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New Delhi, Oct 21: Team India skipper Virat Kohli, on the eve of the 1st ODI against New Zealand, made it clear that in-form batsman Ajinkya Rahane is the team's third opener, effectively ruling him out of Sunday's series opener in Mumbai. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are India's regular openers. But in the absence of Dhawan, Rahane had opened the batting for India and hit four half-centuries

Mumbai, Oct 21: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson today conceded that its a huge task to beat India in their own backyard. India will start overwhelming favourites when they take on an inconsistent New Zealand in a three-match ODI series, starting here tomorrow. "Indias record is very good at home. They are a very hard team to beat. We know that, at home in particular, they are the strongest

Karachi, Oct 21: In a shocking revelation, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has disclosed that he turned down a lucrative offer from a bookmaker in Dubai during the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka and reported the matter to the anti-corruption and security unit officials. The incident has shaken the Pakistan team management and anti-corruption and security officials travelling with the team in

Dubai, Oct 21: After the Kerala High Court refused to lift the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI, former India pacer S Sreesanth has hinted that he he might play for another country. He said since BCCI has banned him from playing in India, he has the freedom to play cricket for any other country. "BCCI has imposed the ban, not ICC. If not India, I can play for any other country, because I am 34

Karachi, Oct 19: The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has neither approved nor rejected playing 19 matches with Pakistan in the new bilateral series plan floated at the recent International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in Auckland, said PCB chief Najam Sethi. Pakistan and India are slated to play 19 matches in the new Future Tours Program schedule, which will come into force from 2019 for four years

Odense, Oct 19: India had a bittersweet day at Denmark Open as Saina Nehwal knocked out Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain but title-contender P V Sindhu suffered a straight game loss against China's Chen Yufei to crash out of the opening round. Glasgow World Championship bronze medallist, Saina defeated two-time World champion Marin 22-20 21-18 in a hard- fought battle to avenge her Japan

Jeddah, Oct 20: Saudi Arabia will host the first World Boxing Super Series Cruiserweight final in May next year as well as its first-ever international motorsport event, featuring stars from Formula One, World Rally Championship, IndyCar, NASCAR, sportscars and touring cars competing against each other. President of Saudi Arabia’s General Sports Authority Turki Al-Sheikh signed agreements with

Dhaka, Oct 18: India, who have been unbeaten in the ongoing Asia Cup, will be brimming with confidence when they take on South Korea in the first match of the Super 4 stage in the 10th edition of the quadrennial event at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Manpreet Singh-led side finished the pool stages with an all-win record wherein they defeated Japan (5-1)

Udupi, Oct 18: All-rounder Tanush Kotian got the most memorable birthday gift on Mondaywhen the national junior selection headed by Venkatesh Prasad granted him a place in the India U-19 team for the Asia Cup to be held in Malaysia next month. Tanush was born and brought up in Mumbai. However, his roots are in coastal Karnataka. His father Karunakar and mother Mallika Kotian hail from Pangala in

New Delhi, Oct 17: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday was criticised by the fans of former captain and coach Anil Kumble after the board acknowledged him as just a "bowler" while wishing him on his birthday and ignoring the fact that he was captain and coach as well. The incessant pouring of flaks on the twitter forced the board to delete the tweet. "Here's wishing former