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New Delhi, March 30 Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh criticized Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane for not using Sunil Narine against a dominant Rohit Sharma during their IPL match against Mumbai Indians, despite Narine's strong record against the MI star.Chasing 221, Rohit...

Mumbai, March 29 Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane was forced to leave the field on Sunday, apparently after suffering cramps in the second half of their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians here.In Rahane's absence, India all-rounder Rinku Singh, who had been named...

New Delhi, March 26 – Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), dismissed rumors about Rishabh Pant’s captaincy following “false reports” that suggested the wicketkeeper-batter was losing his leadership role within the franchise ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season...

Hyderabad, March 25 – Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) stand-in captain Ishan Kishan has spoken about his leadership approach ahead of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to commence on March 28.SRH will start their IPL campaign against defending champions Royal...

Christchurch, March 25: Legendary New Zealand cricketers, Jeremy Coney and Haidee Tiffen, have been inducted into the NZC Hall of Fame, the first additions since the inaugural “First Eleven” was unveiled last summer.Last summer's inauguration saw the induction of Bert Sutcliffe, John R. Reid...

New Delhi, March 21 – Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa said he expects MS Dhoni’s 2026 IPL to be his final year playing for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), adding that the five-time champions should focus on retaining Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain instead of replacing him with Sanju Samson.At...

March 19, New Delhi – Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed Ishan Kishan as interim captain, with regular skipper Pat Cummins sidelined due to injury.Opening batter Abhishek Sharma will serve as vice-captain during Cummins' absence.Cummins is out due to a lower back stress injury, which also...

Hyderabad, March 18 Sunrisers Hyderabad appointed India wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan as interim captain for the early part of IPL 2026, with Abhishek Sharma as his deputy, while Pat Cummins recovers from his injury.Cummins has been sidelined due to a stress injury in his lower back, which...

New Delhi, March 17 Despite struggling academically, Suryakumar Yadav has finally achieved his 80 per cent success rate on the cricket field.Having recently led India to a historic defense of the T20 World Cup title, Suryakumar boasts an 80 per cent winning rate as national captain in the...

New Delhi, March 17 It was her straightforward question that motivated him to work hard for a national call-up. And now that Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of a World Cup-winning team, he couldn't praise his "brutally honest" wife, Devisha, enough for shaping the man he has become.It was in...

New Delhi, March 16 India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav believes that the country’s talent pool in the shortest format has grown so vast that it could comfortably field two or even three international-quality teams at the same time, underscoring the depth created by a thriving...

New Delhi, March 15: India's Test and ODI captain, Shubman Gill, said that the thought of winning the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa often crosses his mind, adding that winning the global trophy remains his ultimate goal. India came close to winning the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup, finishing as...

New Delhi, March 15 – Sarfaraz Ahmed, the wicketkeeper-batsman who led Pakistan to victory in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and remains the only captain to have won ICC titles at both junior and senior levels, announced his retirement from international cricket on Sunday, bringing an end to a...

Karachi, March 15 Sarfaraz Ahmed, the only Pakistani captain to win two major ICC tournament finals against traditional rivals India, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Sunday.Sarfaraz, who last played for the national team in a Test match against Australia at Perth in...

Mumbai, March 14 Kolkata Knight Riders "made the wrong decision" by letting Shreyas Iyer and Phil Salt leave after their title-winning campaign in 2024, and unless the three-time IPL champions understand the importance of retaining key players, they cannot be considered serious title contenders...

New Delhi, March 14 Former India captain and legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble has praised Shreyas Iyer, calling him an underrated yet exceptional leader in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The former coach believes Iyer's leadership qualities are often overlooked despite the batter consistently...

New Delhi, March 12 – Meg Lanning, the most successful captain in the history of women's cricket, believes that the Australian team is entering an exciting new phase following the retirement of veteran wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy from international cricket.Healy brought an end to her...

Mumbai, March 10 Two days after captaining India to a T20 World Cup title, Suryakumar Yadav is slowly absorbing the enormity of the achievement that has placed him in the company of legends like Kapil Dev, MS Dhoni, and Rohit Sharma, who also helped the team win ICC trophies.Shortly after...

New Delhi, March 10 – Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen has stepped down from her leadership roles with Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat Women, bringing to an end a five-year stint as captain across domestic competitions.Jonassen, who informed Queensland Cricket chief executive Terry...

Ahmedabad, March 8 Suryakumar Yadav appeared particularly cheerful after Tilak Varma successfully caught a ball hit by Jacob Duffy, a far cry from the elation the Indian team might have felt after winning the T20 World Cup, achieving a 96-run victory over New Zealand in their home ground on...