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NZ vs PAK 2nd T20I, Live Updates: New Zealand will take on Pakistan© Twitter New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd T20I, Live Updates: New Zealand will be up against Pakistan in the second T20I of the five-match series on Sunday in Hamilton. The Blackcaps have taken 1-0 lead in the series after claiming a 46-run win in

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

Former India batter Suresh Raina believes that the first-choice wicketkeeper-batter for Rohit Sharma would be Rishabh Pant. The 26-year-old southpaw is not a part of India’s ongoing three-match T20I series against Afghanistan but he is gearing up for a comeback to competitive cricket. Pant, who has started training after recovering from a car accident he

Six years since his appearance in the Ranji Trophy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar marked his return to India’s premiere domestic red-ball tournament in style on Friday. Bhuvneshwar led Uttar Pradesh’s fightback against Bengal at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, claiming a five-wicket on Day 1 of the contest. After UP were bowled out for 60 in

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.

Taking the SA20 to India in future could be “great” despite the logistical challenges such a move may involve, feels former South Africa cricketer Mark Boucher. Like the 2009 edition of the IPL was held in South Africa due to general elections in India, Boucher admitted the SA20 could be organised in the cricket-crazy Asian

Australia batter Steve Smith is considered to one of the top cricketers in the world right now but it was his tennis skills that left everyone at the Rod Lever Arena in Melbourne stunned. Smith was part of a charity game involving Novak Djokovic ahead of the Australian Open and his skills left even the

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

Follow the India vs Afghanistan, T20I 2024 live cricket score on Sports.NDTV.com. After 17.3 overs, India, chasing a target of 159, are 159/4. Get live score, ball by ball commentary and much more. Keep track of India vs Afghanistan, T20I 2024 today match between India and Afghanistan. Everything related to India and Afghanistan match will

File photo of Ishan Kishan© X (formerly Twitter) There has been a lot of speculation regarding Ishan Kishan‘s exclusion from the Indian cricket team squad for the T20I series against Afghanistan. Several media reports claimed that Kishan was dropped due to ‘mistrust’ between him and the selectors. Kishan opted out of the South Africa Test

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

Rohit Sharma will be in focus when the Indian cricket team gets down to action in the T20I series against Afghanistan in Mohali on Thursday. The Indian cricket team skipper is making a comeback in the format after a over a year. The last time he played a T20I, it was in the semi-finals of

Star India batter, Shreyas Iyer is set to play for Mumbai in their second round fixture of the Ranji Trophy 2024 against Andhra Pradesh beginning on Friday ahead of the home Test series against England. The right-hand batter is playing for his domestic side for the first time in the Ranji Trophy since the 2018-19

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

Former coach John Buchanan, who oversaw Australia’s two 50-over World Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007, does not consider David Warner as one of the greats of the game, saying the title should be reserved for exceptional cricketers like Don Bradman and Shane Warne. Buchanan was in charge of one of the most successful Australian

Mohammed Shami hasn’t played a T20I for India since 2022 T20 World Cup© BCCI/Sportzpics India’s veteran pacer Mohammed Shami remains one of the finest performers for the team across formats. In Tests and ODIs, Shami has time and again emerged as a match-winner for the team. While his performances for Gujarat Titans in the Indian

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

File photo of Yash Dhull© X (formerly Twitter) Yash Dhull was on Monday removed as Delhi captain, hours after the team suffered a heavy defeat against Puducherry in their Ranji Trophy opening match. Senior batter Himmat Singh will now lead the side that takes on Jammu and Kashmir in an away game from January 12.