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Chennai: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Qualifier 2 here Friday. Rajasthan did not make any changes to their playing 11 from the Eliminator against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The Hyderabad outfit brought in...

Bengaluru: Premier India batter Virat Kohli has paid tribute to Dinesh Karthik after his retirement at the end of RCB's IPL campaign, describing the veteran wicketkeeper-batter as a wise and honest person who lifted his spirits during a phase of struggle in the league's 2022...

New Delhi: Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer was enticed by the prospect of becoming India's head coach but KL Rahul's word of caution regarding the "pressure and politics" that come with the job dissuaded him from pursuing the "amazing" opportunity. Langer, who served as Lucknow...

New Delhi: BCCI secretary Jay Shah formally dismissed the recent reports suggesting that the board has approached former Australian cricketers for the position of head coach of the men's national team. Shah issued a statement Friday, clarifying that these rumours hold no merit and reiterated...

Antwerp (Belgium): Defensive lapses cost the Indian men's hockey team as it went down 1-4 to hosts and world no.3 Belgium in the European leg of the FIH Pro League here. The Harmanpreet Singh-led side had defeated Argentina 5-4 in shootout after both the teams...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday launched its all-new anthem and music piece, composed and produced by renowned Grammy Award-winning film and television composer, Lorne Balfe to be played across ICC world events. The three-minute-long anthem will make its debut in next month's T20...

New Delhi: Australia great Ricky Ponting has revealed that he was approached for the soon-to-be-vacant India head coach position but he has declined the offer as it doesn't fit into his "lifestyle" right now. Ponting, who recently completed seven seasons as the head coach of...

Ahmedabad: Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has hinted that his time on the cricket field in the Indian Premier League (IPL) may have come to an end following Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) loss to Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2024 Eliminator. After soaring with six consecutive...

Ahmedabad: Rajasthan Royals ended Royal Challengers Bengaluru's eventful campaign in the Indian Premier League with a four-wicket win in the Eliminator here Wednesday. Sent into bat, Royal Challengers Bengaluru scored 172/8. In reply, Rajasthan Royals chased down the target of 173 with six balls to...

Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru scored 172/8 against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League Eliminator here Wednesday. Sent into bat, Rajat Patidar top-scored for RCB with 34 off 22 balls. In-form opener Virat Kohli made 33 off 24 balls before falling to wily leg-spinner Yuzvendra...