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Sydney: Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has asked for captains in Test cricket to be suspended if their teams aren't able to bowl 90 overs in a day. As per the current playing conditions, a minimum of 90 overs have to be bowled in a...

Manchester: Rishabh Pant’s (125 n o, 113b, 16x4, 2x6) and an all-round show by Hardik Pandya (4/24; 71, 55b, 10x4) helped India beat England by five wickets and clinch the ODI series 2-1 here Sunday. The two also saw to it that Rohit Sharma’s gamble...

London: Lalit Modi, credited with making Indian cricket a billion-dollar industry by successfully launching the Indian Premier League, has slammed those trolling him for his friendship with Hindi film actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. Lalit Modi has also castigated those who call him...

Manchester: In what can be called a ‘bigger picture’ of the third and final India-England ODI being played, Hardik Pandya (4/24) showed once more his value as an all-rounder as he picked up wickets at regular wickets here Sunday. Due to his efforts, India bowled...

Singapore: Star India shuttler PV Sindhu clinched the women's singles title at the Singapore Open 2022 BWF Super 500 tournament after beating China's Wang Zhi Yi in the final, here Sunday. World No 7 Sindhu took 58 minutes to defeat world No 11 Zhi Yi...

London: Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen Saturday threw his weight behind the out-of-form Virat Kohli, saying that he should be proud as "people can only dream about" what he has achieved. The former Indian skipper is enduring a wretched run with the bat and has...

Kolkata: ATK Mohun Bagan head coach Juan Ferrando Saturday said it was not easy to convince high-profile Guinean central defender Florentin Pogba, who is the elder brother of French World Cup winner Paul Pogba. Florentin is ATKMB's biggest signing this season. They have been one...

Mumbai: Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC Saturday announced the signing of Spanish mid-fielder Alberto Noguera for the upcoming season. The 32-year-old joins the club on a one-year contract until May 2023. The Madrid-born mid-fielder came up through the ranks at Getafe before he...

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Saturday announced the launch of Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, its new T20 tournament named in the memory of the HRH late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the former President of KSCA and Maharaja of Mysore. The tournament will be held between...

New Delhi: The legendary Kapil Dev wondered if Virat Kohli was indeed rested or ignored for the upcoming five T20Is against the West Indies, hinting that the word "dropped" may have been avoided as he "is not an ordinary" cricketer. Kohli's lean run is now...