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New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Former Indian selector and coach Madan Lal expressed his complete faith in young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's potential to become a mainstay across all formats, saying that if he were a selector, he would not drop the left-hander from any format. Madan Lal was speaking in a telltale interview on the Cricket Predicta TV Show. Speaking during the show, Madan said, "If I were a selector, I would never drop Jaiswal from any format. He is a genuine match-winner who ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): India's tour to Australia for both white-ball formats also marks the return of superstar batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the ODI leg of the series, as they will both play their first international assignment since the ICC Champions Trophy win in March. While more hard-hitting batters with skyrocketing strike rates and a better six count took their places in T20Is following their retirement following the ICC T20 World Cup win in 2024, and form desert ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Former stylish all-rounder Shane Watson expects the Australian crowd to shower love on India stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming three ODIs, which could be their last trip down under. Watson was speaking on JioHotstar. While Watson believes a warm reception awaits the batting bigwigs in Australia, he outlined the challenge that the duo could encounter while being just a one-format player. He predicted the end of India flawless run in ODIs ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Former stylish all-rounder Shane Watson expects the Australian crowd to shower love on India stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming three ODIs, which could be their last trip down under. Watson was speaking on JioHotstar. While Watson believes a warm reception awaits the batting bigwigs in Australia, he outlined the challenge that the duo could encounter while being just a one-format player. He predicted the end of India's flawless run in ODI ...Read More >
Nadine de Klerk got South Africa over the line again as they recovered from another top-order collapse to beat Bangladesh by three wickets at the Women's World Cup. Having been set 233 to win in Visakhapatnam, the Proteas slipped to 78-5 before half-centuries from Chloe Tryon, who made 62 from 69 balls, and Marizanne Kapp, 56 from 71 balls, brought them back into contention. Kapp fell with 70 still needed to bring De Klerk - fresh from her heroics against India - to the middle, and for a time ...Read More >
Smriti Mandhana showed great flair in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup between India and Australia on Sunday. Albeit a defeat, Mandhana certainly impressed with the start she provided after India were invited to bat first by Australia. The 29-year-old smacked 80 off 66 balls, which enabled her to complete 5000 runs in Women's ODIs. Mandhana achieved the milestone in 112 innings, which is the fastest by any Indian. She overtook Virat Kohli in the process, who had achieved the same in 114 innings. ...Read More >
Siddhesh Lad hit 116 and Shams Mulani 79 not out as Mumbai reached 336/5 against Jammu and Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy. Siddhesh Lad scored a gritty 116 while Shams Mulani made an unbeaten 79, steering Mumbai to 336 for five after an early wobble on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match against Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Mumbai faced trouble at 141 for four after being asked to bat first, with young star Ayush Mhatre (28) and Musheer Khan (0) falling early. Former capt ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, Oct 15: With an eye on Ellyse Perry's fitness, table-toppers Australia will be in search of another dominating victory over a lowly Bangladesh when the two teams clash here in the Women's World Cup contest on Thursday. Australia are perched atop the World Cup table with seven points in four matches with three wins and a washed out game against Sri Lanka in Colombo, and are coming into this game with a three-wicket triumph over co-hosts India in their last match. If at all there ...Read More >
Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur did not hold back after the hosts were defeated by South Africa in a nail-biting thriller on Thursday at the ACA-VDCA Stadium. Kaur cited the top-order batting collapse as the reason for their loss. During the first innings, India were reeling at 102 for 6 but managed to post 251 runs, thanks to Richa Ghosh, who scored 94 off just 77 deliveries. Coming in at number 8, Ghosh smashed 11 fours and 5 sixes which helped India bounce back into the contest. ...Read More >
