The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken action against former Pakistan captain and star batsman Babar Azam. Babar Azam has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for violating Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. Babar was found guilty of violating the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against Sri Lanka. This match was played on Sunday.

Let us tell you that this incident happened in the 21st over of Pakistani innings. After getting out, Babar hit the ball on the stumps with his bat before leaving the crease. Babar was found guilty of breaching Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to the misuse of cricket equipment/clothing, on-field equipment and fittings during an international match.

ICC said in the press release that apart from this, one demerit point has been added to Babar’s disciplinary record. This was Babar Azam’s first crime in a period of 24 months. On-field umpires Alex Wharf and Rashid Riaz, third umpire Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid and fourth umpire Faisal Afridi decided the charges. Babar admitted his crime and accepted the punishment proposed by Emirates ICC International Panel of Match Referee Ali Naqvi. In such a situation, there was no need for a formal hearing.

In the third match of the series played on 16 November in Rawalpindi, Pakistan had won by 6 wickets. The Sri Lankan team was reduced to just 211 runs in 45.2 overs. On behalf of this team, Sadira Samarawickrama scored 48 runs in 65 balls with 2 fours. From the opposition team, Mohammad Wasim Jr. took maximum 3 wickets, while Haris Rauf and Faisal Akram took 2-2 wickets.

In response, Pakistan registered victory in 44.4 overs. For this team, Fakhar Zaman scored 55 runs, while Mohammad Rizwan played an inning of 61 runs. Apart from these, Hussain Talat scored unbeaten 42 runs. Geoffrey Vandersay took maximum 3 wickets for Sri Lanka.

The Indian team performed brilliantly and won the title in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Harmanpreet Kaur and team won their first title by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final. Within a week of the end of the final, the ICC has announced a major change in the next edition.

“The ICC Board is keen to build on the success of this event, and has agreed to expand the next edition of the tournament to 10 teams,” the ICC said in a press release. Let us tell you that the number of teams in 2025 was 8.

The statement further said, “Approximately 3 lakh people watched the event from the stadium, the highest in any women’s cricket tournament. Along with the increase in viewership, the on-screen audience also set new records.”

Record made in terms of viewership

Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 created new records in viewership and broadcast. Let us tell you that the tournament was hosted by India and Sri Lanka, Pakistan played all its matches in Sri Lanka. Pakistan was eliminated at the league stage itself, hence both the semi-finals and final were also held in India.

The World Cup final played between the Indian women’s team and the South Africa women’s team was watched by 18.5 crore viewers on JioHotstar, which is equal to the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final. The entire tournament was watched by 44.6 crore people, the title match was watched by 2.1 crore people together.

Virat Kohli Hundreds In International Career: Indian cricket team’s star player Virat Kohli is celebrating his 37th birthday today on Wednesday, 5th November. Virat’s name is included among the most successful players not only in India but also in world cricket. Virat Kohli has played more than 550 matches in his international cricket career. Kohli has 82 centuries in his name in this career. Virat is the second player to score the most centuries in international cricket. The name of veteran cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of Kohli. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 100 centuries in his international cricket career.

Virat Kohli’s more than 27,000 runs

On the birthday of Virat Kohli, a special post has been shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in which the achievements of Virat’s cricketing career have been told. Virat has played 553 international matches so far in his cricketing career, in which Kohli has scored 27,673 runs. Virat Kohli has scored 82 centuries and 144 half-centuries in his international career.

• Virat Kohli has played 123 test matches in his cricket career, in which he has scored 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85. Virat has scored 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries in Tests. Kohli has played his best inning of 254 runs unbeaten in Test cricket.
• Virat has played 305 matches in One Day International and is still playing ODI. Virat has scored 14,255 runs in these 305 matches, which includes 51 centuries and 75 half-centuries. Kohli’s average in ODIs is 57.71. Kohli’s best score in ODI is 183 runs.
• Virat Kohli has played 125 matches in T20 International, in which he has scored 4,188 runs at an average of 48.69. Virat has scored one century and 38 half-centuries in T20 cricket for India. Kohli’s highest score in T20 International is 122 runs not out.
• Virat Kohli has three ICC trophies in his international career. Virat has been a part of the winning teams of ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2011, ICC Champions Trophy 2013, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 and ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

5⃣5⃣3⃣ int’l matches
2⃣7⃣6⃣7⃣3⃣ int’l runs
8⃣2⃣ int’l hundreds

Winner of ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2011, ICC Champions Trophy 2013 & 2025 and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

Here’s wishing #TeamIndia great and former captain @imVkohli a very happy birthday pic.twitter.com/UTCnyYrV19

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 5, 2025

Retirement from Test and T20 International

Virat has now retired from Test and T20 International cricket, but Kohli is still batting in ODIs. Virat played his last Test series in Australia in January 2025 and announced his retirement from Test cricket on May 12, 2025, before Team India’s tour of England. Earlier, Kohli was a part of India’s winning team in T20 World Cup 2024 and after this Virat said goodbye to T20 International cricket. Virat Kohli is still playing ODI cricket. Kohli scored an unbeaten inning of 74 runs in the third ODI against Australia.

