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India’s Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes Shubman Gill needs to redefine his role in India’s T20I side by becoming the anchor around whom the rest of the batting revolves, much like Virat Kohli did for years in the format. Gill, India’s current T20I vice-captain, returned to the shortest format…

Tushar Deshpande of Rajasthan Royals (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals will head into the auction with a moderate Rs 16.05 crore purse and nine slots to fill, including one overseas position. It’s far from the largest budget available, but with key players retained and additions secured through trades, their core squad is…

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi greets the gathering during the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The footballing god descended upon the city, and the Lionel Messi GOAT India Tour, which had begun in disorder, found its finish in Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, where fans…

England’s captain Ben Stokes (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) England captain Ben Stokes has urged his side to dig deep and show greater fight as they head into a must win third Ashes Test against Australia, with the series slipping away at 2-0. Speaking ahead of the Adelaide Test starting Wednesday, Stokes said his players must respond…

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Shaheen Shah Afridi had a challenging introduction to the Big Bash League on Tuesday, as his debut for Brisbane Heat against Melbourne Renegades at Simonds Stadium turned into a testing evening. The trouble began in the 18th over of the first innings, when Afridi delivered two dangerous waist-high…

Abhimanyu Easwaran (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Mumbai: He may have been unlucky not to have got an India cap despite having performed consistently in domestic cricket and for India A, and being part of several international tours, but Abhimanyu Easwaran has enjoyed a stroke of luck as the opener’s name has been included at the last…

Kolkata Knight Riders head into the auction with the largest purse, holding Rs 64.30 crore and as many as 13 slots to fill, including six overseas positions. At the other end of the spectrum are the Mumbai Indians, who have just Rs 2.75 crore remaining and five slots, one of them overseas. Source link

Lionel Messi with main organiser Satadru Dutta at Salt Lake Stadium. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar has revealed the reasons behind the anger and chaos that erupted during the Kolkata leg of Lionel Messi‘s GOAT India Tour on December 13, pointing squarely at mismanagement by the organisers.Go Beyond The Boundary with…

Pat Cummins during a practice session. (Getty Images) Cricket Australia (CA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have come together in grief, issuing a joint statement condemning the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney and offering support to those affected.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!At least 15…

For the second consecutive season, the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will go head-to-head with the Indian Premier League (IPL), after the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that the 11th edition of the franchise tournament will run from March 26 to May 3 next year. The overlap once again places the PSL directly in the IPL window,…