IND vs WI, Delhi Test: Shai Hope's remarkable return to form after eight years West Indies batter Shai Hope produced a masterclass in resilience and skill on Day 4 of the second Test against India in Delhi, scoring a well-compiled 103. Coming in with West Indies following on, Hope stabilized the innings after early setbacks and partnered with centurion John Campbell to put their team back in the contest. His knock, marked by patience and calculated aggression, ended an eight-year wait for a Tes ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal fell short of a double hundred, but India cruised to 427-4 at lunch to continue their ascendancy on day two of the second and final test against West Indies on Saturday. Jaiswal fell for 175 after an almighty mix-up with skipper Shubman Gill, who was batting on 75 at the break with Dhruv Jurel on seven at the other end. Despite not being at his aggressive best, Jaiswal batted like no West Indies bowler could get him out at the Arun Jaitley ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant century on Day 1 of the second and final Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Thursday, and former India cricketers Wasim Jaffer, Irfan Pathan and Mohammad Kaif lauded the youngster for his knock. India won the toss and elected to bat first as openers Jaiswal and KL Rahul got the side off to a flying start. After Rahul's dismissal, Sai Sudharsan formed a brilliant partnership with Jaiswal as the d ...Read More >
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], October 5 (ANI): Atharva Taide, Yash Thakur and Harsh Dubey were the stars as Vidarbha secured their third Irani Cup title, beating the Rest of India by 93 runs at Nagpur on Sunday. Vidarbha has made it three Irani Cup victories in their three appearances in the competition. Over the last five years, the hegemony of the ROI side has been challenged successfully for the second time, with Mumbai having beaten them in the previous edition. Vidarbha won the toss and e ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Just after reaching his first home ton in 3,211 days, KL Rahul kissed the crest on his helmet, brushed back his mane of hair, raised his bat to the dressing room and put two fingers in his mouth, a dedication to his six-month old daughter. Celebrating landmarks has become a thing in Indian cricket. Not as swashbuckling as Ravindra Jadeja's sword twirl it may be, but Rahul loves improvising when he feels the time is right. Earlier, he would look to shut out the noise earlier by pluggi ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 3 (ANI): Majestic centuries from Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja helped India to secure a lead of 286 runs at stumps on day 2 of the first Test against the West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. At the end of Day 2, India was 448/5 in 128 overs, with Jadeja (104)* and Washington Sundar (9)* unbeaten on the crease. Jadeja brought up his hundred in the 126th over, the third centurion for India in the innings after KL Rahul and Jurel. Jadjea celebr ...Read More >
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has been featured in TIME magazine's prestigious "TIME100 Next" list, honouring emerging personalities. He also topped Wisden's 'The Best 40 Young Players in the World' list, highlighting his impressive Test and T20I records. With strong performances across formats, Jaiswal is poised to be India's next all-condition batter. Ahead of the Test series against West Indies, India's seasoned opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Wednesday featured in TIME magazine's prestigious "T ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Indian opener Abhishek Sharma was in red-hot form in the Asia Cup 2025 and signed off the tournament as India's highest run-getter. He scored 314 runs from seven matches with a strike rate of 200, including three half-centuries. India were unbeaten in their winning campaign in the tournament. Ever since making his debut against Zimbabwe in July 2024, he has become one of the mainstays in the T20I side. The No.1 batter in the rankings has amassed 849 runs in 24 matches, laced with two ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma overtook former spinner Neetu David to become the country second-highest wicket-taker in women ODI cricket and helped Women in Blue start their ICC Women Cricket World Cup campaign with a 59-run win over Sri Lanka at Guwahati on Tuesday. During the match, India was put to bowl first and put 269/8 on the board. In the run chase of 271 runs in this 47-overs-a-side match, which saw action being interrupted by rain, Sri Lan ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma overtook former spinner Neetu David to become the country's second-highest wicket-taker in women's ODI cricket and helped Women in Blue start their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup campaign with a 59-run win over Sri Lanka at Guwahati on Tuesday. During the match, India was put to bowl first and put 269/8 on the board. In the run chase of 271 runs in this 47-overs-a-side match, which saw action being interrupted by rain, S ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 29 (ANI): Indian batter Tilak Varma received a rousing welcome back home at Hyderabad following his heroics in the Asia Cup final against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. The young left-handed batter was greeted with a massive crowd and plenty of