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NZ vs SA 1st Test Day 1 Live Updates: New Zealand take on South Africa© Twitter NZ vs SA, 1st Test Day 1, Live Updates: New Zealand will be taking on South Africa in the first Test of the two-match series, starting on Sunday in Mount Maunganui. The Blackcaps have included their star batter Kane

SA vs SL U-19 World Cup, Super 6 Live: South Africa will take on Sri Lanka© Twitter SA vs SL, U19 World Cup Super Six, Live Updates: South Africa will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the Super Six match of the ongoing Under-19 World Cup on Friday in Potchefstroom. The Proteas will be coming

Durham pace duo of Matthew Potts and Brydon Carse wreaked havoc on a depleted India A side as they bowled the hosts out for a modest 192 to give England Lions upper hand in the third and final unofficial Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday. At stumps on the opening day of the four-day fixture, England

U19 World Cup LIVE: Australia take on England© X (Twitter) Australia vs England, Under-19 World Cup 2024 Live Updates: It’s the clash of the titans in the Under-19 World Cup 2024 in South Africa as Australia take on England in a Super Six clash. En route to their Super Six clash against England, Australia registered a

SL vs WI, Under-19 World Cup Super Six, Live© Twitter SL vs WI, Under-19 World Cup Super Six, Live Updates: Sri Lanka will be taking on West Indies in their Super Six match of the ongoing Under-19 World Cup on Tuesday in Kimberley. Sri Lanka finished at the second place in the Group C points table,

For someone who shares a special bond with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Deepak Chahar said he credits the CSK captain for harnessing his career and giving it longevity, but does not want the legend’s impending retirement to hit the side anytime soon. “It took me 2-3 years to get comfortable around him (Dhoni). I see him

File photo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.© AFP Amid the ongoing first Test against England in Hyderabad, former India captain Anil Kumble reserved high praise for veteran spin-twins Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Both the players have picked more than 500 wickets between them in Test cricket, bagging three each in the first innings

Hardik Pandya in action© Instagram Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya has begun bowling full tilt after rehabilitation from his ankle injury, clearly indicating that he is on course for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League where he will captain Mumbai Indians. Pandya, who sustained an ankle injury during World Cup last year, was seen

Joe Root in action for England cricket team© AFP Joe Root surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to claim a huge feat despite England’s batting collapse on Day 1 of the first Test match between England and India on Thursday. While the veteran England batter could manage to score just 29 in 60 balls, he became the highest

File photo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers There continues to remain mystery behind India stalwart Virat Kohli‘s decision to pull out from the first two Tests against England. Kohli decided to withdraw over ‘personal issues’ as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) advised against speculation on the matter. AB de

File photo of Hayley Matthews.© AFP West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews on Wednesday was named the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year and became just the second women’s cricketer from the Caribbean to get the honour. Before Matthews, former skipper Stafanie Taylor was crowned with the coveted accolade in 2015. Matthews was sensational with

Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir believes that the emergence of Arshdeep Singh could bring an end to India’s prolonged search for a reliable left-arm pacer. The Indian selectors have tried out several left-arm pacers over the years. But the lack of a consistent performer has not allowed the team to field a more versatile and

File image of KL Rahul© AFP With the clean sweep against Afghanistan in the recently-concluded T20I series, Team India started their preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup on a positive note. The series marked the return of India skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli in the T20I format after a gap of

The upcoming Test series between India and England will see two members of the ‘Fab-4’ of Test cricket square off against each other. India’s Virat Kohli and England’s Joe Root have been two of the most consistent batters in the format over the past decade. Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson are

File image of Rinku Singh with MS Dhoni© Twitter Young batter Rinku Singh is emerging as one of the most reliable finishers for Team India. Rinku, who is just 15 matches old in T20I format, has played many marvelous innings and taken Team India across the line on numerous occasions. The biggest example of his

