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England Legends captain Kevin Pietersen stole the show in the low-scoring match as they got a maiden win in the Road Safety World Series T20 against Bangladesh Legends at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur on Sunday. Pietersen cracked a quickfire 17-ball 42 to help England chase down a 114-run target with 36

Shahid Afridi confirmed on Twitter that both families are in touch.© Twitter Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi‘s family members have approached Shahid Afridi and his family to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage for their cricketer son. The former Pakistan opener confirmed the news on the social media saying that “matches are made

Skipper Virat Kohli said India were “relieved” to make the inaugural World Test Championship final and would now focus on that “one big game” against New Zealand in June after seeing off England. India crushed Joe Root’s side inside three days in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Saturday to clinch the series 3-1 and

Dimuth Karunaratne has made a return to the Test side as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday announced a 17-member squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies. The cricket board also informed Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya De Silva, Roshen Silva, Vishwa Fernando, and Lasith Embuldeniya will leave for the Caribbean on Saturday night to

There is no reason to cry over the nature of the Motera track, India head coach Ravi Shastri asserted on Saturday, saying the curator prepared pitches that produced “fantastic entertainment” in the last two matches in Ahmedabad. The pitch for the third Test came in for sharp criticism from a few former England players after

Sunil Gavaskar joined Instagram on Saturday.© AFP Sunil Gavaskar celebrated the 50th anniversary of his India debut on Saturday by making another debut — joining Instagram on Saturday. Rohan Gavaskar, former India cricketer and son of the Indian batting legend, took to Twitter to announce the news of the former India captain joining Instagram. Gavaskar,

India’s opening batsman Rohit Sharma on Friday praised Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar for their brilliant performance on Day Two of the ongoing fourth Test against England and said they are very important assets to the team. Pant single-handedly put India in command on the second day of the fourth Test against England with his

Rishabh Pant’s attacking style of batting has the Indian team management’s mandate as long as he gets the “job done” more often than not and people should cut him some slack when there is an odd failure, feels senior batsman Rohit Sharma. The young left-hander, who has often been criticised for his mode of dismissals,

Sachin Tendulkar turned the clock back as he displayed his wide range of shots in a video he posted on Twitter on Friday. Tendulkar posted a video of him preparing for the upcoming Road Safety World Series. In the 14-second video, the Indian batting legend can be seen at the nets and showcasing his wide

IND vs ENG: Wasim Jaffer’s humour game came to the fore yet again.© Wasim Jaffer/Twitter Wasim Jaffer’s knack for humour has been well-established by now and when the former India cricketer was asked for a meme on Sunil Gavaskar’s no-holds-barred reaction to criticism of Indian pitches, Jaffer came up with a gem. Gavaskar lashed out

Irfan Pathan posed with Yusuf Pathan for “post retirement pic.”© Irfan Pathan/Twitter Former India cricketers Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan posed in their India Legends jersey ahead of the Road Safety World Series that begins tomorrow. Irfan, the younger brother to Yusuf, posted on social media two pictures where the brothers are captured flaunting their

Kieron Pollard became the third batsman to hit six maximums in an over in international cricket.© Instagram Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter on Thursday to welcome Kieron Pollard to an elite group of players who have hit six sixes in an over. Pollard on Wednesday became only the third batsman in international cricket to smash

Bishan Singh Bedi underwent a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.© AFP Legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi has undergone a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain at a city hospital a few days back and is recovering well. The 74-year-old former India captain had undergone a bypass surgery at

Ravindra Jadeja has begun his rehabilitation after surgery.© Twitter All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has hit the ground running as he began his rehabilitation after undergoing a surgery following a thumb injury, which he suffered during the Test series in Australia. Jadeja took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a video of himself training in the gym. “Hustling On #comingbackstronger

David Warner played the last two Tests against India earlier this year.© AFP Australia opener David Warner admitted that he “would not have” played with the injury in the Test series against India which extended his return back to the field. Warner had played the last two Tests against India while still being hampered by

Young England opener Zak Crawley on Tuesday echoed opposition vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane’s sentiments on the Motera strip which he believes will be “similar” in nature but red ball will make it “slightly easier” for the batsmen. England have been pummelled by India for 317 runs and 10 wickets respectively on successive rank turners and the

After South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn said that he decided to opt out of IPL 2021 because he felt that other T20 leagues were “more rewarding as a player”, India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane refused to comment on Steyn’s statement but added that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has provided many Indian and overseas cricketers

Chris Gayle said on Monday he is focused on the “bigger picture” of winning a third T20 world title with the West Indies later this year, ahead of the veteran batsman’s return to international cricket this week. The 41-year-old was named in the Windies’ 14-man squad for the three-game T20 International (T20I) series against Sri