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IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant declared fit


New Delhi: Rishabh Pant is all set to make his long-awaited return to competitive cricket as he has been granted a fitness clearance for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a medical and fitness update. "After undergoing an extensive 14-month rehab and recovery process, following...

Our athletes will return with best ever medal haul: Anurag Thakur


New Delhi: As the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games accelerates, anticipation mounts to witness India's athletes shine on the global stage. While the players are leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for the Games, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur exuded confidence saying that the athletes will "reflect new India" in Paris 2024...

5th Test: I don’t know what bazball means, says Rohit Sharma


Dharamshala: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma admitted that he is still puzzled by the term “bazball” despite praising England’s valiant approach and aggressive mindset of play ahead of the fifth and final Test match at HPCA here. Ever since Brendon McCullum took over as England's head coach and Ben Stokes assumed the captaincy, their unconventional approach...

BCCI annual contracts: KL Rahul, Gill, Siraj move to Grade A


New Delhi: KL Rahul, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj have moved up to Grade A in the BCCI Annual Contracts of senior men’s team for the season running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Notably, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer have been excluded from the 30-member list of players awarded the BCCI Central...

Phenomenal win: Players hail Team India’s performance


New Delhi: Former captain Virat Kohli lavished praise on the young Indian batters following the hosts’ hard-fought five-wicket win over England in the fourth Test in Ranchi. "YES!!! Phenomenal series win by our young team. Showed grit, determination and resilience,” Kohli wrote on X. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said: "Fantastic victory for Team India in the...

Yashasvi gains big in ICC Test rankings


New Delhi: India’s young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal continues his rise in the Test rankings after scoring an unbeaten 214 in the third Test against England in Rajkot as he jumped 14 places to be placed 15th position on the updated rankings for Test batters, released by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The 22-year-old left-hander, who...

Rajkot Test loss a wake-up call for England: Vaughan


New Delhi: Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that the heavy 434-run defeat to India in the third Test at Rajkot has to be a wake-up call for Ben Stokes and his players. In what was also Stokes' 100th Test match, England conceded a 126-run lead to India and were put under the pump in...

Super Bowl most-watched program ever in the US


New York: The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City's 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco averaged 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. That shattered last year's mark of 115.1 million for Kansas City's last-play victory...

2nd Test: India beat England by 106 runs, level series 1-1


Visakhapatnam: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets each as India beat England by 106 runs in the second Test at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, to level the five-game series 1-1. England put in a brave effort to chase a record 399, but hunting down a staggering target...