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Kolkata, Nov 13: A shoulder injury has forced Wriddhiman Saha out of action as of now but he has been India's best wicketkeeper in the last five to ten years, reckons former captain Sourav Ganguly. The 34-year-old Saha, who has been India's number one wicketkeeper in Test cricket since M.S. Dhoni's retirement in December 2014, is undergoing rehab for his shoulder surgery. "He's out of the team for

Mumbai, Nov 13: Former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson on Monday emphasised that the World Test Championship is “critical” for survival of the longest format of the game. As per the International Cricket Council (ICC), the nine top-ranked sides will compete in the championship with each side playing six series on a home-and-away basis against mutually selected opponents in a two-year cycle. The

Chennai, Nov 12: India's stand-in captain Rohit Sharma said it was important for Shikhar Dhawan to return to form ahead of the crucial tour of Australia, which will be a completely "different ball game". Dhawan, who struggled throughout the preceding ODI series against West Indies, returned to form with a smashing 92 off 62 balls to help India beat the visitors by six wickets in the final T20 and

Providence, Nov 12: Mithali Raj's fine half-century helped India register a seven-wicket win over their arch-rivals Pakistan in the Group B match of the Women's World T20 at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Sunday. After a steady 94-run partnership between Maroof and Dar, Pakistan managed to score a total of 133/7 in their 20 overs. Pakistan lost three wickets in quick succession that made them

Kolkata, Nov 11: Speed chess superstar Hikaru Nakamura of United States stamped his class with three wins on the trot to jump to joint lead with Levon Aronian on the penultimate day of the Tata Steel India 2018 rapid tournament in Kolkata on Saturday. Reigning world rapid champion Viswanathan Anand drew his sixth straight game of the tournament to stay undefeated and have a mid-table placing at

New Delhi, Nov 11: India fast bowler Munaf Patel has announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Saturday. Patel, who made his debut for India in March 2006, played 13 Tests, 70 ODIs and three T20Is for the team. He was a member of the 2011 World Cup winning team too. “There is no regret; after all, the cricketers I played with have retired,” Munaf told The Indian Express. “Only Dhoni

Karachi, Nov 11: Former Australian captain Steve Smith has given his conditional availability for the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League, insisting that he would only be playing matches in the United Arab Emirates and not travel to Pakistan for the playoffs and final. Smith, who is serving a 12-month ban for his role in the Cape Town ball tampering incident during a Test match against

Chennai, Nov 10: With the series already sealed, India might test its bench strength and aim for a clean sweep, while the battered and bruised West Indies would be hoping for a face saving victory and sign off their disastrous tour on a fine note, as the two teams lock horns in the third and final T-20 International at the M A Chidambaram stadium here tomorrow. With the selectors resting key

Lausanne, Nov 10: Asian Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia on Saturday became the world's top-ranked freestyle wrestler in the 65 kg category in the recently updated rankings released by the United World Wrestling (UWW), the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling. Punia, who secured 96 points, has topped the charts with a massive 30-point lead over Alejandro Enrique Valdes

Sydney, Nov 10: Banned opener David Warner shared a home field with Steve Smith for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal Saturday, but he didn’t last long as Steve Waugh’s son claimed his wicket. The two appeared for their respective Sydney club teams in a game at Coogee Oval also featuring Shane Watson and with Test great Waugh and bowling legend Mitchell Johnson watching from the