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Kolkata: India are no strangers to comprehensive wins against Pakistan of late but this one felt different. No handshakes exchanged at the toss, none after the match, no pumping of fists or animated glares either, this was a tie marked by an unusually quiet grit that translated into a seven-wicket victory against a hapless Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. The match was won and lost in the first half of either innings, Pakistan tottering at 49/4 in 10 overs before India cruised to 88 ...Read More >
Spinners Axar (2/18 in 4 overs), Kuldeep (3/18 in 4 overs) and Varun (1/24 in 4 overs) were immaculate in terms of line and length as none of the Pakistani batters showed the wherewithal to play the troika from their hands. The result was inevitable and there was no dramatic change to the expected script. Between Axar, Kuldeep and Varun, they delivered 40 dot balls and add another 15 from Jasprit Bumrah, and one can understand the plight of the Pakistani batters. Had Shaheen Shah Afridi (33 no ...Read More >
Dubai: India captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistan counterpart Salman Agha did not engage in the customary handshake during the toss for their Group A contest in the Asia Cup here on Sunday, drawing the attention of the cricket fraternity. A handshake between captains of both teams during coin toss before matches in international cricket is a convention and not specified as a rule. On this occasion, both the leaders of Indian and Pakistan teams did not engage in one and also refused to make ...Read More >
New Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 14 (ANI): Indian opener Smriti Mandhana overtook New Zealand's Amy Satterthwaite to become the seventh-highest run-getter in ODIs. Mandhana achieved this milestone during her side's first ODI against Australia at New Chandigarh. During the match, Mandhana played a fine knock of 58 in 63 balls, with six fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 92.06. Also Read | Sunil Chhetri Returns As India National Football Team Head Coach Khalid Jamil ...Read More >
Chandigarh: India Women skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series being played at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Sunday. The second and third matches of the series between the two sides will be played on Wednesday (September 17 in New Chandigarh) and Saturday (September 20 in Delhi), respectively. After winning the toss, Harmanpreet Kaur said, "We'll bat f ...Read More >
India lock horns with Pakistan in match No. 6 of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, September 14. The Men in Blue are in red-hot form in the T20 format. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side annihilated the UAE in their opening fixture in the Asia Cup. Kuldeep Yadav and Shivam Dube combined to pick up seven wickets as the UAE were bowled out for 57. India chased it down in just 4.3 overs with nine wickets to spare. Pakistan, on the other hand, started their ...Read More >
The Shivamogga Lions are set to clash against the Bengaluru Blasters in Match 9 of the ongoing Maharaja Trophy 2025. Both teams are in a tough situation as they have lost two consecutive matches. They still have time to change their fate by winning this upcoming match. The Blasters lost their previous match against Hubli Tigers by two wickets. Thanks to Rohan Patil, the Blasters scored 225 runs in the first innings. Patil scored 80 off 43 balls, including eight boundaries and five sixes. However ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Outer Delhi Warriors (ODW) made a spirited debut in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 against fellow newcomers New Delhi Tigers at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium. Despite falling short in the end, there were plenty of positives for ODW to take forward, most notably, an exceptional five-wicket haul from pacer Anshuman Hooda in his very first outing this season, as per a press release from Outer Delhi Warriors. Also Read | AUS vs SA 2025: Australia Batter Mi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Outer Delhi Warriors (ODW) made a spirited debut in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 against fellow newcomers New Delhi Tigers at the iconic Arun Jaitley Stadium. Despite falling short in the end, there were plenty of positives for ODW to take forward, most notably, an exceptional five-wicket haul from pacer Anshuman Hooda in his very first outing this season, as per a press release from Outer Delhi Warriors. ODW captain Siddhant Sharma won the toss and ch ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has backed the young Indian team to bounce back and level the ongoing Test series in England, stressing that panic after defeats could derail momentum. