President Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Shri to former India cricket captain Rohit Sharma for his significant contributions to the sport. The award was given at a ceremony in New Delhi.
Shubman Gill captained India to a 3-0 ODI series victory against Afghanistan, marking his first ODI series win as captain. He also finished as the series' top scorer with 238 runs and won Player of the Series.
Glenn McGrath praises Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's fearless batting style, likening it to Brian Lara and Garry Sobers, and expresses interest in seeing his performance outside the subcontinent.
Japan's new cricket ground, Korogi Sports Park, hosts East Asia-Pacific qualifiers for the 2028 men’s T20 World Cup, ahead of its Asian Games debut in Nagoya (Sept 19-Oct 4)
Madhav Tiwari starred in Delhi Capitals’ thrilling win over Punjab Kings with 2/40 and an unbeaten 18 off eight balls in Dharamsala. The 22-year-old allrounder, mentored by Amay Khurasiya, impressed with his pace and composure. Once focused mainly on batting, Tiwari now dreams of becoming India’s best allrounder after a breakthrough IPL performance.
KL Rahul surpassed MS Dhoni to become the sixth-highest run-scorer in IPL history during the DC vs PBKS match, achieving the milestone with a boundary. Rahul now has 5,462 runs in 152 matches, overtaking Dhoni's 5,439 runs. The Indian opener also leads Dhoni in 50-plus scores as wicketkeeper-batter (31 vs 24) and has scored 205 runs at a strike rate of 166.67 this season.
Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill pointed to his team's inability to score boundaries in overs 16-19 and dropped catches as key factors in their five-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Sai Sudharsan scored a century (100 off 58 balls) for GT, while Virat Kohli (81 off 44) and Devdutt Padikkal (55 off 27) powered RCB's chase. Krunal Pandya's unbeaten 23 off 12 balls sealed the victory for RCB.
Chennai Super Kings face a major setback ahead of their IPL 2026 clash with Mumbai Indians after in-form top-order batter Ayush Mhatre was ruled out due to a hamstring tear sustained during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18 in Hyderabad. Mhatre scored 201 runs in six matches at No.3. The team is considering three potential replacements: Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, and Kartik Sharma.
