Axar Patel was named Impact Player of the Series after India's 3-0 T20I sweep against Afghanistan. The left-arm spinner took four wickets across three matches, including 2 for 9 in three overs in the final game.

BCCI head physio Kamlesh Jain presented the award in the dressing room and praised Patel for maintaining pressure in the powerplay and death overs. Patel also contributed with the bat and in the field throughout the series.

Patel said the team implemented its plans across all three matches and expressed pride in the group's performance. Head coach Gautam Gambhir urged the players to switch focus to the Asian Games, where India are defending champions.

Ajinkya Rahane said Abhishek Sharma accepts that outside criticism will continue throughout his career regardless of performance. The former India batter made the comments after Abhishek's 30-ball century in the third T20I against Afghanistan.

Abhishek scored 11 runs across three matches in Zimbabwe before responding with 229 runs in the Afghanistan series at a strike rate of 269.41. Rahane said the opener is mature enough not to try proving anything to critics and speaks freely without worrying about judgment.

Rahane also praised Nitish Reddy's bowling in the same series, noting the all-rounder took six wickets at an economy rate of 8.77. Mohit Sharma cautioned that expectations around Reddy replacing Hardik Pandya should remain low.

Glamorgan women have signed England off-spinner Georgia Davis on a three-year contract after she left Warwickshire. Davis, 27, made her England ODI debut against Ireland in September 2024 and captained Warwickshire's women's team in 2025.

She featured for Welsh Fire in The Hundred across 2024 and 2025, giving her prior knowledge of the Glamorgan environment. The county is preparing for elevation to Tier One cricket in 2027.

Glamorgan women's head coach Aimee Rees said Davis already understands the club's ambitions through her Welsh Fire connection. Davis will join Seren Smale, who also moved from Lancashire this week.

Aakash Chopra believes Indian selectors have made up their mind about Rishabh Pant's immediate future in white-ball cricket. Pant was left out of the ODI squad for the upcoming West Indies series despite being named captain of the Rest of India side for the Irani Cup.

Chopra said Pant remains important in Test cricket but his position in the ODI setup appears to have changed. Dhruv Jurel has been preferred as the second-choice wicketkeeper-batter behind KL Rahul, edging Pant out of white-ball plans.

The three-match ODI series against the West Indies begins in Thiruvananthapuram on September 27. Shubman Gill will lead the side, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the 15-member squad.

Northamptonshire fell 23 runs short of victory when umpires halted play due to bad light on the final day of their County Championship match against Derbyshire. The hosts reached 326 for six in their second innings while chasing 349, leaving them four points behind second-placed Kent in Division Two.

Ricardo Vasconcelos scored 132 and Calvin Harrison made 50 as Northants built a strong position after Derbyshire posted 372 in their first innings. George Bartlett remained unbeaten on 24 when the players left the field with 22.2 overs remaining.

Northants face Middlesex at Lord's in their final match of the season. A win would have lifted them above Kent into second place with one round remaining.

A report in The Telegraph India states that Ajit Agarkar was near Mumbai and could have joined the BCCI's early-September performance review meeting online, contrary to the board's claim that he was out of station. Agarkar's term as men's chief selector ends on 4 October and he has confirmed he will not seek renewal. Former wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel leads the race to replace him, while Pragyan Ojha may serve as interim chairman.

Mohammad Rizwan has approached the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit seeking clarity over the procedure followed in the NCCIA inquiry into alleged links with online betting and gambling websites. The development comes after the Lahore High Court declined to entertain his challenge against the agency's proceedings.

Rizwan wanted to know whether the prescribed anti-corruption process was followed after allegations emerged during Pakistan's recent England tour. The ICC's anti-corruption framework provides for its Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate suspected corruption involving players.

Rizwan has represented Pakistan in around 250 international matches across formats. This is the first time he has faced allegations of this nature during his international career, and no wrongdoing has been established against him.

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.

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.