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Cricket Daily Digest – October 7, 2026

The latest cricket headlines, match reaction, squad news, tournament updates and talking points from around the world.

Smriti Mandhana appointed India captain across formats

Mandhana, who has been part of the side since 2013, has previously led India in 18 T20Is and 4 ODIs

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BCCI congratulates Harmanpreet Kaur on historic India captaincy journey

In 2025, Harmanpreet became the first Indian women’s captain to lift the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, guiding India to its historic maiden title.

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Shreyas Iyer’s maiden T20I century powers India to eight-wicket win over West Indies

India skipper Shreyas Iyer marked his return to form in spectacular fashion, smashing his maiden T20I century as India cruised to an eight-wicket win over West Indies in the opening match of the five-match series on Tuesday. Chasing 172, India raced to 172 for two in just 14.

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Rahul and Jaiswal in India A squad for red-ball matches in New Zealand

Dhruv Jurel is set to lead the team with Rishabh Pant picked subject to fitness

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Narendra Modi Stadium receives bomb threat during India U-19 vs Australia U-19 match

Gujarat’s Narendra Modi Stadium received a bomb threat while the India A and Australia A cricket teams were on the ground for the second unofficial One-Day format match in the ongoing series.

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Prasad, Kalita and Nandani the new faces in Mandhana-led white-ball sides

Shafali Verma has been elevated to the vice-captaincy of the T20I side, while Deepti Sharma will do the job in the ODI side for the games against Zimbabwe Published

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Farbrace leaves Sussex to join Lancashire

Lancashire appoint Paul Farbrace as their new director of cricket weeks before he was due to begin the same role at Sussex.

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Shane Bond sacked by Birmingham Phoenix after 7-match losing streak

Shane Bond has been removed as Birmingham Phoenix head coach midway through his two-year contract after the team endured a difficult campaign in The Hundred. The former New Zealand fast bowler had taken charge ahead of the 2026 season, replacing Daniel Vettori.

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BCCI invites applications for Agarkar’s replacement in the selection panel

Pragyan Ojha, who has the most Test appearances among the remaining members, has been asked to chair the committee in the interim

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Tammy Beaumont to Blaze away for two more years

Move follows international retirement at the end of the first Women’s Test at Lord’s, against India in July

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‘Put the bullet through’: Head rips Aussie legend as potential first Test selection hint emerges from net session

Watching Nic Maddinson middling the ball against Mitchell Starc in Durban on Wednesday, he looked a batsman at peace in his surroundings.

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‘My reputation has been tarnished’ – Ashleigh Gardner opens up on personal crisis

Australian women’s vice-captain breaks silence on personal crisis and its public fallout.

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McSweeney, Sutherland and Beardman do the star turn as Australia-A goes one up

The home side gets bundled out for 149 in pursuit of 275

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England’s World Cup charge examined with one year to go: Why Tom Banton has given Jacob Bethell a problem, the ‘finisher’ conundrum, the search for…

With a year to go before the 50-over World Cup in southern Africa, Daily Mail Sport examines the state of England’s one-day team and the questions to be answered over the next 12 months.

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Travis Head hits back at former Australian cricketers over criticism of current team

Travis Head has hit back at the former Australian players who have been criticising heavily the current players. Travis Head feels the present generation is sometimes judged too harshly by the former players, even though cricket has changed a lot over the years.

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