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India, who featured in the finals of the first two editions of the WTC, are now ranked only above Pakistan in the rankings among Asian countries. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar The Indian cricket team dropped to sixth in the latest World Test Championship (WTC) rankings after Bangladesh improved a rung to fifth with a crushing 2-0 series sweep against Pakistan at home.Bangladesh had earlier won the first Test by a massive 104 runs in Mirpur and with another big win on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), the team leapfrogged India as per the latest International Cricket Council (ICC)…

Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Riyan Parag has slammed TV commentators and experts for making personal attacks on him during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), urging them to respect the players and stick to talking about cricket.Following RR’s victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Jaipur on Tuesday (May 19, 2026), Parag, who did not take the field for the game due to a hamstring issue, expressed his frustration with the heavy scrutiny around his off-field issues, including being caught vaping in the dressing room earlier this season.”As far as IPL is concerned, there are a lot of things happening…

Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam celebrates after the dismissal of Pakistan’s Babar Azam during the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on May 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed four wickets as Bangladesh moved within three wickets of a series sweep against Pakistan after reducing the tourists to 316-7 on day 4 of the second test in the chase of an improbable 437.Mohammad Rizwan was batting on 75 as the last hope for Pakistan, with Sajid Khan on 8 at stumps. Salman Agha…

Nat Sciver-Brunt. File photo: Special Arrangement. | Photo Credit: Dhruva Prasad _11529 England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt could miss next month’s T20 World Cup after the all-rounder was ruled out of her side’s warm-up series against New Zealand and India.Sciver-Brunt tore her left calf while playing for the Blaze in domestic cricket earlier this month and was subsequently ruled out of the three-match one-day international series against New Zealand.England had hoped she would be ready to return for T20 matches against New Zealand, with that series starting in Derby on Wednesday, but a new scan has seen her ruled out of…

Representative image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Amidst rising power demand with soaring temperatures across the country, India was able to meet a peak power demand of 260.45 gigawatts during solar hours at 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday (May 19, 2026), the Union Power Ministry informed on Tuesday (May 19, 2026).The latest feat surpassed the previous peak of 257.37 gigawatts which was scaled Monday (May 18, 2026).According to data from the ministry, thermal accounted for 61.5% of the power generated at the peak hour, solar 22%, wind 6.7%, hydro 5.3% and nuclear 2.7%.Referring to the peak power demand met on Tuesday…

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on May 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI That boy. He has done it again.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi came up with another sensational innings to power Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in a must-win IPL 2026 tie at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on a warm Tuesday night. His 93 off 38 balls (7×4, 10×6) helped the Royals chase down the target of 221 with five balls to spare.A win against…

Perth Scorchers emerged triumphant in BBL 2025-26. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: AFP Sometimes, when you refuse to go to the mountain, they will bring the mountain to you. Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL), the second-most successful T20 franchise tournament after the Indian Premier League (IPL) will see its inaugural match of the season being played in Chennai in December. This is a business decision rather than a sporting one, and yet it might be the start of something. Perhaps franchise cricket worldwide looking for a foothold in the Indian market.India don’t let their players participate in franchise tournaments abroad…

RCB icon Virat Kohli interacts with Olympic badminton medallist P.V. Sindhu, during the third edition of the RCB Innovation Lab Indian Sports Summit, at the Padukone Dravid Centre of Excellence, in Bengaluru on May 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Once he leaves the cricket field, Virat Kohli believes in disconnecting from the sport. The India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star is keen to follow this direction once his playing days come to an end.“I, for one, am not in a space where I want to have more things connected to cricket beyond my playing days. I…

KKR’s Ramandeep Singh, right, greets MI’s Naman Dhir during a practice session, in Kolkata, on May 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Even in a bleak situation, Mumbai Indians, which is already eliminated from the IPL 2026 playoff race, is staying positive while looking to complete its engagements.On the eve of MI’s return leg match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens here, touring batter Naman Dhir opened up about his team’s culture.“Motivation is the fans. We are made for the fans. Whenever our team goes into the ground, we go for the win. We will try to play…

BCCI secretary, Devajit Saikia. | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Devajit Saikia, the BCCI secretary, has conceded that the BCCI cannot interfere with the IPL franchises’ fitness assessment of a BCCI-contracted player during the T20 extravaganza.“As far as the IPL is concerned, the franchises take care of the injuries and the fitness of the players. Of course, our physios from the Centre of Excellence are also monitoring them. They are giving them the workload as well as the plan for how to keep them fit, so monitoring is there, but we cannot interfere too much when the IPL is going…