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Dubai: India's swashbuckling opener Smriti Mandhana was Monday named the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year for the second time for her stellar run of form across all formats in 2021. Mandhana, who also made it to the ICC T20 women's Team of the Year,...

Cape Town: India have been fined 40 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the third and final ODI of the series in Cape Town Sunday. In the match, India were bowled out for 283 in 49.2...

Cape Town: After suffering a crushing 3-0 loss against South Africa, head coach Rahul Dravid Sunday said that this series is a "good eye-opener" for the team but there is still a lot of time before the 2023 ODI World Cup and India will get...

Dubai: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was Monday named ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year following his exploits in 2021 when he scored 405 runs in six games at an average of 67.50. The 27-year-old was the second-highest run-scorer with 228 runs and was the Player...

Mumbai: Celebrity power couple Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have come out with a statement after their toddler daughter Vamika was photographed at a cricket stadium and the pictures going viral on social media. Anushka said that she was caught off guard and did not...

New Delhi: Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli Sunday courted controversy and faced backlash on social media for allegedly 'chewing a gum' while the country's national anthem was being played before the start of the third ODI match between India and South Africa in Cape Town....

Mumbai: India skipper Mithali Raj believes too much importance is being given to strike rate and wants her batters to focus on playing knocks and stitching partnership to lead the team to victory. With the 2022 Cricket World Cup coming in New Zealand, Mithali gave...

Cape Town: A fantastic century by Quinton de Kock (124 off 130) helped South Africa post a challenging 287 against India in the third and final ODI of the three-match series, here Sunday. Apart from de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen (52 off 59) and...

Chennai: The number 'Srivalli' from the Telugu blockbuster Pushpa - The RisePushpa - The Rise, featuring Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, seems to have captured not just the hearts of fans and film buffs but also cricketers. First, it was Australian cricketer...

Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu eased past young compatriot Malvika Bansod in straight games to win her second women's singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament here Sunday. Playing in a depleted field due to multiple COVID-19 cases, top seed Sindhu hardly...