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Batter Smriti Mandhana named RCB captain for Women's Premier League

Royal Challengers Bangalore have expectedly named senior India batter Smriti Mandhana as their captain for the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL).

IPL 2023: Gujarat Titans to play CSK in opener on Mar 31; see full schedule

Defending champions Gujarat Titans will play four-time winners Chennai Super Kings to begin the upcoming Indian Premier League in Ahmedabad on March 31

Ind vs Aus 2nd Test Day: Khwaja, Handscomb take Aus to 263; India 21/0

Shami was the highest wicket taker with 4 wickets to his name, followed by Ashwin and Jadeja, who took three wickets each

Women's T20 World Cup: India need to up their game against England

After being put under pressure in their previous two games, India will have no room for error when they take on a formidable England in the Women's T20 World Cup here on Friday.

BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma resigns following a sting operation

Yes, Chetan has tendered his resignation to BCCI secretary Jay Shah and his resignation has been accepted. His position had become untenable after the sting operation

Australia go into Test with just one quick but O'Keefe remains bullish

Despite criticism of the Australian side following the debacle, O'Keefe said he remains positive about his team's chances in the four-Test series

IND vs AUS: Australia opt to bat in 2nd Test of Border -Gavaskar trophy

Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy here on Friday

IND v AUS 2nd Test: India eye victory to make Pujara's 100th Test memorable

India will be aiming for another victory when Cheteshwar Pujara marks his 100th Test appearance in the second Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy series

ICC apologises for ranking glitch which showed India as No.1 Test side

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has apologised for the technical glitch, which saw India displace Australia to attain the No.1 spot in the men's Test team rankings on Wednesday.

Top-order worries remain as India eye another win in Pujara's 100th Test

KL Rahul's prolonged run of failures remains a worry but India will still start as overwhelming favourites for another three-day finish when they take on Australia in the second Test here from Friday.

Indian men's cricket team is now the best in the world in all formats

With this, Rohit Sharma has become the first Indian captain in all the formats under whom the team achieved this rare feat

RCB appoints Sania Mirza to mentor women's team ahead of WPL 2023

"Indian women's cricket has seen a tectonic shift with the Women's Premier League, and I am really looking forward to being a part of this revolutionary pitch," Mirza said

Chetan Sharma in the eye of storm after 'sting operation'; details here

BCCI Chief Selector Chetan Sharma said that former Indian Captain Virat Kohli tried to defame then BCCI President Saurav Ganguly as he felt Ganguly was responsible for him losing the ODI captaincy

Women's T20 WC: Aus continues winning run with 8-wicket win over Bangladesh

A top-notch bowling spell from Georgia Wareham and a brilliant knock from skipper Meg Lanning helped Aus continue their winning run in the ICC Women's T20 WC with an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh.

India's Jemimah, Richa Ghosh move up in women's ICC T20I batters ranking

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has advanced three slots to reach 30th position after her unbeaten 68

WPL auction: Smriti Mandhana goes to Royal Challengers for Rs 3.4 cr

The second costliest Indian player was all-rounder Deepti Sharma, 25, who was bought by UP Warriorz for Rs 2.6 crore

Opener Shubman Gill named ICC Men's Player of the Month for January

India's Shubman Gill, who hammered a magnificent double hundred against New Zealand last month, has been named the ICC Men's Player of the Month for January 2023.

IND vs AUS: BCCI shifts third Test to be played in March to Indore

The third Test between India and Australia scheduled to be played from March 1-5 has been shifted from Dharamsala to Indore, owing to poor outfield conditions, BCCI said on Monday

WPL 2023 auction today: All you need to know about first such bidding ever

WPL Auction: A total of 409 cricketers, 246 from India and 163 from overseas, will go under the hammer at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai at 2:30 PM

1,525 enter fray for 90 slots in WPL auctions, BCCI cuts number to 409

Final list has 202 capped and 199 uncapped players, and eight from associate nations