Having been cruising to victory minutes earlier, India suddenly needed 59 off 53 balls with five wickets in hand and two new batters at the crease. And with Washington Sundar held back, nursing a side strain, one of them was the lower-order batter Harshit Rana.

India created history after defeating New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series and became the first team to achieve a huge record. India completed the chase of 301 in the 49th over., Cricket,

Within days, Mustafizur signed up for the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) protested sharply, the IPL broadcast was banned in Bangladesh, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) – the body that governs the sport globally – was pulled into a diplomatic standoff.

As per ICC regulations, umpires for ODIs are appointed under specific clauses. Clause 2.1.4 states that the ICC shall appoint one umpire for each ODI, who must not be from the same country as the participating teams and must be from the Elite Panel or International Panel.

The spotlight returns to Indian cricket as India and New Zealand get ready to begin a fresh white-ball chapter with the first ODI at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on January 11. The three-match ODI series will be followed by five T20Is,

After a low-key 2025 with few high-ticket events, 2026 will kick off a storm into the next Olympic cycle, as India's best athletes will feature in the Commonwealth Games (23 July to August 02) and the Asian Games (September 19 to October 04).