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Team India need to work on their fielding for T20 World Cup: Sunil Gavaskar

I think fielding is the most important thing and if team save runs, then opposition come under pressure, says Sunil Gavaskar

Can New Zealand win their second Test series in Australia after 34 years?

New Zealand cricket team has risen to Number 2 in the world test rankings after an unbeaten string of seven consecutive series, most recently at home over England.

IND vs WI 3rd T20: Will Kuldeep Yadav, Shami make it to India playing 11?

Given the way West Indian batsmen scored in the 2nd T20, Virat Kohli and company will need to up their game in all departments to be a match to this young Caribbean side

Ind vs WI 3rd T20: Pitch report, head-to-head stats, live streaming details

For Kohli and Co, their major worry going into the series decider will be their fielding - not only Washington Sundar but even Ravindra Jadeja was rather sloppy in the field in the first two T20Is

Pollard's IPL experience at Wankhede will benefit WI bowlers: Phil Simmons

He knows things inside out and that will definitely help our bowlers mainly, there are a few youngsters in this format. It will definitely help, says Phil Simmons

All-rounder Fabian Allen ruled out of series finale vs India: Phil Simmons

West Indies coach Phil Simmons on Tuesday informed that Allen is yet to regain full fitness

Sheldon Cottrell a valuable asset for Windies cricket team: Phil Simmons

Sheldon Cottrell has been the most economical bowler for the West Indies in this series and took two wickets and conceded runs at an economy of just 6.37

You will not win games if you drop catches: Windies coach Phil Simmons

In the ongoing T20 International series between India cricket team and Windies cricket team, many catches have been dropped by the players from both the sides

13th South Asian Games: India makes record medal haul but wins fewer golds

India has topped the medal tally of every South Asian Games since its inception in 1984

National Sports Code: Ministry to file affidavit on HC's review panel stay

The Sports Ministry had formed a 13-member committee with former SC judge Justice (Retd) Mukundakam Sharma as chairman to review the controversial code after it was rejected by the IOA

3rd T20: Can India stop Windies power hitters in series finale at Wankhede?

The three-match series is locked 1-1 after two-time world champions West Indies turned on the style in the second T20 International in Thiruvananthapuram following a Virat Kohli special in Hyderabad

Pollard has transformed West Indies' white-ball cricket: Rohit Sharma

Rohit, who played with Pollard for several years at MI, termed the West Indies cricket team captain as a 'smart thinker of the game.'

Kohli's birthday wish to Dhoni most retweeted Indian sport post of 2019

Twitter India also revealed India's top male and female sports handles in 2019. PV Sindhu leads the women's category while Kohli was on the top of the charts in the men's category.

Shreyas Iyer should work on his off-side batting, advises Kevin Pietersen

There are drills which you need to practice as a youngster and this will help him as the bowler will then eventually not bowl to him outside the off stump, says Kevin Pieterson

Pakistan not to play international cricket at neutral venues any more: PCB

Our default position will remain that Pakistan is safe. We play cricket in Pakistan (and if) you want to play against Pakistan you have to come to Pakistan, says PCB chairman Ehsan Mani

Former Pak cricketer Nasir Jamshed pleads guilty in UK bribery case

Jamshed, 33, had originally denied being involved in a plan focused on the Pakistan Super League but changed his plea during a court hearing in Manchester.

After WADA's four-year doping ban, Russia set to miss 2020 Olympics

A spokesperson for WADA, whose executive committee is meeting in Lausanne, said: "The full list of recommendations have been unanimously accepted

World Anti-Doping Agency to decide on Russia's sporting fate tomorrow

WADA's executive committee is expected to approve a recommendation by its Compliance Review Committee that Russia be handed a four-year suspension from sporting competitions

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Ding has played extraordinary chess in the past six months

South Asian Games 2019: India continues to lead medal tally; Nepal second

As the events of the sixth day of the games close, India has won 81 gold, 59 silver and 25 bronze medals taking the tally of medals to 165.