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Auckland: A young pace unit headlined by the imposing Gurnoor Brar scarred New Zealand with disconcerting bounce before Virat Kohli decided to celebrate his 38th birthday a day in advance by striking a chiselled 74 as India earned an easy five-wicket win in the rain-curtailed...

Dubai: Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc reclaimed the top spot in the ICC Test Bowling Rankings after an impressive performance against South Africa, while India captain Shreyas Iyer moved up two places to seventh in the latest T20I rankings released Wednesday. Starc climbed one place...

Auckland: Rain stopped play in the first ODI between India and New Zealand here on Wednesday with the visitors chasing 186 for victory. India dismissed New Zealand for 185 in 40.2 overs and were 54/1 in 10.5 overs when the downpour started. Virat Kohli (29)...

Auckland: The imposing Gurnoor Brar repaid skipper Shubman Gill's faith by intimidating the New Zealand batters with speed and disconcerting bounce as India's young pace attack, led by the consistent Arshdeep Singh, dismissed the hosts for a below-par 185 in the first ODI in Auckland...

Auckland: India captain Shubman Gill and batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma met rugby legend Keven Mealamu before the start of the first ODI against New Zealand here Wednesday and were presented with personalised jerseys by the All Blacks great. Mealamu, who made 132...

Barcelona: Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel has died after he suffered cardiac arrest from an on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match, his club said Tuesday. He was 30. De Miguel was challenging for the ball near midfield Monday when he was struck in the...

New Delhi: India pacer Prasidh Krishna was Tuesday declared fit for the two-match Test series against New Zealand starting November 19. The first Test of the series will be played in Wellington from November 19 to 23 while the second match will be from November...

New Delhi: Punjab Kings (PBKS) have edged ahead in the race to secure Hardik Pandya via a trade deal with Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of the November 17 retention deadline for the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. IANS understands that apart from PBKS, who...

Dubai: India's young spinner Vaishnavi Sharma made a huge leap in the latest women's ICC ODI bowling rankings Tuesday, climbing 53 places to 94th after a strong home series against Zimbabwe. The 20-year-old returned four wickets in the second ODI and followed it up with...

Sydney: Maverick Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtains down on a career spanning 14 years. The 38-year-old last represented Australia in a match against Oman in the ICC T20 World Cup earlier this year. "I'm going to...