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Former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli has been admitted to hospital after his health deteriorated. Doctors have kept him under observation even as all the necessary tests are being done. The 52-year-old was recently in the headlines after meeting his childhood friend and the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at Ramakant Achrekar's memorial. He was spotted sitting in a wheelchair at the event and since then, the fans have been worried about his health as well. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/k9JDrj3 via IFTTT

Jasprit Bumrah has single-handedly carried India's bowling attack in the ongoing Test series against Australia Down Under. The man has picked up a staggering 21 wickets at an impeccable average of 10.9 so far and is keen on adding more to his tally in the last two Tests. Bumrah's magic has ended the series for Australia's new opener Nathan McSweeney who got out to the Indian genius four times in three Tests and 19-year-old Sam Konstas has replaced him in the squad. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/urea6Im via IFTTT

Three days have passed since one of the greatest spinners of the modern-day generation, Ravichandran Ashwin, called time on his international playing career. While Ashwin's retirement has come across as a major shock, people have made peace with it and have been lauding the match-winner on an illustrious career for India. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ZjK6sCN via IFTTT

Prithvi Shaw, who returned to the Mumbai squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, has had his disciplinary and fitness points cut in the recent past and now the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has blurted out why the opening batter wasn't considered for the domestic 50-over tournament. "I'll tell you one thing. No one is Shaw's enemy. He is his own enemy," an MCA official told the news agency PTI on conditions of anonymity. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/aAMH04Q via IFTTT

The second ODI of the three-match series between South Africa and Pakistan will be played today at Newlands in Cape Town. After losing the opener, the home team must win this clash. They could only post 239 runs on the board, with Pakistan spinners strangling them to pick seven out of nine wickets to fall. On the other hand, it is a golden chance for Pakistan to register their second consecutive ODI series victory away from home, a rare feat for them in the format's history. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/GZT3FOe via IFTTT

Australia have set a target of 275 for India to win the Gabba Test match. On the other hand, Tamil Thalaivas and Bengal Warriorz will be in action on Wednesday (December 18). All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/7ECg9t4 via IFTTT

Rain had the last laugh at the Gabba in Brisbane as the day five of the third Test between India and Australia ended in a hard-fought draw. India could only add eight runs to their overnight score of 252 before Travis Head ended Akash Deep's gritty stay at the crease by getting him out stumped on the penultimate ball of the 79th over. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/I79dAGk via IFTTT

Credit where it's due. KL Rahul is often at the receiving end after not performing as per expectations. But in the ongoing Australia tour, he is the best Indian batter in terms of accumulating time in the middle while opening the innings. Rahul's 84-run knock has given India a massive chance to draw the ongoing third Test at Gabba in Brisbane. Even as the rain has made a huge difference, the visitors have somehow managed to avoid the follow-on. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/FPZf9sH via IFTTT

England star Joe Root added another feather to his ever-growing record cap in the third and final Test of the series against New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Root, who is on a run-scoring spree in recent years, hit another fifty-plus score in the second innings for England during their mountainous run-chase of 658. While England suffered a proper hammering of 423 runs, Root has created yet another record. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/g2KoA1s via IFTTT

New Zealand bulldozed their way and stamped their authority on the third and final Test against England in Hamilton as the Kiwis are closing in on a huge victory. England are left needing 640 runs to win in the fourth innings with eight wickets left, seven if captain Ben Stokes doesn't come out to bat after having hurt his left hamstring on Monday, December 16. The star of the show with the bat for New Zealand was Kane Williamson unsurprisingly, as he notched up his 33rd Test century. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/atOHkJq via IFTTT

Travis Head destroyed whatever plans India had against him, not for the first time, as he ended up smashing his fourth century against the two-time WTC finalists in the last 18 months across formats. Head amassed 152 off just 160 balls as he ripped apart Indian bowling, especially Mohammed Siraj, Nitish Reddy and Ravindra Jadeja as he just got down to business pretty quickly and once he started smashing, it was no stopping him. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/MLWzubV via IFTTT

Indian women's cricket team will be without their star opener Shafali Verma when they enter Dy Patil Stadium for the first T20I game against West Indies on Sunday. After a heavy ODI series defeat against Australia, the Women in Blue are set for the early preparations for the 2025 World Cup at home. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/9RYO3me via IFTTT

Ajinkya Rahane has turned the heat on with the bat in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. Rahane slammed 98 runs for Mumbai in his side's semifinal clash against Baroda at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. While he missed out on a well-deserved hundred, Rahane's knock helped Mumbai chase down a score of 159 with ease.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/I51v9Zk via IFTTT

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell feels India's bowling superstar Jasprit Bumrah embodies qualities of legends like Dennis Lillee, Andy Roberts and Richard Hadlee. Bumrah has been a match-winner for India for many years and has turned the games upside down for the Men in Blue. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/1LPW3gS via IFTTT

