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Stuart Broad is set to retire at the end of the fifth and final Ashes at the Oval in London. He announced his decision to bring curtains down on his career at the end of the third day of the Oval Test match. He will end his career as the fifth highest wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket irrespective of the number of wickets Broad will add to his tally on the final day. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/iFVmP4E via IFTTT

The Indian Cricket Team tried various experiments in the ongoing ODI series against West Indies. A big change in the batting order in the first game was followed by another juggle in the second game. India suffered a humiliating loss in the second ODI after being tested to win the first one. Meanwhile, former wicket-keeper Saba Karim has hit hard on the team for experimenting with the ODI World Cup fast approaching. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Vg0nC4N via IFTTT

Australian players paid tribute to England's retiring pacer Stuart Broad on Day 4 at The Oval in the ongoing 5th Ashes Test as he walked out to bat for the final time in his Test career. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/sqt2BkP via IFTTT

Indian Cricket has come a long way in evolution. From being underdogs in the 1970s and 80s, the Indian team has been a world-beater since the turn of the century. They dominate teams at home and away from home with their high-quality play. However, there are phases in the players' careers where they witness a downfall. While Sunil Gavaskar claimed that the current players don't approach for any help in their hard days, former captain Kapil Dev echoed the same and blasted the team with harsh remarks. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/0cAzfTN via IFTTT

West Indies (WI) will be looking to avoid a series defeat when they take on India (IND) in the second ODI match on Saturday, July 29. Rohit Sharma-led side recorded an easy five-wicket win in the opening ODI but they were stretched out while chasing a 115-run target at Kensington Oval's spin-friendly surface. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/GWuk6wS via IFTTT

Kuldeep Yadav produced a thumping performance in the first ODI against West Indies in Bridgetown when he returned with the figures of 4/6 in just three overs. Yadav rattled the Windies' batting line-up with his drift, spin and on-point accuracy, helping the Men in Blue dismantle the Windies for 114. A sixth four-wicket ODI haul in India's five-wicket win made Kuldeep the Player of the Match. However, the 28-year-old spinner opened up on his exclusions from the team in recent times. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/IHJ0rsC via IFTTT

Pakistan have sealed the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka by 2-0. The second Test ended on the fourth day itself despite the fact only 10 overs of play was possible on the second day. Pakistan put up a comprehensive show in the Test match right through while it was disappointing from the home team to not even put up a fight even in their second essay. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/eDrhyGV via IFTTT

England cricket team announced their playing eleven for the last Ashes 2023 match at The Oval on Wednesday, July 26. The hosts haven't made any changes to their playing eleven, leaving out Ollie Robinson on the bench for the second consecutive game. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/H7ESgz9 via IFTTT

The BCCI announced the elaborate home schedule for 2023-24 on Monday, July 25 featuring 16 matches in total, including eight T20Is, three ODIs and five Test matches against Australia, Afghanistan and England. The matches have been spread across venues that either missed out on hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 or didn't get enough matches. Hence, the likes of Nagpur, Indore, Mohali, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Rajkot and Trivandrum will be hosting at least one game in the long home season. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/SJZlHaz via IFTTT

With the ODI World Cup on the horizon, several cricket experts have started sharing their picks who might feature in India's squad for the marquee 50-overs tournament and the latest name to come up with his own set of 15 players is former India opener, Wasim Jaffer. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/8TxlKrO via IFTTT

Ravichandran Ashwin likes to play against the West Indies especially in Tests. He has an impeccable record against them both with bat and ball. The off-spinner has so far picked up a staggering 75 wickets in 13 Test matches against the Caribbean with six five-wicket hauls to his name. In the ongoing Test series against them, the man has picked up 15 wickets already including 12 in the first Test. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/wKarDJn via IFTTT

At the end of third day's play in the second Test between India and West Indies, the possibility of a result looked far-fetched. The pitch was flat, West Indies had batted well while India had picked only four wickets after bowling 67 overs. India's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey had also conceded that it was tough picking 20 wickets on the unresponsive surface in Port of Spain. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/kyXRWEM via IFTTT

Team India has some key decisions to make regarding selection ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. With a few first-choice players injured including Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul, the Men in Blue have applied some stop-gap solutions but haven't been able to find someone who deserves a spot. Hence, with Iyer and Rahul two middle-order players unavailable, the Indian team has tried the likes of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav but none has grabbed the opportunity just yet. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/FLOrCey via IFTTT

