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Jos Buttler's England team richer by $1.6 mn after winning T20 World Cup

The showpiece event came to a thrilling climax at the MCG with England winning by five wickets to lift their second T20 World Cup and claiming the biggest purse from a prize pool of USD5.6 million.

What's hurting Indian cricket? Star system and BCCI's electoral politics

When it comes to analysing India's T20 World Cup semi-final defeat, experts have only analysed strategic or tactical reasons, but not the structural ones

T20 World Cup: England crowned champions, beat Pakistan by five wickets

Ben Stokes stars with unbeaten half-century as England claim their second Twenty20 World Cup title

It could have been different if Shaheen had bowled that over: Babar Azam

Pakistan could have seen a different result if pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi had not got injured during the T20 World Cup final, skipper Babar Azam said after his team lost the title clash to England

Afghanistan govt has in principle agreed to resume women's cricket: ICC

Afghanistan cricket, especially the women's game, had plunged into uncertainty last year due to the drastic changes in the political landscape following the takeover of the country by the Taliban.

Greg Barclay unanimously re-elected as ICC Chairman for two-year term

Barclay was unopposed following the withdrawal of Tavengwa Mukuhlani from the process, and the Board reaffirmed its full support of him to continue as Chair for a further two years

Prime Video launches immersive cricket experience of India-New Zealand tour

Fans will experience a high-quality localized content feed in India, with commentary and graphics across five languages including, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, along with English

Rahul Dravid rested for New Zealand tour, VVS Laxman to coach India

National Cricket Academy head Laxman will be India's acting head coach for the upcoming tour of New Zealand as the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff has been given a break

Gautam Gambhir vents his frustration at India's loss with cryptic tweet

Gambhir, who played a key role in India lifting the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup trophy in 2007 and the 2011 ODI World Cup, wrote, "You only expect from those who can deliver! Chin up boys"

Many seniors players like Kohli, Ashwin won't play T20 next year: Sources

However, Dravid said it's too early to talk about transition when PTI asked him about future of senior players like Kohli and Rohit

Players' careers won't be defined by just one knockout game: Rohit Sharma

'I think, not just for me but for the players, what they've done in their entire career doesn't define them by just one knockout game'

BCCI to hold IPL players auction on December 23 in Kochi, says report

Each team will have an additional Rs 5 crore to spend at this auction, making the overall purse Rs 95 crore

Surya at top spot, Arshdeep surges to career-best 23rd in T20I rankings

In India's last group match, Yadav blasted a 25-ball 61 as he added six points in the weekly rankings update to go 39 points clear of second-placed Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan

Suryakumar Yadav's brand value triples as he hits it out of the park

Kumar signed with several brands including GlobalBees-owned UrbanGuru, Boult Audio, Pintola peanut butter and Das Foodtech

Mithali Raj keeps options open for IPL - player or mentor or owning team

Former India captain Mithali Raj is keeping her options open for the women's IPL tournament slated next year -- player or mentor or even owning a team

Viacom18 Sports announces seven-year partnership with Cricket South Africa

Viacom18 Sports on Tuesday announced a seven-year partnership with Cricket South Africa (CSA) for exclusive digital and TV rights for all international cricket, from 2024-2031.

Three-member committee to probe alleged sexual assault by Gunathilaka

A three-member panel will probe the alleged sexual assault by Sri Lankan batter Danushka Gunathilaka during the T20 World Cup in Australia, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday

Lanka Cricket appoints 3-member panel to investigate Gunathilaka episode

Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed a three-member panel to investigate the sexual assault episode involving left-handed batter Danushka Gunathilaka in Sydney

SLC executive committee suspends Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket also said the cricketer will not be considered for any selections "after being informed that Mr. Gunathilaka was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a woman in Australia".

Gunathilaka was moments away from leaving when he was dragged out: Report

Sri Lankan left-hand batter Danushka Gunathilaka, was reportedly moments away from leaving for the airport to fly back home when he was pulled out of the team bus and apprehended by police