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In Asia Cup 2025, India won the title by defeating Pakistan, but Team India has not received the trophy till date. Reason, Mohsin Naqvi, chairman of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and head of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Now that BCCI has prepared to raise this entire matter in the ICC meeting, Naqvi has lost his temper. It is reported that he is planning to keep himself missing from the Executive Board meeting of the International Cricket Council being held in Dubai and for this he has also made a new excuse.

Asia Cup trophy still under lock and key

On September 28, India won the Asia Cup 2025 by defeating Pakistan in the final. When the prize distribution ceremony took place after the match, the players of Team India refused to accept the trophy from Naqvi. Captain Suryakumar Yadav had already made it clear that “the team will not take the trophy from the hands of Naqvi.”

After this incident, Naqvi angrily left with the trophy and till date it has not been handed over to India. It is being told that the trophy is still locked in the ACC headquarters in Dubai.

Naqvi will stay away from ICC meeting

Now when BCCI is going to raise this issue officially in the ICC meeting, Naqvi seems to be retreating. According to media reports, he has given the excuse of “domestic political engagements” for his absence from the ICC meeting. However, PCB has not yet told what is the political matter that has made them so busy that they are not able to attend the most important meeting of cricket. Naqvi is also the Home Minister of Pakistan, but according to sources, the real reason is that he fears that BCCI may complain about him in the ICC meeting and action may be taken against him.

Who will replace Naqvi?

According to the report, Chief Operating Officer Sumair Saeed will represent PCB in the ICC meeting. He is going to participate in this meeting on 7th November. Some sources say that Naqvi may try to join the meeting remotely, but his presence is not certain.

BCCI warned

BCCI is adopting a strict stance on this matter. Board Secretary Devajit Saikia had recently said, “We had written a letter to the ACC Chairman 10 days ago requesting to return the trophy, but till now the trophy has not been received.” He had said that if the trophy is not given by 3rd November, he will raise this issue with ICC and now the same is going to happen. It is clear that India is no longer in a mood to leave this issue and if action is taken on this in the ICC meeting, then Naqvi’s chair may be in danger.

India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf were fined on Tuesday for damaging the image of the game during the Asia Cup in September. Rauf was also suspended for two ODI matches after being given four demerit points during the tournament.

Rauf was given 30 years imprisonment for two separate incidents against India. Different sentences of 30 percent fine were given. Apart from this, he will be banned for two matches in the ODI series against South Africa which started on Tuesday. He will also not play in the second match to be held on November 6.

Indian captain Suryakumar has been fined 30 percent of the match fee. He was found guilty of damaging the reputation of the game. He expressed solidarity with the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and support for the Indian Armed Forces.

Rauf received four demerit points for these two incidents, which were converted into two suspension points as per ICC rules.

One demerit point was also imposed on Jasprit Bumrah for giving ‘plane falling’ signal to Rauf after bowling him in the final. The news that Suryakumar would be fined 30 percent for his comments was first reported by PTI on September 26.

Rauf was found guilty of making objectionable gestures depicting the falling of a plane during the match on September 14. He mocked Indian military action under Operation Sindoor and cited Pakistan’s claim that six Indian fighter planes were shot down during the clash.

He repeated the same gesture on 28 September in an attempt to provoke a group of Indian fans while fielding near the boundary line.

Pakistani batsman Sahibzada Farhan was also given one demerit point but Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh was released without any fine or demerit point.

After completing his half-century against India, Farhan celebrated by making a gun gesture with the bat.

The ICC said in a press release that on 14 September 2025, “Suryakumar Yadav (India) was found guilty of a breach of Rule 2.21 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to conduct that detracts from the image of the game.” He was fined 30 percent of his match fee and given two demerit points.

According to it, “Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) was also found guilty of the same offense and was issued an official warning resulting in one demerit point.”

“Haris Rauf (Pak) was also found guilty of the same offense and was fined 30 per cent of his match fee, resulting in two demerit points,” the release said.

Arshdeep’s case was related to a social media clip in which he was seen making fun of Pakistani fans but the ICC match referee did not find it objectionable. The reference was to the India vs Pakistan Super Four match on 21 September.

