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Melbourne: Rookie Australia opener Nathan McSweeney admitted feeling "devastated" after being dropped for the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India but vowed to work hard to reclaim his spot in the national team. McSweeney was Friday dropped by the national selectors, who...

New Delhi: As Ravichandran Ashwin, one of cricket's most celebrated spinners, left fans and experts shocked by his sudden exit from international cricket, the former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif showered huge praise on the India star for his tactical acumen and sharp cricketing brain, saying...

New Delhi: After Ravichandran Ashwin’s father claimed he took the shock decision to retire from international cricket because of humiliating treatment, the recently-retired India off-spinner requested everyone to forgive and leave him alone. “My dad isn’t media trained, dey father enna da ithelaam (What is...

Chennai: Ravichandran, father of veteran off-spinner Ashwin, said he was caught off guard by his son's sudden retirement from international cricket but stunningly hinted that there could be underlying reasons for it including him feeling 'humiliated'. Ashwin dropped a bombshell Wednesday when he announced his...

Kuala Lumpur: G Trisha made a fine unbeaten fifty to guide India to a facile eight-wicket win over Bangladesh in their first Super Four match of the Women's Under-19 T20 Asia Cup here Thursday. Chasing a modest 81, India raced past the target in 12.1...

Dubai:  The deadlock over the hosting of Champions Trophy finally ended Thursday when the ICC announced that India will play their matches of the 50-over event at a neutral venue instead of host country Pakistan, which will have a similar arrangement for tournaments to be...

Melbourne: Veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli has reportedly lashed out at the media persons on his arrival at Melbourne airport ahead of the Boxing Day Test. After the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ended in a stalemate at the Gabba, both Australian and Indian...

Mumbai: Hindi film actress Anushka Sharma, who has been on an acting sabbatical owing to her motherhood duties, has lauded cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin after he announced his retirement from international cricket. The actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared a video...

He had made up his mind to retire after India’s win against Australia in Perth. However, Ravichandran Ashwin did not do so due to the persuasion of skipper Rohit Sharma. The latter had told the spinner that he may be needed for the pink ball...

Brisbane: India are sitting third on the World Test Championship (WTC) table after Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep's spirited tenth-wicket partnership helped India salvage a crucial draw against Australia in the rain-marred third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at the Gabba Wednesday. While their...