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Kolkata, Dec 21: Medium pacer Rajneesh Gurbani’s sensational bowling guided Vidarbha to their maiden Ranji Trophy final after they stunned defending champions Karnataka by five runs in a thrilling semi-final, here today. Gurbani finished with 12 wickets in the match, his best bowling figures, laying the foundation for Vidarbha’s historic win. Vidarbha will now play Delhi for the title of the

Dubai, Dec 21: Indian left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht was the lone cricketer to find a place in both the ICC's one-day and Twenty20 teams of the year, that featured three players from the country in all. The 31-year-old Bisht is ranked 14th in ODIs and 12th in T20Is and took 34 wickets in 19 matches and 11 wickets in seven T20Is in the period under consideration -- from 21 September 21, 2016, to date

Cuttack, Dec 21: There is no denying the fact that MS Dhoni is at the fag end of his career but opener K L Rahul said the former skipper is still a match-winner for India and continues to be an inspiration in the dressing room. Promoted to the no.4 position, Dhoni made an unbeaten 39 off 22 deliveries before affecting four dismissals behind the stumps to help India record a massive 93-run win over

New Delhi, Dec 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his Bollywood star wife Anushka Sharma on their wedding. Virat and Anushka tied the knot in Florence, Italy, on December 11. Virat and Anushka invited PM Modi to their wedding reception in Delhi on Thursday. Kohli has taken a break from his Indian cricket team duties and is not playing

Dec 20: Gary Kirsten is likely to return to the Indian Premier League next season for a second stint and this time with Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kirsten may join the RCB team management in the capacity of a batting coach. The former South African batsman and India coach in his first stint had coached Delhi Daredevils for two seasons in 2014 and 2015. Kirsten had signed a three-year contract

Paris, Dec 20: Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon champion, says she is coming out of retirement and returning to the tennis tour next season. The 33-year-old Frenchwoman made the announcement via a Twitter post yesterday. "Hi, guys. I have something to tell you: I am coming back. ... It's going to be a huge challenge," Bartoli said in a video she put on Twitter. "I have still a lot of practice

Cuttack, Dec 20: The pitch at the Barabati Stadium, untested for about a year, and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni attracted maximum attention on the eve of the T20 series opener between India and Sri Lanka here. Dhoni headed straight to the 22-yard strip after dropping his kit bag and examined it minutely from both ends. Moments earlier Rohit Sharma, who is standing in as captain in the

Guna (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 20: A BJP MLA from Madhya Pradesh questioned the patriotism of cricketer Virat Kohli for preferring Italy to India to get married to actor Anushka Sharma. Panna Lal Shakya told a gathering: "Virat earned money in India... But he didn't find any place to marry in the country. Is Hindustan untouchable?... Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Vikramaditya, Yudhishthir got married on

Karachi, Dec 19: Pakistan cricket team middle-order batsman Babar Azam has played down his comparison with Indian skipper Virat Kohli, saying he should not be likened with such a ‘big player’. Describing Kohli as ‘the No.1 batsman in the world’, the 23-year-old said that he took wants to perform like the Indian cricket team skipper for Pakistan. “He compared me with a very big player. I think it

New Delhi, Dec 19: Rarely does a sport become synonymous with an individual but Pankaj Advani has been just that to cue sports in India for a long time and this year was no different as he claimed a couple of more world titles to add to his legendary status. The 32-year-old has been juggling billiards and snooker quite efficiently for over a decade now. His performance, in fact, has come to define