Representational Image.© X (formerly Twitter) The Tata Group has retained the title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five years, sources confirmed to NDTV. The new deal will see Tata continue as the title sponsor of the marquee T20 event until 2028. Tata cracked the deal after matching the figure

File photo of Mickey Arthur.© X (formerly Twitter) Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick have resigned from their respective positions at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, announced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday. “Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick, who were assigned duties at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in

Virat Kohli (L) and Rohit Sharma after the win against Afghanistan© AFP The Indian cricket team made history by completing a 3-0 whitewash in the three-match series against Afghanistan after a hard-fought victory in the third encounter in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The match needed two Super Overs to finally end in India’s favour with Rohit

The big three in world cricket, including India, England and Australia should do more to save smaller Test playing teams and ICC’s current revenue sharing model is “completely broken”, said Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave. India being the engine of the game pockets close to 40 percent of ICC’s net annual earnings, followed by

Prakhar Chaturvedi sounded bushed, understandable if an 18-year-old bats 638 balls to score a record-setting 404, but elation was unmistakable too as he trained eyes on Karnataka U23 and Ranji Trophy debuts. On Monday, Chaturvedi became the first quadruple centurion in the Cooch Behar Trophy final as his knock earned Karnataka their maiden title in

A fan hugged Virat Kohli and the star batter made his day by embracing him too.© X (Twitter) After a hiatus of more than 14 months, Team India’s talisman batter Virat Kohli was back in T20I colours on Sunday, playing a handy knock to help his team beat Afghanistan in the second T20I in Indore.

The legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar became a fan of the 34-year-old differently-abled cricketer, Amir Hussain Lone, who hails from Waghama village in Bijbehara. Master Blaster also expressed his wish to meet the cricketer and get a jersey with his name on it. The 34-year-old is currently the captain of Jammu & Kashmir’s Para cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced Team India’s squad for the first two Tests against England. Among notable absentees, pacer Mohammed Shami, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan and all-rounder Shardul Thakur are not part of the 17-man squad. The first two Test matches will be played in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, respectively.

The T20 World Cup 2024 will be starting in less than five months from now. Team India will be facing Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series starting January 11, which will be the Rohit Sharma-led side’s last international assignment in the shortest format before the T20 mega event in USA and West Indies. As the

The spotlight will be only on the returning Rohit Sharma as his long-time colleague Virat Kohli pulled out of the opening T20I against Afghanistan due to “personal reasons” ahead of the first ever white-ball series between the two teams, beginning in Mohali on Thursday. Kohli, though, will be available for the second and third T20

Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra raised concerns over middle-order batter KL Rahul’s omission from the squad against Afghanistan, especially when he and skipper Rohit Sharma both put up disappointing numbers during ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, but the ‘Hitman’ got a chance to return to the national T20I side. Star opener Rohit Sharma

He is an acclaimed T20 freelancer but white ball commitments for England is still a priority for Liam Livingstone, one of the world’s most destructive batters in the shortest format. Livingstone, who has played 25 ODIs and 38 T20Is for England, has already plied his trade in IPL (Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings), Birmingham Phonenix

Cheteshwar Pujara showed his insatiable hunger for runs with his 17th double hundred in first-class cricket before Prerak Mankad’s all-round show put Saurashtra in command of their Ranji Trophy opener against Jharkhand on day three in Rajkot on Sunday. Pujrara, unbeaten on 157 overnight, ended with 243 not out off 356 balls as Saurashtra declared

Australia’s Mitchell Starc bowled a ripper to clean up Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique on Day 3 of the third and final Test match in Sydney. It was the last ball of the first over of Pakistan’s second innings in which Starc bowled a sensational inswinger to send Shafique packing. The left-arm pacer bowled a fuller

Australia vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score Updates© AFP Australia vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 4 Live Score Updates: Australia look to complete a whitewash in three-match series as they take on Pakistan on Day 4 of the third Test match in Sydney. On Day 3,  Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets in an over