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New Delhi, April 3 – Delhi Capitals (DC) left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav believes that focusing on strengths and maintaining an aggressive mindset are crucial for spinners to succeed in high-scoring matches. He emphasizes that his confidence comes from meticulous preparation and a...

New Delhi, March 25 – Jasprit Bumrah, India's leading fast bowler, has reportedly joined the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru as part of a structured workload management program ahead of the upcoming 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season...

Dubai, March 23 Indian medium-paced bowler Arundhati Reddy was named the ICC Player of the Month for February on Monday for her outstanding performances in a T20I series in Australia.Pakistani opener Sahibzada Farhan was named the ICC Player of the Month for his extraordinary performances in...

Wellington, March 22 – Amelia Kerr wrote history by registering the most consecutive scores of 30 or more in T20 International cricket, across both men's and women's cricket, as New Zealand Women defeated South Africa Women to take an unassailable lead in the five-game series.Kerr continued...

New Delhi, March 16 – Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan, the USA’s Shadley van Schalkwyk, and England’s Will Jacks have been shortlisted for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Month award for February, following their outstanding performances in the recently concluded Men’s T20...

New Delhi, March 7 Former England fast bowlers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn have heaped praise on India’s pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, calling him the “greatest pacer ever” following his match-winning performance against England in the T20 World Cup semifinal.Bumrah played a crucial role in...

Mumbai, March 4 India's frontline spinner Varun Chakaravarthy was one of the four squad members who chose to train in the scorching Mumbai afternoon a day before the T20 World Cup semifinal against England.Chakaravarthy has been India's trump card in the middle overs over the past 12 months...

Hubballi, February 26 Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi bowled a brilliant opening spell that dismantled Karnataka's top order, keeping his side within striking distance of a historic Ranji Trophy title, reducing the hosts to 220 for five here on Thursday.J&K had posted 584 in their first...

New Delhi, February 24 Does a mystery spinner retain his mystique if he is constantly exposed at the international level?Well, it's a matter of debate, but it's clear that leading batsmen are not just reading him from hand, but coaches have also devised strategies to counter him effectively...

Colombo, February 19 Pathum Nissanka scored a fine half-century as Sri Lanka posted 178 for seven against Zimbabwe in a T20 World Cup match here on Thursday.Nissanka hit eight fours in a 41-ball innings, scoring 62, to become the top run-scorer for the hosts. Pavan Rathnayake also contributed...

Kalyani, February 17 – Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan has praised Mohammed Shami after the right-arm pacer took 8 wickets, playing for Bengal against Jammu and Kashmir in the ongoing 2025-26 Ranji Trophy semi-final played at the Bengal Cricket Academy Ground.Shami has consistently...

Chennai, February 15 US captain Monank Patel dismissed a series of modest scores to score a fluent half-century, while Sanjay Krishnamurthi also scored an unbeaten fifty, as they posted a competitive 199 for 4 against Namibia in their T20 World Cup group match on Sunday.Opening the innings...