 50-over cricket and eyes a Lord’s finale ahead of the World Cup.
The BCCI has named uncapped fast bowler Auqib Nabi as Bumrah’s replacement for India’s tour of Sri Lanka after Bumrah withdrew with knee discomfort. Nabi, from Jammu and Kashmir, earns his first senior call-up, while Sai Sudharsan’s participation remains subject to fitness clearance. The series starts in Galle on Aug. 15.
The Nagoya-Aichi Asian Games are proceeding from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 with more than 17,000 athletes from 45 countries. Officials report some venues faced rain and flooding, but organizers say the program is intact and athletes are staying in a mix of cruise-ship cabins, wooden containers and hotel rooms.