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“If I am not needed right now in the series, I am better off saying goodbye to the game,” R Ashwin told India skipper Rohit Sharma before his surprise international retirement, refusing to let anyone else write his script after 14 years of service to the game. It is understood that retirement was on his

Indian cricket team spinner R Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket following the third Test match against Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday. Ashwin made the announcement in the post-match press conference along with skipper Rohit Sharma after the game ended in a draw. Ashwin played the second match of the five-Test series in Adelaide

India women’s cricket team in action.© BCCI West Indies beat India by nine wickets in the second women’s T20 International to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Tuesday. Captain Hayley Matthews led from the front with 85 not out off 47 balls as the West Indies chased down the target of 160 with 26

Virat Kohli (L) was left stunned by Akash Deep’s mammoth six© X (Twitter) Virat Kohli was left stunned while Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir were delighted as Indian cricket team fast bowler Akash Deep slammed a mammoth six off Pat Cummins during Day 4 of the third Test match between India and Australia on Tuesday.

Indian cricket team batter Virat Kohli in action© AFP It was a disappointing show from Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli once again as he was dismissed cheaply on Day 3 of the third Test match against Australia in Brisbane on Monday. Kohli managed to score just three runs before he was caught behind

New Zealand vs England 3rd Test Day 4 Live Scorecard© AFP NZ vs ENG Live Score Updates 3rd Test Day 4: England have a mountain to climb with two days of play left in their third and final Test against New Zealand at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. The visitors, who are chaing a mammoth 658 to

File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin (left) and Ravindra Jadeja© AFP The playing XI picked by the Indian cricket team for the third Test against Australia has come under harsh criticism. Earlier, former India batter Aakash Chopra criticised the team’s inconsistency with spinners and now ex-India spinner Harbhajan Singh has also talked on the same topic.

Virat Kohli was dismissed after scoring just 3 runs© PTI Virat Kohli‘s repeated failures while handling the offside-off deliveries have put Team India’s support staff in the line of fire too. While Gautam Gambhir is the team’s head coach, he does have support from the likes of Ryan Ten Doeschate, Abhishek Nayar and Morne Morkel

New Zealand vs England 3rd Test Day 3 Live Score Updates© AFP New Zealand vs England, 3rd Test Day 3 Live Updates: New Zealand aim to walk further close to their consolation win against England. The side has already lost the three-match series, but hold a strong position in the final game. On the other

Barcelona have the chance to increase their lead at the top after Real Madrid’s draw at Rayo Vallecano, when they take on Leganes at home on Monday (IST). Hansi Flick’s men lead champions Real Madrid by a point, but a run of one win in five games have opened the door to their title rivals.

For the third straight match, the Indian team went with a change in the team’s spin-bowling attack, with Ravindra Jadeja replacing Ravichandran Ashwin. While Washington Sundar had featured for India in the first Test at Perth, he was replaced by Ashwin in the second. In third, another change was made in the form of Jadeja.

NZ v ENG LIVE Updates, 3rd Test Day 2© X (Twitter) New Zealand v England LIVE Score Updates, 3rd Test Day 2: New Zealand will be aiming to finish strong, with Mitchell Santner still at the crease as play resumes against England in third Test on Day 2. Santner struck a quickfire half-century late on Day

Star India batter Virat Kohli on Saturday achieved yet another milestone in his illustrious career when he took the field against Australia on Day 1 of the 3rd Test at the Gabba in Brisbane. Kohli became only the second player to feature in 100 or more international games against Australia, joining the legendary Sachin Tendulkar

Sara Tendulkar, daughter of legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar, was spotted in the stands on Day 1 of the third Test encounter between India and Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. Sara was cheering from the stands with former cricketers Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh sitting on the seats behind her. However, there was

India vs Australia 3rd Test Live Streaming and Live Telecast: It will be a Test of character for the Indian cricket team as it faces a resurgent Australia in the third Test of the five-match series at The Gabba, Brisbane. The visitors won the first game by 295 runs to take an early lead in

Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim announced his retirement from international cricket for the second time on Friday. The 35-year-old has expressed his desire to continue playing domestic and franchise cricket around the world. Imad, earlier had announced his retirement from international cricket in 2023 too but his stellar performance in the Pakistan Super League, where he

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri, who knows a thing or two about winning Test rubbers in Australia, on Thursday asked India skipper Rohit Sharma to return to the opening slot “if he has to throw the first punch” on an opponent brimming with confidence. Shastri was serving as team director when India won their

File photo of Pakistan cricket team© AFP Pakistan’s Test head coach Jason Gillespie is reportedly reconsidering his options after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided not to renew the contract of assistant coach Tim Nielsen for the upcoming Test series in South Africa. Nielsen, who was appointed as ‘high-performance red-ball coach’ in August, had been