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ICC Rankings: Rohit attains career-best ranking, moves to eighth spot

28 Feb 2021 14:12 PM IST

Dubai [UAE], February 28 (ANI): India opener Rohit Sharma has progressed six places to a career-best eighth position in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after a fine performance in the low-scoring third Test against England in Ahmedabad that the home side won by 10 wickets to take a 2-1

Asia Cup to be postponed if India reaches finals of WTC: PCB

28 Feb 2021 14:05 PM IST

Karachi [Pakistan], February 28 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani on Sunday confirmed that the Asia Cup slated to be held in June this year is likely to be postponed if India manages to qualify for the finals of the World Test Championship.“Asia Cup was set to go

Satterthwaite’s century powers New Zealand women to 7-wicket win over England

28 Feb 2021 13:50 PM IST

Dunedin [New Zealand], February 28 (ANI): Amy Satterthwaite’s stunning century and Amelia Kerr’s brilliant fifty powered New Zealand women to a seven-wicket win over England in the third ODI here on Sunday. However, England women had already won the three-match ODI series as they won the previous two ODIs. Satterthwaite

KTR appeals to BCCI to include Hyderabad as one of the venues for IPL 2021

28 Feb 2021 13:33 PM IST

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday made an appeal to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian Premier League (IPL) office bearers to include Hyderabad as one of the venues for the upcoming edition of

India correctly calculated England’s ‘ineptitude against spin’, says Chappell

28 Feb 2021 13:01 PM IST

London [UK], February 28 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell feels that India correctly calculated England batsmen’s ineptitude against spin and used it to their advantage. Riding on brilliant spells of spin bowling from Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin, India registered a comprehensive 10-wicket win over England in the pink-ball

SLC appoints Mathews as stand-in T20I captain for West Indies tour

28 Feb 2021 11:48 AM IST

Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket on Saturday appointed Angelo Mathews as the stand-in captain for the T20I series against West Indies.Mathews was named the stand-in captain as Dasun Shanaka, who was appointed as the T20I captain for the Tour of West Indies, is yet to join

CSA announces 17-member women’s squad for T20I, ODI series against India

28 Feb 2021 11:23 AM IST

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 28 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Sunday named a 17-member squad for their upcoming series against India, an away tour that will see the Proteas Women play five ODIs and three T20Is. Head coach Hilton Moreeng and his squad landed in India on Saturday

That’s what we expect from players: Pochettino revels in PSG’s 4-0 win over Dijon

28 Feb 2021 10:49 AM IST

Dijon [France], February 28 (ANI): Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) manager Mauricio Pochettino is delighted with his team’s dominating showing in victory over Dijon and said that’s what he expects from the players.PSG put on a commanding display in the Ligue 1 match and registered a 4-0 win over the bottom-placed club

Pirlo rues Juventus’ lack of aggression after draw against Verona

28 Feb 2021 09:59 AM IST

Verona [Italy], February 28 (ANI): Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo expressed frustration after being held to a draw by Verona and said that his side was not “aggressive enough” during the match. Juventus and Verona played out a 1-1 draw in the Serie A here on Sunday. “It’s a shame because

Narine had indicated that he’s not ready to return to international cricket: Harper

28 Feb 2021 09:41 AM IST

St John’s [Antigua], February 28 (ANI): Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) lead selector Roger Harper said that Sunil Narine was not selected in the squad for the T20I series against Sri Lanka as the player had indicated that he “is not ready to return to international cricket”.Narine has not played for

ISL 7: Concentration levels have let us down again, says Fowler after defeat

28 Feb 2021 08:37 AM IST

Panaji (Goa) [India], February 28 (ANI): SC East Bengal head coach Robbie Fowler is disappointed after suffering a defeat against Odisha FC and said his side was not good enough defensively. Odisha FC secured a 6-5 win over SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 at the

ISL 7: Very entertaining game but too much pressure, says Dias after win in 11-goal thriller

28 Feb 2021 08:10 AM IST

Goa [India], February 28 (ANI): After win over SC East Bengal in an 11-goal thriller, Odisha FC interim head coach Steven Dias said it was a very entertaining game but personally for him, it was too much pressure. Odisha FC secured a 6-5 win over SC East Bengal in the