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Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Ayush Badoni and Harshit Rana were among the key picks at the player draft of the inaugural Delhi Premier League (DPL) on Friday. The draft featured 270 players from across Delhi including those who played for India’s senior and Under-19 teams and the IPL. A notable absentee in the player draft

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I LIVE Cricket Updates© X (Twitter) India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I Live Updates: There is no rain at the moment in Pallekele but the toss for India vs Sri Lanka third T20I has been delayed due to wet outfield. After sealing the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead, Suryakumar

MS Dhoni has resorted to a wait-and-watch approach before deciding on his IPL future. As the IPL governing council chalks out the auction and retention plans ahead of the 2025 season, Dhoni wants to see what rule changes come into effect, especially with regard to player retention, before he makes a decision on whether to

Newly appointed India head coach, Gautam Gambhir began his career in the new role with a 3-0 T20I series triumph against Sri Lanka. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy received its due credit in the post-series dressing room speech given by head coach Gambhir while all-rounder Hardik Pandya also had some special words for his Mumbai Indians

Van Niekerk has not played any cricket since The Hundred in August last year, which she was forced to leave early after fracturing her right thumb. Before that, she captained Sunrisers in the Rachel Heyhoe-Flint Trophy, where they finished fourth, and had a stint in the first edition of the WPL, where she was part

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are part of Indian team for Sri Lanka ODIs© X (Twitter) India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their from Monday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting August 2. While the Indian T20I team under Suryakumar Yadav will play the

Toss India chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Harmanpreet’s decision hinged on the fact that the strip that both the semi-finals were played on was used for the final as well. The defending champions remained unchanged from the side that beat Bangladesh in the semi-final. This meant Uma Chetry, who replaced D Hemalatha at No.3,

Hardik Pandya bowling in the nets© X (Twitter) Team India is all set to face Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series on Saturday in Pallekele. The entire country is waiting to behold Team India’s performance under the guidance of the newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir. Known for his aggressive approach, Gambhir

Toss West Indies chose to bat vs England Kraigg Brathwaite called correctly for the second game running and this time opted to have first use of the pitch, with the expectation that Edgbaston would be good for batting on a warm, sunny day in the Midlands. Brathwaite said the “pitch looks a good one” and

File photo of Nuwan Thushara.© AFP Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Thushara has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20 International series against India after picking up a finger injury at training. The 29-year-old injured his left thumb while fielding during a training session on Wednesday. Although the injury was sustained on his non-bowling arm,

Bangladesh chose to bat vs Malaysia Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and opted to bat against Malaysia as they look to get one step closer to the semi-final spot in Asia Cup 2024. After losing to Sri Lanka in their opening game, Bangladesh bounced back with a seven-wicket win over Thailand to stay

A 117-member strong Indian contingent has reached France to begin their quest of medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the last Olympic Games, held in Tokyo in 2021, Team India returned with 7 medals, with Neeraj Chopra’s gold in men’s javelin throw, arguably being the highlight. While Neeraj is a strong contender to repeat

The decision to appoint Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain and hand the white-ball vice-captaincy to Shubman Gill was because “the captain should be on the park”, chief selector Ajit Agarkar has explained. In other words, Hardik Pandya‘s struggles with his fitness had worked against him. “Why Surya was made the captain, because he is

LIVE Updates India vs United Arab Emirates, Womens Asia Cup T20:© X (Twitter) IND vs UAE Women LIVE Cricket Score: India opener Shafali Verma gave a flying start against the UAE, despite the early dismissal of star batter Smriti Mandhana, as India reached 50 in under five overs. Mandhana departed in just the third over, with

Toss Thailand chose to bat vs Malaysia Thailand’s new captain Thipatcha Putthawong called it right at the toss and opted to bat first in their first game of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 against Malaysia. With a translator in tow at the toss, Putthawong said she wanted to make use of conditions that were breezy

Pakistan’s star trio Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan, and Shaheen Afridi, are unlikely to get a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for featuring in the upcoming Global T20 Canada, sources told Geo News. The sources informed Geo News that the players won’t get an NOC despite the league schedule, avoiding any clashes with Pakistan’s international fixtures. Pakistan

Big picture: New guard? Not quite It’s the start of a new era up at Trent Bridge although, at a glance, it looks a lot like the old era. There’s a solitary change to England’s winning line-up from Lord’s, albeit a significant one, as James Anderson takes his leave of the team after 188 appearances

File photo of Rohit Sharma© X (Twitter) As the Indian cricket team begins a new era under Gautam Gambhir, there have been talks over the unavailability of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah. It was reported that Gambhir wants the trio to be available for the series as there aren’t many ODI matches scheduled