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Om Raut’s directorial film Adipurush has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, ever-since it’s teaser was launched. The film which stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles, is a dramatic retelling of the Ramayana. The movie has been widely criticised by many religious groups, viewers and movie critics

Former Australian pace bowler Brett Geeves believes England’s ultra-aggressive approach is likely to backfire during the Ashes, adding that the declaration on day one of the first Test at Edgbaston was a sign of “wild arrogance” on the part of Ben Stokes’ side. England had declared their first innings on 393 for eight despite Joe

Commenting on the squad selected by India for the three-match ODI series against West Indies, legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that a new captain should have been handed over the duty to lead the side in the series. For the ODIs that will be played on July 27, July 29 and August 1, Team

Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that Sanju Samson should be given a longer run in the ODI squad after the wicket-keeper batter was picked for the upcoming three-match series against West Indies. Samson had a decent Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season with Rajasthan Royals, and in the absence of Rishabh Pant

Moving out of his comfort zone in Bhadohi, spending early teenage years at Azad Maidan tent and doing hard yards in Maximum City for nearly a decade, India Cap wasn’t everything for Yashasvi Jaiswal but the only thing he aspired for. It was never about how he will get there but when on Friday afternoon

SCO vs UAE, World Cup Qualifier Live: Scotland look to make it two in two.© AFP SCO vs UAE, World Cup Qualifier Live: United Arab Emirates won the toss and opted to bowl against Scotland in a ICC ODI World Cup Qualifier Group B match in Bulawayo. Scotland head into this fixture on the back of

Australia’s World Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting has revealed that he was approached for the England Test coaching role before Brendon McCullum took over last year. After an embarrassing 0-4 Ashes defeat Down Under, the England men’s team set up went through a massive overhaul with McCullum and Matthew Mott replacing Chris Silverwood as the

File photo of Zaka Ashraf© Twitter In less than 24 hours after he had officially “rejected” the ‘Hybrid Model’ for the Asia Cup after Asian Cricket Council’s formal nod, Pakistan Cricket Board’s soon-to-be chairman Zaka Ashraf did a complete ‘volte-face’ by accepting the four matches awarded to the original hosts. The Hybrid Model by virtue

CWC Qualifier Live: Netherlands take on minnows USA in a crunch fixture in Harare.© Twitter NED vs USA, Cricket World Cup Qualifier, Live: Netherlands aim to keep their World Cup hopes alive as they take on minnows United States Of America in a crunch qualifier at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare. Both sides head into

It would be advantage Australia during the Ashes as they can play at “different tempos”, while England only know how to play “really hard”, feels former Test skipper of the touring side Time Paine. Paine, a wicketkeeper-batter, had stepped down as Australia captain days before the last Ashes series at home due to a ‘sexting’

File photo of Harare Sports City.© Twitter A fire broke out at the Harare Sports Club, one of the two venues for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers matches, on Tuesday, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed in a statement. A quick response from the fire brigade made sure that no damage was done to the ground,

Alastair Cook had his hands on his head in the commentary box after England’s loss.© Twitter Australia and England produced another nerve-wracking duel in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston earlier this week. After choosing to bat first, England captain Ben Stokes declared the first innings late on Day 1 at 393/8 with Joe Root

A wicket-keeper batter by trait, but MS Dhoni loves to bowl in the nets. On numerous occasions, the former India skipper has been spotted bowling in the nets even though he doesn’t do that in the match. Back in 2004, when DHoni was only a reserve player, former India opener Aakash Chopra spotted him bowling

ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 5, Live: Australia need 174 runs to win© AFP ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 5, Live:Australia will begin the fifth and final day of the ongoing first Ashes Test against England from 107/3, with Usman Khawaja (34*) and Scott Boland (13*) standing unbeaten at the crease.

Virat Kohli in action for the Indian cricket team© Twitter Virat Kohli came up with a special message for all his fans as the star India batter completed 12 years in Test cricket on Tuesday. The former India skipper made his debut in the longest format of cricket against West Indies at Sabina Park on

Nepal take on USA in World Cup Qualifier© Twitter Nepal vs USA ICC World Cup Qualifier LIVE:After a defeat in their opening ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifier match against Zimbabwe, Nepal take on the United States of America in their second match of the campaign at Harare. USA were also handed a defeat in their

England’s Stuart Broad took two late wickets to pile pressure on Australia as the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston headed for a dramatic finish. Australia were making steady progress at 78-1 in pursuit of a victory target of 281 when veteran paceman Broad removed both Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith — the world’s two top-ranked

1st Ashes Test, Day 4, Live: England lost two wickets on Day 3© AFP ENG vs AUS, 1st Ashes Test, Day 4, Live Updates:England will begin the Day 4 of the ongoing first Ashes Test against Australia from 28/2, with Joe Root (0*) and Ollie Pope (0*) standing unbeaten at the crease. Currently, England are