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Chennai: Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy was appointed captain of the Tamil Nadu team for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament scheduled to begin nationwide from November 26. Chakravarthy played a handy role in India's 2-1 away T20 International series win over Australia recently, taking...

Rajkot: Ruturaj Gaikwad struck a composed 117 from 129 deliveries to guide India A to a comfortable four-wicket victory over South Africa A while chasing 286 runs in Thursday's first unofficial ODI. Out of the Indian team from both ODI and T20 format, Gaikwad anchored the...

New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Shardul Thakur was Thursday traded to Mumbai Indians for Rs two crore ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League. "The Mumbai based all-rounder was picked up by the Lucknow Super Giants for INR 2 crore as an injury replacement...

Kolkata: Twenty-five years since their last Test series win in India, South Africa return with renewed belief, experience, and the ambition to end one of their longest barren runs in world cricket. The reigning World Test Championship winners, led by Temba Bavuma, will begin their...

New Delhi: Ahead of the first Test against South Africa, India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has praised skipper Shubman Gill, saying that batting alongside him is an enjoyable experience and that he’s one of the great players of the current generation. Gill, who led India to...

New Delhi: IPL side Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have begun discussions on their retention ahead of the November 15 deadline, said franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka. In 2025, LSG, led by India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, finished at seventh place with six wins coming from 14 games....

New Delhi: Three-time IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have appointed former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson as their assistant coach ahead of IPL 2026. Watson previously worked as an assistant coach for Delhi Capitals (DC) under Ricky Ponting in IPL 2022 and 2023 seasons and...

New Delhi: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has instructed its players to "continue with the tour as scheduled" after some squad members wished to leave Pakistan mid-tour and return home, citing concerns over their security following the suicide bombing in Islamabad. SLC also threatened players of...

Kolkata: India seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy was Wednesday released from the Test squad to play the ODI series against South Africa A, beginning in Rajkot Thursday. India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate Wednesday confirmed that Dhruv Jurel, who has been in red-hot form, will...

New Delhi: South African duo of spinner Senuran Muthusamy and skipper Laura Wolvaardt have been named winners of the ICC Player of the Month awards for October 2025, following standout performances in Tests and Women’s ODI World Cup, respectively. Muthusamy earned the honour in the...