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Karachi: Nauman Niaz, a well-known cricket historian, writer and television personality, has sent a notice to former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar for discrediting and defaming him. Dr. Niaz, a former Director of Sports at the state-owned Pakistan Television Network, has sent the notice through his...

London: England all-rounder Jamie Overton has been ruled out of the remaining ODIs and upcoming T20I series against the West Indies due to a broken right little finger. Overton sustained the injury during England’s first ODI victory at Edgbaston Thursday after he spilled a fast-travelling...

Just a few days ago, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket. Kohli used to bat at number four in the red-ball format, and with his departure, the position has now become vacant. There has been much speculation about who will replace him at...

New Chandigarh: Rohit Sharma’s 81, coupled with the experience of bowlers Trent Boult (2-56) and Jasprit Bumrah (1-27) proved pivotal for Mumbai Indians claiming a spot in Qualifier 2, with a 20-run win over Gujarat Titans in Eliminator match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025...

Mullanpur: Rohit Sharma rode his luck to make a stroke-filled 81 after Jonny Bairstow made instant impact on his Mumbai Indians debut, propelling the five-time champions to a daunting 228/5 against a sloppy Gujarat Titans in the IPL Eliminator in Mullanpur Friday. On a surface...

Mullanpur: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bat against Gujarat Titans in the IPL Eliminator here Tuesday. The MI have included Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson and Raj Angad Bawa in the playing 11. The Titans have brought in Washington Sundar...

Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his family at Patna airport Friday. The PM interacted with the cricketer and his parents before leaving the venue. PM Modi is on a two-day visit to Bihar, from Thursday to Friday. He inaugurated...

Chandigarh: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli is synonymous with excitement, and that energy was on full display during Qualifier 1 between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. During the match, when Musheer Khan came in as an Impact Substitute following a complete top and middle-order...

Mullanpur: Royal Challengers Bengaluru raced to their first Indian Premier League final since 2016 with an eight-wicket pounding of Punjab Kings in a lopsided Qualifier 1 here Thursday. Punjab Kings' ultra-aggressive approach backfired on the day as RCB skittled out the home team for 101...

Mullanpur: Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowled out Punjab Kings for 101 in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League in Mullanpur Thursday. RCB bowlers justified skipper Rajat Patidar's decision to field first by packing off PBKS for a paltry total in just 14.1 overs. Marcus Stoinis...