West Indies and India are currently involved in the second Test of the two-match series in Port of Spain. After four days of play, the visitors are eight wickets away from making it 2-0 in the series while the Caribbean side needs 289 more runs to win the match and level the series. Throughout the series, Team India has made the move to attain the result in the Test match and they did the same on the fourth day as well. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/WR7IoqX via IFTTT

Team India is in commanding position at the moment in the second Test against the West Indies. They need only eight wickets to win on the final day while the hosts require 289 runs to level the series. The visitors dictated terms like they've done throughout the series and their intent with the bat in the second innings helped them set a target for the West Indies. Thanks to Mohammed Siraj, India skittled West indies for 255 runs in the first innings picking up last six wickets for just 47 runs. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Bgvfhw6 via IFTTT

Rain and luck favoured the Australians in the fourth Ashes Test in Manchester as the heaven relented at Old Trafford for the match to end in a draw and hence Australia took an unassailable 2-1 lead with the finale to be played at the Oval. After losing the first two Tests, England had to win all three remaining games to win the series and get the urn back and anything less than that meant Australia would retain the Ashes, which the rain decided on Sunday, July 23. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Ear5ARv via IFTTT

The Emerging Teams Asia Cup is near its final destination with India A and Pakistan A taking on each other in the summit clash. There may not be any age restriction for the participating players, but the squads are generally picked from the U-23 players. However, this time around apart from India, most of the other teams also added a few experienced players, some of those who have also tasted some success at the international level. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/UJBQt0l via IFTTT

Indian women's cricket team failed to win the ODI series against Bangladesh for the first time as the third match was tied after a sensational comeback from Bangladesh bowlers while defending just 225 runs at Mirpur's Shere Bangla National Stadium on Saturday, July 22.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/VUvJ8LY via IFTTT

India women's cricket team is closing on an ODI series win against Bangladesh in the third game at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Saturday, July 22. Fargana Hoque's maiden ODI century helped the hosts score a total of 225/4 while batting first but fifties from Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol has pushed the Women in Blue inch closer to a hard-fought win. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/h2bViHu via IFTTT

Amid criticism regarding his form, England wicketkeeper batter Jonny Bairstow slammed a quickfire 99* to help his side take a 275-run lead in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford. Bairstow, whose highest score in the last five innings before the MNanchester Test was 20 has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons since the infamous stumping at Lord's. After a superb 78 in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test, Bairstow was struggling with the bat, however, he let it all out on Friday, July 21.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/5HMc1Sk via IFTTT

Riyan Parag manages to hog the limelight for all the wrong reasons everytime he takes the field. He is targetted on social media every now and then over his poor performances on the field. Parag was massively trolled even during the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the pre-season tweet of having an intuition that he will hit four sixes in an over during the tournament. He is currently featuring in the Men's Emerging Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and India A have locked horns against Bangladesh A in the semi-final encounter in Colombo. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/8BIt1GA via IFTTT

Indian Olympic Association's (IOA) headquarters in Delhi was crowded with over 150 people, including junior wrestlers, their parents, and coaches, to express their strong criticism towards WFI's decision to grant exemption to Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia from Asian Games trials. It has been reported that they are seeking a meeting with Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P T Usha and ad-hoc panel chief Bhupender Singh Bajwa. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ZBa5uIy via IFTTT

Grandmaster title is the highest honour awarded by World Chess Federation, also referred to by its French acronym Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) to chess players. FIDE first awarded this title to 27 players in 1950 while India had to wait till 1988 when Viswanathan Anand bagged the prestigious title. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/xl9q541 via IFTTT

New Zealand Cricket has officially announced the schedule for the 2023-24 home season. The BlackCaps will host Bangladesh, South Africa, Australia and Pakistan during their home season which will be commencing from December 17. Bangladesh will be the first team to visit the country for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and as many T20Is. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Vw3LoPY via IFTTT

Pakistan and Sri Lanka are currently fighting it out in the first Test of the two-match series. This is the start of the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for both teams and they will be keen on starting their campaign well. Sri Lanka, the hosts, are dominating the opening Test at the moment having posted a decent score of 312 runs in the first innings. However, Pakistan haven't started off well with their skipper Babar Azam also getting out cheaply. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/djtTf9B via IFTTT

Los Angeles Knight Riders all out for 50 in the Major League Cricket has sent the cricket fans into a deja vu situation. In the ongoing MLC competition, LAKR faced a humiliating loss at the hands of MI New York as they were bowled out for the lowest score in the competition in its short history. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/7HuU1gx via IFTTT

