Abhishek Sharma breaks the T20I century record with 30 balls
The fastest hundred by any batter from an ICC Full-Member nation. What the record required, how the innings unfolded, and what it does not settle.
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Abhishek Sharma becomes the fastest Indian to 6,000 T20 runs
The milestone came off a six in the first over against Afghanistan. What the numbers say about how he bats, and what they leave out.
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India win a record eighth Women’s Asia Cup, and the opening stand settled it
Seventy per cent of the total came before the first wicket fell. What the opening stand actually did, and what a 72-run final still does not settle.
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India vs Afghanistan: two new captains, one brief series
Shreyas Iyer leads India. Ibrahim Zadran leads Afghanistan for the first time. Three T20Is in Delhi before both sides head to Japan.
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How esports works at the 2026 Asian Games, and where India stands
Eleven medal events across fighting games, MOBAs and battle royales. The format, the qualification, and what a medal would actually mean.
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Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first player to captain 150 T20Is
No man or woman has led a national side in the format as often. The gap to second place is 29 matches and still growing.
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How the Chess Olympiad works, and why India start as favourites
A Swiss-system team event across eleven rounds. India arrive as defending champions with four of their Budapest five and a record field of 400 teams.
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Pakistan 55 all out: a historic low
Shree Charani and Prema Rawat claimed six wickets between them for 16 runs. Pakistan’s previous lowest T20I total was 56.
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Mandhana’s 124 rewrites two records at once
The opener passed Meg Lanning for most centuries in women’s cricket and overtook Mithali Raj as the all-time leading run-scorer, both in one innings.
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The Women’s Asia Cup is on, and India want back what they used to own
Eight teams in Dubai until 13 September. India open against Thailand, meet Pakistan on 5 September, and are chasing a trophy Sri Lanka took from them in 2024.
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Three wins or nothing: India’s women defend Asian Games gold
Eight teams, no league stage, straight to the quarter-finals. The format at Aichi-Nagoya gives the defending champions no room for a bad afternoon.
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India send 503 athletes to Aichi-Nagoya. The number is the story.
A 768-strong contingent across 36 disciplines, three weeks after a fourth-place Commonwealth Games. What the size of a squad does and does not tell you.
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Padikkal and Suthar turn Galle into a 165-run win
A maiden Test hundred and ten wickets on a ground that punishes tourists who expect it to do the work. India lead 1-0 with one to play in Colombo.
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