Mithali Raj's viral interview reveals India women cricketers earned just Rs 1,000 per match in 2005 World Cup. Today's champions receive Rs 91 crore—a 900,000% increase in two decades.
Kane Williamson announces retirement from T20 internationals at 35, choosing to prioritize Test cricket and family balance. He retires as New Zealand's second-highest T20I run-scorer with 2,575 runs across 93 matches.
Travis Head has opted out of the final two T20I matches against India to play Sheffield Shield for South Australia, prioritizing Ashes preparation ahead of the first Test starting November 21.
Virat Kohli praised India's women's cricket team for their historic World Cup victory, emphasizing how the triumph will inspire generations of girls to pursue cricket as a career.
Harmanpreet Kaur's gut feeling to bowl Shafali Verma in the World Cup final proved decisive. Shafali scored 87 and took 2 crucial wickets to win Player of the Match in India's maiden World Cup triumph.
Kuldeep Yadav has been released from India's T20I squad in Australia with two matches remaining, joining India A for red-ball practice ahead of the South Africa Test series starting November 14.
Harmanpreet Kaur signed a major endorsement deal with real estate giant Omaxe Ltd less than 24 hours after leading India to their maiden Women's World Cup title, signaling a commercial breakthrough for women's cricket.
Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami—who came close to World Cup glory in 2005 and 2017—finally lifted the trophy as Harmanpreet's team honored the legends who built Indian women's cricket.
Pratika Rawal scored 308 runs—India's second-highest—but didn't receive a World Cup winner's medal due to ICC rules after being replaced by Shafali Verma following an ankle injury.
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has issued a final warning to ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, threatening to escalate the Asia Cup trophy dispute to the ICC if the silverware is not handed over by November 3.
South African actress Thanja Vuur questioned why SA cricket legends didn't attend the World Cup final, contrasting it with India's strong support from Sachin, Rohit, and other greats.
Mithali Raj credits the Women's Premier League for India's maiden World Cup triumph, saying it gave players the belief to turn things around in crunch moments and learn from Australian stars.
Mohammed Shami went wicketless for the first time this season as Hanuma Vihari's unbeaten 121 helped Tripura recover from 53/5 to 273/7, trailing Bengal by just 63 runs in the Ranji Trophy.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his second fifty of the match as Mumbai reached 89/0, trailing Rajasthan by 274 runs after Deepak Hooda's brilliant 248 powered the hosts to 617/6 declared.
Rahul Dravid hails Rohit Sharma for transforming India's T20I cricket into the world's most dominant force through an aggressive, modern brand of play that has forced rivals to adapt.
