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Ishan Kishan (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in the fourth T20I at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.Having already sealed the five-match series 3-0 with victories in the opening three games, India headed into the contest with momentum firmly on…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Damien Martyn (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Australian cricket great Damien Martyn has shared another encouraging update on his health after surviving a life-threatening bout of meningitis that left him in a coma late last year, saying he is grateful to be able to walk and swim again.The former Australia batter, who featured in 67…

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…

Australia vs West Indies Live Score, U19 World Cup 2026: After winning the toss, West Indies U19 captain Joshua Dorne elected to field first in the Super Six Group 1 encounter against Australia at the Harare Sports Club in Harare today. Teams: Australia U19 (Playing XI): Will Malajczuk, Nitesh Samuel, Steven Hogan, Oliver Peake(c), Alex…

Anupam Kher and Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: Anupam’s Instagram post) NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Anupam Kher had an unexpected and heartwarming brush with cricketing royalty when he accidentally walked into the wrong vanity van — only to come face to face with former India captain Rohit Sharma and his wife, Ritika Sajdeh. What could have…

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…