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Dubai: Pakistan opener Sameer Minhas once again gave a glimpse into his precocious talent, striking a brilliant century, his second in the tournament, as Pakistan made a steep 347 for 8 in an engrossing 50-over men's U19 Asia Cup final Sunday. Minhas, one of the...

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated the Indian blind women’s cricket team following their triumphant campaign in the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup for the Blind. The team visited the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai December 19, where they were given...

New Delhi: Shubman Gill's fate wasn't actually sealed Saturday when BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia announced the squad for the T20 World Cup but when the fourth T20 International was called off Wednesday due to thick smog. That was the day it was decided that Gill...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the upcoming Hockey India League season, Kalinga Lancers announced Saturday the appointment of India’s Sanjay and Belgium stalwart Arthur Van Doren as co-captains of the team. The HIL 2026 will be held from January 3 to 26, 2026, across Chennai, Ranchi and...

Mumbai: In a bold move, the national selection committee Saturday omitted out-of-form vice-captain Shubman Gill from the 15-member Indian squad picked for the home T20 World Cup. All-rounder Axar Patel was named the vice-captain of the squad, which also saw the return of an in-form...

Manesar: Nihal Cheema, Drona Singh Dhull and Prince Bainsla among the boys, and Naaysha S Sinha, Gairat Kaur Kahlon and Shiksha Jain, among the girls, were outstanding performers in the fifth edition of the US Kids Golf Indian Championship at Classic Golf and Country Club....

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya’s explosive power-hitting in the final T20I against South Africa in Ahmedabad Friday, December 19, helped India secure a 30-run victory. Hardik reached his half-century in just 16 balls, the second-fastest by an Indian batsman in T20Is and was named Player of...

Kolkata: Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammad Shami, who has been in impressive form on the domestic circuit with 36 wickets across formats, has been named in Bengal's squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day competition. Shami, who has not played for India for a while...

Ahmedabad: Hard-hitting India batters Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya hammered fine half-centuries while spinner Varun Chakravarthy snared four wickets as India defeated South Africa by 30 runs to clinch the five-match T20I series 3-1 in Ahmedabad Saturday. With Varma (73 off 42 balls) and Pandya...

Ahmedabad: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav's poor run with the bat continued but India still managed a massive 231 for 5 thanks to Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya's blazing half-centuries and Sanju Samson's useful contribution at the top in the fifth and final T20 International in Anmedabad...