https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ Indian cricket team tour dispatches, Test match tactical analysis, ICC tournaments, and domestic cricket updates. en-in Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:25:00 +0000 https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/team-india-center-wicket-simulation-perth-top-order-left-arm-seam-angles/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/team-india-center-wicket-simulation-perth-top-order-left-arm-seam-angles/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 01:25:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket Behind closed stadium gates in Western Australia, India’s top-order batters faced spell after spell of lively left-arm over-the-wicket bounce to lock down leave-judgment zones before the series opener. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/champions-trophy-broadcast-venue-inspection-prime-time-subcontinental-windows/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/champions-trophy-broadcast-venue-inspection-prime-time-subcontinental-windows/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket Tournament technical delegates signed off on upgraded LED floodlight towers, drop-in outfield drainage, and uniform afternoon-evening start times tailored for peak television and streaming audiences. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/rishabh-pant-glovework-drills-standing-up-steep-carry-down-under/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/rishabh-pant-glovework-drills-standing-up-steep-carry-down-under/ Mon, 09 Nov 2026 10:30:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket India’s first-choice Test wicketkeeper spent ninety intensive minutes working on late glove presentation, wide-angle diving mechanics, and standing up to wobble-seam deliveries ahead of the Australian summer. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/jasprit-bumrah-workload-blueprint-spell-length-caps-five-test-australian-summer/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/jasprit-bumrah-workload-blueprint-spell-length-caps-five-test-australian-summer/ Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket Sports science analysts and bowling coaches have finalized an over-management matrix for India’s pace spearhead, balancing five-over burst ceilings with strategic recovery windows across a gruelling seven-week itinerary. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/perth-pitch-report-optus-stadium-curators-high-bounce-surface-opening-test/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/perth-pitch-report-optus-stadium-curators-high-bounce-surface-opening-test/ Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:40:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket Groundstaff in Western Australia are cultivating an even ten-millimetre grass cover over dense clay trays at Optus Stadium, promising steep carry and brisk seam movement when the five-match series opens later this month. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/spin-batting-evolution-modern-test-batters-hard-hands-sweep-over-pad-play/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/spin-batting-evolution-modern-test-batters-hard-hands-sweep-over-pad-play/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:10:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket DRS ball-tracking precision and rapid wobble-spin drift have rendered traditional front-pad defence perilous across Asian venues, pushing visiting and home Test line-ups alike toward proactive horizontal-bat strokeplay. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/india-a-tour-australia-seamers-mackay-bounce-unofficial-test-poised/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/india-a-tour-australia-seamers-mackay-bounce-unofficial-test-poised/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:10:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket Disciplined fourth-stump spells with the Kookaburra ball hauled visiting pacers back into contention after early top-order tremors, leaving the four-day contest finely balanced heading into the final day. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ipl-franchise-purse-strategy-uncapped-retention-slabs-domestic-fast-bowlers/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ipl-franchise-purse-strategy-uncapped-retention-slabs-domestic-fast-bowlers/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket Fixed ₹4 crore uncapped retention brackets create sharp bargaining friction between franchise cap analysts protecting auction purses and express 145-km/h domestic pacers eyeing ₹9 crore open-market bidding wars. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/womens-senior-one-day-trophy-teenage-leg-spinner-five-wicket-railways/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/womens-senior-one-day-trophy-teenage-leg-spinner-five-wicket-railways/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:10:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket Nineteen-year-old wrist-spinner Pragya Choudhary claims 5 for 29 across ten probing overs on a dry Rajkot surface, dismantling Bengal’s middle-order chase to defend a modest 218-run total and seal top group seeding. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ranji-trophy-round-3-shardul-thakur-88-rescues-mumbai-brabourne/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ranji-trophy-round-3-shardul-thakur-88-rescues-mumbai-brabourne/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:20:00 +0000 Rohan Deshmukh Cricket Arriving with Mumbai reeling at 74 for 5 in the morning session, the seasoned all-rounder stitched a 136-run seventh-wicket recovery alongside Tanush Kotian to seize first-day momentum on a lively Brabourne surface. