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File image of Jasprit Bumrah© Twitter India captain Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday lauded the supremely confident youngsters who contributed to the team’s T20 series win in Ireland. India won the series 2-0 after the third T20 was abandoned due to rain. The series also marked a much-awaited comeback of Bumrah from a back surgery. “Very

Indian cricket team players celebrate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 landing.© Twitter India became part of an elite space club on Wednesday when its moon mission Chandrayaan-3 met success as the Vikram Lander successfully landed on the lunar surface. India has now become the first nation to land near the South Pole on moon, which

Hours after announcing Zimbabwe cricketer Heath Streak’s death on X, his former teammate Henry Olonga said in a second post that the legend is alive. Henry Olonga said in his new post that “rumours of Streak’s death were greatly exaggerated” and that he had heard from him. Speaking to Mid-Day, Streak even confirmed that he

Nepal’s cricket squad on Tuesday headed to Pakistan for the ODI Asia Cup without its star spin bowler, who must stay home to stand trial for alleged rape, officials said. Sandeep Lamichhane, 23, was once the poster boy for the rise of cricket in Nepal, but he is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in

1st ODI Live: Pakistan eye a strong start against Afghanistan in Hambantota.© AFP AFG vs PAK, 1st ODI Live: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan in the first ODI in Hambantota. Mohammad Nawaz misses out for Pakistan as Usama Mir gets the nod ahead in the playing XI.

File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© Twitter Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar had a somewhat stern message for cricket fans following the announcement of the Asia Cup 2023 squad. Skipper Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar named the 17-member squad on Monday and it was followed by various discussions over the inclusions

File photo of Shafali Verma.© AFP Indian woman cricketer Shafali Verma on Monday said that the Indian men’s cricket team will win the Asia Cup 2023 which will start on August 30 in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. At an event in Mumbai, Shafali Verma told ANI, “The team looks very strong. All those who were

Najam Sethi feels that the BCCI is now in a mess over the scheduling of the tournament.© YouTube Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has taken a dig at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over reports of another change in the ODI World Cup schedule. While the fixtures for

Sanjay Manjrekar has raised doubts over Hardik Pandya’s role in the Indian team.© AFP Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has raised doubts over Hardik Pandya‘s role in the team for the World Cup. Manjrekar feels Hardik, who has been rested for the ongoing T20I series against Ireland, would need to contribute with both bat and

New Zealand won the series decider against United Arab Emirates by 32 runs.© AFP New Zealand bounced back from their shock loss to the United Arab Emirates to win the third and final T20I in Dubai on Sunday by 32 runs to clinch the series. The UAE had romped to a seven-wicket win on Saturday

UAE defeated New Zealand in the second T20I match© AFP Veteran Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was all praise for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after they registered a historic victory over New Zealand in the second T20I encounter on Saturday. He pointed out how franchise cricket has slowly been decreasing the gulf between

Greg Chappell urged Jasprit Bumrah to take “one ball at a time” approach.© Twitter Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah returned to action on Friday after being on the sidelines for nearly 11 months due to a back issue. Bumrah, who successfully underwent a surgery earlier this year in New Zealand, returned to India colours during

United Arab Emirates captain Muhammad Waseem played a crucial knock in historic win over New Zealand© AFP United Arab Emirates captain Muhammad Waseem made 55 to set up a seven-wicket win over New Zealand on Saturday in Dubai as the hosts levelled the three-match T20 series. Set 143 to win after again choosing to bowl

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is thrilled to announce the introduction of its charismatic duo brand mascots for upcoming World Cups, representing the spirit and unity that cricket promotes across the globe that will excite the next generation of cricket fans. As the excitement builds ahead of the highly anticipated ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup,

Jasprot Bumrah made a successful comeback from injury on Friday. Against Ireland in the first T20I of a three-match series, Bumrah claimed 2 for 24 with nine dot balls and formed a formidable pair with T20I debutant Prasidh Krishna (2/32) to restrict Ireland to 139 for 7 after opting to bowl. Bumrah was making a comeback

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File image of Virat Kohli© AFP Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the greatest batters in the world across all three formats. Known for his blistering knocks, the 34-year-old batter is en-route to breaking Sachin Tendulkar‘s historic record of 100 international centuries. While he is breathing fire in the ODIs and Tests, Kohli has not

On this day in 2008, a young and flamboyant Virat Kohli donned the Indian national team’s jersey for the first time, making his debut against Sri Lanka in an ODI match. Years on, Kohli has gone on to cement his place in the Indian cricketing spectrum as an absolute leader, who isn’t too far away