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Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The final ODI against England at Lord’s on Sunday may not be Rohit Sharma‘s last match for India after all. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia on Saturday dismissed retirement speculation and reiterated that the senior opener remains firmly in India’s ODI plans.The clarification comes amid uncertainty over Rohit Sharma’s future…

Virat Kohli with legendary West Indies cricketer Garfield Sobers and his wife. (PTI Photo) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) led tributes to Sir Garfield Sobers after the legendary West Indies all-rounder died on Friday at the age of 89, remembering him as “a true icon of the game” whose influence will…

Rishad Hossain (Pic credit: X) Bangladesh produced a commanding all-round performance to defeat Zimbabwe by 34 runs in the second T20I, levelling the three-match series 1-1 and setting up a winner-takes-all decider on Sunday.After being comprehensively outplayed in the opening match, the hosts responded in emphatic fashion with a much-improved display in all three departments….

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has reaffirmed its “zero-tolerance” stance on corruption after former India Under-19 World Cup winner and Jaffna Kings co-owner Manjot Kalra was arrested over allegations of attempting to induce a player into corrupt practice during the Lanka Premier League (LPL).In a statement issued hours after Kalra’s arrest on Friday, the island nation’s…

Garry Sobers (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Garfield Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history and a former West Indies captain, passed away on Friday at the age of 89. His death was confirmed by his son, Daniel.Sobers was just 10 days short of his 90th birthday. Widely regarded as one of the…

NEW DELHI: Pakistan star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been suspended for three months after failing a dope test during the T20 World Cup earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the decision on Friday, saying the positive test was linked to a “substance of abuse” that was not related to improving sporting performance.However,…

NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup winner Manjot Kalra was arrested by Sri Lanka’s sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player during the Lanka Premier League (LPL), according to news agency PTI.Kalra, who struck a match-winning century in the final of India’s victorious 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup…

Amid speculations that Sunday’s third and final ODI against England at Lord’s could be Rohit Sharma’s last international appearance, former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel believes the former captain is capable of signing off with a memorable century.As TOI reported earlier, the selection committee has decided that he will not be the first-choice opener after the…

England’s Joe Root plays (ANI Photo) Joe Root delivered a masterclass in ODI batting, anchoring England’s successful chase of 234 against India in the second ODI with an unbeaten 99 off 133 balls. At a time when wickets fell around him, the veteran stood firm, compiling a composed knock studded with nine boundaries to guide…