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Irfan Pathan warns selectors on making Hardik Pandya permanent India captain in T20Is
Mumbai: Hardik Pandya will be leading India in the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka and with his captaincy in the recent series, there are talks that he should be given captaincy…
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Will airlift Pant to New Delhi if medically advisable, says DDCA president Rohan Jaitley
New Delhi: Injured India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant will be shifted to New Delhi for further treatment, especially for plastic surgery resulting from the burn injuries he suffered in the car accident…
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First season of Ramiz Raja’s pet project caused PCB massive losses
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Rajas pet project, the Pakistan Junior League (PJL), has nearly emptied the PCBs coffers, the media reported. In the first season of the PJL,…
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Rishabh Pant injured in car accident on Delhi-Dehradun Highway
Roorkee: Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was injured in a car accident on Thursday near Uttarkhand’s Roorkee, according to authorities. The accident took place near Hammadpur Jhal while the cricketer was returning home…
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Indian Cricket in 2022: A saga of forgettable year
New Delhi: Virat Kohli’s artistic sixes against Pakistan united fans from Kashmir to Kanyakumari in an otherwise underwhelming year for Indian cricket, which started with a promise of transformation but ended with the…
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Suryakumar, Mandhana nominated for ‘ICC T20 Cricketer’ of the Year
Dubai: Swashbuckling Indian batters Suryakumar Yadav and Smriti Mandhana were on Thursday nominated for the men’s and women’s T20 Cricketer of the Year awards, respectively, for their exploits in 2022. Suryakumar has been…
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Hockey India announces cash prize for team ahead of FIH World Cup
New Delhi: The Indian men’s hockey team are eyeing a historic campaign at the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 in January and in a bid to motivate them further, Hockey…
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KL Rahul defends decision to not play third spinner
Dhaka: Stand-in skipper KL Rahul backed the team’s decision to not play Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test after India completed a 2-0 series victory in the series. Bangladesh were effectively 26/6…
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Mehidy Hasan Miraz receives ‘special souvenir’ from Virat Kohli
New Delhi: Bangladesh off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz received a ‘special souvenir’ from former India captain Virat Kohli after the end of the second test between two teams at Sher-E-Bangla stadium in Dhaka…
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Women’s cricket set for surge with inaugural IPL, U19 T20 World Cup
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) gave birth to the biggest revolution in the cricketing world, bringing in massive attention, great quality of cricketers and high viewership every year, before and…
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Ashwin, Iyer script dramatic come-from-behind win for India in 2nd Test
Mirpur: A dogged 71-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin came to India’s rescue as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to pull off a three-wicket win over Bangladesh…
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IPL 2023, mini-auction: SRH bag Harry Brook for Rs 13.25 cr, Mayank Agarwal for Rs 8.25 cr
Kochi: England batter Harry Brook on Friday became the first millionaire at the IPL 2023 Mini Auction after Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) snapped him up for a whopping Rs 13.25 crore. Apart from…
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2nd Test, Day 2: Pant, Iyer slam fifties, leave India on the verge of taking lead
Dhaka: Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer slammed counter-attacking fifties to put India on the verge of taking the lead at the end of the second session in the Dhaka Test against Bangladesh.…
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BAN vs IND, 2nd Test: Ashwin, Unadkat bag two wickets; Bangladesh reach 184/5
Dhaka: After Ravichandran Ashwin and Jaydev Unadkat’s two-wicket haul dismantled Bangladesh early in the innings Mominul Haque’s unbeaten knock of 65 runs guided hosts to 184/5 at Tea on day one of…
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Shehbaz approves Najam Sethi’s appointment as Pakistan cricket board chief
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the appointment of Najam Sethi as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Sources privy to the matter said that a change…
