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Sanju Samson flays a boundary over point en route to securing India's place in the semi-finals Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images India are through to a mouth-watering semi-final against England after compiling their highest run chase at a T20 World Cup to see off West Indies in Kolkata. The holders owed much to a magnificent unbeaten 97 off only 50 deliveries from Sanju Samson as they chased down their opponents' 195-4 to win with four deliveries remaining. With South Africa having alread ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 2 (ANI): India's ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah was awarded the 'Impact Player of the Match' award following his side's win in the Super 8 clash against the West Indies. Bumrah was adjudged the 'Impact Player of the Match' after a decisive spell that restricted the West Indies to a chaseable total on Sunday in a virtual knockout fixture at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Bumrah returned figures of 2/36 from his four overs; he struck twice, removing the da ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 2 (ANI): Indian seam bowler Jasprit Bumrah picked Shivam Dube's two boundaries in the 19th over as his favourite moment from the match after India successfully chased down a mammoth target of 196 runs in a must-win game against the West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Reacting to a question about his favourite moment from the match, Bumrah said, "The two fours that Dube hit. Nobody will really appreciate that. But the people who really know cricket know t ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: For months leading up to the home World Cup, India committed to doubling down on the intent from their last T20 title. They played a brand of cricket that would bulldoze opponents with belligerence, whoever did not meet the high-tempo template was discarded from the squad. A thumping defeat against South Africa in the Super 8s revealed the flip side of this strategy. From questioning if they are even beatable to wondering if the defending champions will survive, their aura has taken ...Read More >
India have been handed a major selection headache ahead of their must-win T20 World Cup Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday, with batter Rinku Singh returning home due to a family emergency. The development, according to news agency PTI, came two days before the fixture. Rinku was reportedly absent from India's first training session at Chepauk on Tuesday, while rest of the teammates were present at the nets. "Rinku Singh has flown back home from ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): Pacer Arundhati Reddy and batter Jemimah Rodrigues improved their rankings at the conclusion of the three-match T20I bilateral series against Australia, according to the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings. India won the closely-fought series 2-1 in Australia. Arundhati Reddy claimed a series-high eight wickets across the three matches Down Under and jumped five places to 11th overall in the updated list for T20I bowlers. Also Read | Rinku Singh Return ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and opted to bowl first against West Indies in both teams' opening Super 8 clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.Both West Indies and Zimbabwe come into the Super 8 clash as the table-toppers of their respective groups in the tournament's group-stage. Two-time champions West Indies secured victories over Scotland, England, Nepal and Italy to progress, while ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A portion of the frontal section of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira's house in Bholath, Kapurthala, was demolished on Monday by the office of the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO). Khaira, a strong critic of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, condemned the move, calling it the dangerous introduction of "bulldozer (Pila-Panja) politics" in Punjab by Mann under directions from AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, aimed at silencing criticism and democratic dissent. As the de ...Read More >
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 23 (ANI): The journey of the Himachal Pradesh contingent through the first five editions of the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) is a story of grit and an unforgiving love affair with snow. Over five editions of the Khelo India Winter Games, held annually since their launch in 2020, Himachal Pradesh has transformed from hopeful contender to medal magnet, challenging more established winter sports powers, according to a release. The Gulmarg leg of the ...Read More >
