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Sydney: Former Australia batsman Brad Hodge has called Jasprit Bumrah “a nightmare to face” but picked Cheteshwar Pujara’s runs at No. 3 as the vital difference between India and Australia in the…

DUBAI: Afghanistan, who made their Test debut barely six months ago, have earned direct entry into the group stage of the T20 World Cup in 2020 but Sri Lanka as well as…

Wellington: New Zealand have put a line under their Test series win over Sri Lanka and switched to World Cup mode with the first of three one-day internationals in Tauranga. “It’s really…

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council announced the direct qualifiers for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020. The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia, based on the…

CAPE TOWN: Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower says that the players are currently feeling their first Test defeat to South Africa, but has called for unity amongst the squad. Pakistan succumbed to…

London : Former France midfielder Samir Nasri has completed his expected move to Premier League team West Ham on a deal to the end of the season after he finished a doping…

NEW DELHI: India’s Smriti Mandhana was named women’s cricketer of the year by the sport’s world governing body, capping off a prolific run-scoring season for the opener. The left-handed batswoman was also…

Dhaka: Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza has registered a landslide victory in the 11th general elections, becoming the first active cricketer in the country to be elected as a lawmaker. Mortaza, an…

Melbourne : India were reduced to 54/5 against Australia at stumps of day three on Friday, still maintaining a huge 346-run lead over the hosts in the third Test of the four-match…

London : Egyptian super-star Mohamed Salah has allegedly threatened to leave Premier League football club Liverpool if Arab-Israeli soccer player Moanes Dabour joins the team, Israeli media reported. According the report, Salah…