Yuzvendra Chahal's snub from the Royal Challengers Bangalore came in as a big shock to the cricket fans and experts. The leggie played for RCB for 8 years and was the vital cog for the franchise over the years. Chahal was not among the players retained by Bangalore ahead of the mega auction in 2022, which raised eyebrows of many.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/F7sqdKe via IFTTT

Sri Lanka (SL) will clash against rivals Pakistan (PAK) in the first Test match at Galle International Stadium starting on July 16. This will be the first assignment for both teams in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-2025 cycle and both Asian giants will look for a positive start.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/8W6Br5P via IFTTT

After being away from Test cricket for a few months now, the Pakistan cricket team will return to the longest format with a tricky series against Sri Lanka away from home in their first assignment of the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. Pakistan had a disappointing showing in WTC 23 as they failed to win a single series at home losing to Australia and England, while drawing against New Zealand. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ZIjhJ1t via IFTTT

It turned out to be a rather easy task for the Indian team as they finished the first Test against the West Indies in just three days, securing a victory by an innings and 141 runs in Dominica on Friday, July 14. The visitors took a 1-0 lead owing to Yashasvi Jaiswal's outstanding 171-run knock on debut and veteran spinner R Ashwin's figures of 12/131 in the game, his career-best figures overseas as Rohit Sharma and Co. will look to wrap up the series next week in Trinidad. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/6k2nKTt via IFTTT

India skipper Rohit Sharma showed his class in the first innings of the opening Test against West Indies. He scored a stunning century scoring 103 runs and also stitched a massive 229-run opening stand with debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal. This was Rohit Sharma's 10th century in Tests with his highest score being 177 that came in his debut in the format against the West Indies. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/c1DVRUX via IFTTT

London Spirit announced the signing of Indian wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh for The Hundred 2023 edition on Thursday, July 13. The youngster is set to replace Australia's Georgia Redmayne in London Spirit's team for the upcoming edition and will become the only third Indian cricketer after Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur to feature in England's unique 100-ball tournament. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/oOeY7lx via IFTTT

India had quite an eventful opening day of the first Test against West Indies in Dominica. They skittled West Indies for just 150 runs in the first innings after losing the toss. The visitors also handed a Test debut to two youngsters in Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan. While a debut to Jaiswal was expected, many were surprised to see Kishan also getting a Test cap ahead of KS Bharat who played last five Test matches for India. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/P5rHO9c via IFTTT

India and West Indies will renew their rivalry in the Test format starting from July 12 with the two teams locking horns in a two-match series in red-ball cricket. Both sides have been involved in some exciting cricket over the years and few players have entered the history books with their record. Anil Kumble is one such player who loved playing against West Indies but one of his acts during the 2022 tour of West Indies left everyone stunned. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/D9ErhJI via IFTTT

IND v WI: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been the two pillars of India's batting for more than a decade. The duo have destructed opposition bowling units with power and class. Be it Sharma's eye-pleasing pull strokes or Kohli's jaw-dropping cover drives, they look class apart when they get into their mojo. Now the duo are senior veterans of the Men in Blue but still keep the tempos high when they step on the field. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/LTYStE6 via IFTTT

Indian Women's Team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday set an embarrassing record in her team's clash against Bangladesh. India's preparations for the T20 World Cup 2024 are underway with a three-match series against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Indian women won the first T20I against the hosts with a thumping 7-wicket victory. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/NOpPieJ via IFTTT

Not quite in the Bazball way, but the England cricket team did come to the party after suffering two consecutive losses in the ongoing Ashes series to stay alive. England managed to overcome a strong Australian side as the two players, who came into the side for the third Test at Headingley, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood had a major impact with both bat and ball. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/xXQmW6n via IFTTT

Team India will begin its first competitive cricket series in over a month as they take the field in the Caribbean. The two-time Test championship finalists will begin their 2023-25 cycle with a two-match series against the West Indies and will hope to come back unscathed as the Rohit Sharma-led side flicks the transition switch beginning Wednesday, July 12. Team India saw a significant number of changes in the Test squad not just looking at the form of the few players after the WTC final 2023 but with also an eye on the future. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/vgF4QIx via IFTTT