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/india-defeat-south-africa-bridgetown-lift-2024-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2024/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/india-defeat-south-africa-bridgetown-lift-2024-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-2024/ Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:50:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket Virat Kohli’s anchoring 76, Jasprit Bumrah’s strangling death-overs spell, and Suryakumar Yadav’s boundary-line relay catch sealed an unbeaten campaign at Kensington Oval before Rohit Sharma and Kohli announced T20I retirements. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-retires-after-historic-200th-test-wankhede-awarded-bharat-ratna-november-2013/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-retires-after-historic-200th-test-wankhede-awarded-bharat-ratna-november-2013/ Sat, 16 Nov 2013 17:30:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket After crafting a fluent 74 in India’s innings victory over West Indies on his home Mumbai pitch, the 40-year-old bows out with 34,357 international runs and becomes the first sportsperson honoured with India’s highest civilian award. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/rohit-sharma-blasts-maiden-odi-double-century-209-record-16-sixes-bengaluru-november-2013/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/rohit-sharma-blasts-maiden-odi-double-century-209-record-16-sixes-bengaluru-november-2013/ Sat, 02 Nov 2013 22:40:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket Accelerating from 100 off 114 balls to 209 off 158 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the newly installed opener seals a thrilling 3–2 series decider over George Bailey’s Australians. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ms-dhoni-india-edge-england-five-runs-edgbaston-lift-2013-icc-champions-trophy/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ms-dhoni-india-edge-england-five-runs-edgbaston-lift-2013-icc-champions-trophy/ Sun, 23 Jun 2013 23:55:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket Ishant Sharma’s game-turning twin strikes in the 18th over and Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round brilliance make MS Dhoni the first captain in history to win all three ICC white-ball and Test mace trophies. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-completes-unprecedented-100th-international-century-mirpur-asia-cup-march-2012/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-completes-unprecedented-100th-international-century-mirpur-asia-cup-march-2012/ Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:15:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket A year and four days after his 99th ton at the 2011 World Cup, the 38-year-old icon nudged Shakib Al Hasan to square leg at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium to pair 51 Test hundreds with 49 ODI centuries. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/virender-sehwag-smashes-world-record-219-indore-odi-against-west-indies-december-2011/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/virender-sehwag-smashes-world-record-219-indore-odi-against-west-indies-december-2011/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:30:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket Stand-in captain hammered 25 fours and 7 sixes at Holkar Stadium to propel India to 418 for 5—their highest-ever ODI total—and claim the men’s individual batting crown. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/india-defeat-sri-lanka-wankhede-dhoni-gambhir-lift-2011-icc-cricket-world-cup/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/india-defeat-sri-lanka-wankhede-dhoni-gambhir-lift-2011-icc-cricket-world-cup/ Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:25:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket Overhauling Mahela Jayawardene’s classy 103* in front of a roaring Mumbai crowd, Gautam Gambhir’s gritty 97 and Dhoni’s unbeaten 91 made India the first host nation to win the ODI World Cup on home soil. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ms-dhoni-india-defeat-sri-lanka-dambulla-lift-2010-asia-cup-end-15-year-wait/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/ms-dhoni-india-defeat-sri-lanka-dambulla-lift-2010-asia-cup-end-15-year-wait/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:10:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket Dinesh Karthik’s fluent 66 and Ashish Nehra’s four-wicket burst under lights sealed India’s fifth continental title and sharpened white-ball combinations nine months before the home World Cup. https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-scores-first-mens-odi-double-century-200-unbeaten-gwalior-2010/ https://cnn-news18.in/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-scores-first-mens-odi-double-century-200-unbeaten-gwalior-2010/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:15:00 +0000 CNN-News18 Cricket Archive Desk Cricket Nearly four decades after One-Day Internationals began in 1971, the 36-year-old maestro struck 25 fours and 3 sixes at Captain Roop Singh Stadium to eclipse Saeed Anwar and Charles Coventry’s 194.