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New Delhi: Success of Indian players as captains in a tournament like IPL will eventually benefit the national team since leadership role helps in accelerating the growth of cricketers, Head coach Rahul Dravid said Tuesday. Hardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to title in its maiden...

New Delhi: India head coach Rahul Dravid has always maintained that he likes continuity and gave clear hints Tuesday that pace sensation Umran Malik might have to wait for his turn. Dravid was speaking ahead of the first of five-match T20 International series between India...

New Delhi: Former India pacer RP Singh has come out in support of KL Rahul, who will be leading India in the upcoming T20I series against South Africa, while taking a dig at Manish Pandey for throwing his wicket away after getting good starts. RP...

London: The appointment of Brendon McCullum as England's Test team head coach has given 34-year-old spinner Adil Rashid hope of returning to the Test side after being sidelined from the five-day format for more than three years. The leg-spinner last played a Test for England...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the six global winners of the ICC Development Awards 2021, highlighting the work done by member nations for the growth of cricket and enabling more people to play the sport in emerging nations. Following the announcement...

Bengaluru: When India bowler Mohammed Siraj put on his cap for his debut Test at Melbourne on a highly-successful campaign Down Under when India registered a memorable 2-1 series win, all he was thinking of was his father, who had passed away a few days...

Kolkata: Indian national team captain Sunil Chhetri is thrilled at the prospect of qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup in front of the fans at the Salt Lake Stadium here, which he described as the best in India. India take on Cambodia in their first...

Cardiff: Weeks of back spasms were not going to stop Gareth Bale's mission to lead Wales back to the World Cup. Try stopping the captain taking to the field when there is a 64-year drought to end. Try stopping a free kick from a forward...

Pamplona (Spain): Lionel Messi scored five goals for Argentina for the first time in a 5-0 rout of Estonia in a friendly match in Spain, becoming the fourth-highest scorer for a national team in men's soccer. Messi scored twice in the first half, including from...

Dubai: The Emirates Cricket Board will conduct the inaugural International League T20 from January 6 to February 12, 2023, with three IPL franchises owning outfits in the six-team league. Out of the six franchises, five are Indian companies including Reliance Industries which owns Mumbai Indians,...