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Kolkata: India captain Rohit Sharma Monday brushed aside concerns over Virat Kohli's form, saying the stylish batter is in "great mental space". Kohli managed only 26 runs over three ODIs against the West Indies earlier this month. When asked how the captain and head coach...

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanath Monday said that the management did not acquire Suresh Raina at the IPL 2022 mega auction as the former India batter may not fit in the current team's composition. Raina, who had a base price of Rs 2...

Rio de Janeiro: The suspended World Cup qualifier between South American rivals Brazil and Argentina will be replayed, world football governing body FIFA has said. The match in Sao Paulo last September was halted shortly after kick-off when Brazilian health officials walked onto the pitch...

Queenstown: India felt the absence of experienced pacer Jhulan Goswami as they failed to defend an imposing 270 to go down by three wickets in the second women's ODI against New Zealand here Tuesday. The loss meant that the visitors have now conceded a 0-2...

New Delhi: Pacer Deepak Chahar ‘actually wanted’ Chennai Super Kings (CSK)  to stop bidding for him after the price had hurtled past Rs 13 crore during the IPL auction. Deepak Chahar was afraid that the money spent on him would prevent CSK from forming a...

Vasco: Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) came back Monday into play-off contention after securing a narrow 1-0 win over SC East Bengal (SCEB) in their here Monday.  KBFC climbed to the third spot in the points table from sixth, thanks to the solitary goal scored by...

Bangalore: Work has begun on the country’s new National Cricket Academy (NCA). The BCCI top brass, including president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, laid the foundation stone of the complex here Monday. The BCCI has secured the land on a 99-year lease. “The new...

Kolkata: India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour said Monday that Rishabh Pant can be utilised in a ‘better way lower down the order’. He said that the team management has not yet decided on an elevation for Rishabh Pant. It should be stated here that Pant...

Bhubaneswar: The IPL 2022 saw some sky-rocketing bids as well as some unknown entities walking away with lucrative purses. A total of 204 players were sold and Rs 551.70 crore was spent by the 10 franchises. However, there were some big names that found no...

Kolkata: India batting coach Vikram Rathour acknowledged that all-rounders Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar have been working very hard on their batting skills. He added that the advantage with enhanced batting credentials of Chahar and Thakur helps the team management in flexibility of structuring the...