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Two matches, two wins, as Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav help India kick-off the new era in T20I cricket with a series win against Sri Lanka. Though the weather gods made the match quite tricky for the Indian team, with the second innings being reduced to 8 overs due to rain, the Indian batters did

The Gautam Gambhir-era in Indian cricket started on Saturday with the side taking on Sri Lanka in the first of a three-T20I series. From the time, Gambhir took over as the Indian cricket team coach, anticipation has been building over his tenure. As the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders, Gambhir guided the team to the

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are part of Indian team for Sri Lanka ODIs© X (Twitter) India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their from Monday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting August 2. While the Indian T20I team under Suryakumar Yadav will play the

Riyan Parag has excelled in his role given by Gautam Gambhir© AFP After being benched for the first T20I against Sri Lanka, Sanju Samson marked his return to the Indian team in the second match of the series on Sunday. Samson, however, was dismissed for a golden duck, after being sent to open the innings

Rafael Nadal insists Novak Djokovic will be the favourite when they clash at the Paris Olympics, after the Spaniard battled to victory over Marton Fucsovics in the first round on Sunday. Nadal had left his participation in the singles in doubt until the last minute because of a thigh injury, and was made to work

LIVE Updates: India vs Sri Lanka Women Asia Cup T20 Final© X (Twitter) India vs Sri Lanka, Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Final, Live Updates: India have lost their fourth wicket against Sri Lanka. Currently, Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh are standing unbeaten at the crease for India. On the other hand, Sri Lanka bowlers are aimimg

India’s newly-appointed T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav began his journey as the full-time skipper of the team in emphatic fashion, winning the first match of the series quite convincingly. Suryakuma’s Team India beat the Lankans by 43 runs after putting a whopping total of 213/7 on the board, with the skipper leading from the front. Surya

New captain Suryakumar Yadav led from the front with a breathtaking half-century as India comfortably out-batted Sri Lanka by 43 runs in the opening T20 International to start the Gautam Gambhir era with a victory in Pallekele on Saturday. It was India skipper Suryakumar’s 26-ball 58 and a 74-run opening blitzkrieg in just six overs

LIVE Updates T20I Match India vs Sri Lanka© X (Twitter) India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Live Updates: India will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series on Saturday in Pallekele. India’s newly-forged coach-captain combination of Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav will look to make instant impact against

The Indian cricket team begins the Gautam Gambhir–Suryakumar Yadav era in T20 international cricket, with the first match against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Some bold calls are expected to be taken as Suryakumar’s young side looks to begin a new chapter in the shortest format in a bid to move on from stalwarts like Virat

England vs West Indies 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights© AFP England vs West Indies 3rd Test Day 1 Highlights: Jason Holder produced a fine all-round display as the West Indies took three late wickets, including both England openers with successive deliveries, in a stirring fightback on Friday’s opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston.

IND vs BAN, Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final, Live Updates© X (Twitter) India vs Bangladesh, Women’s Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final, Live Updates: Bangladesh have lost their sixth wicket against India. Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana won the toss and opted to bat against India in the semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 on Friday in Dambulla. Shafali

Pakistan’s right to host the ICC Champions Trophy has raised doubts over India’s willingness to travel to the country. Due to the political differences between the two neighbouring nations, bilateral cricket between India and Pakistan has been suspended since 2013. If the reports are to be believed, the BCCI is unlikely to get travel clearance

File photo of Rahul Dravid© AFP Samit Dravid, son of former India head coach and captain Rahul Dravid, was on Thursday roped in by Mysuru Warriors during the player auction ahead of the upcoming season of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20. Warriors acquired the services of Samit, a middle-order batsman and a seamer, for Rs

Representative image© BCCI The meeting between the BCCI and all ten IPL franchise owners is all set to take place on July 31, where the talk will be dominated by the number of retentions teams can make and the Right to Match (RTM) options in hand ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction. A report by

New India head coach Gautam Gambhir took charge of his first practice session on Wednesday, ahead of the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. The Indian team arrived in Colombo on Monday, before the Suryakumar Yadav-led side, before making a short trip to Pallekele in the Central Province. India and Sri Lanka will play

Sri Lanka women’s cricket team.© X/@OfficialSLC Hosts Sri Lanka and Bangladesh cruised into the semifinals of the women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament with comfortable victories over Thailand and Malaysia in Dambulla on Wednesday. While Sri Lanka thrashed Thailand by 10 wickets in the final group match of the tournament, Bangladesh hammered Malaysia by 114 runs

File photo of Asitha Fernando.© X (formerly Twitter) Ahead of the T20I and ODI series against India, Sri Lanka pacer Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out from the white-ball series due to injury. As per multiple Sri Lanka media reports, Chammera has been ruled out and Sri Lanka Cricket will soon announce the replacement. “Dushmantha