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BENGALURU: Indian all-rounder Axar Patel thumped an unbeaten 64 off 35 balls on Sunday as the visitors pipped West Indies by two wickets in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This is India’s 11th consecutive ODI series win against West Indies. Patel’s scorching innings was laced with three […]

BENGALURU: Neeraj Chopra on Sunday created history as he became only the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships, after long jumper Anju Bobby George, who picked bronze in 2003. The 24-year-old bagged the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene with a […]

NEW DELHI: On the back of captain Shikhar Dhawan’s sparkling 97, India edged West Indies by three runs in the first ODI at Port-of-Spain to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 309, the hosts lost the opener Shai Hope early but Kyle Mayers and Shamarah Brooks joined forces and put together a 117-run […]

The second-string Indian team is set to lock horns with West Indies in their backyard as the first ODI of the three-match series begins on Friday. The visitors have rested a string of their top players, including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah, and their absence gives West Indies a chance to […]

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced that it will acquire a franchise in Cricket South Africa’s upcoming T20 league. Based in Cape Town, the new franchise will take forward the legacy of ‘Mumbai Indians brand and comes close on the heels of acquiring the UAE-based International League T-20 team. Reliance Industries has been instrumental […]