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Raipur: Ishan Kishan justified his national recall with a sensational 32-ball-76 while captain Suryakumar Yadav scored his first fifty after 23 innings as India decimated New Zealand by seven wickets for a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20 series in Raipur Friday. Ahead of the...

Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers booked their spot in the final of the Men's Hockey India League with a 2-1 win against Ranchi Royals at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar Friday. Alexander Hendrickx bagged a brace to give his side a 2-0 lead before Mandeep Singh...

Raipur: Skipper Mitchell Santner's late burst of unbeaten (47) and Rachin Ravindra's (44) helped New Zealand post 208/6 in 20 overs--registering their third-highest T20I total against India and the highest-ever T20 score at the venue in the second T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh...

Bhubaneswar: Hyderabad Toofans defeated HIL GC 2-0 in the eliminator to book a spot in Qualifier 2 of the men's Hockey India League (HIL) Friday. Shilanand Lakra (16th, 39th) stole the show as he scored a brilliant brace to help his side progress ahead in...

Raipur: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the second T20 International Friday. India made two changes to the playing XI of their previous match, bringing in Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav. Lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah has...

New Delhi: A desperate Bangladesh Cricket Board has written to the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) of ICC requesting it to overturn the governing body's decision to hold the national men's team's T20 World Cup games in India but its appeal won't be heard as it...

New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings have suffered a major setback after newly signed spin all-rounder Prashant Veer was ruled out for four to five weeks due to a shoulder injury, casting doubt over his match readiness ahead of IPL 2026. Prashant sustained the injury while...

New Delhi: Swashbuckling India opener Abhishek Sharma said he has been following the aggressive template set by former skipper Rohit Sharma in T20I powerplays after being encouraged to do so by head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav. Having made his T20I debut in...

New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli applauded Indian badminton veteran Saina Nehwal for a legendary career that redefined Indian badminton by putting it on the global map. The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist, who last played over two...

New Delhi: Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria strongly supports the ICC’s stance of not changing the schedule, amid the BCB decision to not travel to India for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, stating if Bangladesh are opting out of the tournament, it won't...