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Video: After India defeat Pakistan, Irfan Pathan’s dance rubs salt on wounds
Mumbai: Team India continued its dominance over arch-rivals Pakistan with a resounding 61-run victory in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Colombo on Sunday, sealing qualification for the Super Eight…
- Sports
Clinical India crush Australia by 9 wickets in first Women’s T20I
Sydney: India were clinical with both bat and ball as they crushed Australia by nine wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the first Women’s T20 International to start their tour Down…
- Sports
Bumrah vs Farhan, Babar vs Kuldeep: 5 India-Pakistan duels to watch
Colombo: In modern day T20s, data plays an important role and hence the match-ups become integral to discussions of the coaching staff of top international teams. For both Gautam Gambhir and Mike…
- Sports
Women power drives Indian sport in 2025; doping, admin issues persist
Whether it was the brutal boxing ring, the rough and tumble of a cricket field, the mind games on a chess board or finding the precise target in shooting and archery, the…
- Sports
T20 WC Squad: Gill Dropped; selectors call back Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh
Taking a bold call with an eye to maximise impact over reputation, the Indian selectors on Saturday dropped Shubman Gill from the T20 World Cup squad and brought back wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan…
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BCCI’s lack of transparency in omitting Sarfaraz Khan is hurting the game
The BCCI seems to take pleasure in killing the careers of some promising cricketers. For reasons best known to those who occupy the seats of power within the organisation, some specific young players are selected for…
- Opinions
Cricket: Big flaws exposed in India’s meek surrender; how to solve the problems?
Despite the fact that five of its batsmen scored centuries, India still lost the first Test of the series to England recently. India thus became the first team to lose a match…
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Cricket: Reputation of Rohit Sharma is online for the Champions Trophy
With the Champions Trophy around the corner, all eyes are on Rohit Sharma and his men in blue. Can they win the trophy for India? As captain, Rohit has now chalked up…
- India
Floodlight failure halts India-England ODI for 35 minutes
Cuttack: In a major embarrassment for the BCCI, a floodlight failure interrupted play in the second ODI between India and England for about 35 minutes at the Barabati Stadium, here on Sunday,…
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Shami returns after 14 months, for India vs England T20I series
Mumbai: Nearly 14 months after he last played an international game, veteran seamer Mohammed Shami on Saturday, January 11, returned to team India for the upcoming five-match T20I series against visiting England.…
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Year of uncertainty looms ahead for Indian cricket
It does not need a Nostradamus to see that the Indian cricket team’s prospects in 2025 look uncertain. The team is undergoing a phase of transition. The old stalwarts are very likely…
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Cricket: India now needs another leader like Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev
India has just suffered a humiliating defeat against Australia in the Border Gavaskar series. A major factor was the horrendous batting form of the captain himself, weak leadership and bad planning. Today,…
- Sports
ICC fines Virat Kohli over altercation with Sam Konstas
Melbourne: India cricketer Virat Kohli was on Thursday, December 26, fined 20 percent of his match fee and handed one demerit point by the ICC, following his on-field altercation with Australia debutant…
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Cricket: Rohit Sharma’s batting and captaincy are under fire; needs to improve now
The debacle in the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy series has focussed attention on several hurdles that are facing India. Perhaps the most important of these is the ineffective captaincy…
- Sports
Gambhir’s ‘prickly’ style of coaching ‘not great fit’ for Indian team: Tim Paine
Melbourne: Gautam Gambhir’s “prickly” coaching style may not bode well for the Indian team, and it could be a “long summer” if they fail to start strong in the Perth Test on…
