2nd T20: Australia win toss, opt to bowl against India

Melbourne: Australia captain Mitchell Starc won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the second T20 International here Friday. India are playing an unchanged side while Australia have replaced Josh Philippe with Matthew Short. The first T20I of the match-five series in Canberra was abandoned due to rain. Teams: India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill,…

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Asia Cup 2025: Pakistan blown away by Abhishek Sharma storm in Dubai as India ease to six-wicket victory

Dubai, 22/9: Abhishek Sharma shelled Sahibzada Farhan off Hardik Pandya, a regulation offering, at third man with not a run on the board. The 25-year-old left-hander, who gave Farhan another life off Kuldeep Yadav later in the innings, decided to make amends with bat with a crunchy half-century, helping India begin their Super Four campaign…

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ICC Rankings: Varun Chakaravarthy claims No. 1 spot in T20I bowling

Dubai: India spinner Varun Chakaravarthy claimed the top spot in ICC’s latest T20I bowlers rankings after dethroning New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy from the position.The spinner jumped three places to achieve the position for the first time in his career. With that, he became only the third Indian bowler after Jasprit Bumrah and Ravi Bishnoi to claim…

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India, Sri Lanka to co-host historic 2025 Women’s T20 World Cup for the Blind

Bengaluru: The Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) on Tuesday confirmed Sri Lanka as co-hosts for the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind, alongside India, from November 11 to November 25.Originally planned across New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kathmandu (Nepal), the Executive Committee of the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC), in its…

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Hong Kong Open: Sindhu suffers early exit; Prannoy, Sen advance

Hong Kong: Ace shuttler PV Sindhu suffered an early exit at the Hong Kong Open Super 500 after losing to Denmark’s Line Christophersen in a three-game thriller on Wednesday. The two-time Olympic medallist, who had reached the World Championships quarterfinals last month, fell 21-15, 16-21, 19-21 in the round of 32. This was Sindhu’s first defeat in…

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Team India ups preparations for Asia Cup 2025 with high-intensity fielding drills

Dubai: As the Asia Cup 2025 kicks off on Tuesday, Team India is intensifying its preparations under the fielding coach T Dilip. The squad engaged in high-intensity fielding drills, direct hits at the stumps.T Dilip’s innovative approach includes dividing the team into two groups to hit the stumps. With their upcoming match against the UAE on…

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