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Talking about the World Test Championship final, Steve Smith said he expects the Indian attack to pose a stiff challenge irrespective of the combination they go with. Not so long ago in India, Australia’s preparations revolved around Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja but now they also need to be wary of Mohammed Siraj and Mohammed

Women’s Jr Asia Cup: India beat Malaysia 2-1© Twitter Indian team came from behind to register a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Malaysia as it continued its winning momentum in the women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Kakamighara on Monday. Mumtaz Khan (10th minute) and Deepika (26th) turned out to be the saviour for India after

Quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera stormed back into the Sri Lankan team to power their 132-run win over Afghanistan at Hambantota on Sunday and square the three-match one-day international series. Having amassed a target of 324, the Sri Lankan bowlers skittled out the tourists for 191 inside 43 overs for their biggest win in ODIs over

File image of Joe Root© Twitter Former English skipper Joe Root has become the second English batter to cross 11,000 runs in Test format. Root’s prowess in Test format was on display against Ireland as he struck 56 (59) and built a strong partnership on Day 2 to take England a step closer towards clinching

One-Off Test, Day 2 Live: England eye lead against Ireland at the Lord’s© AFP ENG vs IRE, One-Off Test, Day 2 Live Updates: England will resume Day 2 on 152-1 in reply to Ireland’s 172 all out at stumps in the ongoing four-day one-off Test at the Lord’s. Earlier, England veteran Stuart Broad took his first

MS Dhoni’s left knee injury troubled him throughout the IPL 2023.© Twitter Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni successfully underwent a left knee surgery in a Mumbai hospital on Thursday. Dhoni, who led Chennai Super Kings to their fifth IPL title, had flown to Mumbai from Ahmedabad after the final on Monday and consulted renowned

Chennai Super Kings engraved their name in the history of IPL after they defeated Gujarat Titans by five wickets to lift their fifth title on Sunday. Chasing a revised target of 171 in 15 overs due to the DLS method, CSK clinched the victory on the very last ball as all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja smashed a

Deepak Chahar shared a hilarious moment with skipper MS Dhoni after Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans to clinch a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. It was a nail-bitter till the end as the match got down to the last ball and it took

IPL 2023 Final CSK vs GT Live Updates: Focus on rain as CSK take on GT.© BCCI/IPL CSK vs GT, IPL 2023 Final Live Updates: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans was shifted to the reserve day on Monday after rain played spoilsport in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Focus

Chennai Super Kings in action in IPL 2023© BCCI Chennai Super Kings batter Ambati Rayudu has announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the final against Gujarat Titans on Sunday being his final match. Rayudu took to Twitter to announce his decision ahead of the summit clash in Ahmedabad. “2 great teams

Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has lavished praise on Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya, saying the calmness that he brings into the team reminds him of the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Titans, under the guidance of Pandya, sailed into their second successive IPL final after blowing away five-time champions Mumbai Indians by 62 runs in

File photo of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad© BCCI Gujarat Titans take on Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday with the winner reaching the final where they will take on Chennai Super Kings. While MI defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the

England’s opening batter Jason Roy is considering negotiating releases of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) contract in order to sign a contract with the franchise to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States, which will begin on July 13 and run until July 30, as reported

There have been rumours that all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is not happy at CSK.© Twitter Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will have their sight on a record-equalling fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title, after having reached the final of the ongoing edition. On Tuesday, the MS Dhoni-led CSK defeated defending champions Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 to

A screengrab from the cricket match where the wicketkeeper committed a comic error.© Twitter While cricket is often witness to smart strategies and glorious action, sometimes there are brain fade moments too. It leads to comic situation which is beyond the apprehension of most. The same was visible in a video that has been widely

Team Kolkata Knight Riders© BCCI The Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday refuted claims that they stopped fans wearing the Mohun Bagan jersey from entering the Eden Gardens during their IPL game against Lucknow Super Giants, dubbing them “misleading”. The RP Sanjiv Goenka Group owns both LSG and Mohun Bagan, the century-old football club. After a

