England's Harry Brook becomes fastest to reach 3,000 Test runs in terms of balls faced

Dec 26, 2025

Brook, England's vice-captain, achieved this milestone during his side's fourth Ashes Test, a prestigious Boxing Day fixture at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During the first innings, he delivered a decent counter-attack after England was reduced to 16/4, scoring 34-ball 41, with two fours and two sixes. But just like it has been throughout the series, a promising knock was cut short, this time by Scott Boland.

Manjrekar calls India's pitch selection in 2023 WC final a "blunder"

Dec 26, 2025

On November 19, two years back, India's memorable run at the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup at home did not reach its fairytale ending as their fiery batting line-up scored just 240 on a tough Ahmedabad pitch against Australia. Despite having Australia at a spot of bother at 47/3, a counter-attack from centurion Travis Head took Australia to their sixth 50-over crown, handing India a loss, causing a pain that even winning two white-ball ICC titles later could not really heal. Manjrekar was speaking on 'Rise of Champions' on JioHotstar.

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Rohit Sharma falls for golden duck against Uttarakhand, Virat Kohli scores brisk 77 against Gujarat

Dec 26, 2025

Both Rohit and Virat had made a triumphant return to VHT a couple of days back, with Rohit blasting a 94-ball 155* consisting of 18 fours and nine sixes against Sikkim for Mumbai, while the 'Chasemaster' Virat led Delhi's chase against Andhra Pradesh from the front with a 101-ball 131, with 14 fours and three sixes.