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Margao: Unbeaten in the group state, Punjab FC will have their task cut out when they take on Kolkata heavyweights East Bengal in the first semifinal of the Super Cup Thursday. Both teams progressed as group winners. Punjab FC were unbeaten in the group stages...

Raipur: Shubman Gill will play in the T20 International series against South Africa as vice-captain after recovering from a neck injury that kept him out of the ongoing ODI rubber, a BCCI source said Wednesday. Gill, who is India's Test and ODI skipper, sustained the...

DubaiI: India stalwart Virat Kohli is only 32 rating points away from overtaking his teammate Rohit Sharma to lead the ODI batting rankings after he scored his 83rd international century to rise in the ICC Rankings update released Wednesday. In the first ODI of India's...

Dubai: India's pacer Harshit Rana has been reprimanded for the ICC Code of Conduct violation during his team's win against South Africa in the first ODI in Ranchi. Rana was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and...

Raipur: South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bowl in the second ODI against India  Wednesday. South Africa made three changes to the playing XI, including Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi and Bavuma himself after the skipper missed the first match. They...

New Delhi: Indian superstar Virat Kohli Tuesday confirmed his availability to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning December 24, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Kohli, now a one-format player for India, is currently busy with the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is...

Bhubaneswar: With the India-South Africa T20 international scheduled at Cuttack's Barabati Stadium December 9, the BJD Monday said the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) and the state government must ensure that previous “lapses” like “floodlight failure” and “poorly managed” pass distribution do not recur. In a...

New Delhi: Former England batter Robin Arnold Smith, remembered as one of the greatest players of fast bowling England ever had, has passed away at the age of 62 in Perth, Australia. Smith, widely known as 'The Judge', died unexpectedly at his South Perth apartment...

Hyderabad: India allrounder Hardik Pandya smashed a 42-ball 77 not out for Baroda as the team chased down a 223-run target against Punjab to clinch their second consecutive victory at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Tuesday. Notably, this was Hardik's first outing in almost three...

Ahead of the second ODI between India and South Africa in Raipur Wednesday (December 3), a video of Virat Kohli and selector Pragyan Ojha has been making the rounds. While waiting for a flight, Kohli and Ojha are seen engaged in a serious conversation. The...