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Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane elected to bowl against Mumbai Indians in their must-win IPL match here Wednesday. The Knight Riders retained the playing 11 from their previous match, while Hardik Pandya retuned to lead MI from an injury-enforced break. Former skipper Suryakumar...

New Delhi: The Ranji Trophy will once again be played in two phases with the opening round starting on October 11 while the 2026-27 domestic season will commence with the Duleep Trophy starting August 23, the BCCI announced Wednesday. The BCCI will be organising 1788...

Bhubaneswar: As part of a Memorandum of Cooperation and to celebrate 100 years of India-New Zealand sporting ties, the national rugby federations of the two countries will collaborate for a two-day high-performance coaching program at the Kalinga Stadium here beginning Thursday. The joint initiative by...

New Delhi: In a timely boost for defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), opener Phil Salt is set to return to India later this week after spending a month back home on the sidelines due to a finger injury. Salt, 29, injured a finger on...

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag has slammed TV commentators and experts for making personal attacks on him during the ongoing IPL, urging them to respect the players and stick to talking about cricket. Following RR's victory over Lucknow Super Giants here on Tuesday, Parag,...

Jaipur: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 93 off just 38 balls to overshadow Mitchell Marsh's brutal 96 as Rajasthan Royals defeated Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets to keep their IPL playoff hopes alive in Jajpur Tuesday. Sent in to bat, Mitchell Marsh smashed a brutal 57-ball...

Jaipur: Mitchell Marsh trumped a pedestrian Rajasthan Royals attack with a brutal 96 as Lucknow Super Giants posted an imposing 220 for 5 in an IPL match here Tuesday. After Jos Inglis' 29-ball-60 provided the initial impetus, Marsh, nicknamed as 'Bison' in the cricketing universe,...

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals' stand-in skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL match Tuesday. RR regular skipper Riyan Parag missed out due to a hamstring injury that he sustained in their previous match, while Ravindra Jadeja...

Guwahati: Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was Tuesday removed as vice-captain of the Indian Test squad for the upcoming one-off match against Afghanistan and dropped from the ODI line-up for the ensuing three-match series against the same opponents. KL Rahul replaced Pant as the vice-captain of...

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings lost the match, with Sunrisers Hyderabad chasing down 181 at Chepauk Monday to seal a five-wicket win and leave CSK on the brink of elimination. But even after the result, the spotlight at the packed M. A. Chidambaram Stadium remained firmly...