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When India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was taking on hosts Sri Lanka in the first of the three-match ODI series, his wife and their son watched him live at home, on a computer screen. In one of her latest Instagram Stories, Natasa Stankovic shared two clips that showed Agastya watching Hardik bowling for India. As soon

India wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan got off to a blistering start in his ODI career, smashing 59 off just 42 deliveries as India chased 263 with ease to beat Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Colombo. Coming in at one down after Prithvi Shaw gave India an explosive start, Kishan made his intentions clear from

Jos Buttler top-scored for England with a knock of 59 runs in the 2nd T20I vs Pakistan.© AFP Jos Buttler’s 59-run knock and Saqib Mahmood’s three-wicket haul helped England defeat Pakistan by 45 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series at Headingley on Sunday. With this win, England levelled the three-match series at

Smriti Mandhana celebrated her 25th birthday on Sunday and wishes poured in from her India teammates, other cricketers and sportspersons at large. Mandhana made her ODI and T20I debuts in 2013 against Bangladesh. She played her first Test a year later, in 2014 against England. On the occasion of her birthday, Mandhana received several wishes

Lancashire’s Steven Croft fell to the ground while attempting to comple a run in a T20 Blast match.© T20 Blast/Twitter Joe Root and his teammates at Yorkshire received applause from the Old Trafford crowd on Saturday when they decided to not run out Lancashire’s Steven Croft when the latter went down with an injury while

Shikhar Dhawan will lead Team India vs Sri Lanka in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli© AFP India, without their regular skipper Virat Kohli, are all set to take on Sri Lanka in a three-match One-Day International series (ODIs) starting on Sunday, July 18. The ODI series was scheduled to begin on July 13

Tabraiz Shamsi has picked up 76 international wickets for South Africa.© Instagram South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi on Saturday said cricketers sometimes feel like ‘caged circus animals’ when going through tours in bio-bubbles. Recently, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) received flak for giving relaxation in the bio-bubble. Three England cricketers and four-member of their

WI vs AUS: Fabian Allen took a remarkable one-handed diving catch in the final T20I.© Instagram/FabianAllen Cricket fans around were left stunned when West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen took a remarkable one-handed diving catch in the final T20I against Australia. On the second ball of the 10th over bowled by spinner Hayden Walsh, Australia captain

45 CAB cricketers have been withheld from further participation till resolving of disputes.© AFP The Cricket Association of Bengal on Friday decided to introduce a unique biometric code after 65 players from the state were identified with disputed documents. Of the 65 players identified, 45 players have been withheld from further participation till resolving of

Bangladesh opener Liton Das made a fine 102 to set up a 155-run victory over Zimbabwe on Friday in the first of three one-day internationals at Harare Sports Club. The tourists made 276-9 off 50 overs before left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan took 5-30 as Zimbabwe slumped to a dismal 121 all out, with injured

Rishabh Pant tested positive for Covid in England and will not play the practice match in Durham.© AFP Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), defended Rishabh Pant after the wicketkeeper-batsman contracted the coronavirus in England. On Thursday, the BCCI revealed that Rishabh Pant and team’s training assistant/net bowler

Tom Harrison, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday said that the board decided to give relaxations in the bio-bubble looking at players’ welfare and their mental health. Earlier, three England players and four members of the support staff tested positive for COVID-19, and as a result, the management had

Warwickshire captain Willfred Rhodes will lead a 14-member Select County XI in a three-day warm-up game against India at the Riverside Side ground from July 20-22, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Thursday. Former England bowler and current Young Lions (A team) head coach Richard Dawson will oversee a “Select County XI to play

Indian women’s cricket team coach Ramesh Powar said an “ideological change” is needed for the side to transform into a “fearless unit” in white-ball games as he reflected on the back-to-back series defeats to England. Indian women lost both WODIs and WT20I series, which ended on Wednesday, by identical 1-2 margins and coach Powar called

India will once again not play Pakistan in the second cycle of World Test Championship with three away tours lined up in the next two years, starting with the England series next month. As per rule, each of the nine nations in the World Test Championship calendar play against six nations of their choice and

Rohit Sharma with his wife Ritika Sajdeh.© Instagram The Indian players in England are making the most of their break after the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand in June. India’s star opener Rohit Sharma, who is part of India’s squad for the upcoming five-match Test series against England, posted a picture with

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed the points system for the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) as well as the bilateral series that will be part of the 2021-23 cycle commencing next month. Each match of the upcoming WTC will now be contested for the same number of points

Yashpal Sharma was part of the Indian team that won the 1983 World Cup.© Twitter The BCCI on Tuesday condoled the death of former India batsman and World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma, saying the country has “lost one of our cricketing heroes”. Apart from representing India 79 times in the international arena, Yashpal was also