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Queenstown, Jan 26: Title contenders India justified their top billing as they clinically decimated Bangladesh by 131 runs in the quarter-final to set up a mouth-watering last four clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC U-19 World Cup, here today. The Prithvi Shaw-led team outclassed their next-door neighbours with consummate ease scoring 265 and then bundling out the hosts for a paltry 134 in

Queenstown, Jan 26: India coach Rahul Dravid expects his boys to have full focus on their ongoing campaign in the ICC U-19 World Cup and not get distracted by the IPL auction this weekend. Three-time champions India will play their quarterfinal against Bangladesh here on Friday. Captain Prithvi Shaw, Shubman Gill, Himanshu Rana, Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi

Queenstown, Jan 25: India will clash with Bangladesh in the quarterfinals of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Friday. India are placed at the top of Group B after winning all the three group matches against Australia, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe. Three-time champions India had defeated Australia by 100 runs and PNG and Zimbabwe by 10 wickets each in the group matches. Bangladesh, on the

Johannesburg, Jan 25: India were in a good position despite being bowled out for 187, Cheteshwar Pujara said after the first day of the third and final Test at the Wanderers Stadium on Wednesday. In reply, South Africa were six for one at the close. "It is one of the toughest pitches I have batted on," said Pujara, who battled for 261 minutes and faced 179 balls in making 50. "The total we have is

Jeddah, Jan 24: Yasmin Gahtani, the mother of two who became the first female Saudi certified rock-climbing instructor, now has another dream — to take part in the Tokyo 2020 Games. She hopes she can raise the Saudi flag and inspire Saudis to participate in the Olympics. “This will make me proud that I was somehow involved in making them rock climbers, especially my own twin sons.” Gahtani began

Karachi, Jan 24: Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has advised national team captain and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed to consult Mahendra Singh Dhoni to get over his fitness and form issues. "I think Sarfaraz needs to work on his fitness and skills a lot more. Unless he is in top form, he can't expect the team to respond," Yousuf said. "Dhoni led India admirably in all three formats for a long

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