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New Delhi: Premier India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is likely to feature in the third unofficial Test against New Zealand A, while Rishabh Pant is also in contention for a place in the playing XI for the match, starting November 7 in Lincoln, according to a...

London: Former England off-spinner Gareth Batty will step down as Surrey head coach to join five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as an assistant coach for the tournament’s 2027 season, the county club said Monday. CSK had previously got former India...

Wellington: Injured wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will be unavailable for the third T20 International against New Zealand as a precautionary measure, India's bowling coach Morne Morkel said Monday. The 28-year-old had suffered a right adductor strain during the series-opener last week. "Ishan is doing well. He...

New Delhi: Actor Anushka Sharma and her husband and cricketer Virat Kohli attended Krishna Das' Kirtan in Mumbai, the videos of which have been circulating on the internet. The event took place Sunday in the Dome, SVP Stadium, Worli, Mumbai. It featured Krishna Das, the...

Bhubaneswar: Sachin Behera, known as the ‘Knee Striker of India’, an athlete from Larka village in Odisha’s Nuapada district, has set a record by performing 146 full-contact knee strikes using both legs in 60 seconds while wearing 1 kg ankle weights on each leg. His...

Vadodara: Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a scintillating 126, while all-rounder Deepti Sharma struck an unbeaten 106 as India thrashed Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the second women's ODI Sunday. India piled up 328 for 6 and then bowled out Zimbabwe for 207 in 48.5 overs. After...

Vadodara: Harmanpreet Kaur made a high quality 126 off 121 balls and Deepti Sharma also scored a brisk hundred (106 not out), anchoring India to 328 for six in the second Women's ODI against Zimbabwe Sunday. Harmanpreet regaled a sizable crowd with her sublime play...

New Delhi: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the team management’s decision to deploy teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at No. 3 in the second T20I against New Zealand, arguing that the unfamiliar position restricted the youngster’s ability to play his natural game and...

Christchurch: India left-arm star bowler Arshdeep Singh achieved a significant milestone during the second T20I against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval here Saturday as he became India's leading wicket-taker in T20Is in a calendar year. Arshdeep took 2-33 in the second match to achieve...

Christchurch: Tilak Varma smacked 51 not out as India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the second T20I to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series here on Saturday. Chasing 180, India slipped to 112 for six in the 15th over but Tilak...