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Leeds: Ahead of the first Test of the five-match series, England captain Ben Stokes said that despite being without their three experienced players - Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and R Ashwin - it is not going to be easy for the hosts to dominate the...

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has suffered a setback as the Bombay High Court has upheld the arbitral accord to pay Rs 538 crore to the defunct Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The court has rejected BCCI's...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday lauded India's chess sensation Divya Deshmukh for her first-ever victory over World No. 1 Hou Yifan in the second leg of the blitz semifinal at the World Team Blitz Championships in London. Representing Hexamind Chess Club, the 18-year-old...

Leeds: India captain Shubman Gill is set to take up the iconic No. 4 spot in the batting order for the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, beginning Friday. Gill's deputy and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant confirmed the decision during a press conference Wednesday, ending...

New Delhi: Former England batter Geoffrey Boycott believes that more than Rohit Sharma’s retirement, Virat Kohli’s absence is a devastating blow to India ahead of the starting five-match Test series in Leeds, saying that the right-handed batter was their key player. Both Rohit and Kohli...

Leeds: Pacer Harshit Rana has been included in the India Test squad as a cover and travelled with the rest of the team via train to reach Leeds, the venue for the series opener against England. Rana was part of the India A squad and...

Dubai:  India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana Tuesday moved up to the top spot in ICC ODI batting rankings for the first time since 2019 after South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt lost 19 rating points in the latest update. Mandhana has a total of 727 rating points...

New Delhi: Spin great Harbhajan Singh has thrown his weight behind wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav to start in India's playing XI for the first Test against England alongside Ravindra Jadeja. The series opener begins at Leeds June 20. Traditionally, the surface at Leeds aids the pacers...

New Delhi: India head coach Gautam Gambhir is all set to rejoin the rest of the touring team in Leeds Tuesday ahead of the series opener against England, starting Friday. Last week, Gambhir had flown back to New Delhi due to a family emergency related...

New Delhi: After a meeting Saturday, the Apex Council of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that the 2025/26 domestic will begin with the Duleep Trophy August 28 and conclude with the Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy April 3, 2026. As...