A frantic opening day witnesses 20 wickets, with the hosts 46 runs ahead at stumps; Australia pacer Michael Neser says he fulfilled a childhood dream by claiming 4-45 in his first-ever Boxing Day Test

Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant struck half-centuries for Delhi, while Rinku Singh smashed a century and Aryan Juyal hit 134 as the Vijay Hazare Trophy saw big scores across matches, including Mumbai’s 331 against Uttarakhand

Mumbai defeated Uttarakhand by 51 runs in a the Group C match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy despite Rohit Sharma’s golden duck. However, Hardik Tamore’s unbeaten 93 and fifties from Sarfaraz and Musheer Khan powered Mumbai to 331 before bowlers sealed the win

Yuzvendra Chahal seems to be out of favour with the Indian selectors, as he made his last international appearance on August 13, 2023, in a T20I match

Though the Mumbai Indians had a small purse in IPL 2026 auction, picking Izhar for his base price of Rs 30 lakh is very much a signal that they may have unearthed another gem in the making

Punjab`s squad also consists of the likes of Prabhsimran Singh, Naman Dhir, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sanvir Sangha, and Harpreet Brar

Nathan Lyon had earlier made a comeback to the team by claiming five wickets in the match after being sidelined for the Brisbane Test match. He also surpassed legendary Glenn McGrath to become Australia`s second-highest wicket-taker in the format`s history

Duffy broke the record by claiming his 81st wicket of the year. In 36 matches, he registered 81 wickets with an average of 17.11 this year. Earlier, Hadlee held the record with 80 wickets in just 23 matches

Rohit then revealed that his plan had always been to clinch the T20 World Cup or ODI World Cup title under his captaincy