| CHAPLIN | Man batting beyond fifty, bowler went over this player's head? (7) |
| SOUSAPHONE | What large, US-developed tuba has a bell facing forwards above the player's head? (10) |
| TARPAULIN | Pitch originally has man batting to cover (9) |
| ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | When bowler went down immediately (2,3,4,2,1,3) |
| ACTOR | This player's her in orchestra, perhaps (5) |
| MUDPIES | First of Man United passes over player's head creates handfuls of dirt (3,4) |
| LISSOME | Beyond fifty, is a bit lithe (7) |
| LEADERS | Principal players / heads |
| VIOLIST | This player would create record when losing 6-0 (7) |
| SWEEPER | This player is someone who keeps things clean (7) |
| ALCARAZ | Identify the surname of this player who recently completed a career Grand Slam in tennis. (7) |
| PIANIST | Paint is unusual for this player (7) |
| MURDOCH | Identify this player who became the second one to play Tests for both Australia and England (7) |
| MARKRAM | Identify the surname of this player who set the World record recently for most number of catches in a single Test. (7) |
| ANNABEL | Identify the first name of this player who took a five-for against India in the league encounter in Vizag in the Women's World Cup held recently. (7) |
| SIMPSON | Identify the surname of this player who is the only connection between two tied Tests in cricket history? (7) |
| ATHARVA | Identify the first name of this player who won the Player of the Final award in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on January 18, 2026. (7) |
| VAIBHAV | Identify the first name of this player who won both Player of the Final and Series awards in the Under-19 World Cup. (7) |
| HARMEET | Identify the first name of this player who won the player of the match award in the T20 WC match held between USA and Netherlands. (7) |
| KULDEEP | Identify the first name of this player who was the highest wicket-taker at last year's Asia Cup. (7) |
