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TEAM INDIA SHOULD KEEP ASHWIN AS A FIRST PRIORITY

31 Mar 2021 06:53 AM IST

India would always carry a rich legacy in the department of spin bowling. Once India’s spin quartet—comprising of Bedi, Prasanna, Chandra, and Venkataraghavan— was considered as the terror of spin bowling across the world. Later, Dilip Doshi, Shivlal Yadav, Maninder Singh, and Sivaramakrishnan exhibited their class and ruled through the

PUMA SIGNS MULTI-YEAR DEAL WITH KOHLI-LED RCB

31 Mar 2021 06:52 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Global sports brand PUMA has signed a strategic long-term partnership with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). With this, PUMA has become the only global sports brand to currently be associated with an IPL franchise. Under the terms of the deal, PUMA will be the

IPL is back in India, to begin from 9 April

31 Mar 2021 06:48 AM IST

After nearly a year, India’s most famous cricket league is heralding its return. RCB to play defending champions MI in the opener.

Zimbabwe to host Pakistan for two Tests and three T20Is in April-May

29 Mar 2021 03:50 AM IST

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), on Sunday, announced that the board is all set to host the Pakistan cricket team for three T20Is, starting on April 21, followed by a two-match Test series in the April-May window. All five fixtures of Pakistan’s tour of Zimbabwe, will be played at Harare Sports Club

INDIA-OMAN FRIENDLY MATCH: A TALE OF TWO HALVES

29 Mar 2021 03:49 AM IST

International Football allows you time to recover, yet somewhere down the line you feel maybe it isn’t enough. It was only the other day that India played against Oman in the first of the two International Friendlies where it ended 1-1. It was then—a kind of a match where it

RISHABH PANT NOW PLAYING SMART AND INTELLIGENT CRICKET: SUNIL GAVASKAR

29 Mar 2021 03:46 AM IST

After Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya gave India an edge over England in the third and final ODI. The Pant-Pandya pair added a 99-run stand in just 70 balls and received a lot of praise from experts. Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar gave a special appreciation for the wicket-keeper batsman

Kohli, Rohit getting out to spin becoming a pattern, cause for concern: Laxman

29 Mar 2021 03:45 AM IST

Former India batsman VVS Laxman said it’s disappointing to see India batsmen, especially captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma, getting out after failing to read the England spinners in the ODI series decider in Pune on Sunday. Laxman said Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma giving their wickets away to

India survive Curran scare to win ODI series

29 Mar 2021 03:44 AM IST

India overcame a valiant 95 not out from Sam Curran in a thrilling last-over finish to beat England in the 3rd ODI by 7 runs.

SAINA NEHWAL MARCHES TO SEMIS AFTER BEATING WANG

27 Mar 2021 03:41 AM IST

PARIS: Ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal on Friday progressed to the semi-finals of the ongoing Orleans Masters after defeating USA’s Iris Wang in the quarter-final clash. Nehwal registered a hard-fought win over Wang 21-19, 17-21, 21-19 in a one-hour long encounter. Wang put up a great fight against Olympic bronze

CHHETRI CONGRATULATES DEBUTANTS AFTER DRAW AGAINST OMAN

27 Mar 2021 03:40 AM IST

India skipper Sunil Chhetri congratulated all the players who made their debuts during the clash against Oman and wants them to “build on the moment and the memory.” “To all those who pulled on the India shirt for the first time in your lives, build on the moment and the

ENGLAND’S PLAYER ROTATION POLICY IS NOT YIELDING THEM ANY RESULTS

27 Mar 2021 03:38 AM IST

India’s batting arsenal in the second ODI played like a unit. Virat Kohli, once again, exhibited his batting class and superb form. Virat Kohli believes, as he has told me numerous times lately, that when the team is winning, criticism does not make any point. “Victory,” he said, “for team

Bairstow’s blitzkrieg and Stokes’ storm help England chase 337 runs

27 Mar 2021 03:36 AM IST

Stokes’ sizzling 99 off just 52 deliveries, and Bairstow’s 124 steered their team to a comfortable 6-wicket victory in just 43.3 overs. England have now levelled the three-match series 1-1.