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Temba Bavuma makes history with unmatched Test captaincy record
London, June 14: Temba Bavuma has etched his name into the record books, becoming the most successful captain in Test cricket after 10 matches. With nine wins and one draw, no other skipper has enjoyed a better start in the format, as per Widen.
Australia captain Pat Cummins shatters numerous records with pace magic during WTC final
London, June 13: Australia captain Pat Cummins reigned supreme and toppled records with his sizzling six-wicket haul on the second day of the World Test Championship final at the famed Lord's against South Africa as the fate of the prized title hangs in balance.
Pat Cummins scripts history with 6/28 in WTC final
London June 12: Australia skipper Pat Cummins etched his name into the record books with a sensational spell of fast bowling, claiming 6/28 against South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on Thursday at Lord's.
Kagiso Rabada surpasses Allan Donald, shines with five-wicket haul in WTC final
London, June 11: Kagiso Rabada delivered a sensational performance on Day 1 of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia, not only dismantling the opposition with a five-wicket haul but also etching his name deeper into South African cricket history.
WTC Final: Steve Smith overtakes Tendulkar to reach closer to Virat Kohli's ICC knockout matches record
London, June 11: Australian batting icon Steve Smith overtook legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, climbing up to the second spot among batters with the highest number of fifty-plus scores in ICC tournament knockout matches.
Virat adds another record to his tally, is player with most fours in IPL
Ahmedabad, June 3: Star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Virat Kohli registered a new record to his name during the Indian Premier League (IPL) final, as he is now the player with the most fours in the history of the competition.
RCB's Bhuvneshwar Kumar four wickets away from IPL milestone
Ahmedabad, June 3: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar will eye a milestone during the Indian Premier League (IPL) final against Punjab Kings (PBKS), as he is just four wickets away from becoming the first pacer to touch 200-wicket mark in the league's history and second bowler overall.
IPL 2025: MI's Suryakumar Yadav 15 runs away from surpassing AB de Villiers' record
Ahmedabad, June 1: Mumbai Indians (MI) star batter Suryakumar Yadav is just 15 runs away from surpassing AB de Villiers to become the non-opener batter with the most runs in a single edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Rashid Khan joins unwanted list; concedes joint most sixes in an IPL season
Ahmedabad, May 25: Gujarat Titans (GT) veteran spinner Rashid Khan has added his name to an unwanted list. He has conceded the most sixes (31) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
West Indies seamer Matthew Forde equals AB de Villiers' record of fastest ODI fifty
Dublin May 24: West Indies pacer Matthew Forde smashed the joint-fastest fifty in ODI cricket. Forde took 16 balls to reach the milestone in the match against Ireland in the second one day, on Friday in Dublin, according to ICC website.
Records galore for England as Root blazes his way to become fastest to 13,000 Test runs
Nottingham, May 23: England's flamboyant Joe Root shattered South Africa's legendary Jacques Kallis' record for the fastest to 13,000 Test runs and took a step closer towards dethroning India's legendary Sachin Tendulkar from the summit of the highest-run scorer in the format during the opening day of their one-off fixture against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge.
Lone Test: Root fastest to 13,000 runs; Crawley, Duckett, Pope tons take England to 498/3
Nottingham, May 22: Experienced batter Joe Root scored 34 on the opening day of the lone Test against Zimbabwe and in the process became the fastest batter to reach 13,000 runs in red-ball cricket here on Thursday.
KL Rahul registers seventh 500-plus runs in IPL season
Mumbai, May 21: Delhi Capitals and India's versatile wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul added another feather to his cap after completing his seventh 500-plus runs season in the Indian Premier League, the joint second-highest in the tournament's history.
IPL 2025: Harshal Patel breaks record for fastest to 150 wickets by balls bowled
Lucknow, May 19: Harshal Patel carved his name into the history books with a remarkable individual milestone during their clash against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday.
