Indian cricketers - both past and present - have voiced strong support for the armed forces following a daring cross-border strike
Rohit Sharma became the seventh Indian to complete 100 catches in One-Day Internationals, while young speedster Harshit Rana went level with decorated spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the record of most wickets for India after a player's first eight ODIs, in the third and last match of the series against Australia, in Sydney, on Saturday.
Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu want a higher player retention ahead of the 2025 IPL auction as an unchanged core allows teams to excel in the world's biggest T20 competition.
Suresh Raina sees vice-captain Shubman Gill leading the team for a long time. Raina is also excited about Rishabh Pant's return to Test cricket after close to two years.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was crowned the Most Valuable Player of the 2026 IPL season, achieving an unprecedented MVPI of 1071, significantly ahead of his closest competitor, Shubman Gill. His exceptional strike rate of 236 was a key factor in this achievement, making him only the third player in IPL history to surpass an MVPI of 1000 in a single season.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff's three best performing players in all the 17 IPLs (2008-2024).
As per the BCCI's rules, a player has to announce his retirement from all forms of competitive domestic cricket to play in franchise leagues abroad.
The numbers from this season alone are almost surreal. 680 runs in 15 innings. Average of 45. Strike rate of 242. A century, four fifties, best score of 103. 65 sixes and 55 fours from just 280 balls -- a boundary every 2.3 balls, a six every 4.3 balls.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's explosive innings and Jofra Archer's pace bowling led Rajasthan Royals to a 47-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator.
Former Chennai Super Kings batter Suresh Raina believes the five-time IPL champions should look at buying the in-form Sarfaraz Khan at the auction on Tuesday.
Rajat Patidar has the golden chance to emulate legends Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Sharma -- the only two captains to win back to back IPL titles.
Rishabh Pant was in a for surprise visit from Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth.
Cricket veterans Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina are among the zillions of folks on the planet to have caught Naatu Nattu fever.
Marc Marquez and Suresh Raina rode around the Buddha International Circuit in a Royal Enfield Classic with a sidecar.
It is said that in Chennai, fans do not watch cricket -- they analyse and debate it and even outthink the experts. Cricket here is savoured like their favourite dish -- a hot bowl of rasam.
'It was an honour to spend the day with the pride of our nation #IndianArmy... I salute them for their selfless service & the hardships they go through for us. #jaihind.'
Also present: Ravi Shastri and Harbhajan Singh.
'Birthday morning started with a delicious & healthy breakfast in the most beautiful setting'.
Sanju Samson's majestic knock of 97 from 50 balls single-handedly powered India to a five-wicket win over West Indies to seal their spot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
As Virat Kohli turned 37 on November 5, 2025, Yuvraj Singh led the flood of birthday wishes pouring in from across the cricketing world.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a record-breaking half-century, leading his team to victory against Chennai Super Kings.
Suryakumar Yadav and wife Devisha Shetty marked Karva Chauth with a heartwarming celebration in Mumbai.
"Attacking left-hand batsman Suresh Raina officially communicated to BCCI on Sunday about his decision to retire from international cricket," said the BCCI in a statement.
'They are forced because the BCCI has agreed to it.'
Suresh Raina is training hard after returning to India.
Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni can be seen sharing a gleeful smile while they pose together for a candid shot
With the hope of finding their way back into the Indian team, cricketers Rishabh Pant and Suresh Raina recently hit the nets together in Ghaziabad, resuming practice after the prolonged COVID-19 forced break. The season was cut short in March due to COVID-19 and both batsmen will be jostling for space in a more or less settled batting line-up.
Out of favour India batsman Suresh Raina on Friday underwent knee surgery in Amsterdam which effectively rules him out of the better part of India's domestic season.
Last month, at the inauguration of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Women's 2020 Cricket Tournament at Anantnag, Raina had said there is "so much more in store" for the Union Territory.
Deep Dasgupta said Raina might be back in the UAE to join the Yellow Army.
Raina also laid emphasis on how Kuldeep Yadav could be a lynchpin in India's success.
"They need some left handers or they could get stuck and particularly, if they are playing to leg-spinners and the ball is going away. So, whether to go with Sam Curran or Jadeja and Bravo or Tahir'
Suresh Raina, who recently retired from international cricket, shared a video remembering the late actor.
India's star cricketer Suresh Raina tied the nuptial knot with fiancee Priyanka in a private ceremony attended only by family members and close friends, at a posh hotel in New Delhi on Friday.
Raina made his ODI debut as a 19-year-old against Sri Lanka in 2005. He wore the India whites only five years later in 2010 debuting against the Lankans, scoring a century on Test debut.
Minutes after Dhoni announced his retirement on Instagram on Saturday, Raina posted a message on the same platform, saying "With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey."
Former India batter Suresh Raina has backed under-fire national head coach Gautam Gambhir, saying the team's recent poor run in home Tests cannot be attributed to the support staff, as players must shoulder responsibility for the results.
Hours after Srinivasan's comments, Jadhav posted a cryptic tweet: On the path of excellence, you find 1000 excuses to let go, but only 1 reason to hold on. The choice is YOURS!'
Raina shared a picture with Dhoni, declaring significantly, 'Not always eye to eye, but always heart to heart!'
The left-hander nominated nine people, including his Uttar Pradesh teammates Praveen Kumar, RP Singh, Piyush Chawla, India hockey goalkeeper P R Sreejesh, Board of Control for Cricket in India vice-president Rajeev Shukla, singers Shreya Ghosal and Sonu Nigam to take forward the Challenge and urged them to continue the campaign.
