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The out-of-favour duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were excluded after ignoring the directive to play Ranji Trophy, while skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli expectedly retained their place in the top bracket as the BCCI unveiled its centrally-contracted players for this year on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Kishan did not turn up

Star New Zealand batter Kane Williamson and his wife have been blessed with a baby girl, announced the former Kiwi skipper on Tuesday. Williamson took to Instagram to share the news with everyone. “And then there was 3 Welcome to the world beautiful Girl. So grateful for your safe arrival and the exciting journey ahead,”

UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals Live Score WPL 2024 Updates© BCCI UPW vs DC, WPL 2024 Live Updates: Delhi Capitals look to bounce back from their defeat in the tournament opener as they take on UP Warriorz, who also lost their first match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 season. DC were beaten at the

The stadium will officially be inaugurated when PBKS take on DC on March 23.© X (Twitter) Punjab Kings on Monday announced that their home matches for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will be held at the newly-developed Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur, Mohali. The stadium, which has hosted domestic matches for

James Anderson (L) and Rohit Sharma© X (formerly Twitter) Rohit Sharma and James Anderson ‘exchanged words’ following a run out scare on Day 4 of the fourth Test match between India and England in Ranchi on Monday. In the 13th over of India’s second innings, Rohit edged a delivery from the England pacer and although

England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir became the second youngest bowler to grab a five-for in Tests for the Three Lions after a fantastic performance on the third day of the fourth Test against India at JSCA International Stadium Complex on Sunday. Aged just 20 years and 135 days, Bashir picked up five wickets in his spell,

Ravichandran Ashwin picked a five-for vs England in Ranchi Test on Sunday.© BCCI Following the end of the third day’s play between India and England during the fourth Test, veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he has been facing some knee issues. It comes as a major threat for India as Ashwin has been

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar reserved massive praise for wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel after the youngster scored a gritty 90 in the first innings of the 4th Test against England in Ranchi. Resuming from his overnight score of 30, Jurel added another 60 in the first session on day 3, and was only a couple of

RCBW vs UPW, WPL 2024 Live Score Updates© BCCI RCBW vs UPW, WPL 2024 Live Updates: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women take on UP Warriorz in the second match of Women’s Premier League 2024 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. RCB are raring to go in the current edition following an intensive 10-day camp where the players

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s rise in Indian cricket has been incredible© Instagram The rise of youn opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has been nothing short of a spectacle. Only 7 matches old into his Test career, Jaiswal struck his second double hundred as India defeated England in the third Test of the 5-match series in Rajkot. The young

Joe Root played a very uncharacteristic knock to what England cricket team has been used to playing in recent times. He shunned the Bazball approach with wickets falling at the other end, and took England to safety with a solid hundred on the first day of the 4th India vs England Test. On Day 2,

Joe Root did not bring out the sweep shot until he faced his 115th ball on a clement Friday at Ranchi and unleashed only a solitary reverse sweep while constructing a slow-burning hundred to save the day for England. Root’s unbeaten 106 off 226 balls, which was made at a strike rate of 46.90, was,

Shah Rukh Khan performs at the WPL 2024 opening ceremony© X (formerly Twitter) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan set the stage on fire with a sizzling performance during the WPL 2024 opening ceremony in Bengaluru on Friday. The performance started with an impassionate speech from the star about the tournament and the important role that

2nd T20I Live: Rachin Ravindra-less New Zealand bowl first in Auckland.© AFP NZ vs AUS, 2nd T20I Live Updates: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bowl in the second T20I against Australia at the Eden Park in Auckland. The hosts will look to level the series after going down in

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said on Thursday that the defending champions have been trying to keep their own expectation level to a minimum and focus on the WPL opener against Delhi Capitals. Mumbai will face-off with Delhi in Bengaluru on Friday in a repeat of the last year’s final, which was held in Mumbai.

File image of Najam Sethi.© AFP The eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) ended on Saturday with Lahore Qalandars emerging as the winners. The Shaheen Afridi-led side defeated Multan Sultans by 1 run in a thrilling summit clash. Opting to bat first, the Qalandars posted a huge total of 200/6 in 20 overs

File photo of Shreyas Iyer© AFP Indian cricket team batter Shreyas Iyer made himself unavailable for Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy quarterfinals citing injury concerns but the National Cricket Academy (NCA) has said that he has no ‘fresh injuries’, according to a report by Indian Express. The report cited an email from Nitin Patel, the head of sports science

India vs England: Sarfaraz Khan reacts after getting out in the third Test.© AFP Sarfarz KLhan’s run out mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja made a lot of noise in the third India vs England Test. Sarfaraz Khan was playing a fast-paced innings and looked like going for a big score when the horrible mix-up with Ravindra