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New Delhi: Nitish Kumar Reddy (3/24) and Arshdeep Singh (2/35) led India's charge but Afghanistan fought back late in the innings to post 159 for 8 in the second T20I here Tuesday. Rashid Khan struck three fours and a six to make 28 off 16...

New Delhi: India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field against Afghanistan in their second T20I here Tuesday. India lead the three-match series, which is being hosted by Afghanistan, 1-0, having won the opening T20I by seven wickets. India were forced to...

Harare: Zimbabwe veteran wicketkeeper-batter Brendan Taylor shattered Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing ODI record for the longest career span when he took the field for Zimbabwe in their first ODI against Australia at the Harare Sports Club Tuesday. Taylor, who returned to international cricket in 2025 following...

Dubai: India spinner Shree Charani retained the top spot with a career-best rating points, while compatriot Deepti Sharma climbed four places to second in the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings released here Tuesday. Charani's outstanding 4/20 in the Women's T20 Asia Cup final against...

New Delhi: The controversy-mired Hockey India has called an emergent Executive Board meeting September 18 here to resolve the differences among its top officials and restructure the struggling Hockey India League to create an independent Governing Council. HI President Dilip Tirkey and secretary Bhola Nath...

New Delhi: India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy was Monday ruled out of the ongoing T20 series against Afghanistan due to a side strain, making him doubtful for the upcoming Asian Games. Chakaravarthy had recently recovered from a hamstring injury that he suffered on the tour of...

Dubai: Pakistan were Monday fined 50 per cent of the match fess of their third and final Test against England at Birmingham, along with a deduction of 11 World Test Championship points for maintaining slow over-rate. The ICC said on their website that Pakistan, who...

Chandigarh: Punjab is set to script history by hosting the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy 2026 for the first time, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann Monday releasing the tournament logo in the presence of Asian Hockey Federation officials. Declaring the championship as a matter of...

New Delhi: BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia Monday said the women's cricket team's refusal to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Asian Cricket Council's (ACC) Pakistani chief Mohsin Naqvi was a "conscious, institutional" call taken by the Board keeping circumstances and sentiments in view. The Indian...

Dubai: The Asia Cup trophy impasse continued for the second year in a row after the victorious Indian women's cricket Sunday did not accept the cup from Mohsin Naqvi, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman from Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 72...