Mumbai, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raza won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in a Super 8 Group 1 clash in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Both teams made one change to their playing XIs, Zimbabwe brought in a fit-again Richard Ngarava for Hamilton Masakaza. At the same time, the West Indies included Romario Shephard and left out Roston Chase. Raza said he opted to field first because the ground is v ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 23 (ANI): Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and opted to bowl first against West Indies in both teams' opening Super 8 clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday.Both West Indies and Zimbabwe come into the Super 8 clash as the table-toppers of their respective groups in the tournament's group-stage. Two-time champions West Indies secured victories over Scotland, England, Nepal and Italy to progress, while ...Read More >
Mumbai, India (AP) -- Sikandar Raza called correctly at the coin toss as Zimbabwe opted to bowl against the West Indies in their Group 1 Super 8 clash at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup. South Africa and India are the other two sides in Group 1 -- the Proteas beat the defending champions by 76 runs in Ahmedabad on Sunday. It is a chance for both sides competing today to put additional pressure on the co-hosts. Zimbabwe had topped Group B in the league stage -- it showed stunning T20 form in beat ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Indian cricket greats Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev joined a dozen other former international captains on Tuesday in demanding better prison treatment for "one of the finest all-rounders" of the game Imran Khan, Pakistan's former prime minister. Cricketer-turned-politician Khan, 73, has been in jail since August 2023, convicted in a string of cases that he says were politically driven following his ouster in a 2022 parliamentary vote. Khan's lawyer told Pakistan's ...Read More >
West Indies cruised to a convincing nine-wicket win over Nepal to progress to the T20 World Cup Super 8s and eliminate their winless opponents. Having opened the tournament with convincing victories against Scotland and England, the two-time champions were keen to extend their winning run at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Set a target of 134, they surged to 44-1 after the powerplay, with opener Brandon King the only wicket to fall in the entire innings. West Indies captain Shai Hope brought up hi ...Read More >
CHENNAI: By the time the fourth T20I between India and South Africa in Lucknow was officially called off on Wednesday, two and a half hours had passed. It was supposed to be a 6.30PM toss and 7 PM start at the Ekana Stadium, but after multiple inspections every half hour by the umpires, the match was abandoned a little after 9.30PM. "The fourth India-South Africa T20I is called off due to excessive fog," said the BCCI in a statement. While the official word came hours later, long before the sch ...Read More >
Bowling alongside Ravindra Jadeja will mean a lot to me -- it will be a huge learning experience because there is so much to learn from him. IMAGE: Ravi Bishnoi, who has 61 T20I wickets from 42 matches to his name, was sold to Rajasthan Royals for a whopping Rs 7.4 crore at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Photograph: BCCI Ravi Bishnoi says bowling alongside veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will certainly mean a lot to him. The Indian leg-spinner, whose base price was Rs 2 cro ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 16: Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I here on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably missing. ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 16 (PTI) Shubman Gill's lean patch has been the talking point but an equally "out of runs" skipper Suryakumar Yadav is also under intense scrutiny as India look to find the right balance and seal the five-match series against South Africa in the fourth T20I here on Wednesday. The third game was an ideal opportunity for Suryakumar to rediscover his touch while India chased a modest 118-run target, but the ease that once made him the top ranked batter in the world was noticeably miss ...Read More >
Former India captain Rohit Sharma was over the moon after Virat Kohli slammed his 52nd ODI century during the series-opener against South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday. After Kohli hit Marco Jansen for a boundary to reach his milestone, cameras spotted Rohit clapping in the dressing room balcony. The 37-year-old former India captain slammed 135 off 120 balls to steer India to a big total of 349/8 against South Africa in Ranchi. Rohit, on the other hand, was unable to convert his good start to a bi ...Read More >
