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New Delhi: Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir believes that the emergence of Arshdeep Singh could bring an end to India's prolonged search for a reliable left-arm pacer. The Indian selectors have tried out several left-arm pacers over the years. But the lack of a consistent...

Dubai: Rohit Sharma was Tuesday named captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year, which featured five other Indians including star batter Virat Kohli and the pace duo of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj. The team mostly included the World Cup finalists -- India...

Hyderabad: India head coach Rahul Dravid Tuesday said KL Rahul will not be keeping wickets in the five-match Test series against England, and it will be a toss-up between KS Bharat and Dhruv Jurel for the wicketkeeper-batter role. Rahul had kept wickets in the two-match...

Hyderabad: Jasprit Bumrah cannot really relate to the term "Bazball" but the linchpin of India's pace attack says the much-hyped ultra-aggressive approach that England have pioneered could end up working to his advantage and fetch him "heaps" of wickets in the upcoming five-match Test series....

Melbourne: Coco Gauff beat Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-2 in an error-strewn match at the Australian Open Tuesday to claim a place in the semifinals. The fourth-ranked Gauff saved two set points as she came from 5-1 down to take the opening set...

Hyderabad: England fast bowler Mark Wood Tuesday said taming Rohit Sharma with judicious use of short-pitched balls will figure highly in his and the team's plans to edge past a dominant-at-home India in the upcoming five-match Test series. The first Test is scheduled to begin...

Lahore: Some of the top cricketers are contemplating terminating their central contracts with the Pakistan Cricket Board after some were refused NOCs to go and play in foreign T20 leagues. According to sources in the team management, most of the centrally contracted players are upset...

Karachi: Batting great Javed Miandad has lamented the way cricket is being run in the country, saying frequent appointments and changes in the Pakistan team have shaken the confidence of the players. "I have not seen cricket governance anywhere in the world like we see...

New Delhi: Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on last year's finalists Delhi Capitals in the opening match of the second edition of the Women's Premier League at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru February 23. The entire season will be held in Bengaluru and...

Karachi: Pakistan hockey team head coach Shahnaz Sheikh has blamed "biased" and "poor" umpiring for the defeat against New Zealand in the FIH Olympic qualifiers which ended their chances of making it to the Paris Games. Olympian Shahnaz Sheikh, who also manages the team, claimed...