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Varun Chakravarthy tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Neha Khedekar.© Instagram Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star spinner Varun Chakravarthy married his long-time girlfriend Neha Khedekar in a ceremony held in Chennai on Friday. The duo was originally scheduled to get married earlier this year. However, the coronavirus pandemic forced them to postpone the ceremonies.

Rishabh Pant and Hanuma Vihari put themselves in the reckoning for next week’s first Test with contrasting hundreds as India thoroughly dominated Australia A in the pink ball warm-up match in Sydney on Saturday. Needing 19 runs to reach his century when Jack Wildermuth commenced the second evening’s final over, Pant clobbered him for 4,

Marcus Harris has been added to the Australia squad for the 1st Test of the 4-match series vs India.© Twitter Cricket Australia (CA) on Saturday confirmed that batsman Marcus Harris has been added to Australia men’s squad for the first Test of the four-match series against India at the Adelaide Oval. Harris has been drafted

Paras Khadka has played 10 ODIs and 33 T20Is for Nepal.© Instagram Former Nepal skipper Paras Khadka has been tested positive for coronavirus and has currently isolated himself. Khadka, who has played 10 ODIs and 33 T20Is for Nepal, said he conducted a PCR test on Friday after he lost his smell, and the report

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq feels his players were “unlucky” to have contracted the coronavirus during their stay in Christchurch, and said that the quarantine protocols breaches were “unintentional”. Seven members of the Pakistan touring squad tested positive for coronavirus days after their arrival in New Zealand on November 24. The former Pakistan skipper admitted that

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma celebrate their third wedding anniversary today.© Twitter Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma celebrate their third wedding anniversary today and the India captain marked the occasion by sharing a picture with his wife on Twitter, captioning the post: “3 years and onto a lifetime together”. The star pair had got married on

Sri Lanka will tour South Africa for two Tests starting December 26 in Centurion.© AFP Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday confirmed that the two-match Test series slated to begin from December 26 will go ahead as planned. The first Test will be played from December 26 in Centurion while

Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar said that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has emerged as a big reason for lessening the animosity between players from different countries. He also said there is a misconception that in order to come across as tough, one should not applaud the opponent when the latter comes up with a

The Supreme Court on Wednesday vacated its order restraining other courts from hearing disputes related to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and state cricket associations. The top court, on March 14, 2019, had restrained all other courts across the country from entertaining or proceeding with any matter pertaining to cash-rich BCCI

Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman on Wednesday hailed Hardik Pandya’s leadership qualities after the all-rounder decided to hand over his Man of the Series award to newcomer T. Natarajan. Natarajan, who came to Australia as an additional bowler, not only made his debut but also impressed with his bowling. Laxman said it was an ”excellent”

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly praised Parthiv Patel after the latter announced his retirement on Wednesday and also said that Parthiv’s performance in the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy final will remain etched in the history of Gujarat cricket. The wicket-keeper batsman had scored a ton in the final to

David Warner said he is still not 100 percent ready for Test match conditions.© AFP Australia’s star opening batsman David Warner has been ruled out of the first Test against India, but will try to return for the second instalment on Boxing Day, Cricket Australia said Wednesday. Warner is recovering from a strained adductor muscle

Ben Stokes paid tribute to his father after scoring a century for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020.© BCCI/IPL Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday mourned the death of England all-rounder Ben Stokes’ father Ged Stokes, who died after a year-long battle with brain cancer at the age of 65. Stokes plays for

Potentially in line for a Test debut against India, Australian batsman Will Pucovski suffered a concussion after being struck on the helmet by pacer Kartik Tyagi during the warm-up game against India A in Sydney on Tuesday and was ruled out of the second tour game starting December 11. Considered a sure-shot selection for the series-opener beginning

Sachin Tendulkar shared a video of him parasailing to a famous Ritviz song.© Instagram Taking the break amid the chaotic coronavirus pandemic, Sachin Tendulkar is currently on a vacation. The cricket legend has taken to social media, to share multiple photos lately, but hasn’t revealed his whereabouts. He took to Instagram on Monday, with the

The ODI series between South Africa and England has been postponed.© ICC/Twitter The One-day International series between South Africa and England has been postponed, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a release Monday. The postponement effectively ends England’s tour of South Africa with only one-half of the scheduled fixtures completed. “Cricket South

Ravichandran Ashwin will be aiming to play a big part in the upcoming four-match Test series, which begins from December 17. On Monday, the spinner put on a show in the ongoing practice match between Australia A and Indians. During Day 2 of the tour game, Ashwin bowled while wearing his cap. Wearing a cap

Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif on Sunday said that in-form all-rounder Hardik Pandya should stay back in Australia for the upcoming Test series. Pandya played a match-winning knock of 42* off 22 balls in India’s six-wicket win over Australia in the second T20I at Sydney Cricket Ground, which gave the visitors an unassailable 2-0 win