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Kaif praised India's resilience despite missing senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, and R. Ashwin, and credited captain Shubman Gill for stepping up both as a leader and as a batsman. Kaif also called for consistency in selection, u ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Freida Pinto is all set to star in streaming giant Netflix's upcoming series "Unaccustomed Earth," an adaptation of the Jhumpa Lahiri short story collection. Pinto will play Parul Chaudhury in the series, which was originally announced in April. As previously reported, Netflix has commissioned eight episodes, reports variety.com. The official tagline for the show states that it is "an epic, soapy, and culturally vibrant drama about a tight-knit Indian A ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has shared his assessment of Shubman Gill's captaincy during the ongoing Test series against England, highlighting how toss outcomes have influenced match results. He advised Gill to follow ex-skipper Virat Kohli's approach: "Win the toss and bat; put runs on the board." In the five-match series, Gill has lost all three tosses so far. India batted first in two of those matches and chased in one. Their only defeat came in t ...Read More >
Ranchi, Jul 18 (PTI) One person was killed and another was feared trapped after a portion of the roof of a government school building collapsed in Jharkhand's Ranchi, amid incessant rain, police said on Friday. Operation is underway to rescue the person, expected to be trapped under the debris at the school in Piska More area in the state capital, an officer said. "A person was killed when a portion of the roof of a government school building collapsed. We have sent our team for a rescue opera ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has backed the young Indian team to bounce back and level the ongoing Test series in England, stressing that panic after defeats could derail momentum. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, Kaif praised India's resilience despite missing senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, and R. Ashwin, and credited captain Shubman Gill for stepping up both as a leader and as a batsman. Kaif also called for co ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 15 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar hailed Jasprit Bumrah performance across both the innings during the third Test against England at Lord, saying that showing his greatness in different ways has become a part of the bowler legacy. An unfortunate dismissal of Mohammed Siraj at the hands of Shoaib Bashir, with the ball rolling back into the stumps after a landing on the pitch, marked the end of India stubborn resistance at Lord, with Ravindra Ja ...Read More >
At Tea, India was 163/9, with Mohammed Siraj (2*) and Jadeja (56*) unbeaten with an interesting struggle on between the bat and the ball. India started the first session at 58/4, with KL Rahul (33*) joined by Rishabh Pant. Rishabh did start with two boundaries against Jofra Archer, but the fired up pacer cleaned up Pant's stumps for just nine runs in a game-changing moment. India was reduced to 71/5 and needed 122 to win with half their side gone. Skipper Ben Stokes arrived with a ball in han ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan heaped praise on England skipper Ben Stokes following his exceptional bowling performance in the fourth innings of the third Test match which is been played at the Home of Cricket, Lord. So far in the fourth innings, Stokes has bowled 14 overs where he has managed to grab two wickets in his spell where he has conceded just 34 runs at an economy of 2.4. The all-rounder took the wickets of night-watchman Akash Deep (1) and ope ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Lord's Test between England and India is shaping up to be a thrilling contest, with both sides eyeing a crucial win that would give them a 2-1 lead in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. Day 4 began dramatically, as India claimed four English wickets in the morning session, with Mohammed Siraj leading the charge. The pacer kept up the intensity in the second session as well, even delivering a painful blow to England captain Ben Stokes, who was struck in the box and im ...Read More >
IND vs ENG: India's highest fourth innings total in a Test in England is 429, while chasing 438 at the Oval in 1979. For the very first time in the ongoing IND vs ENG series, the home side after winning the toss, opted to bat first. That meant, India would have to chase on the Lord's pitch, that could play a trick or two. Currently, at lunch on day 4, the hosts lead by 98, and are four wickets down. So, the question is bound to arise, as to what would be an ideal target for Team India? Truth b ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has announced a city-wide rollout of underground electric wiring as part of a Rs 100-crore initiative. The move aims to ensure a safer, cleaner and uninterrupted power supply for residents across the capital, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday while launching the city's first pilot project of underground wiring in Shalimar Bagh.Gupta said the work at her constituency Shalimar Bagh would be completed in approximately three months. At least 5,500 families residing in ...Read More >