“Jasprit Bumrah (India) accepted the charge under Rule 2.21 and the proposed official warning for conduct that brings discredit to the game, resulting in one demerit point,” the ICC said on the sanctions imposed for his actions during the September 28 final. He had accepted the ban so no formal hearing was required.

Rauf, who had pleaded innocent during the earlier hearing, was again found making objectionable gestures towards the Indian audience. “After a hearing conducted by ICC Match Referee Richie Richardson, Haris Rauf (Pak) was again found guilty of a breach of Rule 2.21,” the ICC said. He was fined 30 percent of his match fee and given two additional demerit points.

ICC Rankings After Women’s World Cup 2025: India’s star batsman Smriti Mandhana has suffered a big shock after the Women’s World Cup. Smriti performed very strongly in the World Cup. In the final too, Smriti Mandhana scored an inning of 45 runs. With this inning, Mandhana along with Shefali Verma gave a better start to the team. Smriti Mandhana also became the highest run scorer for India in the World Cup. But even after this, the number 1 crown has been snatched away from Smriti Mandhana in the latest ODI ICC rankings. Smriti has come to number 2 in the Women’s ODI batting rankings. South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt has reached number 1 in the ICC ODI batting rankings.

Top stars from #CWC25 rise to new heights in the latest ICC Women’s Rankings update

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— ICC (@ICC) November 4, 2025

Number 1 crown snatched from Smriti Mandhana

Smriti Mandhana had remained number one in the ODI batting rankings for a long time. But now Smriti has come at second place with 811 rating points. Smriti Mandhana was the second player in terms of scoring the most runs in the World Cup. Smriti scored 434 runs in 9 matches at an average of 54.25 in the World Cup. Smriti Mandhana became the highest run scorer for India.

South African captain Laura Wolvaardt, who scored the most runs in the Women’s World Cup 2025, has also reached number one in the ICC ODI batting rankings. Laura Wolvaardt has become number one with 814 rating points. Laura also played a century in the final match played between India and South Africa. For South Africa, Laura kept fighting alone on the field, while no other batsman could even score a half-century.

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Asian Cup 2025: A month has passed since the final of Asia Cup 2025 ended, but its controversies are still in the headlines. Actually, the trophy has not been returned to India yet after winning the Asia Cup. This strange situation has increased the tension between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Now BCCI has given a clear indication that if the trophy is not received soon, then the matter will reach the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Mohsin Naqvi and the root of the trophy controversy

The controversy started after the Asia Cup final, when India won the title by defeating Pakistan. In the presentation ceremony organized after the match, the Indian team had refused to accept the trophy from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and ACC President Mohsin Naqvi.

Actually, Naqvi is also the Home Minister of Pakistan. Due to the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack, Team India had decided not to accept the trophy from them. After this incident, an official removed the trophy from the stage and took it out of the field and since then this trophy controversy is in the news.

BCCI’s ultimatum!

BCCI Secretary Devjit Saikia, while speaking to ANI on the issue, said, “We had formally written a letter to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) ten days ago, requesting to hand over the trophy to India, but till now we have not received any response. If the trophy is not received by November 3, we will raise the issue in the ICC meeting to be held in Dubai on November 4.”

Saikia expressed hope that ICC will take a fair decision in this matter and will provide justice to India.

This is how India celebrated without the trophy

Even though the real trophy did not come into the hands of Team India, the players won the hearts of the fans with their creative celebration style. Captain Suryakumar Yadav celebrated with the team by lifting an imaginary trophy and the video went viral on social media.

Will ICC resolve the dispute?

Now everyone’s eyes are on the ICC meeting to be held on November 4. If BCCI’s stand is accepted, it is possible that the Asia Cup trophy may soon be handed over to India, but if the matter drags on further, it may become the biggest controversy in cricket politics.

India 2026 Cricket Schedule: The year 2025 has been much better for the Indian cricket team. After winning the T20 World Cup in 2024, India won the Champions Trophy 2025 this year. Team India also hoisted the Indian flag in the T20 Asia Cup. Currently, the Indian team is on Australia tour, where India has suffered a 2-1 defeat in the ODI series. Now the T20 series between India and Australia is going on. The South African team is going to come to India at the end of this year, where Test, ODI and T20 series will be played between the two teams. Team India has to play many series next year also.

These matches of Team India are left in 2025

A five-match T20 series is going on between India and Australia, of which three matches have already been played. After the cancellation of the first match, the series stands at 1-1. The fourth match of this series will be played on 6 November and the fifth match on 8 November.

