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Pakistan cricket team gets government clearance for World Cup participation

Pakistan believes that the state of bilateral relations with India should not stand in the way of fulfilling its international sports-related obligations, the Foreign ministry said in a press release

When Pervez Musharraf told Lakshmipathy Balaji, 'You are a great soldier"

Lakshmipathy Balaji turned out to be the cynosure of all eyes during India's tour of Pakistan in 2004 with his on-field exploits. The then president Gen Pervez Musharraf saluted his spirit

Nayar backs KKR graduate Gill for World Cup, wants long rope for Rinku

Abhishek Nayar has seen both Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh from close quarters as the assistant coach at the Kolkata Knight Riders and thinks they will play crucial roles for Team India in future

WI vs IND 2nd T20I: Chahal says team backs Kuldeep for his great bowling

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal understands why Kuldeep Yadav is playing ahead of him in the ODI format and is not losing sleep over his place in the Asia Cup and World Cup squad.

IND vs IRE: Ireland announce 15-member squad with Paul Stirling as captain

Ireland on Friday picked all-rounder Fionn Hand and Gareth Delany in their 15-member squad to face No 1 T20I team India in a three-match series to be played later this month

Five times when cricketer Ravindra Jadeja found himself in a controversy

Ravindra Jadeja has been involved in several controversies with the latest being his remarks on Kapil Dev's comments. Here we list the five major instances when Jadeja courted controversy

WI vs IND 1st T20I: ICC fines India and West Indies for slow over-rate

India and West Indies have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20 International of the five-match series at Tarouba, Trinidad

Bazball: England's Zak Crawley looks to test India with new batting style

Swashbuckling England opener Zak Crawley said the upcoming tour to India in January -March 2024 presents them with an amazing opportunity to showcase 'Bazball'

After retirement reversal in ODIs, Tamim steps down as Bangladesh captain

Left-handed batter Tamim Iqbal has decided to step down as Bangladesh ODI captain after a recurring back injury ruled him out of the upcoming Asia Cup

England T20 star Alex Hales announces retirement from international cricket

Hales was part of the England T20 team that won the World Cup in Australia in 2022

IND vs WI 2023: After India debut, Tilak Varma hopes to win World Cup

20-year-old Varma scored a fearless 39 off 22 balls in his maiden outing with the senior India team during the opening T20I against the West Indies, which the visitors lost by four runs.

CONFIRMED! Andy Flower appointed as new RCB head coach ahead of IPL 2024

With the appointment of Flower of head coach, there have been some speculations that the Bangalore-based franchise might bring AB de Villiers to the coaching set-up as well

WI vs IND 1st T20 Highlights: India fail to chase down 150, lose by 4 runs

West Indies vs India 1st T20 Highlights: The Indian team fumbled in a chase of 150 miserably, losing the first match of the five-match T20I series by four runs. Holder's 16th over was match-turning

WI vs IND 1st T20 Playing 11: Tilak Varma, Mukesh Kumar debut for India

Yashashvi Jaiswal fails to find place in India's Playing 11 for 1st T20 International against West Indies

Bazball unpacked: Controlled aggression or crash, bang, wallop approach?

England's thrill-a-minute playbook devised by Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes could revitalise Test cricket

Not Bumrah or Jadeja: The highest Indian ODI wicket-taker since 2019 WC is?

In the ODIs, since the 2019 World Cup, India's highest wicket-taker is Shardul Thakur who has crossed the figure of 50 wickets

BCCI issues media rights tender for domestic, international matches

In 2018, Disney Star retained the BCCI media rights by paying Rs 6,138 crore for the five-year cycle (2018-23)

Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq to head Pakistan's Cricket Technical Committee

Besides Misbah, former skippers Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez will be the members of the committee.

ODI World Cup 2023: Kaif bats for Samson's inclusion in India's squad

You need someone who can play left-arm spin, leg spin in middle overs and Samson can do that, says former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif

Rahul, Iyer fitness update: Shreyas, KL likely to miss Asia Cup 2023

Though KL Rahul has started keeping, it remains to be seen whether he can don the wicket-keeping gloves for full 50 Overs after recovering from a hamstring injury.