Babar Azam has slipped to seventh place in the ICC T20I rankings following his failure in the first T20 International against South Africa. This was his comeback game in the format after being rested for the Zimbabwe tour and Babar couldn't get off the mark bagging a four-ball duck before being dismissed by Kwena Maphaka.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Z4W2oI7 via IFTTT

Sri Lanka Cricket is set to introduce a brand-new franchise league Lanka T10 Super League 2024 which will feature six teams and star international cricketers battling for the glory in Pallekele. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Znz9kIR via IFTTT

IND-W vs AUS-W Pitch Report:  Australia will target another easy win when they host India in the third and last ODI match in Perth on Wednesday. The hosts will be looking for a 3-0 series whitewash while the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team will eye a consolation win after a poor show in the first two games in Brisbane. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/6bdu8wO via IFTTT

The second ODI between West Indies and Bangladesh is scheduled to take place today in St Kitts. The hosts are leading the three-match series 1-0 and Bangladesh will have to win this encounter to keep the series alive. The visitors will be disappointed to have not defended the total of 294 runs in the series opener. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Ls0zke3 via IFTTT

The FIFPro announced the FIFA Men's Team of the Year 2024 on Tuesday with six players from Real Madrid making the World 11. The legendary footballers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo failed to make the elite list as Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior claimed three forward spots in 2024. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/J58bDVi via IFTTT

England scripted World Test Championship (WTC) history after registering the most number of wins in the last five and a half years since the biennial ICC event began in red-ball cricket. England went past India's 31 victories after they decimated the inaugural WTC champions New Zealand to win the second Test of the three-match series, thereby taking a 2-0 win. The 323-run victory was England's 32nd in WTC history. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/AwrmdeG via IFTTT

Leg-spinner Priya Mishra and right-arm pacer Renuka Singh Thakur endured humiliation in the second ODI against Australia at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Sunday, December 8. Priya recorded the worst bowling figures by an Indian in women's ODI history. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Wh2LG9D via IFTTT

Travis Head continued his incredible form against India with a potential match-defining century on Day 2 of the second Test match in Adelaide on Saturday. The left-handed batter smashed 140 runs off just 141 balls to put Australia in a dominant position at his home ground. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/7xaB4AE via IFTTT

Pat Cummins has surpassed Indian legend Kapil Dev in a historic list of captains during the second innings of the Adelaide Test on Saturday, December 7. Cummins got two wickets in the second innings in the Pink-ball Test as the Aussie pacers made the ball to talk under the lights late on Day 2.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/UDT1tac via IFTTT

Australia dominated an eventful Day 1 of the second Test match against India in Adelaide on Friday. The hosts emerged superior in all departments to take early control of the game and to boost their hopes to level the five-match Test series. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/4Oj6Qut via IFTTT

Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 3rd T20I live score and match updates and highlights Zimbabwe are set to host Pakistan in the third and last T20I game of the home series in Bulawayo on Thursday. Pakistan sealed a series with two dominant wins in the first two matches and are clear favourites to make it three all. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/AqjiybH via IFTTT

South Africa announced their T20I squad for the upcoming home series against Pakistan on Wednesday. The star wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen was named captain for the three-match series starting on December 10 in Durban. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/4FZfdRk via IFTTT

36 - The number is enough to haunt the Indian cricket fans. For the unversed, 36 is India's lowest total ever in Test cricket and that came in the day-night Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in December 2020. Four years later, the team returns to the same venue to face the same set of bowlers. But then, one thing has changed this time. India are 1-0 up in the series, and eight players from the team that featured in the playing XI are not even in the squad this time. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ljYx9HP via IFTTT

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to keep its "ego aside" and "agree" to a hybrid model for the upcoming edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/1cP8Xgi via IFTTT

Mohamed Salah clearly hinted at leaving Liverpool this summer after another sensational performance against Manchester City on Sunday. Salah scored and assisted against the struggling Citizens to help the Reds stretch their English Premier League lead to 11 points at the top. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/AfxsXgu via IFTTT

Australia have suffered a major setback ahead of the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy as pacer Josh Hazlewood will not be available for them in Adelaide.  Hazlewood has suffered a side strain and therefore has been ruled out of the pink-ball game. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/KNoFeWp via IFTTT

Delhi have created history in the ongoing edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the clash against Manipur at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They have become the first team in T20 cricket history to use all 11 bowlers in an innings. In a unique feat, all the 11 players in the team ended up bowling in the innings for Delhi as they restricted Manipur for just 120 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their 20 overs. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/8SCwWV1 via IFTTT

Hardik Pandya is turning on the heat in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The star all-rounder has helped Baroda win several games in the domestic T20 tournament, hitting 231 runs in four matches of the tournament.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/iyW2Umn via IFTTT

The 11th edition of the ACC U19 Asia Cup will begin with the defending champions Bangladesh taking on Afghanistan in Dubai on Friday, November 29. Indian U19 will begin their campaign on Saturday with a high-voltage clash against rivals Pakistan. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/i8mljQE via IFTTT

The Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, met Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra today ahead of the pink ball warm-up that is scheduled to get underway on November 30. Apart from the Indian team, the players picked in Prime Minister's XI also met the PM at the parliament.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/yOtLi89 via IFTTT

The ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy has caught the cricketing world's attention. Obviously people in India and Australia are following it religiously, the fans, the experts, former cricketers from England, New Zealand, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, basically everyone is following it. If there's any room left, the upcoming England-New Zealand series has some interest. So how relevant would be the two-match assignment between Sri Lanka and South Africa will be featuring two teams who generally operate under the radar? Well, for one, both teams are in contention for a spot in the World Test Championship final, and with an even better chance than India and New Zealand. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/FEoHsJv via IFTTT

Uncapped all-rounder Anshul Kamboj fetched a handsome amount of Rs 3.4 crore from Chennai Super Kings on Day 2 of the IPL 2025 mega auction on Monday, November 25. Anshul, who created history in the Ranji Trophy by picking all the 10 wickets for Haryana, saw four teams bidding for him with CSK finally getting him after winning a battle with a few other teams. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/TJ23oUN via IFTTT

Ravichandran Ashwin was floored by the "fight" shown by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) during the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to rope him back into their squad ahead of the upcoming IPL season. CSK fought a bidding war with as many as three franchises to get Ashwin back on board for Rs 9.75 crore. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/9VucNMC via IFTTT

Gujarat Titans broke the bank to sign the star English cricketer Jos Buttler in the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday. The 2022 Indian Premier League champions overcame the intense bidding war to sign the wicketkeeper batter for Rs 15.75 crore. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/d5NaYnL via IFTTT

The first day of the opening Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test turned out to be a horror for the batters. With bowlers finding a good amount of seam and pace from the surface of the Perth Stadium, runs came at a premium.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/goCdD4R via IFTTT

New South Wales' Jack Edwards has been named to lead the Prime Minister's in the two-day pink-ball match against India at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. Sam Konstas and Matt Renshaw are among the other Test hopefuls who are a part of the Prime Minister's XI. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/JIPlcKd via IFTTT

Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced a jumbo 24-member squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy led by Ayush Badoni, who happens to be the only player in the side retained ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Badoni, who took over from Himmat Singh during the Ranji Trophy will continue to lead but both remain very much part of the side. The senior pro Ishant Sharma returns for what might be his final hurrah, who knows. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/GqCj95P via IFTTT

Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced a jumbo 24-member squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy led by Ayush Badoni, who happens to be the only player in the side retained ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Badoni, who took over from Himmat Singh during the Ranji Trophy will continue to lead but both remain very much part of the side. The senior pro Ishant Sharma returns for what might be his final hurrah, who knows. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/Kz4Xh5n via IFTTT

Babar Azam shrugged off earlier disappointments in the series to sign off with a 41-run knock in the third T20I against Australia played at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. He was the top-scorer for Pakistan as they got bundled out for just 117 runs in the 19th over and in the process, surpassed Virat Kohli in the list of most runs scored in the shortest format of the game.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/7uj0mzp via IFTTT

Team India have received a major boost ahead of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as senior batter KL Rahul seems to have recovered from the blow he copped to his right elbow on the first day of the centre-wicket match simulation at the WACA.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/J9hRMxD via IFTTT

After a gap of eight-long years, Unmukt Chand is standing on the threshold of a potential comeback to the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chand is one of the 574 players who have been shortlisted for the IPL 2025 mega auction, set to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/eQTkafW via IFTTT

The upcoming Champions Trophy is the talk of the town in the cricketing world. There is an ongoing friction between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the former's decision to not send its national team to Pakistan for the 50-over tournament. While the PCB submitted the draft schedule a few months ago, the final schedule is set to come on November 22, according to the ICC sources. Moreover, sources inform that the tournament is likely to be played in a hybrid model. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/FZDtkNC via IFTTT

AUS vs PAK Pitch Report:  The Australian team will be looking for another easy win when they host Pakistan in the second T20I game in Sydney on Saturday. Australia registered a dominant 29-run win while defending 93 runs in a 7-over game in the series opener and will target a series win at Sydney Cricket Ground. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/EGzHxFv via IFTTT

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is the new No.1 ODI bowler in the world in the latest updated ICC rankings. He was the star for his team in their historic series win over Australia recently. For the unversed, Pakistan registered an ODI series win in Australia for the first time since 2002 and it was their bowling attack led by Shaheen who orchestrated the victory.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/kJF2rio via IFTTT

South Africa's come-from-behind win in the 2nd T20I by three wickets over India has breathed excitement into the ongoing four-match series. Therefore, the third T20I on Wednesday (November 13) is expected to be a riveting contest at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/ksh9pxJ via IFTTT

Australia lost the recently concluded ODI series to Pakistan at home for the first time since 2002. The visitors' four-pronged pace attack comprising Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain ran through the Australian line-up not once but twice to seal the series. Australia were skittled for just 140 runs in the third and deciding ODI which Pakistan chased down with eight wickets in hand. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/4pyCRMd via IFTTT