media attention, with people chanting his name amid sounds of dhol. It was his mature 69* in 53 balls, with three fours and four sixes and partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, which guided Ind ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 29 (ANI): Indian batter Tilak Varma received a rousing welcome back home at Hyderabad following his heroics in the Asia Cup final against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday. The young left-handed batter was greeted with a massive crowd and plenty of media attention, with people chanting his name amid sounds of dhol. It was his mature 69* in 53 balls, with three fours and four sixes and partnerships with Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube, which guided Ind ...Read More >
India secured its ninth Asia Cup title. Abhishek Sharma led India's batting with 314 runs. Kuldeep Yadav took 17 wickets. Tilak Varma delivered a match-winning knock in the final. Pathum Nissanka scored the tournament's only century. Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan was their top batter. The tournament concluded with several notable individual performances. The just-concluded Asia Cup was deeply saturated with off-field drama. But even amidst the bedlam, there were sparks of brilliance, emergence of ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 29 (ANI): After India win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final on Sunday, Abhishek Sharma father, Raj Kumar Sharma, praised his son performance in the tournament, saying that it is a very big thing to win the Player of the Tournament award in the recently-concluded competition. Abhishek had a terrific Asia Cup 2025 as he was awarded the Player of the Tournament for his exceptional batting performance in the competition. The left-hand batter slammed 314 r ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 29 (ANI): After India's win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025 final on Sunday, Abhishek Sharma's father, Raj Kumar Sharma, praised his son's performance in the tournament, saying that "it is a very big thing" to win the Player of the Tournament award in the recently-concluded competition. Abhishek had a terrific Asia Cup 2025 as he was awarded the Player of the Tournament for his exceptional batting performance in the competition. The left-hand batter slamm ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) As India clinched a five-wicket win against arch-rivals Pakistan to claim the Asia Cup 2025, megastar Amitabh Bachchan took a playful dig at former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar for confusing the cricketer's name with that of a Bollywood actor. The thespian also quipped about "dushman" Pakistan losing and said "bolti band". Teasing Shoaib and Pakistan, Amitabh tweeted on X and wrote: "Jeet gaye!! .. well played 'Abhishek Bachchan' .. udhar zubaan ladkhadai, aur ...Read More >
Dubai/New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The entire nation erupted in joy on Sunday night as Team India secured a thrilling five-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan to lift the Asia Cup 2025, marking their ninth triumph in the Continental tournament. Across cities, towns, and villages, fans celebrated the historic win with chants, fireworks, and social media was buzzing with excitement. The final, played at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai, lived up to the intense India-Pakistan r ...Read More >
India defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets on Sunday (September 28) to win the Asia Cup title for the record-extending ninth time. In the title-decider played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India bowled Pakistan out for 146 runs in 19.1 overs after inviting them to bat first. Kuldeep Yadav picked up four wickets for 30 runs in four overs, and two Pakistani batters each were sent back to the pavilion by Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy. In the 147-run chase, India lost Abhis ...Read More >
Dubai, Sept 28 (UNI) India extended their dominance over Pakistan in T20 cricket, winning all nine T20Is against their arch-rivals while chasing, with a five-wicket triumph in the Asia Cup 2025 final at Dubai International Stadium. The victory saw India recover from an early three-wicket loss for 20 runs, continuing a remarkable trend of successful run-chases against Pakistan in similar situations. India had previously pulled off such comebacks in Mirpur (2016), Kolkata (2016), and Melbourne (2 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Mithun Manhas has been officially elected as the new president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The announcement came during the board's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Mumbai on Sunday, September 28. Manhas will succeed Roger Binny who stepped down last month after turning 70. A familiar name in Indian cricket circles, Manhas was elected unopposed, marking him as the third successive former cricketer to assume the BCCI's top post after Sourav Ganguly and Bin ...Read More >
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