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Dubai: South Africa's batter Tazmin Brits made a significant leap in the latest ICC women’s ODI player rankings, released Tuesday, ahead of the Women’s World Cup starting next week in India. While South Africa faced Pakistan in a three-match ODI series, India hosted Australia for...

New Delhi: The Indian women's cricket team was Tuesday fined 10 per cent of its match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the third ODI here. Hosts India suffered a 43-run defeat despite Smriti Mandhana's blazing 125-run knock to concede the series...

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an online betting app named 1xBet, officials said. Singh (43) reached the agency's office in central Delhi around 12 noon. The agency...

Johannesburg: South Africa wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock Monday reversed his decision to retire from ODIs and was named in the national white-ball squads for the upcoming Pakistan tour but skipper Temba Bavuma was ruled out of the Test series due to a calf strain....

New Delhi: Pakistan team management has complained to the television umpire with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over a caught-behind dispute involving Fakhar Zaman in Sunday’s Asia Cup Super Four match against India in Dubai, according to a report. Sri Lanka umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge gave...

New Delhi: Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria has advised Shaheen Afridi to take a month-long break from cricket to rejuvenate amid the latter’s recent poor outings with the ball in the Asia Cup. The pacer remained wicketless in the team’s recently concluded game against arch-rivals...

Dubai: Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav has urged everyone to stop calling the contests against Pakistan a meaningful "rivalry" given how his team has dominated the arch-foes, the most recent demolition act being the six-wicket triumph in a Super 4 match of the ongoing Asia Cup...

Dubai: Abhishek Sharma was brutal and beautiful in equal measure during his scintillating 74 as India made a tricky chase look comfortable, winning an ill-tempered Super 4 contest of the Asia Cup against Pakistan by six wickets here Sunday. Left-handed Abhishek, who got 30-plus knocks...

Dubai: India opener Abhishek Sharma said he was displeased with the needless aggression shown by Pakistan players during their Asia Cup Super 4 clash Sunday. He added that adopting an ultra-attacking batting approach was the best response to the on-field hostility. Abhishek slammed a 39-ball...

Dubai: India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4s match in Bhubaneswar Sunday. As it was the case in the league match between the two teams, there was no handshake between Suryakumar and his...