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Test skipper Tim Paine Friday backed embattled Australian coach Justin Langer after “robust discussions” among senior players amid dressing-room leaks and reports of discontent over his management style. Langer has come under a barrage of scrutiny in the wake of consecutive white-ball series losses to the West Indies and Bangladesh, with friction over his intense

BCCI issued a new itinerary for Indian domestic cricket season 2021-22.© AFP The BCCI has issued a fresh itinerary for domestic cricket in India with the 2021-22 season of the Ranji Trophy tournament scheduled to be played between January 5 to March 20. The Ranji Trophy wasn’t held during last season due to the COVID-19

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced that the Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2021 will be held in Zimbabwe from November 21 to December 5. The 10-team tournament, the schedule for which will be announced in due course, will determine the three qualifiers for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 to be held in

Steve Smith and Aaron Finch were both included in Australia’s squad for the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday despite injury struggles, while uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis was a shock selection. Batting lynchpin Smith had been under a cloud after pulling out of recent tours to the West Indies and Bangladesh due to a left elbow

Former England cricketer Nick Compton called India skipper Virat Kohli “the most foul mouthed individual” while praising England Test captain Joe Root, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as “level headed and grounded” men. “Isn’t Kohli the most foul mouthed individual. I’ll Never forget the barrage of abuse I received in

The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team lost the opening Test to West Indies by one wicket.© AFP Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis said the team’s sloppy fielding tilted the first Test in favour of the West Indies. Kemar Roach’s resilience and grit helped West Indies walk away with a one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first Test

Rohit Sharma poses for a picture with wife Ritika Sajdeh.© Rohit Sharma/Instagram After India’s thrilling win against England at Lord’s in the second Test, opener Rohit Sharma on Tuesday took to Instagram to share a picture with his wife Ritika Sajdeh. “Everything that’s happening in the world right now makes us want to just hold

England will not pressure talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes to cut short his mental health break and help them try and get back on level terms with India in their ongoing Test series said head coach Chris Silverwood on Tuesday. Silverwood was speaking the day after India pulled off a thrilling win in the second Test

India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan on October 24.© AFP India and Pakistan will face off in the ICC T20 World Cup on October 24 in a group-stage encounter, the international body announced on Tuesday. Former India opener Gautam Gambhir believes it will help as the Indian team can then focus

India defeated England by 151 runs to take 1-0 lead in the five-Test series.© AFP India beat England in the second Test at Lord’s on Monday to take a 1-0 series lead in the five-match series. The match saw some dramatic twists before an unbeaten 89-run stand between Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah allowed India to

India on Monday wrapped up a dramatic Test win at Lord’s to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series against England. While the cricket in itself was entertaining enough, with several twists and turns and some brilliant performances, tensions also flared between both teams. What started with Jasprit Bumrah delivering a barrage of short

Team India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is currently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 matches. And since there’s still some time before the tournament resumes, it seems he is loving his stay there. Pandya, who is an integral part of India’s limited-overs set-up, is

Team India players celebrated the country’s 75th Independence Day as skipper Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri led a flag hoisting ceremony in London. Members of the Indian contingent, including players and their family members, gathered around the Indian tricolour hoisted on a mast as Kohli and Shastri came forward to unfurl the flag.

India’s middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer on Saturday reached Dubai to train and be ready for the upcoming phase two of the Indian Premier League, starting September 19. Iyer, who led the Delhi Capitals to the title clash in the 2020 season, is making a comeback after nearly five months of intense rehabilitation. He had undergone

India made a fine start to the second Test at Lord’s with openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul putting the team in a strong position on Day 1. However, India failed to cash in on their advantage on Day 2, pegged back England’s premier pacer James Anderson. Indian bowlers led by Mohammed Siraj started well as

IPL 2021: MS Dhoni plays billiards in CSK’s bio-secure bubble at Dubai.© Twitter Led by MS Dhoni, some members of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have reached their bio-secure bubble at Dubai for the resumption of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season. IPL 2021 was postponed halfway through the season in May due to multiple COVID-19

Sachin Tendulkar posted a video of him playing golf left-handed on social media.© Instagram Known to be an avid golf lover, Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to post a video of him learning how to play the sport left-handed. In the video, the cricket legend also revealed that he was learning the new technique

KL Rahul scored an unbeaten century in the second Test against England at Lord’s.© ICC/Twitter Veteran actor Suniel Shetty praised India opener KL Rahul for his century against England on the first day of the second Test at the Lord’s cricket ground. He also thanked the cricketer for giving a wonderful gift to him on