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On this day in 2010, Sachin Tendulkar scored double century in ODIs It was on this day, 12 years ago, when Sachin Tendulkar became the “first man on the planet” to score a double century in ODIs. The Master Blaster achieved the feat against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior. He played

A former Indian model-turned-investor, Gurpreet Gill Maag, has filed a legal challenge in the High Court in London seeking damages amounting to millions of dollars from Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi over alleged deceit and breach of contract. Judge Murray Rosen QC is presiding over the trial, which opened in the Chancery Division

Indian captain Rohit Sharma will look to come good with the bat against Sri Lanka Rohit Sharma has been one of the most prolific run-getter in T20 internationals over the years, and currently in the third spot overall. On Thursday, when he walks out to bat in the 1st T20I against Sri Lanka in Lucknow,

Young batter Yash Dhull, who is riding on a high after the U19 World Cup triumph and then twin centuries in his first-class debut, has said that he is looking forward to facing Jofra Archer in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Dhull had led India to a record fifth U19 World Cup title and then

Ajit Agarkar has joined Delhi Capitals as their assistant coach.© AFP Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar is set to join Delhi Capitals as assistant coach ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Agarkar will join the franchise after completing his commentary duties in the home series against Sri Lanka starting February 24. The IPL

Deepti Sharma is 18th in the ICC ODI women’s batter rankings.© Twitter India’s Deepti Sharma gained two spots to be at 18th while compatriot Richa Ghosh rose 15 places to occupy 54th position in the latest women’s ODI batter rankings on Tuesday. India skipper Mithali Raj, who struck half-centuries in the first and second ODIs

Venkatesh Iyer has made some important contributions since making his debut.© BCCI Former Team India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has made a big statement about all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer after the youngster made a big impact with the bat, in the finisher’s role, during the recently concluded T20I series against West Indies. In a candid short chat

File photo of Indian wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha© AFP The BCCI will ask out-of-favour senior keeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha about the context of his tweet which alleged that a journalist had threatened him for not agreeing to give an interview. Saha, 37, who has been dropped from Indian team, had taken to Twitter to allege that one

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne shared a video on Twitter where he is seen playing in his home backyard where he recreated a surface akin to spin-driendly pitches in the sub-continent. Labuschange will soon be on the flight to Pakistan, where Australia will be playing a Test series after more than two decades. The video shows a

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made some big moves during the IPL mega auction earlier this month, including the acquisition of former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis. RCB acquired the swashbuckling batter’s services for a fee of Rs 7 crore after a bidding war with Du Plessis’ former franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as well

Rohit Sharma said that his side managed to achieve everything in the series.© AFP India skipper Rohit Sharma on Sunday said that his side managed to achieve everything they wanted in the series against West Indies. Suryakumar Yadav‘s 65-run knock was backed up by a spirited bowling performance as India defeated West Indies by runs

Amazon’s rivalry in India with oil-to-retail conglomerate Reliance Industries looks set to head to the cricket field, where they will likely battle media heavyweights for telecast rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL) with its hundreds of millions of viewers. Amazon.com Inc and Reliance Industries Ltd are expected to take on India units of Sony Group

With the series already in the bag, Team India could make numerous changes to their playing XI when they face West Indies in the third and final T20I at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. Former skipper Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will take no part in the final match, and will also

Wriddhiman Saha said Team India head coach Rahul Dravid had asked him to consider retiring.© BCCI Veteran wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who has been dropped from the Indian Test team, on Saturday revealed that the team management headed by head coach Rahul Dravid had told him to think about “retirement” as he won’t be considered for

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have been dropped from India’s Test squad.© AFP Out-of-form India batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have both been dropped from India’s squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. Both veteran batters have been going through a rough patch of form in recent times and questions were already

New Zealand claimed a rare victory over South Africa on Saturday, wrapping up the first Test by a comprehensive innings and 276 runs in just seven sessions in Christchurch. It is only the fifth time in 46 Tests since 1932 that New Zealand have beaten South Africa with their last victory coming in 2004. “It’s

Rohit Sharma-led India beat West Indies by 8 runs on Friday.© BCCI Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s form since his return from injury has often been questioned but India skipper Rohit Sharma “believes in him a lot” after the seamer bowled a brilliant penultimate over that helped the hosts win the second T20 against West Indies. Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded