By Kushan Sarkar Kolkata, March 3 South African skipper Aiden Markram will be asked probing questions by his New Zealand counterpart Mitchell Santner in what promises to be an intriguing battle between two incredibly talented captains in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.Not often does one find that captains of […]
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Bengaluru, March 3 Two-time Olympic medal-winning Indian badminton star P V Sindhu, who was stranded in Dubai due to the closure of airspace in the Gulf region, has returned to the country after pulling out of the All England Championships in Birmingham.Sindhu posted on X to announce that she is back in the city. “Back […]
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By G Unnikrishnan Bengaluru, March 3 The legendary Sunil Gavaskar expects the T20 World Cup semifinal between India and England to be a “humdinger” with the hosts holding a slight edge because of their flexible batting unit and the presence of a hard-to-read pace ace in Jasprit Bumrah. Reigning champions India will take on England […]
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New Delhi, March 3The West Indies cricket team’s departure from India after its exit from the T20 World Cup has been delayed owing to international airspace restrictions triggered by the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.Cricket West Indies said it is working closely with the ICC and relevant government authorities to ensure the safe travel […]
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New Delhi, March 2 Over two lakh girls across 250 districts nationwide will compete in ASMITA athletics events on March 8 and 9 to mark the International Women’s Day, Minister of State for Sports Raksha Khadse announced on Monday, advocating increased participation of women in sports to bolster India’s 2036 Olympic bid. The event, which […]
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New Delhi, March 2 Afghanistan will kick off their upcoming tour of India with a one-off Test match, followed by three one-day internationals in June, the BCCI said on Monday. “Afghanistan will play one Test match followed by a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series. The Test match will be played in New Chandigarh from June […]
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New Delhi, March 2 In a strongly-worded response to the Sports Ministry’s directive barring it from using ‘India’ or ‘Indian’ in its name and activities, the Differently-Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) has said that the order appears to be a “selective and targeted action” rather than a uniform policy. The ministry issued the direction […]
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New Delhi, March 2 The iconic Sunil Gavaskar says Sanju Samson is such a “nice guy” that everyone wants him to do well and his clutch knock against the West Indies must have taken the pressure off everyone’s shoulders. Samson broke his sequence of low scores with a match-winning 97-run knock at the big stage […]
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Kolkata, March 2 Skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday said opening batter Sanju Samson got the reward for his hard work with an unbeaten 97 against the West Indies, adding that India deserved to be in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup. India beat the West Indies by five wickets to set up a semifinal […]
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By Kushan Sarkar Kolkata, March 2 Sanju Samson is a man of unquestionable talent but his wretched run in the bilateral series against New Zealand forced the team management to give him a break to ease the mounting pressure ahead of T20 World Cup, head coach Gautam Gambhir said after the Kerala player took the […]
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