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The 15th edition of the Asia Cup is slated to start on August 27 with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in the first match. Six teams in the tournament, which will be played in the T20 format, will compete fiercely against each other to lift the trophy. The championship also assumes greater significance in view […]

BENGALURU: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the Asia Cup. While Rohit Sharma will lead the side, KL Rahul – who missed the series against England and West Indies due to injury – has been named the vice-captain. Virat Kohli, who was ‘rested’ for the series against the […]

NEW DELHI: Indian team put up a clinical performance in the 4th T20I at Florida to thrash West Indies by 59 runs and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. This is India’s 5th consecutive bilateral T20I series victory against West Indies. Before the T20Is, India had won the ODI series 3-0. The […]

BENGALURU: Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday smacked West Indies bowlers with impunity as India defeated the hosts by 7 wickets in the 3rd T20I at St Kitts to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing 165, Surya lent India a rollicking start as he sliced and whipped the left-arm medium-pacer Obed McCoy, the hero […]

BENGALURU: On Sunday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the ODI squad for the series against Zimbabwe. Along with Rohit Sharma, the selectors decided to rest Virat Kohli also for the upcoming series. India are slated to play three ODIs against Zimbabwe from August 18 to 22 in their backyard. Kohli […]

BENGALURU: Riding on captain Rohit Sharma’s half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s blazing cameo, India thrashed West Indies by 68 runs on Friday in the 1st T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. After Nicholas Pooran won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first, Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav cracked 44 runs for […]

After India pummeled England by 10 wickets in the first ODI at The Oval, they moved to the no.3 position in the ICC’s ODI team rankings. New Zealand at present the numero uno team in this format, while England is at the no.2 position. The authenticity of the current rankings gains even more credibility if we […]

BENGALURU: Ace fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah ripped through England’s batting line-up as India routed the hosts by 10 wickets in the first ODI at The Oval. The right-arm pacer chalked up six wickets for just 19 and dismissed England for 110 – their lowest ODI score against India. In response, Indian captain Rohit Sharma went […]

BENGALURU: Bhuvneshwar Kumar once again came to the fore and swung India to a 49-run win over England in the 2nd T20I at Edgbaston on Saturday. The ace swing-bowler prised out England skipper Jos Buttler and Jason Roy in his first spell to derail their 171-run chase. On the whole, he snaffled three wickets for […]

Madhya Pradesh winning their maiden Ranji Trophy title by thrashing 41-time champions Mumbai in the final received tremendous applause from one and all. Everyone likes to see an underdog punching above its weight, especially in sports. One of the architects of Madhya Pradesh’s stupendous triumph was left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya who grabbed 32 scalps and […]