The Sydney Thunder (THU) will be hosting the Hobart Hurricanes (HUR) as the Match No. 21 of the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 will be played on Saturday, January 3 at the Sydney Showground Stadium.
ACA Cricket Academy Ground: The Namibia's senior women's cricket team will play a four-match friendly series against Assam starting on January 8. The tour is part of a reciprocal arrangement between the Assam Cricket Association and Cricket Namibia.
Sydney Cricket Ground: England captain Ben Stokes has thrown his full support behind head coach Brendon McCullum ahead of the final Test of the Ashes 2025-26 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, insisting their partnership remains vital despite the series defeat.
A video of Washington Sundar looking uncomfortable with fans asking for photos and autographs has gone viral, igniting a debate on social media platforms.
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Young India left-handed batter B Sai Sudharsan faces a length spell on the sidelines after sustaining a right rib fracture during a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh in Ahmedabad.
Pretoria Capitals (PC) will take on the Durban Super Giants (DSG) in the 12th match of the SA20 2025-26 on Saturday, January 3, at the SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Sydney Cricket Ground: Australia’s talismanic bowler Mitchell Starc will aim to cap off the Ashes 2025-26 on a high when he takes the field on January 4 for the final match of the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground, standing just six wickets away from creating history as the most successful left-arm bowler in Test cricket.
Team India player Sai Sudharsan is likely to be out of action for weeks after suffering a rib fracture during the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 24-year-old reached the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) on December 29, 2025, after experiencing pain in his rib cage following a diving effort in a contest on 26 December.
Todd Murphy has emerged as the frontrunner to lead Australia's spin attack at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the fifth Test of the Ashes 2025-26, which will be played from Sunday, January 4.
Australia captain Pat Cummins has made a special request to Test opener Usman Khawaja ahead of the farewell Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Khawaja will play his last game against England in the ongoing Ashes series.
In a unique crossover, India's Test and ODI captain, Shubman Gill, was gifted an autographed pair of football boots from star Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.
Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj are likely to be the big talking point on Saturday when the selectors pick a 15-member Indian ODI squad for a three-match series against New Zealand starting January 11 in Vadodara.
ICC World Test Championship: India men's white-ball tour of Bangladesh has been included in the Bangladesh Cricket Board's itinerary for international matches in 2026, said the BCB on Friday.
World Test Championship: Former England spinner Monty Panesar has opined that BCCI should have planned a farewell Test for batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and off-spin great Ravichandran Ashwin, stating that the trio deserved a much better ending for their contributions to the game.
India were set to play three ODIs and as many T20Is against Bangladesh in August 2025. The matches were scheduled to be held in Mirpur and Chattogram. However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had confirmed on July 5, 2025, that the tour has been officially postponed to September 2026.
In the first match of the SA20 2025-26 at the Wanderers, Johannesburg, Donovan Ferreira almost recreated one of the most iconic finishes to a T20 game, similar to the one that happened in the group stage match between India and Bangladesh during the 2016 World Cup in Bangalore.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to comment on the participation of the Bangladesh players in the Indian Premier League 2026, with one of the sources saying that they haven’t received any communication from the government on the issue.
Loveth Njideka Edeh: Kickstart FC finally opened their account in the Indian Women’s League 2025-26 in dramatic fashion, coming from behind to defeat Sribhumi FC 2-1 with two late goals at the Kalyani Stadium on Friday.
The year 2026 has begun, and by the end of this year, Team India’s legendary batter Virat Kohli could shatter three major records. Virat Kohli is currently the highest run-scorer in IPL history with 8,661 runs.
Sydney Cricket Ground: England opener Zak Crawley said a potential win in the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground would show the team’s unity despite them being unable to retain the urn.
A touching video recently surfaced on social media showing Indian cricket icon Rohit Sharma interacting with a young Mumbai cricketer over a video call.
Shubman Gill was recently seen putting in long and focused hours at the nets as he prepares for Punjab’s Vijay Hazare Trophy encounter against Sikkim. The young batter, known for his elegant stroke play, appeared completely absorbed in his training routine, working on both defensive solidity and attacking options.
2025 saw young talents coming up in bigger platforms. Some of them came to the international platform earlier in the year, after a fiery performance in the domestic and the Indian Premier.
A local Jammu and Kashmir cricketer, Furqan Bhat, was summoned by the police after being spotted wearing a helmet with a Palestine flag. The J&K Police has reportedly summoned him for interrogation.
The neighbor Bangladesh is currently having some religious unrest. Situation escalated after the mob burned a minority alive—something that created religious as well as political chaos in West Bengal and other states of India.