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Sharjah: Australia stand-in captain Tahlia McGrath won the toss and elected to bat against India in their Group A match of the Women's T20 World Cup here on Sunday. India made one change to bring back seamer Pooja Vastrakar in place of Sajeevan Sajana while...

Hyderabad: Sanju Samson has learned to live with the inevitable ‘pressure and failures’ in top-flight sport, and the Indian batter profusely thanked the leadership group for guiding him through dark phases of self-doubt, giving him another chance to prove his worth. Samson, finally, managed to...

Jamnagar: The maharaja of the erstwhile princely state of Nawanagar, known as Jamnagar, in Gujarat, has declared his nephew and former cricketer Ajay Jadeja as his heir to the throne on the auspicious day of Dussehra Saturday. The 53-year-old cricketer, who played 196 ODIs and...

New Delhi: India wicketkeeper and Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant shocked his fans and franchise with his cryptic social media post ahead of the upcoming IPL mega auction. Taking to X, Pant asked if he went under the hammer, how much money would he fetch...

Hong Kong:  Former wicketkeeper-batter Robin Uthappa will lead the star-studded Indian team in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024. Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Manoj Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bharat Chipli and Shreevats Goswami (wk) are the other squad members. With a mix of talent in batting...

New Delhi: Hours after Pakistan suffered a demoralising defeat by an innings and 47 runs to England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that retired umpire Aleem Dar,  Aaqib Javed, and Azhar Ali have been named in its ‘recomposition’ of the senior men’s selection committee....

Johannesburg: South Africa Test captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the side’s upcoming first Test against Bangladesh after scans revealed a left tricep muscle strain. Cricket South Africa (CSA) has added all-rounder Dewald Brevis and pacer Lungi Ngidi to the Test squad. While...

Multan: Left-arm spinner Jack Leach took all three wickets to fall on day five’s play to complete his four-wicket haul as England thrashed Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Multan Cricket Stadium Friday....

New Delhi: Australia’s fast-bowling all-rounder Cameron Green could miss the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, starting from November 22 in Perth, due to a back surgery. Green was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back which cut short his participation in Australia's ODI...

New Delhi: As the players auction for the 2024-25 season is scheduled to take place from October 13 to 15, over 1000 players, including global stars, set to go under hammer with a balance of domestic and international talents. After a seven-year hiatus, HIL is...