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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…

Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni (Insta) In the lead-up to the ODI series against South Africa, Ranchi has once again become the emotional centre of Indian cricket. After Virat Kohli visited MS Dhoni at his home, a new set of photographs featuring Kohli and Dhoni surfaced on Instagram on Saturday, sending fans into another wave…

Ruturaj Gaikwad (PTI Photo) Ruturaj Gaikwad is back in the national colours and is eager to make an impact as India prepare to take on South Africa in their three-match ODI series. The batter expressed his excitement about returning to the international stage, describing it as a “good feeling” to don the blue again and…

Ranchi : As India prepare to take on South Africa for the limited-overs leg on the back of a whitewash at the hands of South Africa in Tests, bowling coach Morne Morkel said he feels the team needs to leave behind the “disappointing two weeks” and regroup. A fresh set of players are also coming…

India coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) If you judged Gautam Gambhir purely through the lens of India’s Test results, you might assume his stint is spiralling. India have just endured a brutal 408-run defeat to South Africa in Guwahati, slipped to a 2-0 home series loss, and the calls for a separate…

Abhinav Bindra and D Gukesh. (Image: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra has addressed concerns about World Chess Champion D Gukesh’s recent performance slump, suggesting it’s normal for athletes to experience a quiet period after achieving major success. Gukesh, who became the youngest World Champion in December last year, has faced challenges in…