IMAGE: Daryl Mitchell becomes only the second player from New Zealand to hold the top the ICC ranking for ODI batters. Photograph: ANI Photo New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has overtaken India opener Rohit Sharma as the World No 1 batter in the ICC men's ODI Batting Rankings. Mitchell stroked a brilliant century (119) to help New Zealand register a seven-run victory against West Indies in the first ODI in Christchurch on Sunday. Mitchell, who registered his seventh ODI hundred, becomes only the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India]: Former Indian cricketer Abhinav Mukund said that while star India batter Shubman Gill "has it in him" to be an all-format captain, the team management should not be looking for an all-format captain, and split captaincy would be a "smart move". Team India succumbed to their first Test loss at Eden Gardens in 13 years as South Africa defeated them by 31 runs, with the hosts failing to chase down 124 runs. While the brilliant show by spinner Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj and ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 16 (ANI): Head coach Gautam Gambhir offered a clear and collective perspective after India fell to a narrow 30-run defeat against South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens. Stressing that the loss was not down to any single department. Reflecting on the result, Gambhir said that the responsibility of winning or losing lies with the entire unit. "First thing is that you lose as a team and win as a team. It's not like a single department wins a test m ...Read More >
Mumbai, November 10: Meghalaya's Akash Kumar Choudhary, who scripted history on Sunday by smashing eight consecutive sixes in first-class cricket, opened up about his mindset when he came out to bat, saying his plan was to play attacking cricket, but he hadn't thought of reaching the historic feat. The 25-year-old Akash smashed eight consecutive sixes while racing to a record-breaking fifty in only 11 balls, surpassing the previous best set by Leicestershire's Wayne White, who reached fifty in 1 ...Read More >
Siliguri, Nov 7 (PTI) The streets of Siliguri turned into a sea of celebration on Friday as thousands came out to greet hometown star Richa Ghosh, Bengal's first-ever World Cup-winning cricketer, after India's historic triumph at the Women's World Cup. Cheers, drums and chants filled the air as the 22-year-old wicketkeeper-batter emerged from Bagdogra airport, standing atop an open jeep that made its way through the city to Baghajatin Park, where a grand felicitation awaited. The entire route ...Read More >
India A vs South Africa A Live Streaming 1st Unofficial Test: Rishabh Pant returns to action from the first time since the England tour as India A take on South Africa in the first unofficial Test in Bengaluru on Thursday. Pant, who has been out of action due to a foot fracture, walks into the India 'A' team as skipper. Apart from Pant, eyes will also be on how vice-captain Sai Sudharsan fares after having a decent series as a number three batter against the West Indies. Devdutt Padikkal and N J ...Read More >
It has been nearly eight months since veteran pacer Mohammed Shami last played for India. The 35-year-old spearheaded the pace department as India won the 2025 Champions Trophy in March. However, Shami's international career faces uncertainty after recently criticised the selectors over a lack of communication following his snub from the squad for the ongoing white-ball tour of Australia. Reacting to his allegation, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar clarified that Shami was not picked in the squa ...Read More >
The India opener is looking for match-practice in red ball cricket, in preparation of the South Africa Tests INDIA opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has informed Sanjay Patil, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) chairman of selection committee, that he will be available for Mumbai's next Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan to be played in Jaipur from November 1. This will be his first match for Mumbai, since his decision at the end of last season, to quit on Mumbai and a subsequent about-turn. Jaiswa ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a departure from recent practice, many India players have begun to prioritise match time over customised personal net sessions as a way to prepare for Test cricket. The latest to join the queue is opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal who has made himself available for Mumbai's next round of Ranji Trophy action in Jaipur starting November 1. Before Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja put his hand up. The all-rounder is currently participating in the ongoing round of Ranji action in Rajkot for Saurash ...Read More >
Getting dropped from the Indian national cricket team is like being pushed off a cliff. You do the hard yards and climb all the way up to the top, only for a lapse or two to cost you dear. Karun Nair is the latest to experience this harsh reality. After two glorious seasons for Vidarbha, during which he totalled 1,553 runs and helped his side win the Ranji Trophy last season, he received an India call-up after seven years for this summer's tour to England. But the 205 runs he made from eight i ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: In a big blow to India's campaign, with just 48 hours to go before their 2025 Women's ODI World Cup semifinal clash against mighty Australia at the DY Patil Stadium, in-form opener Pratika Rawal was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament due to knee and ankle injuries she sustained during India's final league-stage match against Bangladesh at the same venue on Sunday night. While the match was abandoned due to unrelenting, unseasonal rain, Rawal twisted her ankle in the 21st o ...Read More >
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