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Glimpse of the ramp shot by Shubman Gill© Twitter India batter Shubman Gill, who gained a lot of praise with his maiden international century against Zimbabwe, during a three-match ODI series, has been stealing the spotlight in the ongoing County Championship, as well. Playing for Glamorgan, Gill smashed an unbeaten 91 off 102 balls, on

File photo of Kapil Dev.© AFP India women defeated England women in the third and final ODI at Lord’s to clean sweep the series 3-0. It was the last international match for legendary pacer Jhulan Goswami but it was India’s Deepti Sharma who hogged more limelight in the game. The all-rounder had run out England

Legendary fast bowler Jhulan Goswami played her last international match on Saturday as India Women defeated England Women by 16 runs in the third ODI at Lord’s to sweep the series. Jhulan bowed out of the sport having played 12 Tests, 204 ODIs and 68 T20Is for the Indian women’s team. She took two wickets

India Women vs England Women Live: Deepti Sharma remains India’s key.© AFP India Women vs England Women 3rd ODI Live Score Updates: Deepti Sharma has raced to her fifty in India’s ongoing third and final ODI against England. India are seven down after losing Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur, Harleen Deol, Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemlatha

Pakistan captain Babar Azam and fellow opener Mohammad Rizwan have formed a formidable partnership at the top of the order, and on Thursday, they stitched the highest ever partnership for any team in a chase in a T20I as they hit 203 runs against England in the 2nd T20I in Karachi. They beat their own

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said the ICC chairmanship is “not in my hands”, playing down strong speculation that the former India captain could head to Dubai. In July, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board approved the process to elect the next chairman of the world body in November. After the meeting in Birmingham,

Mohammad Rizwan disappointed after being dismissed against England in 1st T20I© AFP Pakistan lost the first T20I against England despite their in-form opener Mohammad Rizwan scoring a stroke-filled half-century. Rizwan was on song in the powerplay and along with captain Babar Azam, put on a solid opening partnership of 85 runs. But after Babar’s dismissal, Pakistan’s

India vs Australia: File photo of Aaron Finch and Virat Kohli© AFP The T20 World Cup is just a month away and both India and Australia will try to find their best possible XI heading into the marquee event. Both the teams will square off in the first T20I of the three-match series on Tuesday

As India square off against Australia in the three-match T20I series, beginning Tuesday in Mohali, a lot of the focus would be on how KL Rahul performs with the bat in hand. In the recently-concluded Asia Cup, he managed to score 132 runs in five matches. However, with Virat Kohli scoring century in the Super 4

India vs England Live Score Updates: India women eye a winning start in the three-match ODI series.© AFP India Women vs England Women, 1st ODI Live Score Updates:England have lost the wickets of Emma Lamb, Tammy Beaumont, Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley and Amy Jones  in the ongoing first ODI against India in Hove. Meghna Singh,

Ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup in October-November, Rohit Sharma-led Team India will square off against Australia in a three-match T20I series, beginning Tuesday in Mohali. It would be interesting to see whether the hosts persist with the experimentation that was on display in the Asia Cup, where the team failed to make it

Virat Kohli shared a picture wearing a Chicago Bulls cap.© Twitter Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batters to grace the game of cricket, but he makes sure to follow other sports. He is known to be a passionate football fan, and on Friday, he also showed his love for basketball. Kohli shared a

South Africa coach Mark Boucher is the favourite to succeed Mahela Jayawardene as the head coach of IPL side Mumbai Indians. As per ESPNcricinfo, Mark Boucher is the front runner after having relinquished his post as the South African coach, serving only till the T20 World Cup. The Mumbai Indians organisation confirmed Simon Katich‘s hiring

File image of Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah© BCCI/IPL The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday accepted the proposed changes in the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s constitution, which will allow current president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah to get an extension to their term. The board had put in a plea

Indian cricket stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli during a conversation The Indian cricket squad for the T20 World Cup has been announced with no real surprises. The side will be led by Rohit Sharma, with KL Rahul being his deputy. Going into the World Cup, which starts in mid-October, the team management might be

England beat South Africa in 3rd Test by 9 wickets© AFP England thrashed South Africa by nine wickets in the third and deciding Test at the Oval on Monday, completing a 2-1 series win in just over two days of action. The home side, who resumed on 97-0, needed just 5.3 more overs to reach

England vs South Africa, 3rd Test Live: South Africa off to a cautious start.© AFP England vs South Africa, 3rd Test, Day 4 Live Score Updates: South Africa eye strong start with openers Deal Elgar and Sarel Erwee after England took to 40-run lead in the first innings of the ongoing third and final Test

ENG vs SA, 3rd Test, Day 3 Live: England on top as South Africa crumble.© AFP England vs South Africa, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Ollie Robinson made his mark early in the first session as South Africa lost six early wickets on Day 3 of the ongoing third Test at the Kennington Oval. Robinson bagged

After losing their first match against India at the Asia Cup, Pakistan cricket team has been on a roll. With two successive wins in the Super 4 stage, Pakistan have sealed a berth in the final along with Sri Lanka. There were several top performances in the batting and bowling departments and young pacer Shahnawaz

AUS vs NZ Highlights: Australia defeated New Zealand by 113 runs© AFP AUS vs NZ, 2nd ODI Highlights: Adam Zampa returned with five wickets as Australia defended 195 and defeated New Zealand by 113 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series. With this win, Australia have gained an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Alex Hales has returned to the England squad after three years as he was added to the team for the T20I tour of Pakistan as well as the 2022 T20 World Cup, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday. Hales, who last played for England in 2019, has been added to the squad

Australia vs New Zealand, 1st ODI Live: New Zealand have set a 233-run target for Australia© AFP Australia vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, Live Score Updates: Alex Carey and Cameron Green have scored fifties to keep Australia ahead in the chase of 233 runs vs New Zealand. On the other hand, Trent Boult and Matt Henry

Image for representation use only© AFP Mastercard on Monday announced its collaboration with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to broaden its strategic outreach to Indian audiences. During this association, Mastercard will be the title sponsor for all international matches (both women and men) held on home ground, domestic cricket matches like

File photo of Babar Azam© AFP India and Pakistan will square off against each other for the second time in the ongoing Asia Cup as both teams battle it out in the Super 4s stage at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. India had gotten the better of Pakistan when these two teams met earlier

AUS vs ZIM: Brad Evans celebrates after hitting the winning run against Australia.© AFP As Brad Evans drove Mitchell Starc through covers for a single, he brought up a historic moment for Zimbabwe as they registered their first ever win against Australia in Australia in any format. After bowling Australia out for 141 in the

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday named a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup slated to be played in Australia. Jos Buttler would be leading the side, while opening batter Jason Roy has been dropped. Seam bowlers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood have recovered from their respective injuries and have

Johannesburg Super Kings, the franchise for the South African domestic T20 League SA20, revealed their logo on Thursday. The franchise is owned by Chennai Super Kings Sports Limited, the owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings. “Everywhere we go! Say Yellove to the Joburg Super Kings! @faf1307 #WhistlesForJoburg,” tweeted the account

File photo of Shaheen Afridi.© AFP One of Pakistan’s biggest concerns going into the 2022 T20 World Cup that begins in October is the fitness of star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi. The left-arm seamer had sustained a knee injury while fielding during the first Test against Sri Lanka in July. The injury ruled him out

Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has trolled the Pakistan cricket team post its loss to India in Asia Cup 2022. Notably, India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in a last-over thriller at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The match was a roller-coaster ride that saw both India and Pakistan dominating each other during different