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Premier India pacer Mohammed Shami remained sidelined with an ankle injury, while the veteran duo of Wriddhiman Saha and Sudip Chatterjee returned to the Bengal Ranji side for their first two matches. Shami, who last featured in the 2023 ODI World Cup final, has been recovering from a surgery performed earlier this year. Shami had

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday said skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the side against Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 World Cup, having got retired hurt in the previous game due to discomfort in her neck. Harmanpreet had walked off the field when she was batting on 29 against Pakistan on Sunday. India

Prolific batter Sarfaraz Khan will miss Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy opener against Baroda from October 11. The Mumbai batter, who played a match-winning 222 not out in their Irani Cup triumph last week, will be at the National Cricket Academy, according to sources. The Mumbai selectors picked the squad for their first two matches. Defending champions

Women’s World Cup 2024: Sophie Ecclestone© Twitter England put up an all-round show to outplay South Africa by seven wickets for their second successive win in the Women’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Monday. England’s four-pronged spin attack led by Sophie Ecclestone (2/15) strangulated South Africa in the death overs to restrict them to

Raw pace has got him the attention but Mayank Yadav knows that it is consistency that will assure him of a steady run in Indian cricket after overcoming several fitness-related “ups and downs” to make an eagerly-anticipated international debut. The 21-year-old Delhi speedster, who had bowled the 10 fastest deliveries (all above 150 clicks) in

The ‘Thala’ MS Dhoni remains tight-lipped over his continuity in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 as a player. After Chennai Super Kings confirmed that they are yet to hold talks with Dhoni over his potential retention as a player, a report has claimed that the two parties are scheduled to have a chat during

Bangladesh were bowled out for 127 runs in the first T20I vs India.© BCCI Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged Bangladesh’s shortcoming with the bat and the failure to give bowlers enough runs to defend during their 7-wicket defeat in the T20I series opener against India on Sunday. The aggression that was displayed by the Test

Mayank Yadav bowled with rattling pace in a promising debut while mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy made an impressive comeback to set up India’s dominating seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the series-opening T20 in Gwalior on Sunday. India, oozing with fresh talent, bundled out Bangladesh for a below par 127 before the batters played an array

The Indian cricket team goes into the Women’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan knowing a defeat will effectively knock them out of the competition. After losing to New Zealand in their first match of the T20 World Cup, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side finds itself last among five team of the Group A. Only the

Pace sensation Mayank Yadav is expected to unleash his raw speed while the absence of India’s T20 regulars will provide another opportunity to the fringe players in the three-match series against Bangladesh, beginning here Sunday. Having consistently generated speed in excess of 150kmph in his maiden IPL earlier this year, Mayank had drawn the attention

Former Indian cricketer and selector Jatin Paranjape lauded skipper Rohit Sharma for his attacking brand of cricket during the home Test series against Bangladesh, particularly the Kanpur Test. The 52-year-old, who has represented Mumbai at domestic level, said that the second Test of the series will be seen as an “inflection point” in Indian team’s

India will have to regroup quickly and iron out the imbalances in team combination when they face arch-rivals Pakistan in a crucial second group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday. An early 58-run defeat to New Zealand on Friday has not just dented India’s chances of entering the semifinals

Mohammed Shami recently had an emotional meeting with his daughter Aaira. The Indian cricket team star met his daughter after a long time, and the father-daughter duo could be seen shopping together. ”Time stood still when I saw her again after long time . Love you more than words can say, Bebo,” Shami posted on Instagram.

A major controversy erupted during India’s match against New Zealand in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Friday. NZ batter Amelia Kerr played the final delivery of the 14th over to long-off and went for a single. However, while Harmanpreet at long-off thought that the ball was dead, Kerr decided to go for a

Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) president Ramiz Raja said that Indian veteran Ravichandran Ashwin has not been celebrated enough as an all-rounder, calling him a “no-nonsense cricketer”. Ramiz’s remarks come after the all-rounder’s fine performance during the two-match series against Bangladesh at home. He was given the ‘Player of the Series’ award for scoring 114

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty on Thursday described her team’s first victory in a Women’s T20 World Cup match for a decade as “very emotional” and suggested it would create “momentum” for the women’s game at home. Bangladesh secured a 16-run win over Scotland in their World Cup opener in Sharjah after posting what appeared to be

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup LIVE Updates© X (formerly Twitter) Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Updates: Pakistan and Sri Lanka face each other in their first game at the T20 World Cup 2024. Both the sides will be eager to register a victory in the match. While Pakistan will be

File image of Shardul Thakur.© X (Twitter) India batter Sarfaraz Khan stole the limelight on Wednesday, as he struck a sensational double century for Mumbai against Rest of India (ROI) on Day 2 of the Irani Cup 2024. However, after the game, despite their score of 536, there were some worrying scenes in the Mumbai