Fans have been guessing the reason behind Ravindra Jadeja’s cryptic post.© BCCI/IPL Chennai Super Kings (CSK) booked their place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after thrashing Delhi Capitals (DC) in their final league game of the season on Saturday. Less than 24 hours after the game against DC, CSK all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja took to

File image of Tim David with Cameron Green.© Instagram Mumbai Indians’ hopes of reaching the IPL 2023 playoffs took a massive hit as the Rohit Sharma-led side suffered a five-run defeat to the Lucknow Super Giants in their previous match. Chasing a total of 178, MI were restricted to a total of 172/5 in 20

With the incredible talent that Prithvi Shaw possesses, he should be dominating international cricket, feels assistant coach Shane Watson, who added that the opener’s abject failure has been the biggest letdown for Delhi Capitals this IPL season. Ahead of this edition’s IPL, head coach Ricky Pointing had said this would be Shaw’s breakthrough season. However,

Ravi Shastri explained the upside of the heated arguments that take place on Live TV.© Twitter Apart from the high-octane action on the field in the IPL 2023, one major talking point in the cash-rich league has been the altercations between stars of various teams. Be it Royal Challengers Bangalore star Virat Kohli‘s on-field heated

Virat Kohli will be in focus as Royal Challengers Bangalore look to strengthen their claim for an IPL play-off berth in their must-win match against laggards Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Thursday. RCB are currently in the fifth spot with 12 points from as many games and face two must-win matches to guarantee their play-off spot.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma host RCB players at the resto-bar in Mumbai.© Twitter Royal Challengers Bangalore’s campaign in IPL 2023 is no less than any rollercoaster ride. After starting their journey with a thumping win, the Faf du Plessis-led team faced some back-to-back defeats. However, they registered a massive 112-run victory over Rajasthan Royals

The ICC has decided to do away with the contentious ‘soft signal’ by on-field officials, which had often been criticised by experts as it is believed to have created more confusion for TV umpires after a decision was referred upstairs. The ‘soft signal’ was used to determine the validity of catches taken inches off the

Mohammed Siraj recalled his first interaction with MS Dhoni.© BCCI/IPL India and Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj recalled his first interaction with legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni. While speaking on the latest episode of ‘Breakfast with Champions’, Siraj spoke in depth about his cricketing journey and his first reaction after meeting the likes of Dhoni

File photo of Gujarat Titans team.© BCCI Defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday unveiled the lavender-coloured jersey which the franchise will wear for its final home game at the Narendra Modi Stadium against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 15 in its initiative to raise awareness against cancer. The franchise took to Twitter to make the

Yashasvi Jaiswal in action for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2023© BCCI It was the Yashasvi Jaiswal show at the Eden Gardens on Thursday as the Rajasthan Royals opener slammed the fastest fifty in Indian Premier League (IPL) history to guide his team to victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Jaiswal finished at 98 off just 57

DC assistant coach Shane Watson© BCCI Delhi Capitals assistant coach Shane Watson feels that not executing skills with the bat for a consistent period of time has been team’s bane this season, resulting in seven defeats out of 11 Indian Premier League games so far. DC, who are placed last in the points table with

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma‘s lean patch with the bat has been one of the talking points of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. During the match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday, Rohit failed to contribute with the bat once again. He was dismissed on 7 (8) by Wanindu Hasaranga

MS Dhoni’s lookalike spotted in the stands during match number 41 of IPL 2023.© Twitter MS Dhoni is on the verge of putting curtains on his cricketing career but his craze among the fans is only increasing with each passing day. The former India captain called time on his international career on August 15, 2020,

Sourav Ganguly, Delhi Capitals’ Director of Cricket, and Virat Kohli, Royal Challengers Bangalore star, raised enough speculation during the two teams’ first leg match in the IPL 2023. The two stars, both of whom are former India captains, did not shake hands after that match. It led to speculation that all was not well between