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Winning toss may be advantageous: Aakash Chopra ahead of India-Afghan clash

India will be taking on Afghanistan in their first Super Eight clash on June 20 at Bridgetown

Guys booking, cancelling flights: Maxwell's reaction to AUS-SCOT match

Defending champions England will be kickstarting their Super Eights campaign against West Indies at Saint Lucia on Thursday

Marcus Stoinis overtakes Nabi to become top-ranked T20 all rounder

Australia's Marcus Stoinis on Wednesday toppled Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi as the number one all-rounder in the latest ICC T20 rankings. Stoinis snared six wickets and also made valuable contribution with the bat to help Australia cruise to the Super Eights in the ongoing T20 World Cup. While Stoinis climbs a spot to become the premier all-rounder, Nabi dropped three places with Sri Lanka skipper Wanindu Hasaranga and Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan also rising to the second and third spot respectively. West Indies' bowlers have shone the brightest so far in the tournament and the rankings reflect that. Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein has moved six places to be second in the bowlers' list led by England spinner Adil Rashid. Alzarri Joseph has also moved up six spaces to 11th, while teammate Gudakesh Motie has surged 16 spots up the rankings into 13th. India's Suryakumar Yadav retained his spot as the top-ranked batter in the shortest format with Phil Salt, Babar Azam and Mohamm

T20 World Cup: Kohli expected to shine as India ponder Kuldeep question

Virat Kohli will be expected to hit his straps after a lean run while left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav will anxiously wait for his chance when title-favourites India face a sprightly Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 fixture of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. The big talking point ahead of the game is the Indian team combination. Will India go in with the same line-up that worked for them in the group league stage or bring in their best spinner over the last 12 months, Kuldeep, at the expense of a specialist pacer now? At the start of the tournament, skipper Rohit Sharma had expressed his keenness to include all four all-rounders -- Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja -- in the playing eleven. That strategy suited the Indian team in the bowler-friendly conditions in New York and the captain is expected to retain the winning combination that stretches their batting till number 8. The only way to fit Kuldeep into the team is to either drop Mohammed Sira

Rohit Sharma's coach shaped my career, says USA cricketer Harmeet Singh

Left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh, who is a part of the USA team that is enjoying a fairytale run in the ongoing T20 World Cup in the Americas, has revealed that Indian captain Rohit Sharma's coach Dinesh Lad has been instrumental in shaping his career. The 31-year-old represented India in two Under-19 World Cups and played for Mumbai at the age-group level before moving to the USA. He is now a member of the American team that has made the Super Eight stage in its very first appearance at the showpiece. "I would like to thank everybody who supported me in this journey and especially to Dinesh Lad Sir. My talent was first recognised by Lad Sir, who was the coach and mentor during my school days (Rohit Sharma studied in the same school)," Harmeet recalled in a video shared with PTI. "In fact, he only advised me to join his school. There he provided me with everything he possibly could," he said. Harmeet said his progress would not have been possible without Lad. "I switched to Swami ..

IPL's business value rose by 6.5% to $16.4 billion in 2024: Houlihan Lokey

The standalone brand value of the Indian Premier League has increased by 6.3% to $3.4 billion over the past year

Bowl out to Kohlimania at Melbourne: IND vs PAK rivalry in T20 World Cups

IND vs PAK head-to-head: Pakistan and India have come up against each other 7 times & none of them has been short of a great classic in itself, especially the first two and the last two meetings

IND vs PAK: Remembering the last time arch-rivals played in North America

As India and Pakistan go head-to-head against each other in the T20 World Cup 2024, here we look back at the last time when the two teams played against each other in the North American continent

Man dies immediately after hitting six near Mumbai, video goes viral

A man passed away after hitting a six near Mumbai, players rushed towards him but he was unresponsive. In another incident, a 73-year-old died while doing yoga

Doordarshan's Free Dish platform to telecast T20 Cricket World Cup matches

Prasar Bharati is in the advanced stages of negotiations with different sports bodies and agencies to showcase different sports leagues and properties on its sports channel

Pics of KKR's Venkatesh Iyer getting married to Shruti Raghunathan go viral

Venkatesh Iyer, the star batter for the Kolkata Knight Riders tied the knot with his girlfriend Shruti Raghunathan on Sunday. The couple got engaged in November last year

Dinesh Karthik retires from all forms of competitive cricket on 39th b'day

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket after two decades of playing for the country. While his retirement was on cards after Royal Challengers Bengaluru's ouster from the IPL Eliminator, Karthik chose his 39th birthday to make his decision official. "Having given plenty of thought for sometime now, I have decided to move on from playing competitive cricket. I officially announce my retirement and put my playing days behind me as I square up for the new challenges that lie ahead," Karthik wrote on 'X'. Having represented the country in 180 games across three formats in which he scored 3463 runs with a lone Test hundred and 17 half-centuries, Karthik also had 172 dismissals to his credit, most of them behind the stumps with a few in the outfield. He first walked into public imagination with his airborne stumping of Michael Vaughan in England under Sourav Ganguly in 2004 and last played for India in 2

T20 World Cup 2024: How US vs Canada cricket rivalry is older than Ashes?

A cricket club called the St George's Club of Manhattan, New York played against Toronto Club in a four-inning match dubbed as Canada vs USA in 1844, 33 years before the first Ashes game

Babar Azam overtakes Rohit Sharma to become 2nd leading run scorer in T20s

Babar displayed an average performance in the second inning of the match on Saturday. He scored 32 runs from 26 balls at a strike rate of 123.08 and etched his name on the record book

Reliance, Disney seek antitrust nod with cricket rights assurance: Report

The deal is set to reshape India's $28 billion media and entertainment market, where the Reliance-Disney combo will compete with Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee Entertainment and Sony

LPL franchise terminated after owner arrested for attempts at match-fixing

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday terminated the Dambulla Thunders franchise from its flagship T20 league after its owner Tamim Rahman was arrested on suspicion of match-fixing. Tamim Rahman, a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin who owns the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise Dambulla Thunders, was arrested by immigration officials at the city's Bandaranaike International Airport following a court order. An official from the Special Investigation Unit for the Prevention of Offenses Relating to Sports at the Sports Ministry confirmed the arrest of the individual. The Colombo Magistrate's Court remanded Rahman to custody until May 31. "The Lanka Premier League announces the termination of the Dambulla Thunders franchise, effective immediately. This decision follows recent developments concerning the franchise's ownership and the legal issues faced by Tamim Rahman, Founder of Imperial Sports Group," the SLC said in a statement. The Dambulla franchise was bought by Imperial Spo

MS Dhoni to undergo muscle tear surgery, retirement decision after recovery

Veteran cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni will visit London for a muscle tear surgery. It will take him five to six months to recover completely; the retirement decision will be taken thereafter

Chennai in wait-and-watch mode: Will CSK paint the town yellow on Saturday?

A lot will depend on the home team playing the finals; the city is preparing in anticipation

BCCI invites applications to replace Rahul Dravid as India's head coach

BCCI invites applications for Indian men's cricket team head coach; see eligibility, process, remuneration, and past coaches here

BCCI invites applications for a new head coach, What is the eligibility?

On May 13, the BCCI invited applications for the position of head coach for the Indian men's cricket team. Watch the video to know more