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It has been a hectic few days in world cricket, and several important stories have slipped under the radar. While India announced their ODI squad for the England series with Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah returning but Ravindra Jadeja missing out once again. Elsewhere, Varun Chakaravarthy has been ruled out of the Ireland T20Is as he continues his recovery from injuries sustained during IPL 2026. In England, Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have been cleared after the nightclub controversy and are back in the squad for the final Test against New Zealand. Meanwhile, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi grabbed headlines by smashing the fastest fifty in List A history. Here are six cricket stories you may have missed. Sooryavanshi’s world record Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took revenge on Sri Lanka A after his ugly altercation against them by smashing 94 off just 29 balls in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka A. The 15-year-old rewrote the record books by racing to a half-...

Cricket never lets you breathe for long. Joe Root just cruised past 14,000 Test runs, faster than Sachin Tendulkar. In India’s camp, Yashasvi Jaiswal is grabbing every chance, scoring a century in the 3rd ODI against Afghanistan. Rohit Sharma was also great but fell before a century. Over in Dambulla, Tilak Varma and 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi felt the umpire’s wrath, both fined and the India A captain gave some words of confidence. Chennai saw Prasidh Krishna come alive, tearing through Afghanistan’s top order when India needed him most. And off the field, it’s relief and worry: Kohli’s hamstring recovery looks on track for England, but Hardik Pandya’s niggle has stalled his comeback again. Cricket 59 mins ...

The Texas Super Kings (TSK) are off to a rollicking start in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 season. The Faf du Plessis-led side gunned down 221 with ease in the tournament opener and are atop the points table. Now, they face the 2024 finalists, the San Francisco Unicorns (SFU), who didn’t fare well in their opening match and lost to the Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) in a rain-curtailed game. Match Details Match Number:  4 Date: Sundar, June 21 Time:  2:00 AM IST Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas Predicted Playing XIs San Francisco Unicorns : Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Finn Allen, Matthew Short (c), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Hassan Khan, Oliver Peake, Hammad Azam, Haris Rauf , Brody Couch, Ghulam Mudassar, Peter Siddle Texas Super Kings : Faf du Plessis (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Milind Kumar, Shubham Ranjane, Wiaan Mulder, Donovan Ferreira, Amshi de Silva, Mohammad Mohsin, Nandre Burger, Adam Milne Head-t...

The ODI series may already be decided, but India still have plenty to gain from the third and final match against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. The focus could once again be on players such as Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harsh Dubey. While Ishan Kishan has strengthened his case with a superb hundred in Lucknow, Jaiswal will be desperate for runs after a disappointing outing in the second ODI. Harshit Rana has also linked up with the squad and could make his first appearance since recovering from injury. India’s assistant coach has already revealed that Arshdeep Singh could be rested , while Reddy is likely to come back in after an injury in 2nd ODI. Cricket 13 mins ...

So, a lot happened on the eve of India’s third one-day international against Afghanistan. The biggest break came in the form of an IPL trade rumour. As per reports, we could see a trade between the Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), where Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav can switch franchises. Meanwhile, there’s an update on Virat Kohli’s fitness as well, with the modern-day legend likely to be available from India’s next ODI series. Catch all this and more on what happened on June 19 below. Yuvraj Singh to be DC’s batting coach? Yuvraj Singh could be set for his first major coaching role in franchise cricket, with Delhi Capitals (DC) reportedly planning to bring him into their support staff ahead of IPL 2027. With JSW taking charge of the franchise’s cricket operations again, Sourav Ganguly is expected to return as Director of Cricket, while Yuvraj is likely to take over as batting coach. The former India star has earned im...

Seattle Orcas have already lost a match in the MLC 2026 , against Texas Super Kings, and they would be looking for a redemption, come their second encounter against Washington Freedom on Saturday, who play their first. Despite putting up 220 on the board, the team could not defend the tall total, and lost with 9 deliveries to spare. That means, they have some serious issues with their bowling, which could be highlighted once again against Washington. But that said, it promises to be a cracker of a contest, with some big names present in both sides. Match details Match: Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas Time: 6 AM IST Date: June 20, 2026 What to expect from SO vs WF match? Seattle played a match on Friday morning, and once again they would be out on the park in less than 24 hours; so fatigue could be bit of an issue with some players. Plus they would be low on confidence as well, after a heavy loss. Marcus Stoinis ...

The second encounter of the MLC 2026 between LAKR and SFU is scheduled to be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium, in Dallas. Both teams come in with a lot of confidence, due to the presence of some big stars on either side. LA Knight Riders will be bolstered with the presence of Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, while Unicorns have Matthew Short, Finn Allen, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett and R Ashwin in their ranks. Match details Match: LA Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Texar Time: 2 AM IST Date: June 20, 2026 What to expect from LAKR vs SFU match? This match will mark the debut of ex-India spinner R Ashwin in the MLC. More importantly, he would be sharing the dressing room with Pakistan’s Haris Rauf . It will be interesting to see, how things pan out between the two. On paper, Unicorns definitely look like the better team with a few in-form players in their ranks. As for LA, what re...