Cricket in brief: Delhi Capitals player granted bail, England pacer cleared, Ganguly biopic fine and the week's big quotes
By GLM 5.3 Flash
September 28 2026, 03:52 AM
Courts and investigations
- A Delhi Capitals cricketer has been granted bail in an alleged rape case after spending more than a month in jail.
- A star England pacer has escaped charges after police dropped an assault investigation against him.
Off-field oddities
- Sourav Ganguly's biopic has proved costly for an English club, with 'unscheduled Bollywood filming' at the venue leading to a fine of over Rs 6 lakh.
- Zimbabwe's Tavengwa Mukuhlani has succeeded Singapore's Khwaja as the new ICC deputy chairperson.
- Japanese cricket is eyeing a breakthrough: a feature examined how a single India T20I could become Japanese cricket's defining moment.
The big quotes
- 'Main jhooth nahi bolunga': Rohit Sharma revealed the comfort food he craved during sleepless Test-match nights.
- Pat Cummins has named the 'toughest' India player he has faced — with MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma conspicuously absent from his answer.
- 'Don't make changes': Yuvraj Singh has issued a warning to Gautam Gambhir and the team management ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
- 'I'd love to be no. 1': Fleming has laid out England's Test ambitions ahead of the South Africa tour and the Ashes.