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New Delhi: Wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra was Monday named as replacement for injured Rishabh Pant in the India A squad for the first two matches of the tour of New Zealand, the BCCI said Monday. Pant, who was leading the Rest of India squad in the...

New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings' former bowling coach Eric Simons and fielding coach James Foster have left the Indian Premier League franchise to join England's Test team's backroom staff, following Stephen Fleming's appointment as the national side's head coach. Simons has been appointed England's Test...

Ahmedabad: Gourav Choudhury struck a magnificent 137, and Sandeep Pattnaik contributed a patient 69 as Odisha posted 324 all out in their first innings against Gujarat in their Ranji Trophy Group C match at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ground 'B' here Monday. Choudhury faced 298...

Ranchi: West Indies players Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford have been handed official reprimands and one demerit point each for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against India in Ranchi Friday. Powell was sanctioned for hitting the ball away with his...

New Delhi: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Monday denied reports that the opening ODI of the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka has been moved from Delhi to Ahmedabad. In a brief statement, Saikia said the match, to be played December 13, was allotted to...

Bhubaneswar: Opposition BJD Monday slammed the ruling BJP government for allegedly undermining hockey after Hockey India issued a show-cause notice to the Hockey Association of Odisha, proposing its reclassification from permanent to associate member. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, former sports minister Tushar Kanti...

Indore: India defeated West Indies by 14 runs in the third T20 International to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series Sunday. Chasing a competitive 224-run target, India restricted West Indies to 209 for seven in 20 overs. Shimron Hetmyer (43) and Kamil Pooran...

Indore: A sloppy batting approach in the middle overs took the sheen off opener Abhishek Sharma's sprightly 69 as India managed 223 all out on a track with some variable bounce against the West Indies in the third T20I Sunday. Abhishek's fiery knock came off...

Indore: West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the third T20I in Indore Sunday. The five-match series is now level at 1-1. West Indies made two changes, resting Romario Shepherd and Akeal Hosein. For Romario, Quentin Sampson came in, while...

New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Saturday announced that it will elect its new Executive Council December 5, five days before the current committee's term ends, and kick-started the process by appointing Sanjay Kumar Srivastava as the returning officer to oversee the polls. Srivastava...