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Kuldeep Yadav Omission:Former Australian cricketer Michael Clarke has questioned the Indian team management’s decision to leave Kuldeep Yadav out of the last two T20Is against West Indies, saying he cannot believe the left-arm wrist-spinner is not India’s first-choice spinner. Shai Hope and his team put India’s bowling attack under pressure in the fourth T20I, scoring … Read more

India and West Indies will lock horns in the fifth and final T20I at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, October 17, with the five-match series level at 2-2. However, rain and thunderstorms threaten to disrupt the series decider, potentially preventing either side from securing a series victory. India vs West Indies 5th … Read more

The Big Bash League (BBL) is considered one of the most successful franchise leagues in the world after the Indian Premier League (IPL). Now, the Australian T20 league is coming to Indian shores, and reports suggest that the response to it has been overwhelming. The opening match of BBL 16 between Melbourne Renegades and Perth … Read more

Mahela Jayawardene has stepped down as head coach of Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, ending his second stint with the franchise. Jayawardene coached Mumbai Indians from 2017 to 2022 before returning to the role in 2024. The franchise confirmed his departure in a press release on Saturday. “Mumbai … Read more

Cricket ran in Rachin Ravindra’s blood. A fanatic for the sport, the Wellington-born cricketer, in his initial days, would watch the highlights of Kumar Sangakkara, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar for cover drives, pick-ups over mid-wicket, pull shots, cut shots and straight drives and practice at the indoor nets with his … Read more

Mumbai: It has been a fortnight since the 20th Asian Games came to an end and the Indian sports ministry has since been trying to make sense of the hits and misses from the contingent that competed in Aichi-Nagoya. There were certainly plenty of talking points from what unfolded in those two weeks in Japan, … Read more

Pacers Akash Deep and Anshul Kamboj on Friday made a comeback to the India squad for the two Test series in New Zealand while Shreyas Iyer was named captain of the ODI side for the last two games with regular skipper Shubman Gill shifting focus to red-ball cricket. Leader of the pace attack, Jasprit Bumrah, … Read more

New Delhi, October 16: Inter Kashi FC and Odisha FC will be eager to register their first points of the MG Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 season when they meet at Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Saturday, after defeats in their opening fixtures. Inter Kashi lost 2-0 to Kerala Blasters FC, while Odisha FC fell … Read more

New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin has criticised India’s selection strategy regarding Yashasvi Jaiswal, urging the team management and selectors to provide the young batter with more opportunities ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa.     The former India off-spinner described Jaiswal’s continued absence from international cricket as unfair, arguing that the final … Read more

New Delhi: Former India cricketer Abhishek Nayar is tempted to bring in teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the fifth and final T20I of the ongoing series against the West Indies, but wants the youngster to play at his original opening place and not below that. India have played with nearly the same teams throughout the … Read more