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File photo of Jasprit Bumrah.© BCCI India will be without the services of their star pacer Jasprit Bumrah for the T20 World Cup. Bumrah, who had missed the Asia Cup earlier this year, was ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a back injury. While several current and former cricketers feel that Bumrah’s injury

Jasprit Bumrah’s absence will be a big blow for India in the T20 World Cup.© BCCI Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson feels Mohammed Siraj can replace Jasprit Bumrah in the India squad if the star player is ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup through injury. Bumrah missed the Asia Cup last

Jasprit Bumrah was on Monday officially ruled out of the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia, BCCI informed through a press release. Bumrah had been earlier ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against South Africa due to a back injury. The fast bowler, who had missed the Asia Cup, had played two T20Is

Opener Sabbhineni Meghana (69) batted with authority to record her maiden T20I half-century as India defeated Malaysia by 30 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-curtailed Asia Cup match in Sylhet on Monday. Replacing vice-captain Smriti Mandhana at the top, Meghana hit a career-best 69 off 53 deliveries to help India post 181 for

India’s death overs bowling issues is not a concern but the team does need to improve its execution at the back end of the match, said skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday. Invited to bat, India posted a massive 237 for 3 but South Africa recovered from a disastrous start to take the game deep before

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Former Australia star Shane Watson is regarded as one of the best all-rounders to ever play the game and in a career spanning, 207 international games, Watson took 291 wickets and he also scored 10,950 runs. The 41-year-old is currently in India to play the Legends League Cricket tournament, and on the sidelines of the

India and South Africa will be squaring off in the second T20I of the three-match series at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led side is 1-0 ahead in the series as it had won the first game by 8 wickets in Thiruvananthapuram. Hence, the second T20I is a must-win game for the

An overcast sky ahead of India’s T20 fixture against South Africa at Guwahati on Sunday has made organisers and fans anxious, bringing back memories of the last international cricket match at the venue that had to be abandoned after heavy rain. Enthusiasm has been high among people in the run up to the match, with

India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad is looking forward to competing for Chennai Super Kings at the Chepauk “where it all started” for him as the IPL goes back to its traditional home-and-away format from the next season. The IPL has been held at only a few venues since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 but with

File photo of Jasprit Bumrah.© AFP Jasprit Bumrah, since making his international debut in a T20I series in Australia in early 2016, has gone on to become the leader of India’s pace attack across all formats. With his unorthodox action, Bumrah has only grown in skill and stature, adding new tricks to his repertoire. Rising

File photo of Amit Mishra.© Instagram When a Twitter user requested former India spinner Amit Mishra for Rs 300 to take his girlfriend out for a date, he probably did not expect even a reply, let alone the leggie complying. But Mishra not only gave him the Rs 300 he asked for, he gave him

Image for representation use only© AFP Rajasthan High Court on Friday extended the stay on holding fresh election to the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) till further orders. The RCA election in which Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav was in the fray for the post of president was scheduled to be held on Friday. Justice

The debate around whether running out the non-striker, when he or she is backing up too far ahead of the crease, has picked up once again after India women’s team all-rounder Deepti Sharma dismissed Charlie Dean of England at the mecca of cricket — Lord’s Cricket Ground. This mode of dismissal is well within the

Rohan Gavaskar feels that Babar Azam is “not a one-dimensional player”.© AFP Former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar came out in support of Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who has been under the scanner for his low strike-rate in the shortest format of the game. Despite consistently scoring runs, Babar’s form has deteriorated since the start of

Young India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh said “adaptability” is the main focus of the team ahead of the T20 World Cup, starting later in October in Australia. The T20 World Cup will be held in Australia from October 16 to November 13, and Arshdeep said the Indian bowlers are geared up for the tough challenge that

5th T20I Live: Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan© AFP Pakistan vs England 5th T20I Live Updates: Chasing a target of 146, England are six wickets down with stand-in Moeen Ali batting in the middle. Dawid Malan was batting intelligently before being Iftikhar Ahmed gave him his marching orders. Harry Brook was dismissed by

Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar hit the South Africans hard with some magical swing bowling before Suryakumar Yadav‘s little gem on a difficult track ensured an easy eight-wicket victory for India in the first T20 International in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. A target of 107 on a pitch with underlying moisture and more than waist high