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Hardik Pandya and Mohammad Rizwan© Twitter Hardik Pandya‘s all-round performance helped Team India script a win over Pakistan in their Asia Cup clash on Sunday in Dubai. Started from scalping three wickets to smashing 33 runs off 17 balls, Hardik took India across the line with his winning six. Apart from his blistering performance, another

Hardik Pandya produced a special all-round effort as India held nerves to pull off an exciting five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their Asia Cup opener in Dubai on Sunday. Hardik (3/25 in 4 overs) showed his high value under extreme pressure as his well-directed short balls helped India bowl out Pakistan for 147. It

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India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara feels it’s “impossible” to include both Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik in the playing XI during the Asia Cup T20 tournament, given the team’s settled top-order. The top-order comprises KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, who Pujara describes as one of India’s top T20 batters currently. They

South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen has been ruled out of the third Test against England after he suffered a finger injury on Day 1 of the second Test in Manchester, Cricket South Africa said on Saturday. “Proteas batter Rassie van der Dussen has been ruled out for the remainder of the Test series

England vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 3 Live: England are on top vs South Africa.© AFP England vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 3 Live Score Updates: England skipper Ben Stokes broke the back of South Africa’s resistance with the wickets of Rassie van der Dussen and Keegan Petersen in quick succession in the

Ahead of the India-Pakistan much-anticipated clash in the Asia Cup 2022, players from both camps have been seen interacting with each other during training in Dubai. Virat Kohli, who has not scored a century for more than 1,000 days, is the talk of the town, and everyone is waiting to see how the ace batter

Ben Stokes hit his first century since being appointed England’s full-time captain and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes also reached three figures as the hosts established a commanding lead over South Africa in the second Test in Manchester on Friday. Stokes made 103, with Foakes a Test-best 113 not out when his skipper declared England’s first innings

ENG vs SA, 2nd Test Day 2 Live: England bank on Ben Stokes for a healthy lead© AFP England vs South Africa, 2nd Test, Day 2 Live Score Updates: A century from captain Ben Stokes and a fifty from wicketkeeper Ben Foakes put England in control of the proceedings against South Africa on Day 2 of the

File photo of Team India.© AFP India and Pakistan will be coming against each other in the much-awaited Asia Cup group stage match on August 28. The encounter will take place at the Dubai International Stadium, the venue where the two arch-rivals last met and it was Pakistan who came out on top on the

2nd Test, Day 1: Jonny Bairstow and Zak Crawley steady after England bowlers shine.© AFP ENG vs SA, 2nd Test, Day 1 Highlights: England had the upper hand over South Africa on the opening day of the ongoing second Test at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. After bundling out the visitors on 151, England

Pakistan cricket team players take the ping pong challenge.© AFP All the teams competing in the Asia Cup 2022 are currently in UAE for the final stage of the preparation ahead of the continental event. While the tournament starts on August 27, all eyes would be August 28 when Indian cricket team takes on Pakistan

Virat Kohli batting in the nets ahead of Asia Cup The Indian team has arrived in the UAE for the Asia Cup and all eyes will be on star batter Virat Kohli, who is back in the team after a lengthy break. Kohli, who has been struggling for runs, was rested for the series against

File image of Umran Malik© BCCI/IPL Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal was on Wednesday named captain of the 16-member India ‘A’ squad for the three four-day games against New Zealand ‘A’, starting later this month. Apart from Panchal, the squad also includes the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kuldeep Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna. Pace sensation Umran Malik,

A day after Indian cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid tested positive for COVID-19, National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman was named the interim head coach of the side for the 2022 Asia Cup. The availability of Dravid for the Asia Cup was in doubt after he tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. It

Mayank Agarwal‘s international career got off to a flyer as he played a big role in India winning their first ever Test series in Australia in 2018-19. However, three years on, he has been pushed down the pecking order in Tests as well as ODIs, and he is yet to get a T20I cap. A

Bangladesh is facing some selection woes ahead of Asia Cup with two of its players Hasan Mahmud and wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan Sohan having suffered injuries. Hasan, who damaged his ankle during training last week, will be out of action for up to a month, and Nurul, who just had surgery on a finger injury, requires

Yuzvendra Chahal and wife Dhanashree Verma Just days after clearing the air about their relationship status amid rumours of separation, cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and wife Dhanashree Verma made a funny and adorable video which was shared by the latter on Instagram on Tuesday. In the clip, Dhanashree could be seen performing a voice-over that says “Suno,