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Dubai: In-form batter Suryakumar Yadav continued to be the top ranked Indian batter in the shortest format, holding on to his second spot in the latest ICC T20I rankings released Wednesday. Suryakumar, who finished India's recent T20I series at home against South Africa  as their...

New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who is soon going to become a former BCCI president, has fallen out of favour in the board and is reportedly ending his term on a 'disappointing' note. During the upcoming BCCI AGM and elections October 18, most...

Christchurch: Devon Conway continued a compelling run of form leading into the Twenty20 World Cup with an innings of 64 Wednesday in New Zealand's 48-run win over Bangladesh at the New Zealand T20 Tri-series. With his help, New Zealand made 208-5 after losing the toss...

Mumbai: Former South Africa quick Dale Steyn feels the pace and bounce on Australian pitches will suit Suryakumar Yadav's 360-degree game, making him India's go-to player in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Following a hattrick of half-centuries in the bilateral home series against Australia, the...

New Delhi: Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur will join the Indian contingent in Australia soon even as Deepak Chahar has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup due to a back injury. Chahar, who was among the stand-by players,...

Melbourne: Australian batter Usman Khawaja feels the 50-over format needs to be reduced to 40-overs-a-side game to make it more interesting in the wake of ever-growing popularity of T20 cricket. ODIs are fast losing their popularity with T20Is already becoming a hot property, while Test...

Bhubaneswar: India were overwhelmed by a formidable USA in their opening match of the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup as they suffered a 0-8 thrashing in a lop-sided Group A match here Tuesday. Reality bit the Indian team as it was toyed by a far...

Bhubaneswar: Title contenders Brazil began their FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup campaign on a winning note with a 1-0 victory over debutants Morocco in a Group A match here Tuesday. Striker Jhonson scored the all-important goal in the fifth minute of the match as the...

New Delhi: India's 1983 World Cup-winning hero Roger Binny is likely to replace Sourav Ganguly as the BCCI President when the Board will hold its AGM October 18, sources in the cricket body said Tuesday. After hectic parleys and back-channel discussions in the past one...

Perth: Australia captain Aaron Finch found himself in the middle of a stump microphone controversy days before the start of the T20 World Cup as he was reprimanded by the ICC for use of "audible obscenity". The incident occurred in the ninth over of England...