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Virat Kohli urges people to support Indian athletes in Tokyo

DURHAM: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has asked people to encourage the country’s athletes, participating in the Tokyo Olympics. The Games is slated to get underway from July 23 and will run up to August 8 this year. “Watch our Indian athletes in Tokyo Olympics,” Virat Kohli said in a video posted by BCCI…

T20 World Cup contest against Pakistan will be high intensity:

A clash between India and Pakistan is always a “high intensity” game but the team is not currently thinking about the T20 World Cup as there is a lot of cricket left before the marquee event, said experienced seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan were on Friday placed in the same group for the…

Extent of India's reserves will be fully tested on England

SYDNEY: Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell has said that both India and England have enough depth in their pool of cricketers, and he also opined that Australia is lacking behind in terms of having enough cricketers who can make the transition to international cricket smoothly. Chappell said that India’s depth was at the show in…

Sri Lanka announce Dasun Shanaka-led squad for white-ball series against

Dasun Shanaka on Friday became the 10th Sri Lankan captain in the past four years when he was named skipper of a 23-member squad for the six-match white-ball series against India starting here on July 18. The squad was announced by Sri Lanka Cricket after getting formal approval from sports minister Namal Rajapaksa, who is…

Ishan Kishan registers second-fastest fifty on ODI debut

COLOMBO: Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan on Sunday registered the second-fastest fifty for a batsman on his ODI debut. Kishan achieved the feat in the first ODI of the three-match series against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Coming into bat at number three while chasing 263, Kishan brought up his fifty off just…

Liton Das ton helps Bangladesh to convincing 155-run victory over

A century from Liton Das and five wickets from Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh secure a one-sided 155-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first of their three One-Day Internationals at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. Liton scored 102 as Bangladesh, who were put into bat, recovered from a poor start to post 276-9 off…

2nd ODI: Brilliant Shakib leads Bangladesh to series win in

HARARE: All-rounder Shakib al Hasan hit an unbeaten 96 as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by three wickets on Sunday after a thrilling run chase to take a winning 2-0 lead in a three one-day internationals series in Harare. Zimbabwe made 240-9 off 50 overs, which included a bizarre end to the innings of captain Brendan Taylor,…

Needing 35 off last over, Ballymena batsman hits six sixes

Northern Irish cricket club Cregagh had all but won Thursday’s LVS Twenty20 Trophy final with their opponents Ballymena needing 35 runs off the final over, until John Glass took centre stage and smashed six sixes to snatch victory against all odds. Cregagh, who were playing at their home ground, looked in control for 39 of…

Shikhar Dhawan completes 6000 ODI runs, becomes 10th Indian to

COLOMBO: India’s temporary white-ball captain Shikhar Dhawan completed 6,000 ODI runs during the first ODI against Sri Lanka here on Sunday and became the 10th Indian to achieve the feat. Dhawan completed the landmark while his team was chasing a target of 263 at the R Premadasa Stadium. For India, the others who have crossed…

India all-rounder Shivam Dube marries long-time girlfriend Anjum Khan

India all-rounder Shivam Dube tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Anjum Khan in a private wedding ceremony in Mumbai on Friday, July 16, 2021. Sharing the news on his official Twitter account along with photos of the ceremony, the Rajasthan Royals all-rounder wrote, “We loved with a love which was more than love ……