IPL 2025: LSG's overseas batters achieve a unique feat during clash against SRH
Lucknow, May 19: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) scripted history on Monday, with overseas batters from a team crossing the 400-run mark in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season.
Ruthless, fit, fast and unprecedented: How Virat Kohli transformed India's Test cricket fortunes
New Delhi, May 13: Legendary India batter Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, bringing an end to a decorated career where he dominated a variety of regions, conditions and opponents as a batter and captain. During his 14 years as a part of the Test game, the 36-year-old emerged as one of long format's strongest leaders who loved his fast bowlers, advocated strict fitness regimes, demanded nothing but 110 per cent from his frontline batters and broke boundaries as a captain.
IPL 2025: Suryakumar overtakes Sachin, De Kock to achieve unique batting feat for MI
Mumbai, May 7: Mumbai Indians (MI) star Suryakumar Yadav overtook legendary Sachin Tendulkar and South African opener Quinton de Kock to become the batter from his franchise to have the most Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons with 500 runs or more.
IPL 2025: Gill joins Virat, Shreyas in elite company following win over Mumbai Indians
Mumbai, May 7: Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill joined the elite company of batting icon Virat Kohli and middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer as the third Indian Premier League (IPL) skipper to score 500-plus runs in a season before the age of 26 years.
IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya registers unwanted record with 11-ball over against GT
Mumbai, May 6: Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya registered an unwanted feat of bowling the joint-highest deliveries in an over during their high-stakes encounter against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium.
IPL 2025: Suryakumar Yadav moves to second in players with most consecutive 25+ scores in T20s
Mumbai, May 6: One of the best batters ever in T20 cricket, Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday, inched closer to another record, moving to second in the list of batters with the most consecutive 25-plus scores in the format.
Ayush Badoni sets LSG record for most 50 plus scores from No. 5 or lower
Dharamsala, May 5: Ayush Badoni once again underlined his growing importance in the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) middle order with a brilliant 74 off just 40 deliveries against Punjab Kings (PBKS). His innings, laced with five boundaries and five sixes, kept LSG in the chase of a daunting 237-run target. However, despite his valiant effort, the team eventually fell short by 37 runs, finishing at 199/7 in Dharamsala.
Ajinkya Rahane surpasses Chris Gayle to become 9th highest IPL run getter
Kolkata, May 5: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Ajinkya Rahane on Sunday surpassed former left-hand batter Chris Gayle to become the ninth-highest run scorer in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the 53rd encounter of the ongoing 18th edition of the cash-rich league.
Andre Russell completes 1000 IPL runs; joins Gambhir, Uthappa in record books
Kolkata May 4: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell completes 1000 IPL runs at Eden Gardens cricket ground, Kolkata on Sunday in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Rajasthan Royals. Russell made his first fifty of this season, he scored 57 (25), including four fours and six sixes.
IPL 2025: Records galore for RCB stalwart Virat Kohli
Bengaluru, May 3: Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting maestro Virat Kohli's six-hitting mojo toppled several records against Chennai Super Kings in the pulsating clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Saturday.
IPL 2025: Khaleel Ahmed bowls third-most expensive over in tournament's history
Bengaluru, May 3: Chennai Super Kings' bowler Khaleel Ahmed made an unwanted mark in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Saturday when he conceded 33 runs in an over against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday.
Keep falling in love with the game: Matthew Hayden's advice to 14-year-old IPL centurion Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Mumbai, May 3: In a tournament that continues to redefine possibilities, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has emerged as the face of a new generation. The Rajasthan Royals (RR) prodigy scripted history by becoming the youngest-ever T20 centurion and the fastest Indian to score an Indian Premier League (IPL) hundred, sending shockwaves across the cricketing world during his explosive knock against Gujarat Titans (GT).
