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After Chahal's revelation, Ravi Shastri proposes life ban for offender

Taking exception to Yuzvendra Chahal's allegations of physical harassment by a player in his early IPL days, Shastri suggested that the offender be never allowed to come near a cricket field.

Always wanted responsibility as cricketer, makes you better: Hardik Pandya

Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya is revelling in his new role as the leader of Gujarat Titans, saying extra responsibility and challenges have made him a better cricketer. Pandya notched his third win as skipper in the IPL on Friday when Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by six wickets. The new entrants have a 100 per cent record in the league, having won all their three matches played so far. They sit second on the points table. Pandya has been contributing with the bat, besides bowling a full quota of four overs while also captaining the side. "I am enjoying captaincy, always wanted to have responsibility as a cricketer and that is the reason I have become a better cricketer, because facing challenges makes you better," he said at the post match presentation. "I have been on both side before - I have won and lost - so (I'm) cool and composed because I try to stay neutral. "That's our team motto as well, win or lose we are neutral, we celebrate our losses also, they are very impo

2nd Test, Day 1: South Africa reach 278/5 at stumps against Bangladesh

Bavuma and new batter Ryan Rickleton made sure South Africa did not lose any more wickets as they went for tea at 199/3

South Africa 107-1 against Bangladesh, Dean Elgar leads way again

The South Africa captain has now made a half century in all three of his innings this series.

South Africa wins toss, chooses to bat in 2nd Test against Bangladesh

Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal returns to the lineup in Gqeberha, the city formerly called Port Elizabeth, after missing the first game with an illness.

I think I am most surprised by this innings, says Pat Cummins

He wanted to hit every delivery out of the park but even by his own big-hitting standards, Australian Test captain Pat Cummins is "more surprised" than anyone else after his 15-ball-56 not out

Avesh bowls brilliant 18th over as Lucknow Super Giants beat SRH by 12 runs

Avesh brought about Abhishek Sharma's downfall with a change in pace as the batter failed to read it while trying to loft him

ICC CEO makes a strong pitch for inclusion of cricket in Olympic Games

Women's Twenty20 cricket has been included at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham following on from the men's competition at the Kuala Lumpur CWG in 1998.

IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans beat Delhi Capitals by 14 runs

The likes of Rishabh Pant (43), Lalit Yadav (25) and Rovman Powell (20) tried hard but it was not enough as Delhi Capitals were restricted to 157-9 in 20 overs, losing by 14 runs

IPL 2022: Umesh, Russell fire KKR to big win over PBKS

It was KKR's second win in three games while Punjab suffered their first loss of the season after the win over RCB

IPL's ticketing partner says crowd capacity increased to 50%

IPL's ticketing partner BookMyShow on Friday said that audience capacity for the current season has been increased to 50 per cent from April 6

Pakistan's opposition declares Imran Khan 'security threat' for country

Pakistan's opposition parties have declared Prime Minister Imran Khan a "security threat" for the country, Dawn reported.

Pak summons US diplomat, lodges protest over 'interference' in affairs

Pakistan summoned a senior US diplomat here and lodged a strong protest over America's alleged "interference" in its internal affairs, according to media reports on Friday. The US State Department on Thursday firmly rejected embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks over Washington's role in an alleged foreign conspiracy to oust him from power. In a live address to the nation, 69-year-old Khan discussed a 'threat letter' and termed it as part of a foreign conspiracy to remove him as he was not acceptable for following an independent foreign policy. He named the US as the country behind the threat letter in what appeared to be a slip of tongue. Dunya News quoted sources as saying that the US diplomat was summoned by the Foreign Office (FO) over a threatening letter that warned of dire consequences if the Opposition's no-confidence motion against Khan failed. The step was taken after a decision by Pakistan's National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday. The Foreign Office also ha

Bezos poised to clash with Mukesh Ambani in auction for IPL media rights

The auction promises to be an epic showdown between the Seattle-based retail Goliath on one side and India's most valuable company on the other and could see bets of $7 bn or more

Twitter bets on cricket in India market with new features, content formats

Between January 2021 and January 2022, 4.4 million Indians on Twitter shared 96.2 million tweets about cricket

It's hard to accept, Warne will continue to live in our hearts: Tendulkar

One of the all-time greats of the game, Warne died at the age of 52 due to a suspected heart attack in Thailand on March 4.

Women's CWC: Ellyse Perry ruled out of Aus' semi-final clash against WI

Perry was forced from the field during Australia's match against South Africa last Tuesday due to back spasms.

BCCI is planning to start the Women's IPL by 2023, says Sourav Ganguly

The BCCI is planning to start the Women's IPL by 2023, Board President Sourav Ganguly said on Friday while four exhibition games make a return this season after a one-year gap

Australia dismisses Pakistan in final session to win test match series

Lyon bowled an unchanged marathon spell of 28 overs on the last day

IPL 2022: Best wishes pour in as Dhoni hands over CSK captaincy to Jadeja

Reactions from former cricketers and fans poured in on social media, reminiscing the many contributions of the wicketkeeper-batter as the leader of the team