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Star-studded lineup: Sehwag, Raina, Gayle, Gibbs to feature in inaugural IVPL

23 Feb 2024 07:52 AM IST

Veteran cricketers, including Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Herchelle Gibbs, and Chris Gayle, are gearing up for a return to the cricket field, ready to entertain fans and create memorable moments in the inaugural Indian Veteran Premier League (IVPL) scheduled to take place in Greater Noida. Each player, from Sehwag’s explosive

Batting coach Rathour applauds Indian young guns

23 Feb 2024 07:50 AM IST

The astonishing, inspiring and quick success of youngsters like Yashaswi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan at the highest level is a good advertisement for the country’s robust domestic circuit which has made them “cricket smart” who can handle Test match pressure, reckons India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour. Jaiswal is just six-Test

Mohammed Shami ruled out of IPL, to undergo ankle surgery

23 Feb 2024 07:48 AM IST

Senior pacer Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of next month’s Indian Premier League owing to a left ankle injury, for which he will undergo a surgery in the UK, a BCCI source told PTI on Thursday. The 33-year-old, who is not part of the ongoing Test series against England,

Test series: India targets series victory, England makes two changes

23 Feb 2024 07:46 AM IST

India has the chance to secure a series victory against England in the third test in Ranchi, with a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. However, they will be without their pace spearheads, Jasprit Bumrah, who has been rested to manage his workload. Mohammed Shami’s absence due to an ankle

WTT Team C’ships: Indian contingent one win away from Paris 2024 quotas

22 Feb 2024 07:51 AM IST

Harmeet Desai won the decisive fifth rubber to steer Indian men’s team to pre-quarterfinals while the women’s team strolled into the last-16 stage of the World Table Tennis Team Championships with an easy 3-0 victory, here Wednesday. The men’s team had to toil hard to edge Kazakhstan 3-2 but the

Marsh steers Australia to victory in T20I match against NZ

22 Feb 2024 07:49 AM IST

Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh guided his team to victory over New Zealand in the first T20I of the three-match series at Sky Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 216 runs for victory, the visitors won the match on the last ball of the match. The highest score for the side was by

Fast bowlers have made a difference in series against England: Gill

22 Feb 2024 07:47 AM IST

The pitches might not have been entirely in their favour, but the Indian pacers’ ability to strike at vital situations has made a sea of difference in the Test series against England, reckons top-order batter Shubman Gill. The four spinners – R Ashwin (11), Ravindra Jadeja (12), Kuldeep Yadav (8)

Spin-friendly wicket will make it even playing field in Ranchi: Pope

22 Feb 2024 07:46 AM IST

England would not mind a rank turner in the fourth Test because assistance to spinners from the word go will make it a level-playing field, vice captain Ollie Pope said on Wednesday. The Tests in Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Rajkot all had sporting pitches, which were not predominantly spin-friendly and had

Brehme, architect of Germany’s 1990 World Cup triumph, dies

21 Feb 2024 07:22 AM IST

FIFA World Cup winner Andreas Brehme, whose late penalty in the 1990 final against Argentina in Italy handed Germany their third world title, has died at the age of 63, his former club Kaiserslautern said on Tuesday. The attacking full-back and dead-ball specialist became an instant Germany football legend when

India looks to continue recent domination over Netherlands in Pro League

21 Feb 2024 07:20 AM IST

The Indian men’s hockey team would look to continue its recent domination over the Netherlands with an outright win when the two sides meet in the return leg match of the FIH Pro League here on Wednesday. India have had a good run in the Pro League so far with

Chappell urges Root to play his natural game, drop Bazball philosophy

21 Feb 2024 07:17 AM IST

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has urged out-of-form England batter Joe Root to shun the ‘Bazball’ approach and get back to playing his natural game. Senior batter Root has struggled for runs in the ongoing five-match series against India, registering a set of low scores across six innings. Keeping up

Deepfake Video Of Cricket Star Virat Kohli Surfing Around The Web

20 Feb 2024 16:00 PM IST

Since the progress of artificial intelligence, countless deepfake films of celebrities have appeared on social media. A few weeks ago, the famous Sachin Tendulkar called for severe action after a false video of him promoting a betting app went viral. The same has happened to Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket