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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma deserve special treatment for their years of contribution, and their place in India’s ODI setup should never have been questioned, former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar believes.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!While the national selectors and head…

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami win MLS Cup with 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps (AP Photo) Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to their first-ever MLS Cup title on Saturday, delivering a standout performance in a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Florida. The Argentine superstar assisted two goals and played a key role…

South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad acknowledged on Saturday that using the word “grovel” overshadowed his team’s historic Test win over India, though he reiterated there was no “malice” behind it. Conrad made the remark after day four of the second Test in Guwahati when…

AUS vs ENG 2nd Ashes Test Live Score: Mitchell Starc continued his extraordinary Ashes campaign with a dominant all-round display, leaving Australia firmly in control of the second Test in Brisbane. At stumps on Day 3, England were reeling at 134/6 in their second innings, still 43 runs short of making Australia bat again. Captain…

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has been in exceptional form, scoring 376 runs in his last four ODIs with two centuries and being dismissed only twice. After winning the Player of the Series award for his 302 runs in the three-match series against South Africa, Kohli said he felt liberated and in his best rhythm in…

KL Rahul after winning the toss in the third ODI in Vizag (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s ODI captain KL Rahul finally broke his streak of 20 consecutive toss losses by winning the toss in the third ODI against South Africa in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. KL Rahul used his left hand to spin the coin…

India’s Kuldeep Yadav, center, celebrates with Ravindra Jadeja, left, Virat Kohli, right, and Washington Sundar (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has expressed sharp concerns over Washington Sundar’s recent performances with the ball, pointing out that the off-spinner has barely been used across formats in the past few months. Despite Gautam Gambhir’s preference…

South Africa opener Quinton de Kock hit his seventh One Day International hundred against India during the third ODI in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. He reached the landmark in 80 balls in the 30th over, pulling Harshit Rana for his sixth six to bring up the century.This was de Kock’s seventh ODI hundred in just 23…

India’s Sanju Samson (AP /PTI) Sanju Samson produced a captain’s knock when Kerala needed him the most, holding a shaky innings together with an unbeaten 73 in a low-scoring Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy fixture against Andhra Pradesh at the A.B. Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow. On a surface where every other Kerala batter failed to reach…

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (X) In a quirky subplot of India’s series-clinching third ODI against South Africa in Visakhapatnam, Rohit Sharma once again played the role of the unspoken DRS gatekeeper, this time without even captaining the side. With stand-in skipper KL Rahul at the helm, it was Rohit, supported by Virat Kohli, who…