London [UK], July 12 (ANI): Opener KL Rahul's ton, and left-hand batter Ravindra Jadeja's 72 helped India to level the score at 387 on Saturday at Lord's, which was also set up by England in the first innings of the Test match. At stumps on Day 3, England are 2/0 with Zak Crawley (2) and Ben Duckett (0*) unbeaten on the crease. The Ben Stokes-led side have a two-run lead in the game after the completion of the third day of the Lord's Test. The Subman Gill-led side started off the third and fin ...Read More >
New Delhi: It was interesting England's new batting approach in the Lord's Test, after a humiliating 336-run defeat in the second Test at Edgbaston against India. Indian players were quick to mock England as skipper Shubman Gill and pacer Mohammed Siraj took shots at the English batters. To give some background, England have experienced a drastic change in their Test game since Ben Stokes became captain and Brendon McCullum became coach. The team has always put the points per scorer rate to the ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 10: Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer will be seen in action at Lord's, as England won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the third Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test on Thursday. The five-match series is tantalisingly locked at 1-1, after England's thrilling five-wicket win at Headingley was followed by India's emphatic 336-run victory at Edgbaston. This is just the second time England have batted first in Tests since the Stokes-McCullum era began. After four years of abs ...Read More >
During the recording of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the Gallagher brothers had one of their bigger rows. Noel swung a cricket bat at Liam. Paul McGuigan was the Oasis bassist at the time. He's a huge cricket fan. The biggest comebacks of the summer are happening all at once. Last week it was Oasis in Cardiff, this week Jofra Archer at Lord's, scene of his champagne super over in the 2019 World Cup final and felling of Steve Smith on Test debut. He was electric. Archer's return to play ...Read More >
Hyderabad: With the series levelled at 1-1, India and England are set to play in the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy. The fixture will start at 3:30 PM IST, while the toss will take place at 3 PM. While Shubman Gill will lead the Indian team, Ben Stokes will captain the English outfit. The Indian team is expected to undergo two changes in their playing XI at the iconic venue of Lord's. Ace pacer to be included in the Playing XI India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former England batter Mark Ramprakash has praised India Test captain Shubman Gill for his classic batting technique and being adaptable across formats, saying that he has shown the potential to fill in the boots of 'Fab Four' -- Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson -- era batters. After amassing scores of 147 and 8 in Leeds, Gill smashed gigantic scores of 269 and 161 to be at the forefront of a thumping 336-run win for India in Birmingham. A ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India cricketer Madan Lal lavished praise on Shubhan Gill for handling the pressure of being a Test captain, highlighting how he led the team to victory while also taking care of his performance. India came into the second Test at Edgbaston with a history of not having won a single Test match at the venue. Gill led India to a historic 336-run win while scoring a record 430 runs in the match. The triumph in Birmingham is also India's biggest away Test wi ...Read More >
India 587 (Gill 269, Jadeja 89, Jaiswal 87, Bashir 3-167) and 427 for 6 dec (Gill 161, Jadeja 69, Pant 65, Rahul 55, Tongue 2-93) beat England 407 (Smith 184, Brook 158, Siraj 6-70, Akash Deep 4-88) and 271 (Smith 88, Akash 6-99) by 336 runs After leaving out Jasprit Bumrah, losing the toss and waiting out a storm on the morning of day five, India beat England by 336 runs in this second Test, squaring the series 1-1 and winning their first Test at Edgbaston. Fittingly, it was Akash Deep, Bumra ...Read More >
New Delhi: The second test match is being played between India and England. In this match, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bowl first. After this, the batsmen of the Indian team performed well and gave a target of 608 runs to the England team to win. Mohammed Siraj bowled brilliantly in the match. After the first over of the second innings against England, Mohammed Siraj was talking to captain Shubman Gill about changing the field. Siraj said that no, I am talking about t ...Read More >
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