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India head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed on Wednesday that the team will persist with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers in the run-up to the T20 World Cup, underlining the importance of a left-right pair at the pole position. Rohit has returned to India’s T20 scheme of things for the series against Afghanistan, beginning

The spotlight will be only on the returning Rohit Sharma as his long-time colleague Virat Kohli pulled out of the opening T20I against Afghanistan due to “personal reasons” ahead of the first ever white-ball series between the two teams, beginning in Mohali on Thursday. Kohli, though, will be available for the second and third T20

Indian cricket team batter Shreyas Iyer© AFP Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli made a return to T20I cricket as the Indian cricket team squad for the three-match series against Afghanistan was announced but a clear omission was Shreyas Iyer. Iyer had a good run of form in the Cricket World Cup 2023 and even took

Half-centuries from openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney helped Australia beat India by seven wickets in the third and final T20I of the series at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. Australia has bounced back hard in the white-ball leg of the tour following a big loss in one-off Test, securing the ODI

Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra raised concerns over middle-order batter KL Rahul’s omission from the squad against Afghanistan, especially when he and skipper Rohit Sharma both put up disappointing numbers during ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, but the ‘Hitman’ got a chance to return to the national T20I side. Star opener Rohit Sharma

Devotional music being played at a cricket ground is a rarity but when Keshav Athmanand Maharaj strides in, the in-stadia DJ gets a special request to play one song: “Ram Siya Ram Jai Jai Ram.” And the request comes from none other than the South Africa left-arm spinner himself, prompting India skipper KL Rahul to

He is an acclaimed T20 freelancer but white ball commitments for England is still a priority for Liam Livingstone, one of the world’s most destructive batters in the shortest format. Livingstone, who has played 25 ODIs and 38 T20Is for England, has already plied his trade in IPL (Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings), Birmingham Phonenix

As the Indian cricket team struggled to put runs on the board on the tricky South African conditions, fans and some former cricketers recalled Ajinkya Rahane‘s heroics in the Rainbow Nation. As Rahane’s fans keep their hopes of seeing the veteran batter making a Test comeback alive, it was strange to see him not making

Former India skipper MS Dhoni is widely known for being the ‘cool captain’. Under his captaincy, Team India has won three ICC trophies, including the 2011 ODI World Cup. Not only in international cricket but Dhoni has immensely contributed in Chennai Super Kings’ success in IPL. The 42-year-old wicketkeeper-batter is also very popular for his

Cheteshwar Pujara showed his insatiable hunger for runs with his 17th double hundred in first-class cricket before Prerak Mankad’s all-round show put Saurashtra in command of their Ranji Trophy opener against Jharkhand on day three in Rajkot on Sunday. Pujrara, unbeaten on 157 overnight, ended with 243 not out off 356 balls as Saurashtra declared

Rohit Sharma will be leading the Indian cricket team in the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan starting January 11 while Virat Kohli will be making his much-anticipated return to T20I cricket. Both Kohli and Rohit last played a T20I match in the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal against England back in November 2022. The Indian

Former West Indies captain and current Mumbai Indians batting coach Kieron Pollard left the social media world in a frenzy with a cryptic post on Instagram. In the post, Pollard spoke about ‘loyalty’, leaving fans wondering what the statement could be in connection to. Some fans were quick to link the post to Mumbai Indians’

Australia’s Mitchell Starc bowled a ripper to clean up Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique on Day 3 of the third and final Test match in Sydney. It was the last ball of the first over of Pakistan’s second innings in which Starc bowled a sensational inswinger to send Shafique packing. The left-arm pacer bowled a fuller

Dashing batter Rinku Singh displayed his brilliance in red-ball cricket as well, scoring a smart 92, allowing Uttar Pradesh to finish on 302 in their first innings against Kerala in their Elite Group B match of the Ranji Trophy at Alappuzha in Kerala on Saturday. Resuming the day on 244 for five, Rinku added 21

Legendary India cricketer Ravi Shastri blasted the scheduling of the India-South Africa Test series as he called the two-match series a “waste of time”. South Africa outplayed India completely in the first Test while the Rohit Sharma-led side claimed a historic win in the second Test match that lasted for just 107 overs. Shastri said

Australia vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score Updates© AFP Australia vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score Updates: Australia look to complete a whitewash in three-match series as they take on Pakistan on Day 4 of the third Test match in Sydney. On Day 3,  Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets in an over

India to face Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2024 on June 9© X (formerly Twitter) The T20 World Cup 2024 will begin on June 1 with co-hosts USA facing Canada in a repeat of the first-ever international cricket match which was played back in 1844. The much-anticipated match between India and Pakistan will be held

India didn’t have “extra fire” in the lost opening Test against South Africa but a “mental shift” turned things around, said KL Rahul after the visitors won the second game to level the two-match rubber. India had lost the opening Test by an innings and 32 runs in Centurion but the team regrouped to secure