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His ability to hold a line, bowl wicket-taking deliveries without leaking runs along with those lethal yorkers make Jasprit Bumrah the most complete bowler in international cricket, says former South African seamer Vernon Philander, who foresees the Indian outperforming all his contemporaries in this year’s T20 World Cup in the Americas. Bumrah on Wednesday became

‘Mentality Monster’ Jasprit Bumrah reached new heights in world cricket as he scaled the No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings for bowlers. Bumrah dethroned his own teammate Ravichandran Ashwin to make the top spot his own. In the process, the marquee pacer also became the first bowler in the history of the game

Marizanne Kapp displayed a stellar performance to power South Africa’s women to clinch their maiden ODI win over Australia in Sydney on Wednesday and kept them alive in the 50-over series. Kapp’s 75-run knock from 87 balls was the main talking point of South Africa’s batting performance. Apart from Kapp, Anneke Bosch’s (44 runs from

Virat Kohli is making news yet again. The talented batter is one of the most followed athletes in the world. However, he has been missing from action for some time and is currently on a break from international cricket due to personal reasons. The former Indian cricket team captain informed the BCCI that he would

England captain Ben Stokes expressed disappointment over his run-out in the second innings of the second Test against India in Visakhapatnam. Shreyas Iyer affected Stokes’ (11) run out with a direct hit, and the dismissal proved to be crucial in the context of the match, which India eventually won by 106 runs. Ben Foakes defended

Uday Saharan-Sachin Dhas in action in U-19 World Cup© X (formerly Twitter) Indian U19 batting duo of skipper Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas established a new record for the highest fifth-wicket partnership in U19 cricket history on Tuesday. Saharan-Dhas achieved this record at the big stage, the semifinals of the ICC U19 World Cup against

India batter Hanuma Vihari is eying a Test comeback by capping off the Ranji Trophy season on a strong note. Vihari’s rich vein of form has contributed to Andhra Pradesh’s run in the Elite Group B. Andhra currently sits in second spot with three wins in five games. The 30-year-old batter has helped his team,

Rahul Dravid in press conference© BCCI India head coach Rahul Dravid on Monday said the team management does not ask for rank turners while playing at home and it is tough to predict how a particular pitch would play out over the course of five days in a Test. The previous series against England in

The Indian team celebrates during the 2nd Test vs England.© Twitter India’s 106-run victory over England in the second Test match at Visakhapatnam impressed the cricket fraternity with legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar terming it a “fabulous performance”. Jasprit Bumrah‘s impressive bowling and Ravichandran Ashwin‘s beautiful three-for helped India overcome a fighting England and level the

Former England pacer Stuart Broad eulogized India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah after his exploits with the ball on Day 2 of the second Test in Visakhapatnam. Bumrah returned figures of 6/45 as India bowled England out for 253 in the first innings to take a 143-run lead in the second day. He dismissed Joe Root, Ollie

A massive drama-filled episode unfolded during the Day 4 of the second Test between India and England when a big confusion emerged about a DRS call. England’s Tom Hartley played a reverse-sweep shot, and was caught in the slips by India skipper Rohit Sharma. The on-field umpire didn’t hesitate in raising his finger but Hartley

NZ vs SA 1st Test Day 2, Live Updates: NZ will resume from 258/2© AFP NZ vs SA 1st Test Day 2, Live Updates: New Zealand will resume their proceedings at 258/2 on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against South Africa. Currently, Kane Williamson (112*) and Rachin Ravindra (118*) are standing unbeaten at

Shubman Gill overcame a lean patch to score a fine hundred as India reached 227 for six at tea on day three of the second Test against England to extend their lead to 370 runs in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. For the unversed, Gill’s knock in Visakhapatnam was the first hundred by an Indian batter at No.

Under-fire India batter Shubman Gill scored his third Test century, in the second innings of the first Test against England on Day 3 in Vizag. Gill, whose place in the Indian team had come under threat, owing to a string of poor performances, reached the triple-digit score, prompting an epic reaction from England great Kevin

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

India’s Shreyas Iyer in action on Day 1 of second Test vs England.© BCCI Yashasvi Jaiswal saved India’s blushes on the opening day of the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam. On a surface where other batters of the host team struggled to score runs, Jaiswal batted with supreme confidence for an unbeaten 179 off

PAK vs BAN U-19 World Cup, Live Updates: Pakistan will take on Bangladesh© Twitter PAK vs BAN U-19 World Cup, Live Updates: Pakistan will be taking on Bangladesh in their Super Six match of the ongoing Under-19 World Cup on Saturday in Benoni. The Saad Baig-led side will be coming to this clash after registering a three-wicket

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