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Melbourne: Australia T20 captain Aaron Finch is "not a big fan" of 'Mankading', a controversial dismissal where bowlers run out batters backing up at the non-strikers' end. Mankading, informally named after former India cricketer Vinoo Mankad, has been in the news of late after Deepti...

Bhubaneswar: Hosts India conceded three goals in the second half to suffer a humiliating 0-3 defeat to Morocco in their second Group A match and crash out of the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup here Friday.  Debutants Morocco scored through El Madani (50th minute), Yasmine...

Bhubaneswar: Title contenders Brazil and the USA played out a 1-1 draw in a fast-paced Group A match as both teams closed in on quarterfinal berths of the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup here Friday. In the match played at the Kalinga Stadium here both...

New Delhi: The BCCI senior selection committee named Friday seasoned pacer Mohammed Shami as injured Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in the Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. “The all-India senior selection committee has named Mohammed Shami as Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement in India's...

New Delhi: A debate has been raging in the country over Sourav Ganguly being forced to relinquish the BCCI president’s chair. Rumours are flying thick and fast that when some senior officials of the BCCI met a couple of days back Sourav Ganguly had to...

Christchurch: Pakistan, thriving on an all-round show, especially the pace bowling of young Naseem Shah (2/38) and Haris Rauf (2/22), defeated hosts New Zealand by five wickets at the Hagley Oval to clinch the Tri-series title Friday, and look set to enter the ICC T20...

New Delhi: India must counter Pakistan left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi in an aggressive manner and not just look to see him off in their T20 World Cup opener, former cricketer Gautam Gambhir said Wednesday. India will take on the arch-rivals on October 23 in...

Mumbai: With the inaugural edition of the Women's Indian Premier League (IPL) all set to be held next year, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering having five teams as well as permitting five overseas players in a playing XI. A...

Sylhet: India made 148 for six against Thailand in the semifinal of the women's Asia Cup here Thursday. Sent in to bat, Shafali Verma made 42, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 36 and 27 respectively. Sornnarin Tippoch was the best bowler for...

New Delhi: Pacer Deepak Chahar, who was a strong contender to replace Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup, has been ruled of the marquee event due to a back injury, BCCI sources said Wednesday. While Chahar, a stand-by player for...