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Hardik Pandya to lead India in Ireland as Sanju Samson makes comeback

The only new face in the side is Maharashtra right-hand batter Rahul Tripathi

BCCI richer by Rs 46,000 cr as IPL media rights soar to Rs 50 cr per game

Package A (Indian sub-continent TV Rights) for 410 IPL matches across five seasons from 2023 to 2027 has been sold for Rs 23,575 crore, which is effectively Rs 57.5 crore per game

Pak push India to 5th spot in latest ICC ODI rankings after beating Windies

India, though, will have a chance to climb the rankings as they play England and the West Indies (three ODIs each) before Pakistan play their next ODI series in August

'Klaasen' apart: Henrich fifty gives Proteas solid 2-0 lead against India

On a two-paced track where most of the batters struggled, Klaasen made it look ridiculously easy as he smashed seven fours and five towering sixes in his 46-ball knock

It was more about battles I won against myself: Hardik on GT's IPL win

The 29-year-old all-rounder said that he would get up at 5 AM and sleep at 9:30 in the night for four successive months during his time away from the Indian team after the T20 World Cup.

In her cricket journey 'highs and lows', Mithali Raj's numbers stand out

The world's most prolific run-getter had a career spanning over two decades; she was Indian captain in 195 matches.

Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to hit 200 million followers on Instagram

"200 mil strong, thanks for all your support insta fam," wrote Kohli on his latest Instagram post

Umran Malik might have to wait for his debut, hints head coach Dravid

"We just have to see how much playing time we will be able to give him. We have a big squad, not possible to have everyone in the playing XI," Dravid was categorical when asked about 'Jammu Express'

Team India starts practice without Hardik Pandya for 1st T20I against SA

"No, he is not with us yet. But he might join us by tomorrow. Everything is fine and you will be definitely seeing him on the ground on June 9," a source from BCCI told ANI.

District-level cricket is where it all begins: Former Indian skipper Dhoni

Dhoni stressed that district cricket is the most important things for budding cricketers, which opens the door for them to play state-level cricket and then pitchforks them into national limelight

IPL 2022: Seven things that made this season of the cash rich league unique

It was some concrete changes made prior to the season and during it that played a catalyst for various fresh changes. Here's the list of seven such things that made the IPL 2022 interestingly unique

How Arshdeep Singh 'yorked' his way into Indian T20 team for SA series

The 23-year-old from Kharar humbly accepts the success that has come his way in the IPL but says he really had to "earn everything"

CSK unfollow all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Instagram amid rumours of rift

Jadeja has also been ruled out of the ongoing edition of the IPL due to a bruised rib, which he suffered during the clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore on May 4

India further cement lead at the top in ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings

India are now on 270 points, while the second-placed England have logged 265 points.

Was fuming after first innings, it was stupid cricket with bat: KL Rahul

Despite the victory of Lucknow Super Giants on Friday, captain KL Rahul is not happy with the batting performance of his side as his team at one stage was 98/1 crumbled to 126/7

Titans look to continue 'Golden Touch', RCB seek Kohli's return to form

Kohli has scored a mere 128 runs in nine matches for RCB this season with 48 being his highest score

Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders seek momentum to revive IPL campaigns

Delhi Capitals are currently seventh on the points table with three wins in seven outings and KKR are placed eighth having lost their last four games

Great players go through phases like this, says Du Plessis on Kohli

Kohli, who hasn't scored a hundred in any format for more than three years now, got out to first ball ducks in successive games before Tuesday's match

Virat Kohli is 'mentally' overcooked, needs a break, says Ravi Shastri

Batting stalwart Virat Kohli is mentally "overcooked" and needs to take a break from cricket in order to serve the country for at least another six-seven years, feels ex-India coach Ravi Shastri. Kohli has been going through a lean patch with just two 40-plus scores to show in last seven innings for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the current IPL season. The 33-year-old from Delhi, who hasn't scored a century in the last 100 matches across formats, had stepped down from T20 captaincy both for India and RCB and also quit Test leadership, while he was removed from ODI skipper's role. Shastri feels the likes of Kohli needs to be handled with care and empathy amid the COVID-19 restrictions which has confined players inside bio-bubbles. "I am going straight to the main guy here. Virat Kohli is overcooked. If anyone needs a break, it's him," Shastri told Star Sports. "Whether it's 2 months or a month-and-a-half, whether it's after England or before England. He needs a break because he ha

After Chahal's revelation, Ravi Shastri proposes life ban for offender

Taking exception to Yuzvendra Chahal's allegations of physical harassment by a player in his early IPL days, Shastri suggested that the offender be never allowed to come near a cricket field.