South Africa tour to India

After the Australia tour, the series between India and South Africa will start, in which 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20 matches will be played.

test series

• First Test- November 14-18, 2025; Kolkata
• Second Test- November 22-26, 2025; Guwahati

ODI series

• 1st ODI- November 30, 2025; Ranchi
• 2nd ODI- December 3, 2025; Raipur
• 3rd ODI- December 6, 2025; Visakhapatnam

t20 series

• 1st T20- December 9, 2025; ridge
• 2nd T20- December 11, 2025; New Chandigarh
• 3rd T20- December 14, 2025, Dharamshala
• 4th T20- December 17, 2025; Lucknow
• Fifth T20- December 19, 2025; Ahmedabad

How many series will Team India play in 2026?

After South Africa, New Zealand team is going to tour India, then 3 ODI and 5 T20 matches will be played between India and New Zealand.

ODI series

• 1st ODI- January 11, 2026; Vadodara
• 2nd ODI- January 14, 2026; Rajkot
• 3rd ODI- January 18, 2026; Indore

t20 series

• 1st T20- January 21, 2026; Nagpur
• 2nd T20- January 23, 2026; Raipur
• 3rd T20- January 25, 2026, Guwahati
• 4th T20- January 28, 2026; Visakhapatnam
• Fifth T20- January 31, 2026; Thiruvananthapuram

India tour of England

India will play the T20 World Cup from February 2026 to June 2026. After this, all the players of Team India can be seen playing in IPL 2026. After this, the Indian cricket team will go on a tour of England to play ODI and T20 series.

t20 series

• First T20 – July 1, 2026; Chester Lee Street
• 2nd T20- July 4, 2026; manchester
• 3rd T20- July 7, 2026, Nottingham
• 4th T20- July 9, 2026; bristol
• Fifth T20- July 11, 2026; southampton

ODI series

• 1st ODI- July 14, 2026; birmingham
• 2nd ODI- July 16, 2026; cardiff
• 3rd ODI- July 19, 2026; lords

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IND W vs SA W: India’s women’s cricket team created history in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday (November 2). India achieved the honor of becoming world champion for the first time by defeating South Africa by 52 runs. After this historic victory, such an emotional scene was seen on the field, which touched everyone’s heart.

South African players cried on the field

As soon as the match ended, the Indian players jumped with joy, but on the other hand, the players of the South African team could not stop their tears. The South African team, which was dreaming of winning the World Cup for a long time, missed the trophy this time too. When tears started flowing from their eyes on the field, then the Indian players took a step which won everyone’s heart.

Many players including Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and Shefali Verma came forward and hugged the South African players. He consoled the players who were devastated by the defeat and praised their excellent game. This was such an example of sportsmanship, which proved that cricket is not just a game of winning and losing, but is also a symbol of emotions and respect.

While on one hand the Indian team hoisted the flag by winning the World Cup for the first time, on the other hand they celebrated their victory with utmost decency.

The incomplete story of 2005 and 2017 is completed

Indian women’s team had reached the World Cup final twice before. First time in 2005 and then in 2017, but missed the title both the times. This time the team did not repeat any mistake and hoisted the flag of victory. Deepti Sharma’s all-round performance, Shefali Verma’s explosive batting and Amanjot Kaur’s fielding laid the foundation of this historic victory.

This victory of Team India was not just a trophy. This was the story of those years of hard work, struggle and dreams which has now become a reality. The most beautiful moment in this victory was when Indian players showed the true spirit of the game and taught the world the true meaning of “sportsmanship”.

There was heavy rain in Navi Mumbai on Sunday (1 November). Meanwhile, the final match of the Women’s World Cup match being held at the DY Patil Sports Academy in the area has been affected. Light rain had started since afternoon. Meanwhile, covers had to be laid inside the stadium also. At present the match has started.

The spectators also had to face a lot of trouble for this match. There has been tremendous enthusiasm among the fans to watch this exciting final match. Spectators have arrived to watch the match amidst light drizzle. Drenched spectators have entered the stadium.

Rain affected the match

Before the final match, heavy rain had created problems for everyone. On one hand, the spectators who came to watch the match drenched had to face problems. Also, due to rain, there was a delay in the toss and start of the match due to which the fans present in the stadium were seen waiting.

Before the match, the stadium staff covered the pitch with a cover so that the pitch does not get wet. Presently the toss took place after the rain stopped. After the toss, the match has finally started after the rain.

It has been raining since morning

Let us tell you that it has been raining continuously since morning in Navi Mumbai as well as in the surrounding areas of Mumbai-Thane. The rain had increased everyone’s tension since morning. Despite the rain, a large crowd of spectators was seen outside the stadium to watch the final match.

Team India has reached the final of the World Cup of one-day match for the first time. Amidst the rain, spectators have come to encourage the women of the country. Everyone is praying for the victory of Team India.