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Jofra Archer (Getty Images) England have handed fast bowler Jofra Archer a significant vote of confidence by including him in their provisional squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, despite the pacer nursing a left side strain that ruled him out of the final two Ashes Tests. The announcement was made on Tuesday as…

Suryakumar Yadav and wife Devisha Shetty at Tirumala. (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, accompanied by his wife Devisha Shetty, paid a spiritual visit to the revered Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, on the auspicious occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadashi. The visuals from the hill shrine, showing the couple dressed…

Azhar Mahmood (Getty Images) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has parted ways with national Test team head coach Azhar Mahmood, releasing him three months before the expiry of his contract. The move signals another reset in Pakistan’s red-ball setup as the board looks to plan for the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.Go Beyond The Boundary…

India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur with teammates. (PTI Photo) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India’s women swept Sri Lanka 4–0 with the authority of a team several rungs above their opponents. Runs flowed freely, wickets fell on demand, and results were rarely in doubt. Yet, amid the boundary avalanches and wicket flurries, a familiar gremlin kept tugging at the hem…

Arjun Erigaisi (Image credit: X) NAGPUR: Hope. Heartbreak. Repeat. That has long defined Arjun Erigaisi’s relationship with world championships. For eight years, the script barely changed: promise gave way to disappointment and near-misses piled up into a quiet burden. Until Sunday night, when Arjun finally caught a break, secured a podium finish in the Open…

NEW DELHI: With the announcement of India’s ODI squad for the three-match home series against New Zealand imminent, Dhruv Jurel has ensured the selectors have little room to ignore him. The young wicketkeeper-batter has delivered a timely and emphatic message through a stunning run of scores in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy, underlining his credentials…

NEW DELHI: Indian selectors sent out a blunt message ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup in February, dropping Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill from the squad after a prolonged slump in the shortest format. The call, announced on December 20, underlined India’s uncompromising approach as they look to defend the title at home.Go…

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (ICC Photo) India women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was seen breaking into a bhangra celebration while lifting the Women’s T20 World Cup trophy — a moment that quickly went viral and drew widespread admiration. However, the jubilant scene had a light-hearted backstory behind it. On a recent episode of The…

Sunil Gavaskar (File Image) On This Day in 1983 – December 29, batting maestro Sunil Gavaskar achieved a major milestone in his career. Against the West Indies in the sixth Test in Chennai, Gavaskar scored a career-best 236 not out — then the highest score by an Indian in Test history — a day after…

Smriti Mandhana, Shubman Gill Smriti Mandhana is close to creating new records with her batting in 2025. The India opener has scored 1,703 runs across formats this calendar year, the most by any woman in a single year. She needs 62 more runs to become the highest run-scorer of 2025 across both men’s and women’s…