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Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, shakes hand with New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, shakes hand with New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav spoke openly after his…

Aaron Jones (Photo by Getty Images) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday provisionally suspended USA batter Aaron Jones over alleged fixing during the BIM10 league in Barbados in the 2023–24 season. The decision comes as a major setback for the 31-year-old, who was part of the USA team that reached the Super Eight stage…

Hardik Pandya (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya produced a stunning moment on the field and grabbed the spotlight during the fourth T20I between India and New Zealand at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. The match was evenly poised, but Pandya’s sharp awareness changed the tone of the game.The incident…

Sarfaraz Khan (Agency Photo) MUMBAI: Having played with modern-day legends Virat Kohli at Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rohit Sharma for India, Sarfaraz Khan is now excited about the opportunity to play with the legendary MS Dhoni for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2026. “My dream was to play with the legends of this…

Delhi’s Ayush Doseja plays a shot during the first day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Delhi and Himachal Pradesh, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: Ayush Doseja is living a dream season. Playing in his maiden season in the Ranji Trophy, the 23-year-old Delhi batter is the…

A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday sentenced the owner of a team in the country’s domestic T20 league to a suspended prison term in a match-fixing case, news agency AFP reported, quoting an official.Bangladesh-born Tamim Rahman, a British national and owner of the Dambulla Thunders, admitted to charges that he had tried to influence a…

Even as uncertainty continued over Pakistan’s participation in the next month’s T20 World Cup, Australia’s T20I squad, led by Mitchell Marsh, arrived in Lahore on Wednesday for a three-match series against Pakistan.The series is being treated as Pakistan’s final preparation ahead of the T20 World Cup, but it is still unclear whether the team will…

NEW DELHI: Former India opener and 1983 World Cup winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth has launched a scathing attack on Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi, urging Pakistan to stay away from the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup after Naqvi hinted at a possible withdrawal from the tournament.Pakistan have kept suspense alive over their participation, deferring…

The 2024 runners-up South Africa will open their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against Canada on February 9, carrying strong momentum from a dominant run in international cricket, highlighted by their ICC World Test Championship triumph last year and a home Test whitewash of India. That form, combined with growing depth and confidence, places them…

NEW DELHI: The biggest selection headache for India ahead of the T20 World Cup surfaced at the top of the order. The management had to settle on a partner for Abhishek Sharma while also locking down the wicketkeeper’s role, a decision that sat at the heart of the squad debate earlier. Sanju Samson ticked both…