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Let the hype begin: England cricketers arrive in Brisbane for the Ashes

Let the hype, hyperbole and general madness begin. It's nearly Ashes time, the most anticipated series in world cricket.

Don't judge this team on basis of one or two bad performances: Jadeja

Senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja says that it is unfair to judge the current Indian team on the basis of one or two defeats after consistent good performances at home and abroad in the last three years. Jadeja, who was adjudged 'Player of the Match' for his 3 for 15 against Scotland, was asked in the context of his skipper Virat Kohli's assertion that the team wasn't "brave enough" against New Zealand during their second game which they lost by eight wickets. "If you look at it that way, then in last two to three years, we have played some really good cricket, whether it's in India or overseas. So it's not fair to judge us on basis of one or two games," Jadeja said after India's 8-wicket win over Scotland. "In T20 cricket, any team can have an odd bad game or two but you can't think too much about those defeats. You have to move on and think about the opportunities ahead. We will take the positives from those two games and look to play well in future games," he added. India playe

Tough choices

The problem in India is that the BCCI has a tendency to encourage the idea that the superstars have the final say in some matters

Injury-prone England pacer Mills ruled out of T20 WC due to thigh strain

Tymal Mills was on Wednesday ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup

T20 WC: Pakistan beat Namibia by 45 runs to clinch semi-final spot

Pakistan comfortably beat Namibia by 45 runs to enter the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. Batting first, Mohammed Rizwan's unbeaten 79 off 50 balls and skipper Babar Azam's 70 off 48 balls ensured a commanding 189 for two in 20 overs. Mohammed Hafeez also smashed 32 off 16 balls at the death. In reply, Namibia were restricted to 144 for five with Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan picking up a wicket apiece. Brief Scores: Pakistan 189/2 in 20 overs (Md Rizwan 79 not out, Babar Azam 70, Md Hafeez 32 not out). Namibia 144/5 in 20 overs (Craig Williams 40, David Wiese 43 not out, Imad Wasim 1/13).

Former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh hints at comeback from retirement next year

After retiring from international cricket, the southpaw played in franchise cricket around the world

T20 World Cup: England await first major test against arch-rivals Australia

The southpaw is expecting the game against England to be a tough one

Rajasthan teacher sacked over 'we won' post after India's T20 loss to Pak

A private school teacher in Rajasthan's Udaipur was sacked and a case registered against her

BCCI to rake in Rs 5,000-7,000 crore from sale of two new IPL teams

Bid price for IPL's media and digital rights expected to double to Rs 32,694 crore in 2023

India and Pak players walk in together for training on eve of T20 WC battle

It might be billed as the mother of all battles, but the mood among the players revealed a sense of calmness as both teams trained under lights on Saturday.

Looking at Hardik bowling at least 2 overs during T20 WC, says Kohli

Kohli on Saturday said that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be able to bowl two overs for the side in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at some stage

T20 WC: Pak name 12-member squad for India game, Hafeez and Malik included

The squad was announced by Azam in the press conference on Saturday which includes Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik

T20 WC, IND vs PAK preview: India's megastars ready to pounce on Pakistan

In terms of numbers, India have an all-win record against their arch-rivals in the T20 World Cup since its inception in 2007

T10, Hundred can co-exist with other formats: England opener Jason Roy

Prolific England opener Jason Roy believes that the much-debated new formats of the game -- the Hundred and the T10 -- can co-exist with the T20, ODI and Test cricket.

Pakistan, India need a cricketing bond: PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja

Pakistan-India matches are actively anticipated with temperatures running high among fans from both sides of the border.

Delhi HC restrains broadcast of ICC T20 World Cup by rogue websites

The Delhi High Court has restrained rogue websites from streaming the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 in violation of the exclusive broadcasting rights held by Star Channels and Disney+ Hotstar. While hearing a plea by Star India Pvt Ltd, Justice Sanjeev Narula said if an ex-parte interim injunction is not granted at this stage against rogue websites, an irreparable loss will be inflicted upon the exclusive broadcaster which has a prima facie case in its favour. Till the next date of hearing before this court, the interim injunction is granted in favour of the Plaintiffs, the judge said and issued summons on the suit and listed it for further hearing on February 22. Defendants Nos. 1 to 7 (rogue websites) (and such other websites and entities which are discovered during the course of the proceedings ) are restrained from, in any manner, communicating to the public, hosting, reproducing, streaming, broadcasting, re-broadcasting, re-transmitting, exhibiting, and/ or making available for

Aussie speedster James Pattinson retires from international cricket

Australian fast bowler James Pattinson, once one of the most feared bowlers in the cricket world, has retired from international cricket

Yuvraj Singh arrested in alleged casteist remarks case, released on bail

The Haryana Police on Sunday said cricketer Yuvraj Singh was arrested and released on bail in an alleged casteist remarks case in compliance with a high court order. Singh was accused of making casteist remarks against another cricketer during an Instagram chat last year. Superintendent of Police (Hansi) Nitika Gahlaut said over the phone, "We only made a formal arrest and he was released on bail in compliance of the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court." "Yuvraj Singh came to Hansi on Saturday and we made a formal arrest. He was released on bail bond after a few hours," DSP (Hansi) Vinod Shankar said. While noting that the Haryana police is seeking only Singh's "formal arrest" in the case, the high court had last week directed that upon joining the probe with the investigating officer, if the cricketer is arrested, he would be released on interim bail upon furnishing bail and surety bonds. The high court was listening to a plea by the cricketer seeking quashing of an FIR f

Foresee spinners having big impact in T20 World Cup: Samuel Badree

Former West Indies bowler Samuel Badree feels the slow nature of wickets in UAE will help spinners in the ICC men's T20 World Cup 2021 which gets underway from Sunday."Because of the heat factor and the dry nature of the surfaces, you always expect spinners to do well. The slow nature of the pitches also helps with that," said Badree in an ICC release."Spinners will do particularly well in Dubai, as well as in Sharjah, which give you more of an opportunity. They will prosper less in Abu Dhabi because in my memory there is a lot of grass on the pitch there.Badree has also backed India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi to have a good tournament as spin has always played an important role in T20 cricket."When it comes to the best spinner at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, it's hard to look past Tabraiz Shamsi. The South African is ranked No.1 in the ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings for a reason and as a left-armer, he poses a significant challenge for ...

Batting for peace

Beyond the world of cricket, it is important to look at the contributions of India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who won a gold medal at the recent Tokyo Olympics