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New Delhi, Aug 21: Applauding Suresh Raina on his glorious cricketing career, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the southpaw "lived and breathed cricket".

New Delhi, Aug 20: Applauding Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his cricketing laurels through a letter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the "correct" way to assess the impact of "one of the most successful captains" is as a "phenomenon".

Bengaluru, Aug 19: Veteran cricketer Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan died due to heart attack at his residence here on Wednesday.

Bengaluru, Aug 19: Wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul has said that the retirement of MS Dhoni was shocking as all the team-mates would have wanted to give the former skipper a big send-off.

Dubai, Aug 18: Kohli held on to the second spot with 886 points, while Cheteshwar Pujara (766) and Ajinkya Rahane (726)

New Delhi, Aug 18: Pakistan's limited-overs skipper Babar Azam on Tuesday said that the legacy of wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni will always be remembered in the cricket world.

New Delhi, Aug 18: Fantasy sports platform Dream11 has bagged the title sponsorship rights for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the tournament's chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed on Tuesday.

New Delhi, Aug 18: India's limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma, star wrestler Vinesh Phogat, TT player Manika Batra and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu were on Tuesday picked for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the sports ministry's selection committee.

Lahore, Aug 17: Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq believes that wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni should have announced his retirement from the ground.

MS Dhoni will be spending a lot more time with the Territorial Army now that he has retired, said friend and business partner Arun Pandey on Sunday, rejecting talk of his brand value going down due to the decision. Pandey saw the retirement announcement coming after this year's T20 World Cup, which was postponed to 2022 last month, but only Dhoni knew that it would come on Independence Day.