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We are missing Mandhana, says Mithali Raj after 62-run loss in first ODI

India ODI captain Mithali Raj admitted that the side was missing opener Smriti Mandhana after losing the first ODI to New Zealand by 62 runs on Saturday.

Our middle-order batting in this series was good, says Rohit Sharma

Captain Rohit Sharma is happy with the kind of effort put in by Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav in their series win against West Indies.

Team management not 'worried' about Virat Kohli's form, says Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has said the team management isn't worried about Virat Kohli's form as the former captain has scored runs in recent series.

Yorkshire can host major cricket matches after ban lifted

Yorkshire cricket club can resume hosting international matches after sport's governing body in England lifted its suspension in recognition of the club's progress on addressing racism and bullying.

'Dhull will create his own niche; don't relate him with Kohli, Dhoni'

The Indian team, led by Dhull, recently won the U-19 World Cup in the Caribbean defeating England, with the skipper playing a stellar role in the tournament

Frustrated with elbow injury, Kane Williamson says 'cut it off'

The Blackcaps recently announced a new-look 15-member squad for the opening Test against South Africa beginning February 17, with Williamson missing again due to the elbow injury

Have set myself an 18-month target to play for Sr India, says Yash Dhull

Yash Dhull has lost count of the number of flights he has taken in the past 48 hours. He had spent the previous day in Ahmedabad where the entire team was felicitated a following tiring journey in which the squad had to take as many as four flights to reach India from the Caribbean. Having lived out of suitcase for the past two months, which could potentially be life-changing, when Dhull finally met his parents, it was just a mere 30 minutes of reunion for the sleep-deprived captain of the World Cup winning India U-19 team. Dhull arrived in Delhi early morning and went straight to his alma mater Bal Bhavan in West Delhi to meet the people who played a big role in him becoming the cricketer he has become. Two hours later, he had a flight to catch and next destination was Guwahati, where he is set to make his Ranji debut for Delhi next week. So between the school visit and ride back to the airport, Dhull got just enough time to go home for a shower. He has no time to rest as the rea

Australia's T20I mini-series against New Zealand abandoned

The short, four day long series, set down for McLean Park, Napier on March 17, 18 and 20, was initially arranged on the basis of the New Zealand Government's plan to relax restrictions

Saqlain Mushtaq may continue as head coach of Pak for series against Aus

Former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq is likely to continue as head coach of Pakistan for the upcoming home series against Australia in March-April. Saqlain's future with the team was under a shadow recently when he resigned as head coach of international player development at the High Performance Centre while his interim tenure as head coach of the national team also ended with the tour to Bangladesh. A reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that Saqlain was most likely to continue as head coach for the Australia series. "He will be asked to continue as interim coach until the PCB makes a final call on who will be permanent coach of the national team after the Australia series," the source said. The source added that the PCB Chairman, Ramiz Raja had already spoken to Saqlain about the Australia series and the former spinner is most likely to also get a pay raise as head coach. "Saqlain was reluctant to continue working with the PCB over some pay disputes but apparently

Mandhana rises to 5th, Mithali maintains 2nd spot in ICC women ODI rankings

India opener Smriti Mandhana gained two places to rise to fifth while her captain Mithali Raj maintained her second spot among batters in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings on Tuesday

Langer is not a monster he is being portrayed as, says Gilchrist

Langer stepped down as head coach of the Australian men's cricket team despite leading the side to its maiden ICC T20 World Cup title in the UAE and a 4-0 win in the recently-concluded Ashes

Down memory lane: India's triumphs at Under-19 World Cup

Besides winning the five titles, the Indian colts have also finished runners-up thrice -- 2006, 2016 and 2020.

Rasheed's suggestions in field helped me to have free mind: Yash Dhull

India lifted a record fifth U19 World Cup title after defeating England

An Open Letter to Covid

Governments all over the country and all over the world acted with alacrity and a sense of purpose.

Indian women's ODI series against New Zealand to begin on February 12

With the teams not having to travel, the NZC has rescheduled fixtures to give the two sides more time between each match.

Skipped IPL to spend time at home and work on my game, says Jamieson

Jamieson was the second-most-expensive buy at the IPL auction last year with Royal Challengers Bangalore shelling out a massive Rs 15 crore for him

Skipper Dhull leads India to fourth consecutive U-19 World Cup final

Dhull struck a sublime 110 in as many balls

England beat Afghanistan to enter U-19 World Cup final, end 24-year wait

Afghanistan, they will head to the Coolidge Cricket Ground for the third-place playoff

Not here for a price war to buy IPL, ICC media rights: Disney Star

According to experts, broadcasting and digital companies are expected to spend over Rs 40,000 crore to join the country's biggest-ever auction of sports rights next year

Not wanting to spend 22 weeks in bio-bubble, Starc opts out of IPL auction

The former Royal Challengers Bangalore player has only featured in two IPL seasons, bagging 37 wickets in 27 matches