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Prithvi Shaw and skipper Shreyas Iyer smashed half-centuries as Mumbai brushed aside Hyderabad by 60 runs in a rain-marred contest to move to the summit clash of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, on Wednesday. Chasing 247, Mumbai were placed comfortably at 155 for two when rain halted play. Iyer (55 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (17) were at the crease with their unbeaten third wicket stand of 73 runs. The

Guwahati, Oct 17: The West Indies team for Sunday’s first ODI in a five-match series arrived at Guwahati on Wednesday. From the Indian team, only MS Dhoni reached today, along with members of support staff. The rest of the host team is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Eight members of the West Indies team had arrived in Guwahati on October 15 and the rest of their teammates joined them today. Both

Hyderabad, Oct 16: West Indies coach Stuart Law was on Tuesday suspended from the first two ODIs against India for making “inappropriate comments” against a match official, adding to the Caribbean team’s woes after a disastrous Test outing here. Law was also fined 100 per cent of his match fee, the ICC said in a statement. With the latest transgression, Law accumulated four demerit points within a

London, Oct 16: Newly-elected Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani has termed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's stance (BCCI) on bilateral series between the two countries as "hypocrisy." Mani said that the only way to improve the relation between the two nations is through "sporting contacts" and "cultural contacts." "There is a lot of hypocrisy at the moment. India plays an

Odense, Oct 16: Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu crashed out of the Denmark Open with a stunning opening-round loss to American Beiwen Zhang in the women's singles event, here on Tuesday. Third seed Sindhu lost 17-21 21-16 18-21 to Zhang in a hard-fought opening encounter that lasted 56 minutes. This is the third consecutive time that Sindhu has lost to Zhang. The American shuttler defeated Sindhu

Dubai, Oct 15: Sri Lankan batting legend Sanath Jayasuriya was Monday charged on two counts for breaching the ICC anti-corruption code and given two weeks to respond by cricket's world governing body. However, the ICC did not specify what exactly prompted its action against the celebrated cricketer, who is a World Cup winner and played 110 Tests and 445 ODIs. Jayasuriya has been charged with two

Dubai, Oct 15: India captain Virat Kohli remains the number one Test batsmen while Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant have made big gains in the latest ICC rankings following the home series against the West Indies. Shaw, who led India to victory in the U19 World Cup this year, completed a memorable debut series as he finished the Hyderabad Test in 60th place, a gain of 13 slots after knocks of 70 and

Hyderabad, Oct 15: The Indian team management and the national selection committee will have to address few core issues when they decide on the Test squad for Australia, the primary concerns being a third opener and a second wicketkeeper for five-day games. The net gains from the lopsided Test series against West Indies that concluded on Sunday, were youngsters Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant

Odense, Oct 15: Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will lead a strong Indian challenge at the Denmark Open badminton tournament which gets underway here on Tuesday. While Sindhu has been seeded third in the event, world no.11 Saina is unseeded here. Sindhu will take on USA's Beiwen Zhang in the opening round of the women's singles. Saina, on the other hand, will be up against Cheung

Hyderabad, Oct 14: After winning the Test series against West Indies here at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday, Indian skipper Virat Kohlisaid that a three-day finish was not part of the plan; however, it helped to understand how to create pressure and intensity with the ball. "It is good to have so many guys bowling so well. We have four bowlers who can pick wickets; anyone can step in