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Gros Islet (St Lucia): Mitchell Marsh’s 75 off 44 balls (4x4s, 6x6s) and Aaron Finch’s 53 off 37 deliveries (5x4s, 3x6s) helped Australia register a four-run win over West Indies in the fourth T20 International here late on Wednesday night. Australia, who won the toss and elected to bat, scored 189/6 in 20 overs. Finch […] More

Yuzvendra Chahal, Prithvi Shaw and Mohammed Shami were not included by former Indian cricketer Saba Karim in his preferred 15-member India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played in Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), starting Oct. 17. The final will be played at the […] More

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan were drawn in the same group as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced group details of the 2021 T20 World Cup on Friday. Group 2 of the Super 12 stage comprises India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, and the two qualifiers from Round 1. Meanwhile, Group 1 is a more high-profile group […] More

Shikhar Dhawan became the second-fastest Indian after Virat Kohli to 6,000 One-Day Internationals (ODI) runs on Sunday. Overall, Dhawan was the fourth fastest batsman to the landmark, which he achieved during the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. The record of being the fastest batsman to 6,000 ODI runs still belongs to […] More

Shikhar Dhawan credited the Indian Premier League (IPL) after young players like Prithvi Shaw and Ishan Kishan helped India register a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International (ODI) on Sunday. With the win, India went 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series. Shaw was named the Player of the Match for […] More

Rishabh Pant, who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month in the U.K, has completed his mandatory 10-day isolation ahead of the three-day practice match between Team India and County Select XI. However, Pant will not play the warm-up game, which is due to begin on Tuesday (July 20) in Durham. The wicketkeeper-batsman, who is […] More

Alex Carey will lead Australia in the first One-Day International (ODI) against West Indies on Tuesday after captain Aaron Finch was ruled out due to injury. Finch, who has been suffering a knee niggle during the ongoing Caribbean tour, reaggravated the issue on his right knee during last the fifth Twenty20 International (T20I) last week […] More

India captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane were rested for the three-day practice match against County Select XI, which started on Tuesday (July 20) in Durham. In Kohli’s absence, Rohit Sharma was named the captain of Team India for the First-Class game. Senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and fast bowler Mohammed Shami were also rested […] More

Dubai: India batting star Mithali Raj is back at the top of the ICC women’s ODI player rankings, the ninth time she is number one among batters since first occupying the spot more than 16 years ago, after West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor slipped to fifth position. In Tuesday’s weekly update, which takes into account […] More

India’s hero of the day, Deepak Chahar, said Rahul Dravid believes he is “good enough” to be a No. 7 batsman on Tuesday. When Chahar walked in to bat ahead of Bhuvneshwar Kumar at No. 7 during the second One-Day International (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka, many eyebrows were raised. But it turned out […] More

Fast bowler Jofra Archer was ruled out of the first two Tests against India as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a 17-member squad on Wednesday. India and England are set to lock horns in a five-match Test series, starting August 4. It will be their first assignment of the underway 2021-23 World […] More

Virat Kohli-led Team India suffered yet another setback on Thursday after all-rounder Washington Sundar was ruled out of the upcoming Test series against England. “Sundar has hurt his finger and will take around six weeks to be 100 per cent. He won’t be taking part in the Test matches,” an unnamed source informed news agency […] More