England Women (ENG-W) will face off rivals Australia Women (AUS-W) in the third T20I match of the Ashes 2023 at Lord's, London on Saturday, July 8. England pulled off a thrilling three-run win on the innings' last ball in the second T20I match at The Oval to register their first win in seven-match multi-format home series. Veteran batter Danni Wyatt smashed 76 off 46 to guide England to a total of 186/9 while batting first. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/XtsW3G5 via IFTTT

Grand Chess Tour: After having a dominating first day at the SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz chess tournament, India's Legendary Chess player Viswanathan Anand endured a modest second day at the competition. Playing the three rounds on Day 2 on Thursday, Anand bagged a win, a draw and a loss in each of the games to collect just 3 points. He defeated Ivan Saric in round four, settled for a draw against Fabiano Caruana and then lost to world No.1 Magnus Carlsen. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/JZQpK0d via IFTTT

In the ongoing Duleep Trophy semi-final clash between Central Zone and Western Zone, Avesh Khan didn't take the field on Day 2. The star pacer suffered a shoulder injury on Day 1 (July 5) and was selected for India's T20I team for the upcoming West Indies series in the evening on the same day. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/seUh98I via IFTTT

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has shocked the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from international cricket. He had already retired from T20 format and last played a Test back in April. Currently, Bangladesh are in the middle of a series against Afghanistan. The team lost the opening game while Tamim couldn't shine in the first ODI. There were reports about him not being fit for the opener as well but even then he had decided to play. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/IyGldTV via IFTTT

Team India scripted history on Tuesday (July 4) beating Kuwait in the final of SAFF Championship. The match went down the wire to penalty shootout as India won by 5-4 margin. Celebrations erupted in the Indian camp as soon as the goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved the penalty. However, during the medal ceremony and celebrations, India's defensive midfielder Jeakson Singh was seen draped in the flag of Kangleipak (Salai Teret flag).  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/VdzZvcj via IFTTT

The Ashes has reached its peak in terms of controversy with Jonny Bairstow's dismissal still eking out reactions out of former cricketers from England and Australia. But with all said and done, England find themselves in trouble having lost the first two Tests of the series. Ahead of the third Test in Headingley, the hosts have suffered yet another major blow as their number three batter Ollie Pope has been ruled out of the remainder of the series. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/CDeXNiE via IFTTT

England Cricket on Tuesday announced its schedule for the home season for the year 2024. Making the announcement on social media, ECB released the home fixtures for both Men's and Women's Cricket teams over the next home season. Notably, England Men's T20I series is set to make a clash with the 2024 IPL. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/16vTfYn via IFTTT

India and Pakistan are gearing up to take on each other on multiple occasions in the second half of 2023 with Asia Cup to take place and with ICC Cricket World Cup to follow. Since the bilateral between the two teams have become nonexistent, the excitement and buzz around the games in the continental and global tournaments is at its peak. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/tyRjinu via IFTTT

Lord's Test in the ongoing Ashes series turned out to be hugely controversial even as Australia won by 43 runs on the final day to take a 2-0 lead. More than Australia's victory, Jonny Bairstow's dismissal turned out to be the talking point of the match. Australia were booed right through the day after Bairstow was adjudged out. For the unversed, the England wicketkeeper was adjudged stumped by Alex Carey off pace bowler Cameron Green. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/oE9AShz via IFTTT

Ticket to India: Riding high on a dominating performance, Sri Lanka on Sunday became the first team from the ODI World Cup Qualifiers to confirm their ticket for the marquee event in India. The Asian Champions outclassed unbeaten Zimbabwe in their Super Six match by 9 wickets as they chased down the paltry 166-run target to amass eight points in the Qualifier event. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/IAQ34uV via IFTTT

India vs Pakistan called the greatest rivalry, is set to unfold on October 15 in Ahmedabad as the Cricket World Cup returns to India. The quadrennial tournament will be played across 46 days from October 5 and the Indian team will travel to nine cities to embrace the festival of cricket in the country. As the world eagerly waits for Rohit Sharma's men to have a crack at some of the finest teams in the world, numerous fans are gearing up to watch India vs Pakistan clash in Ahmedabad. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/GBS74Tx via IFTTT

In a dominating win for Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy Quarter-final against East Zone, an out of favour Indian all-rounder Saurabh Kumar grabbed an eight-wicket haul. Central Zone eased past East Zone in the 1st Quater-final in Alur as Kumar grabbed the limelight with 11 wickets in both innings. In the other Quater-final of the tournament, North Zone registered a massive 511-run win over the North East Zone. The two teams have now qualified for the semifinals. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/7NadDXm via IFTTT