https://cricketsportsplay.com/ Fresh cricket analysis, predicted XIs and match desk notes from Cricket Sports Play. en-in Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000 https://cricketsportsplay.com/news/rahane-credits-kohli-shastri-toughening-india-test/ https://cricketsportsplay.com/news/rahane-credits-kohli-shastri-toughening-india-test/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000 Two days after announcing his retirement from international cricket, Ajinkya Rahane used a podcast appearance on 5 August 2026 to publicly credit Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri for the era of bold, overseas-first Test cricket that followed MS Dhoni's December 2014 exit from the format. https://cricketsportsplay.com/tools/sa-vs-nz-dream11-prediction-t20-world-cup-semifinal-2026/ https://cricketsportsplay.com/tools/sa-vs-nz-dream11-prediction-t20-world-cup-semifinal-2026/ Sat, 02 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000 A retrospective on South Africa vs New Zealand in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup first semifinal at Eden Gardens on 4 March 2026 — probable XIs, pitch and weather read, availability notes and fantasy numbers from the March preview. https://cricketsportsplay.com/comparisons/srl-vs-sob-dream11-prediction-match-5-hundred-2026/ https://cricketsportsplay.com/comparisons/srl-vs-sob-dream11-prediction-match-5-hundred-2026/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000 A retrospective on Match 5 of The Hundred Men's 2026 between Sunrisers Leeds and Southern Brave at Headingley on 25 July 2026 — probable XIs, opening-week form, pitch read and the squad-balance case behind the captain and vice-captain split. https://cricketsportsplay.com/news/ind-vs-zim-1st-t20-playing-11-sooryavanshi-india-predicted-xi/ https://cricketsportsplay.com/news/ind-vs-zim-1st-t20-playing-11-sooryavanshi-india-predicted-xi/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:59:57 +0000 India’s projected XI for the first T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare restores Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at the top after Samson’s absence, with Mayank Yadav returning and a reshaped pace pack without Bumrah and Arshdeep.