IPL 2025: Jasprit Bumrah becomes seventh-highest wicket-taker in league's history
Jaipur, May 2: Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Jasprit Bumrah surpassed veteran spinner Amit Mishra, becoming the seventh-highest wicket-taker in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz registers a unique record during second Test against Zimbabwe
Chattogram, May 1: All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz became just the third Bangladesh player and 39th overall in Test cricket to score a century and collect a five-wicket haul in the same match as the Asian side completed an impressive innings and 106-run triumph to level the two-game series with Zimbabwe, as per the ICC.
Chahal scripts history with hat-trick against CSK, becomes IPL's leading 4-wicket taker
Chennai, April 30: Yuzvendra Chahal added another glorious chapter to his Indian Premier League (IPL) legacy by picking up a stunning hat-trick against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai during the 2025 season. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) leg-spinner finished with figures of 4/32 in just three overs, producing a spell that not only turned the game but also carved his name deeper into the tournament's history books.
Ian Bishop recalls being hit into a tree by Sachin, compares legend's heroics with Suryavanshi's IPL ton
Mumbai, April 29: Former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop recalled bowling to a teenage Sachin Tendulkar in 1990 and how he "shocked the living daylights" out of him with a powerful hit and went to compare the legends' exploits with those of 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter who became the youngest T20 centurion and fastest Indian with an Indian Premier League (IPL) century during the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Monday.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar announces Rs 10 lakh cash reward for Vaibhav Suryavanshi
New Delhi, April 29: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi who scored record breaking century in the IPL 2025 on Monday.
'He has worked harder than coaches', Vaibhav Suryavanshi's coach reacts to his ward's masterclass
New Delhi, April 29: After Rajasthan Royals' teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi garnered widespread acclaim for his remarkable performances in the IPL. His coach, Robin Singh, attributed the 14-year-old's success to his dedication and relentless hard work over the years.
Never seen such a fabulous performance: Bangar hails Vaibhav's blitzkrieg against GT
Jaipur, April 29: Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar was all praise for the 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi's record breaking innings against Gujarat Titans.
IPL 2025: There is no fear, says Vaibhav Suryavanshi after smashing second fastest century
Jaipur, April 28: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a player who has been breaking records since his name was pulled out of the bag during the 2024 IPL Mega Auction. Despite acquiring his services for a whopping Rs 1.1 crore, no one expected the Rajasthan Royals to play him, let alone for him to score the fastest century by an Indian in IPL history.
IPL 2025: Suryavanshi's ton keeps Rajasthan alive with eight-wicket win over Gujarat
Jaipur, April 28: Vaibhav Suryavanshi's historic century, alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal's unbeaten 70 saw Rajasthan Royals register an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans, in match 47, of the Indian Premier League 2025 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday.
Matter of extreme joy, proud of his performance: Record-shattering Suryavanshi's childhood coach Brajesh Jha
New Delhi, April 29: Vaibhav Suryavanshi's childhood coach, Brajesh Jha, was filled with joy and beamed with pride after the young teenager toppled several records with his rollicking display against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday night in Jaipur.
Words can't express...: RR skipper on 14-year-old Suryavanshi's match-winning ton against GT
Jaipur, April 29: Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag hailed 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi for his record-breaking ton in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Gujarat Titans. Following the win, Parag said that the way Suryavanshi took down world-class GT bowlers cannot be expressed in words.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes fastest IPL hundred by an Indian, earns high praise from BCA chief
Jaipur, April 28: Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) president, Rakesh Tiwari, hailed Vaibhav Suryavanshi after the batter smashed the fastest hundred by an Indian in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The BCA president termed Vaibhav's knock as "nothing short of extraordinary."
RR's Vaibhav Suryavanshi creates history, is youngest T20 centurion
Jaipur, April 28: Young 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history on Monday, becoming the youngest player to make a century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and in T20 cricket overall.
Still better: Bumrah shares heartwarming moment with MI legend Malinga after shattering his record
Mumbai, April 28: After Mumbai Indians pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah surpassed the franchise's icon Lasith Malinga to become the all-time leading wicket-taker for the five-time champions, the duo shared a heartwarming moment.