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Ahmedabad: New white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma hit a fifty as India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here Sunday. Returning to action after recovering from a hamstring injury, Sharma smashed a 51-ball...

Ahmedabad: Spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar shared seven wickets between them as India dismissed West Indies for 176 in the first ODI here Sunday. Former skipper Jason Holder's 57 off 71 was the only saving grace for the Windies while Chahal (4/49 in 9.5...

Ahmedabad: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against the West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series here Sunday. For India, Rajasthan all-rounder Deepak Hooda will make his international debut in what is the country's 1000th ODI. India...

New Delhi: Imagine being Yash Dhull, who was on the brink of missing the biggest tournament of his promising career due to COVID-19, days after starring in India's U-19 World Cup opener. Having experienced the worst symptoms out of the five players who tested positive...

North Sound (Antigua): India skipper Yash Dhull is aware that his life could now change drastically after guiding India to a record fifth U-19 World Cup title but the Delhi youngster does not want the fame and adulation disturb his focus on the game. The...

New Delhi: When Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup at the Lord's balcony, the erstwhile BCCI president and one of the powerful ministers in the Indira Gandhi cabinet, late NKP Salve had a different worry. It was still some years to go for economic liberalization...

Antigua: England captain Tom Prest said it had been "amazing" to test "ourselves against the best payers", adding that the performance of his boys in the U-19 ICC Cricket World Cup final against India should make them proud. Riding on an all-round performance from Raj Bawa,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated the Indian U-19 cricket team for winning a record fifth World Cup title, saying the "stellar performance" of the side proves the future of the game in the country is in "safe and able hands". An utterly...

North Sound (Antigua): Moments after India's unprecedented fifth U-19 World Cup title triumph, National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman lauded the BCCI for running a world-class youth structure and organising innumerable, competitive age-group tournaments. Having battled a COVID-19 outbreak in their camp which nearly...

North Sound (Antigua): India won their fifth Under-19 World Cup title defeating England by wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here Saturday. After England won the toss and decided to bat, Indian pacers Raj Bawa (5/31) and Ravi Bawa (4/34) ran through the opposition...