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India have made history and in style. The Shafali Verma-led team is now the first-ever champions of the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. After a superb bowling show that saw India dismissing England for just 68, India reached the target in just 14 overs. ”It is just a proud moment, its our first world cup,” said

2nd ODI: South Africa clinch series in Bloemfontein after big chase vs England.© AFP SA vs ENG, 2nd ODI Highlights: South Africa on Sunday took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after beating England by five wickets in the second T20I in Bloemfontein. Chasing a target of 343, the Proteas rode on captain Temba

India and Australia will square off against each other in the Test series© AFP Inspired by England’s daredevilry in Pakistan, Australian batter Travis Head will shun his conservative approach on spinning pitches and enter the Test series against India with an aim to dominate the opposition bowling attack. India and Australia will face off in

Glenn Maxwell had sustained a broken tibula in his left leg in November last year.© AFP Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said missing the upcoming tour of India due to a freak injury will “nag me for the rest of my life”. Maxwell had sustained a broken tibula in his left leg in November last

Former India cricket captain Mithali Raj has been roped in as mentor and advisor by Women’s Premier League (WPL) side Gujarat Giants ahead of the inaugural season, which will take place in March-April this year. Mithali, the highest run-getter in women’s international cricket, had retired last year from all formats after a 23-year-long career. As

Team India gave an excellent performance in the recently concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand at home, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. The hosts cleansweeped both the series 3-0 and took the top-spot in the ICC ODI rankings. But in the shortest format, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been leading Team India.

1st ODI: South Africa win by 27 runs as England crumble in Bloemfontein.© AFP SA vs ENG, 1st ODI Highlights: South Africa won the first one-day international against England by 27 runs at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday. Chasing a target of 299, England were bowled out for 271, despite an opening stand

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After claiming a 3-0 clean sweep in the ODIs against New Zealand, Team India is all set to take on the same rivals in a three-match T20I series, starting from Friday. With the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli being rested, all-rounder Hardik Pandya will once again be donning the captain’s cap, with Suryakumar

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, on a comeback trail following a knee injury and a long layoff, said on Thursday that he is ready for series against Australia after picking up seven wickets for Saurashtra against Tamil Nadu in a Ranji Trophy game in Chennai. “Yes, yes, yes,” the left-handed all-rounder said in response to a

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan opined that Team India’s bowling lacked heat during the previous two ICC T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 and going forward in the 50-over WC this year, he wants to see two bowlers who have sheer pace or variations, which will make them less dependent on pitches in India.

Hardik Pandya (L) and MS Dhoni© BCCI The bond between Hardik Pandya and former Indian cricket team skipper MS Dhoni is quite well known. The all-rounder has paid tribute to the veteran on many occasions and it came as no surprise that he met Dhoni ahead of the first T20I encounter against New Zealand. The

India’s middle-order veteran Cheteshwar Pujara turned 35 on Wednesday. Wishes started pouring in from fans and well-wishers for the star batter. The cricket fraternity also extended its wishes, however, that of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar hogged limelight amidst all. “Not all five fingers are the same. Not every Test batsman needs to be a big

File image of the BCCI logo© AFP The five teams of BCCI’s Women’s Premier League were announced on Wednesday. The Indian cricket body earned Rs 4669.99 crore from the sale of the five teams in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) with Adani Sportsline shelling out a massive Rs 1289 crore for the Ahmedabad side,

Australia Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins has rubbished claims that his views on environmental issues caused Cricket Australia a loss of AUD 40 million in sponsorship with Alinta Energy. A week before Australia embark on the tour of India for the Border-Gavaskar series, Cummins is again courting an old controversy which began in October

India skipper Rohit Sharma is hoping that pace ace Jasprit Bumrah would return to lead the attack in the last two Tests of the upcoming four-match series against world number one Australia. The 29-year-old Burmah, who hasn’t played international cricket since September last year due to a back injury, is not in the India squad

Ishan Kishan was run-out after mix-up with Virat Kohli© Twitter Young India batter Ishan Kishan was involved in a terrible mix-up with Virat Kohli during the 3rd ODI against New Zealand. Ishan, looking to make the most of the excellent start given by Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, looked interested in making an attempt for a

The Indian cricket team have had some phenomenal wicket-keepers over the years. But, since the arrival of MS Dhoni, the stocks of ‘specialist wicket-keepers’ have gone down, with teams preferring those who can do well with the bat too. During the press conference ahead of the third ODI between India and New Zealand, head coach