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Wellington: Abhishek Sharma smashed a 38-ball 113 as India beat New Zealand by six wickets to win the third T20 Tuesday, giving the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Abhishek and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (45 off 19) made mincemeat of New Zealand's bowling...

Wellington: India produced an insane display of big hitting as they registered several huge records during their third T20I against New Zealand at Henry Stadium Tuesday. Abhishek Sharma and the promoted Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's carnage helped the Indian team break the world record for the highest-ever...

New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings Tuesday announced wholesale changes to their support staff ahead of the 2027 season, bringing in the likes of Albie Morkel and Mohit Sharma who had long playing careers for the storied IPL franchise. Former South Africa international Morkel joins CSK...

Wellington: Daryl Mitchell's unbeaten 89 powered New Zealand to 198 for three against India in the third T20I Tuesday. Arshdeep Singh bowled a tidy 133. Mitchell held the New Zealand innings together with a fine knock of 89 not out off 52 balls, studded with...

Wellington: India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the third T20 International Tuesday. For the hosts, Matthew Fisher, Kyle Jamieson and Adam Milne come in for Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Nathan Smith. India, who lead the...

London: Organisers of the Ballon d'Or event mistakenly published multiple "winners" of the men's award on its website Monday hours before the ceremony. One announcement read, in part, "Harry Kane wins 2026 Ballon d'Or" - and similar articles described Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe also...

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...