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Dubai, Dec 1: The Indian cricket team continued to be second in the ICC Test rankings with Ravichandran Ashwin topping the all-rounders' chart in the latest list issued on Sunday. India are placed behind South Africa with 119 points, which is just 12 less than the Proteas' tally. The teams are set to clash in a two-Test and thee ODI series starting December 5 in South Africa. Cheteshwar Pujara is

Attari, Dec 1: Pakistan's 16-member women kabaddi team arrived in India for the first time to participate in the 4{+t}{+h} World Cup Kabaddi being held from November 30 to December 14 in Punjab. Wearing blazers and salwar kameej, Pakistan's "macho women" were confident of leaving a mark in an international event. They were accompanied by 18-member Pakistan men's team along with officials, coaches

Moradabad, Nov 30: Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla has tied the nuptial knot with his long-time friend Anubhuti Chauhan in a grand ceremony here. Piyush and Anubhuti, who happen to be neighbours, got married late last night in the presence of close family members and friends, including the cricketers' Uttar Pradesh teammates. Anubhuti, an MBA, is the daughter of Dr Ameer Singh Chauhan, who is

Cuttack, Nov 30: Manish Pandey (108 batting) scored his 11th first class ton in order to ensure a first innings lead as Karnataka were comfortably placed at 288 for four at stumps on the second of their Ranji Trophy group league encounter against Odisha here on Friday. Karnataka now have a 60-run lead with six wickets in hand after they bowled out Odisha for 228. Openers Robin Uthappa (33) and

Mumbai, Nov 29: Recently-retired Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar today said he was not too comfortable with the idea of having a computer in the dressing room but came to accept the device after realising how important an aid it was to plan and strategise better. "I had already played for India for 12-13 years. This was in 2002-03, when computer was brought to our dressing room. We were

Mumbai, Nov 29: Former India batsman Vinod Kambli has been hospitalised in Mumbai after pain in his chest. He was driving home from Chembur, a suburb in the city, when he felt the pain and was taken to a hospital by a police officer. His condition is stable now. Kambli, 41, had also undergone angioplasty on two blocked arteries in 2012. Kambli played 17 Tests and 104 ODIs for India. He scored 1084

Mumbai, Nov 29: Recently-retired batting legend Sachin Tendulkar today became UNICEF's first brand ambassador for South Asia and is all set to work in promoting hygiene and sanitation in the region. "Thanks for allowing me to start this wonderful second innings of my life. I'm looking forward to being an ambassador for Unicef and serve to the best of my ability. This is an innings that is really

New Delhi, Nov 27: Shikhar Dhawan blasted his way to career-best 119 to help India register a convincing five wickets victory in the third and last ODI at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Dhawan hammered twenty fours during his match-winning 95-ball knock to guide India to 2-1 series victory over the Caribbean side. Dhawan slammed his fifth ODI century and Yuvraj Singh hit his 51st ODI fifty to lead

New Delhi, Nov 27: Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl against the West Indies in the series deciding third ODI at the Green Park in Kanpur on Wednesday. Both India and the West Indies are unchanged from the last match. It will be two-paced wicket and the colour of the pitch is changing since morning. First few overs it will be tough but as the day progresses, it will be good

Kanpur, Nov 26: Unfavourable bowling conditions had pegged them back in the last match but India will look to assert their supremacy and clinch the series against the West Indies when the two teams clash in the decisive third One-day International, here tomorrow. India have been a dominant force in this contest since West Indies' arrival to the country but the hosts suffered a surprise two-wicket