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India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur with teammate Shafali Verma at the end of play after India defeated Sri Lanka during the third T20 International cricket match (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India opener Shafali Verma has once again shown why she is one of the most exciting batters in women’s cricket. After a series of strong performances…

File Pic: Shubman Gill inspects the pitch at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council match referee, former West Indies captain Richie Richardson has given a ‘satisfactory’ rating to vicious turning track for the first Test between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, played from Nov 14-16,…

Jofra Archer (Getty Images) England have handed fast bowler Jofra Archer a significant vote of confidence by including him in their provisional squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, despite the pacer nursing a left side strain that ruled him out of the final two Ashes Tests. The announcement was made on Tuesday as…

Suryakumar Yadav and wife Devisha Shetty at Tirumala. (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, accompanied by his wife Devisha Shetty, paid a spiritual visit to the revered Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, on the auspicious occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadashi. The visuals from the hill shrine, showing the couple dressed…

Azhar Mahmood (Getty Images) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has parted ways with national Test team head coach Azhar Mahmood, releasing him three months before the expiry of his contract. The move signals another reset in Pakistan’s red-ball setup as the board looks to plan for the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.Go Beyond The Boundary…

India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur with teammates. (PTI Photo) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India’s women swept Sri Lanka 4–0 with the authority of a team several rungs above their opponents. Runs flowed freely, wickets fell on demand, and results were rarely in doubt. Yet, amid the boundary avalanches and wicket flurries, a familiar gremlin kept tugging at the hem…

Arjun Erigaisi (Image credit: X) NAGPUR: Hope. Heartbreak. Repeat. That has long defined Arjun Erigaisi’s relationship with world championships. For eight years, the script barely changed: promise gave way to disappointment and near-misses piled up into a quiet burden. Until Sunday night, when Arjun finally caught a break, secured a podium finish in the Open…

NEW DELHI: With the announcement of India’s ODI squad for the three-match home series against New Zealand imminent, Dhruv Jurel has ensured the selectors have little room to ignore him. The young wicketkeeper-batter has delivered a timely and emphatic message through a stunning run of scores in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, underlining his credentials…

Indian women cricket team’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said focusing on the World Cup win will not help the team prepare for the next one and added that the side still has areas to work on ahead of the T20 World Cup scheduled next year.Mandhana returned to form in the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka in…

Australia’s Steve Smith, center, watches a deliver from England’s Brydon Carse, left, on Day 2 of their Ashes cricket test match in Melbourne, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo) The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as unsatisfactory and…