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Ranji Trophy Live Score: Rohit, Pant headline star-studded line-ups The Ranji Trophy returns in full swing on Thursday, offering some of India’s finest cricketers a chance to regain form after a challenging international season. Following Team India’s 1-3 loss in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, several key players are turning to domestic cricket to rediscover…

NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav commended his team’s zeal for being excellent in every facet of the game after they crushed England by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. The bowlers put up an incredible display at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday, bowling out England for 132, highlighted…

NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami‘s eagerly awaited return was further postponed as the Indian bowler was left out of India’s starting eleven for the opening Twenty20 International match against England because the team management didn’t think he would fit in with the lineup given the Eden Gardens track’s characteristics.After 14 months, everyone was expecting Shami to…

NEW DELHI: Defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape registered a 52-run victory over the Pretoria Capitals to claim a third consecutive bonus point win on Wednesday evening. With 15 points, the Sunrisers are still in third position, and the Capitals are still in fifth place with nine points. After being reduced to 53/5 following an outstanding…

Mohammed Shami (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: “Kaash mai waha hota… kuch kar pata” (I wish I were there… I could have done something) — a recovering Mohammed Shami uttered these words repeatedly to his coach as he watched India struggle during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Australia. Frustrated and in pain, Shami longed to be…

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Newly-appointed BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Wednesday stated that the Indian Board will fully comply with the ICC’s guidelines regarding Team India’s jersey for the upcoming Champions Trophy.The Champions Trophy is scheduled to begin on February 19, with India set to play its matches…

NEW DELHI: In a gruelling 72-move battle, the longest game of Round 5 in the Masters section, D Gukesh had the last laugh as he got back to winning ways in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 in Wijk aan Zee on Wednesday. Playing against Vincent Keymer, a member of the team he assembled during…

Arshdeep Singh. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh on Wednesday scripted history, becoming the country’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is during the opening game of the five-match series against England at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Poll What Do You Find Most Remarkable About Arshdeep Singh’s Performance in T20Is? The left-arm pacer surpassed…

NEW DELHI: India is set to host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 from October 31 to November 27, as confirmed by a senior official of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) in a conversation with TimesofIndia.com.Though FIDE’s website briefly listed India as the host venue on Monday, it reverted the status to “To be…

India outplayed England by seven wickets in the first T20I at Eden Gardens on Wednesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Abhishek Sharma‘s blistering 34-ball-79, backed by a disciplined bowling effort, powered India to victory.England were bundled out for a paltry 132 at a venue where the average first-innings score is around 195….