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Mumbai: Harmanpreet Kaur is set to lead India for the first time in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup with Smriti Mandhana as her deputy, as the hosts unveiled a strong 15-member squad for the upcoming edition of the marquee event, commencing September 30. Opener...

Mumbai: Test skipper Shubman Gill was Tuesday appointed as the vice-captain, while pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was also included in India's 15-member T20 squad for the Asia Cup starting September 9 in the UAE. Gill's last T20 match was against Sri Lanka at Pallekele in...

Odisha: Odisha, Manipur and Jharkhand emerged winners against their respective rivals to progress to the quarterfinals in Division 'A' of the 15th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship, here Monday. Madhya Pradesh, who played out a 3-3 draw against Tamil Nadu to end the pool...

New Delhi: Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah may have drawn criticism for playing only three Tests during the series against England to manage his workload, but former BCCI chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma has backed the bowler, saying players should go by the physios' advice...

Lahore: Pakistan selectors Sunday left out seasoned batters Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan while announcing their 17-member squad for the tri-series in the UAE later this month, followed by the Asia Cup. The PCB announced the squad on its website featuring senior fast bowler Shaheen...

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced a ‘Serious Injury Replacement’ clause in the playing conditions for multi-day games in the upcoming 2025/26 domestic season. The rule will allow for like-for-like replacements for players ruled out of a match...

Sydney: Bob Simpson, a former player, captain and coach and one of the most influential figures in Australian cricket, has died at the age of 89. Cricket Australia Saturday confirmed the death of Simpson, who represented Australia in 62 tests and two one-day internationals between...

New Delhi: Former India batter Yuvraj Singh feels Shubman Gill's performance on the recent England tour was nothing short of unbelievable, especially considering the question marks over his batting in overseas conditions heading into the five-Test series. During the Anderson-Tendulkar Test series recently, Gill scored...

Kolkata: Dr Vece Paes, a member of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games bronze-winning Indian men's hockey team and father of legendary tennis player Leander Paes, died here Thursday morning owing to age-related ailments. He was 80. Paes, who was also suffering from Parkinson's disease, was...

Trinidad: Shai Hope’s unbeaten century and Jayden Seales’ six-fer led West Indies to register their first series win over Pakistan since 1991 with an emphatic 202-run win in the third and final ODI at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium. Hope led from the front with...