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New Delhi, Jan 23: All-rounder Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the Indian women cricket team in the T20I series against South Africa which is to begin from February 13. Smriti Mandhana has been named the vice-captain of the squad announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday. India will play five T20Is after the completion of the ODI series. India Women's T20I squad

Jan 23: Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith on Tuesday questioned Virat Kohli's leadership credentials, saying he was not sure whether the 29-year-old was a long-term option to lead the Indian cricket team. "I don't know, when I look at him, if he is a long-term captaincy option for India," Smith said during an event ahead of the 3rd Test at the Wanderers. Smith, who was handed the South

Jan 23: Suresh Raina roared back to form with an unbeaten century in Uttar Pradesh's 75-run win even as Bengal and Jharkhand stood on the brink of exit at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament on Monday. Delhi and Punjab, on the other hand, posted second successive wins in their respective Super League group matches to brighten their hopes of making the final. Without a half-century for more

New Delhi, Jan 22: Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council chairman Rajeev Shukla on Monday said that the 2018 edition of the Twenty20 tournament would be held from April 6 to May 27. Addressing media here, Shukla said the eleventh edition of the IPL would start and end in Mumbai. He also announced that all matches will start from 5.30 p.m. or 7 p.m. Responding to a question on whether

Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding feels India captain Virat Kohliis an extremely good batsman, but for him to enter the category of cricket greats he will have to score runs in England. Holding described Kohli as one of the top three batsmen in the world at the moment along with England's Joe Root and Australia's Steve Smith. According to Holding, however, great batsmen score runs

The Indian cricket team which won the Blind Cricket World Cup was today felicitated by members of the Indian community at the consulate in Dubai. Captain Ajay Kumar Reddy dedicated the victory to the jawans who were fighting for the country and laid down their lives, so the nation could live in peace. Sunil Ramesh slammed a superb 93 as India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by two wickets in a

Kolkata, Jan 21: Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is of the opinion that India's home series against Sri Lanka served little purpose ahead of the gruelling tour of South Africa. India have already lost the series and are staring at a whitewash against the Proteas. Questions have been raised about India's preparation for the tour and Harbhajan gave his perspective. "Look I believe the last Sri

Dubai, Jan 21: The organisers of the world’s biggest tournament for tennis ball cricket, 10PL, on Sunday announced the new schedule for the event. The tournament will now be played from 19-23 March 2018, at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. The tournament will be staged under the aegis of the Sharjah Cricket Council, thanks to the able leadership of Waleed Bukhatir. The revised

The Eastern Arabia KLV Khodari CC, the defending champions of Sikander Farooqi Memorial T20 challenge cup, retained the title by beating Tamimi CC in the final match of the 2017-18 edition of the tourney. Tamimi CC won the toss and elected to bat first keeping in mind the strong batting line up. However, the KLV Khodari bowlers stood up to the task to and controlled the run. This season’s debutant

Tauranga, Jan 20: A structured defence and clinical attack saw the Indian men's hockey team beat hosts New Zealand 3-1 in the final round robin match in the double-leg Four Nations Invitational Tournament here at Blake Park on Saturday. It was India's young brigade Harmanpreet Singh (2`), Dilpreet Singh (12`) and Mandeep Singh (47`) who scored in the win after the team had suffered a 0-2 loss