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Dubai: India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday bettered spin stalwart Ravichandran Ashwin's all-time rating-point record by an Indian in the latest ICC rankings when he touched the 907-point mark. Ashwin's highest rating was 904, achieved in December 2016. The 907 ranking points also placed...

New York: India's R Vaishali clinched a bronze in the women's section of the World Blitz Championship, capping another strong performance by the country's chess players after stalwart Koneru Humpy's title-winning show in the rapid event here. Vaishali defeated China's Zhu Jiner 2.5-1.5 in the...

New York: Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali showcased her skill by winning the women's qualifier to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Blitz Championship here. Following Koneru Humpy's stellar performance, which earned her the gold medal and a prize of USD 60,000, it was Vaishali's...

Dubai: India's peerless fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was Monday nominated for the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award along with England's prolific scorer Joe Root. Another English batter Harry Brook and Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis also featured in the list. Bumrah has been the...

Melbourne: While praising Rishabh Pant’s previous successes due to his high-risk style of playing the game, Indian captain Rohit Sharma stated the wicketkeeper-batter needs to figure out the right way of doing things for himself and the team. Rohit's comments come after Pant had two...

Melbourne: Former Australian batter Simon Katich took a hard dig at Virat Kohli's dismissal during India's second innings of the Boxing Day Test, saying "The king is dead," when India's star batter fell cheaply to Mitchell Starc for 5 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground...

Melbourne: Australia beat India by 184 runs in the fourth Test to take a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Chasing a 340-run target, India were bowled out for 155 in 79.1 overs on day five. Yashasvi Jaiswal (84 off 208) fought a lone battle...

Melbourne: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal's contentious dismissal sparked a controversy on the final day of the fourth Test against Australia here Monday, as third umpire Saikat Sharfuddoula ruled him out despite no edge being registered on the Snicko. Jaiswal, who was batting on 84, miscued...

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das has stepped down as the president of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) Sunday. Das, a former MLA from Jajpur district was elected unopposed to the position October 28, 2022. His term, scheduled to end October 2025, has now...

Melbourne: Jasprit Bumrah (4/56) entered record books by completing his 200 wickets but Australia extended their lead to 333 runs, reaching 228 for 9 at stumps on the fourth day of the fourth Test, here Sunday. Resuming at 135 for six after tea, Australia lost...