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Visakhapatnam: India skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the deciding third and final One-day International here Saturday. India made one change to the side that lost the second ODI at Raipur, bringing in Tilak Varma in place...

Visakhaptanam: South Africa fast bowler Nandre Burger and batter Tony de Zorzi have been ruled out of the third One-Day International (ODI) against India Saturday due to injury. With the series hanging in balance at 1-1, the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam is set to...

New Delhi: Twelve Indian Super League (ISL) clubs Thursday urged the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to resolve the crisis in the domestic game without any further delay, saying that the current situation risks rendering their "ongoing operations untenable". The Marketing Rights Agreement (MRA) between...

Dubai: India opener Shafali Verma, whose blazing 87 and two key wickets powered the country to its maiden ICC Women's World Cup title, was Friday named in the ICC Player of the Month shortlist for November. Shafali, drafted into the squad as an injury replacement,...

New Delhi: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has urged the Indian team management to provide Washington Sundar with "proper" role clarity, warning that the bowling all-rounder could otherwise be left "searching for who he is." Ashwin stressed that Washington must be treated as a frontline...

Cuttack: The Odisha Police has put in place elaborate security arrangements for the India–South Africa T20 International cricket match scheduled at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack December 9. To ensure the safety of players and spectators, over 70 platoons of police force will be deployed as...

Hyderabad: Hardik Pandya’s comeback triggered such overwhelming fan frenzy that organisers had no choice but to shift the Baroda–Gujarat SMAT fixture to a high-capacity stadium. The match, originally scheduled here at the Gymkhana Ground, was relocated to the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, known for hosting...

Raipur: South Africa defeated India by four wickets in a high-scoring second ODI to level the series 1-1 in Raipur Wednesday. Asked to bat, Virat Kohli (102, 93 balls) scored his 53rd ODI hundred and Ruturaj Gaikwad (105, 83b) notched his maiden ton in the...

New Delhi: The Indian cricket fraternity heaped praise on Virat Kohli after the stalwart notched up a second consecutive century during the second ODI between India and South Africa on Wednesday at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. Kohli continued his fine...

Raipur: Flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya and star batter Shubman Gill Wednesday returned to the Indian T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series against South Africa after recovering from their respective injuries. Gill, who missed a major part of the Test series and the ODIs against...