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London, Feb 11: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) managing director Wasim Khan is not confident about resumption of india-Pakistan bilateral cricket anytime soon but he has suggested a change in strategy to get the two nations playing. Wasim said that the PCB needs to create a situation where India ask Pakistan to play while adding that they need to move forward as they could not wait forever to play

Hamilton, Feb 10: India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the final T20I of the three-match series against New Zealand at Seddon Park stadium here on Sunday. After the toss, India skipper Rohit Sharma said, "Good game in Auckland, want to repeat the performance. At the start, for a decider, you want to put runs, but the combinations we play with allow us to chase. That's something the team

Hamilton, Feb 10: Opener Smriti Mandhana's fabulous innings of 86 runs went in vain as Indian women's team lost their final T20 international against New Zealand by two runs in a thrilling contest that continued till the last bowl here at Seddon Park stadium on Sunday. With this victory, New Zealand clean swept India and clinch the three-match series 3-0. Chasing a target of 162 runs, India lost

Feb 9: An improved batting performance will be foremost on skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's mind, when India women eyeing a consolation victory, take on New Zealand in the third and final T20 International on Sunday. After winning the ODI series 2-1, India women lost momentum and subsequently the T20 series. With an aim to build a squad for the ICC World T20 in 2020, the Indian team management decided

Feb 8: Veteran Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Friday said that wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni's presence is crucial for the country's World Cup chances as he is a "guiding" force for current captain Virat Kohli and "important" in decision-making. Dhoni's place in the side has been a subject of debate owing to his inconsistent form but many, including former captain Sunil Gavaskar

Feb 8: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Friday that it would lift the ban on Russia's Paralympic Committee by March 15, under certain conditions. Russia has been barred from international Paralympic competitions since August 2016, over allegations of state-sponsored doping similar to the ones that led to the suspension of its athletics federation and anti-doping agency. The IPC

Auckland, Feb 8: An inside edge was apparent even without the Hotspot technology but New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell fell to a contentious LBW call during the second T20 International against India which also triggered a debate on the spirit of the game. Mitchell, who made his debut in the first T20 in Wellington, was at the centre of a massive DRS controversy during the second game here. He

Auckland, Feb 8: India stand-in captain Rohit Sharma on Friday became the highest run-getter in the Twenty20 Internationals, surpassing New Zealand’s Martin Guptill. Rohit achieved the feat in style, clobbering leg-spinner Ish Sodhi over the fine-leg boundary for a six during India’s chase of 159 runs in the second Twenty20 International against New Zealand here. Coming onto the match, Rohit

Feb 8: A shoddy batting performance by the middle-order saw India women lose a nail-biting second T20 International against New Zealand by four wickets and concede the three-match series on Friday. India women had earlier lost the first Twenty20 International by 23 runs in Wellington. Needing a win to keep the series alive, India women posted a modest total of 135 for 6, despite being well poised

New Delhi, Feb 7: The Indian football team Thursday slipped out of the top 100 in the latest FIFA rankings following their back to back group league defeats during the AFC Asian Cup in the UAE. Skipper Sunil Chhetri and Co. slumped six places to be ranked 103 with 1219 points in the FIFA rankings released Thursday. India also dropped out of the top 16 in the AFC rankings, plummeting to 18th. India