Prithvi Shaw looked set for a long run in Indian colours. He captained India to the Under-19 World Cup and scored a Test hundred on debut, the kind of start that had people reaching for Tendulkar comparisons.

That was 2021. He hasn't played for India since. Now he's moved to Maharashtra for the 2025-26 Ranji season, hoping a strong domestic stretch and some IPL runs will reopen the door.

The latest twist came off the field. Shaw's engagement to Akriti Agarwal ended, another headline in a career that has drifted from its early promise. Domestic cricket and the IPL are the only routes left if he wants to wear India blue again.

Rovman Powell said his match-winning innings in Qualifier 2 was among the best knocks he has played in the Caribbean Premier League.

Powell shared the Player-of-the-Match award with Shimron Hetmyer, whose unbeaten 102 from 45 balls was not enough to take Guyana Amazon Warriors into the final.

Jamaica Kingsmen reached the CPL 2026 final after beating Guyana Amazon Warriors by five wickets.

Leicestershire needed 334 against Hampshire and got there. Nick Kelly made 86, Ben Cox stayed unbeaten on 75, and their 158-run stand for the fifth wicket took the hosts to the target in 91 overs. Hampshire had already been bowled out for 274, so Leicestershire carried a 30-run first-innings lead into the chase.

Four days earlier they were docked 27 points for a sub-standard pitch in the win over Glamorgan. That left them bottom of the table with one game left — against leaders Warwickshire at Edgbaston — and still needing to pass Essex, who sit 19 points above them.

Hampshire are already down. They finish against fifth-placed Sussex and will drop out of Division One after eleven seasons. Kyle Abbott took ten wickets for them across the match.

Rohit Sharma ended speculation about his IPL future with a one-word answer during a television appearance on Friday.

During 'Family Time with Rohit Sharma' on Sony Entertainment Television, Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Abhishek Nayar jokingly suggested the yellow outfit Rohit wore might indicate a move to Chennai Super Kings or KKR. The studio audience responded by chanting for Mumbai Indians.

Rohit replied 'Forever'. He has played for Mumbai Indians since 2011 and led them to five IPL titles.

India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav said he'd like to steal one skill from 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Sooryavanshi won the Orange Cap in IPL 2026 after scoring 776 runs and hitting a record 72 sixes. Suryakumar has built his reputation on an expansive 360-degree game.

Sooryavanshi's power hitting stood out all season and drew praise from several senior players. Suryakumar's comment came after the tournament ended. The teenager plays for Rajasthan Royals alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Suryakumar didn't name the specific skill, but he pointed to the young batter's ability to clear the boundary consistently.

Australia captain Pat Cummins named Cheteshwar Pujara as the toughest Indian batter he has faced. Cummins said Pujara was happy to face 100 dot balls and would not give bowlers a chance.

Pujara scored 2,074 runs in 25 Tests against Australia at an average of 49.38. Nearly half those runs came in Australia, where he hit three centuries and five fifties.

Cummins picked Brendon McCullum from New Zealand, Saeed Ajmal from Pakistan, Alastair Cook from England, AB de Villiers from South Africa, Tillakaratne Dilshan from Sri Lanka and Chris Gayle from the West Indies.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board is weighing who takes over from Nigar Sultana as T20I captain. Left-arm spinner Nahida Akhter and all-rounder Sobhana Mostary sit at the top of the shortlist. Sultana emailed the board to say she wants to concentrate on her own batting and wicketkeeping, though she will keep the ODI job.

The timing is tight — just two days before Bangladesh open their Asian Games campaign against China. She could lead the side once more when they meet India in the semi-final in Japan on September 21. BCB sources told Cricbuzz that both Nahida and Sobhana will be on the agenda when senior officials meet to settle the appointment.

Sultana has captained the T20I side since 2022. Her side's first World Cup win in ten years came against Scotland at last year's T20 World Cup, where she scored 104 runs and took seven catches or stumpings across four innings.

Perth Scorchers will defend their Big Bash League title against Melbourne Renegades at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on December 12. The match marks the first time the BBL season-opener will be played outside Australia. Scorchers coach Adam Voges said the side will lean on players with IPL experience and seek local knowledge from Chennai Super Kings batting coach Michael Hussey.

Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel was granted bail by a Chinsurah court on Friday after spending more than a month in jail. Porel, 22, was arrested on August 11 following a complaint filed by a medical student from Karnataka.

The complainant alleged that she and Porel had been in a relationship for three-and-a-half years and had planned to marry. She claimed he later denied the relationship, leading to charges under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections of the Information Technology Act.

Porel had denied the allegations. The Calcutta High Court had directed police to arrest him and seize his electronic devices. He is expected to be released on Friday.

Amay Khurasiya, the Madhya Pradesh left-hander who played 12 ODIs for India, scored 99 and 99 not out in the same Ranji Trophy match and made an unbeaten 358 against Vidarbha at Korba. Across 119 first-class matches he compiled 7,304 runs at 40.80 with 21 centuries.

Khurasiya made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in Pune in 1999 and scored 57 off 45 balls. He was named in India's preliminary 1999 World Cup squad but did not feature in the tournament and finished with 149 international runs.

His List A career yielded 3,768 runs in 112 matches. Khurasiya also won the BCCI's LP Jai Trophy for the fastest hundred in the 1991-92 Ranji season.

Delhi Capitals and Bengal wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel has been granted bail after spending over a month in jail. The player was arrested by police in Hooghly district last month over allegations of rape, assault and criminal intimidation. The arrest followed a complaint by a medical student alleging that Porel had sexual relations with her on the promise of marriage. Porel was arrested on August 11 after police registered a case under several provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Porel was granted bail by the Chinsurah court on Thursday but will have to wait another day for his release from jail. He is expected to be released on Friday.