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Babar Azam recalled winning over India in the T20 World Cup as one of the best moments for him as captain. (Images via Getty) Pakistan batter Babar Azam opened up on the moments he treasures most as captain and the opponents who shaped his cricketing growth during a candid conversation with Kevin Pietersen on “The…

Team India fell 2-0 to South Africa in the home Test series that concluded with a 408-run win for the visitors. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh delivered a blunt assessment of the team’s spin resources and the pitches used in the recent home Test series, insisting that India currently lack a specialist…

Pakistan’s players (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Pakistan secured victory in the Twenty20 tri-series final by defeating Sri Lanka with a six-wicket margin on Saturday.Sri Lanka’s batting lineup collapsed dramatically, losing their final eight wickets for just 16 runs and getting bowled out for 114 in 19.1 overs. Inside India nets in Ranchi: How Virat Kohli and…

Barcelona’s Dani Olmo, back, celebrates after scoring (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) Barcelona secured a 3-1 victory against Alaves in La Liga, with Dani Olmo scoring twice to temporarily place the team at the top of the standings.The match began with a surprising development as Pablo Ibanez gave Alaves an early lead in the first minute. Barcelona…

KL Rahul dropped praise on Virat Kohli on the eve of the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi. (Images via X/@BCCI) KL Rahul said the return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma has immediately lifted the Indian dressing room ahead of the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi, calling their presence “invaluable” for…

Cheteshwar Pujara and brother-in-law Jeet Pabari Jeet Pabari, a 30-year-old businessman and brother-in-law of Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara, was found dead at his residence near Kalavad Road in Rajkot on Wednesday.Pabari allegedly died by suicide at his home “Krishna Sindhu”, where he was found hanging from an iron hook on the window of his first-floor…

Stands to be named after Harmanpreet Kaur and Yuvraj Singh at PCA Stadium. (Agencies) The Punjab Cricket Association will unveil two new stands in honour of India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh during the fourth T20I between India and South Africa in Mullanpur on December 11. Officiating PCA Secretary Siddhant Sharma confirmed…

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) Indian defending champions Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the women’s doubles final at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament. They secured a straight-game victory over Malaysian pair Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting on Saturday.This was only their second tournament since Gayatri’s return…

Hardik Pandya had checked into BCCI’s CoE on October 14 for left quadricep injury assessment. (Instagram) New Delhi: India’s white-ball all-rounder Hardik Pandya will exit the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) today (November 29) after getting the Return to Play (RTP) clearance. He had spent 42 days at the facility in Bengaluru. The 32-year-old is…

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant (X) India’s dramatic 408-run batting collapse against South Africa has reopened debates around technique, pitches and white-ball overload. But Kapil Dev believes the conversation should begin somewhere simpler. He wants to know whether India’s top batters are playing enough domestic cricket to cope with spin and…