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Thiruvananthapuram: Vice-captain Axar Patel, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan and wrist-spinner Varun Chakravarthy return as India won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium Saturday. The match is India’s final international game before...

Johannesburg: South Africa's senior batter David Miller Saturday, received medical clearance to join the national squad for the T20 World Cup which begins next week. Miller, who had suffered a muscle strain during SA20 tournament, will depart with the South African squad here Sunday for...

New Delhi: ICC has unveiled the official anthem, ‘Feel the Thrill,’ for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, composed and performed by Anirudh Ravichander. The high-energy track aims to build global excitement ahead of the tournament co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. A song made...

Melbourne: Australia suffered a huge blow Saturday as premier pacer Pat Cummins was ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup due to an injury, forcing the national selectors to pick Ben Dwarshuis in his place in a 15-member squad. Cummins, 32, has not recovered...

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday announced the match officials for the group stage of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, beginning February 7. In total, 24 officials will serve as on-field umpires, and six will be match referees during the group stage of...

Thiruvananthapuram: Members of the Indian cricket team visited the historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ahead of the final match of the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, which will be played at the Greenfield Stadium Saturday. India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounder Axar Patel, and batters...

New Delhi: Veteran mid-fielder Manpreet Singh's omission from India's core hockey probables on disciplinary grounds was vehemently opposed by chief coach Craig Fulton, who had threatened to resign before being persuaded to continue by Hockey India, a well-placed source told PTI  Friday. It is reliably...

New Delhi: Hockey India's decision to drop three players, including veteran midfielder Manpreet Singh, from the list of probables for the upcoming FIH Pro League season stemmed from disciplinary issues during the team's tour of South Africa in December. Sources said a serious case of...

New Delhi: Star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's official Instagram account was reinstated Friday morning, following a brief disappearance that left fans baffled and buzzing online. On Thursday night, Virat's official Instagram account, which boasts a whopping 274 million followers, suddenly became inaccessible, leaving millions of...

Kozhikode: V. Srinivasan, husband of Rajya Sabha member and Indian Olympic Association President P.T. Usha, passed away in the early hours of Friday. Srinivasan collapsed at his residence in Payyoli in Kerala's Kozhikode district and was immediately rushed to a nearby private hospital. However, doctors...