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Chennai: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will be commencing with a highly anticipated clash between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Friday. While CSK are five-time champions, RCB still in search of their maiden IPL trophy but continue...

Chennai: The 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is all set to kick off Friday, will feature two new rules -- allowing two bouncers per over and Smart Replay System to enhance the efficacy of the DRS. The Board of Control for...

New Delhi: Right-handed opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad will be the new captain of Chennai Super Kings ahead of their IPL 2024 season opener against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium Friday. “MS Dhoni has handed over Chennai Super Kings’ captaincy to Ruturaj...

New Delhi: Pakistan’s veteran batter Javeria Khan has announced her retirement from international cricket, bringing curtains to her 15-year-long career. Javeria made her ODI debut in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka in a Women’s Asia Cup fixture against Sri Lanka on May 6, 2008 and went on...

New Delhi: South Africa cricketer Keshav Maharaj visited the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya Thursday after linking up with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) camp ahead of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The left-arm spinner shared a picture on social media from...

New Delhi: World Championship of Legends (WCC) announced its schedule, set to commence July 3 Edgbaston, United Kingdom. The much-anticipated showdown between arch-rivals India and Pakistan is scheduled July 6. Legends like Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Kevin Peterson, Shahid Afridi to face off in a...

Lahore: Saeed Ahmed, the former Pakistan Test captain and a dashing batsman of his time, passed away here after leading a largely reclusive life away from cricket since his retirement. He was 86. Ahmed played 41 Test matches, scoring 2,991 runs with five centuries and...

Bhubaneswar: Former cricketer Ravi Shastri Wednesday called on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and discussed a project on providing coaching to young boys and girls of the state. Shastri was accompanied by another former coach R Sridhar and industrialist Pankaj Lochan Mohanty. “Glad to meet...

Dubai: Suryakumar Yadav maintained his numero uno position among batters despite being out of competitive cricket for past three months while ace spinner Rashid Khan, back in Afghan jersey after an injury lay-off, is back among top-10 in bowlers' list in the latest ICC T20I...

Karachi: Four months after retiring from international cricket, Pakistan spin all-rounder Imad Wasim has made himself available for national selection after playing a key role in Islamabad United's title triumph in the PSL. The 35-year old had retired in November 2023, saying it was time...