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Dubai, Aug 18: Skipper Virat Kohli remained at the second position in the batting chart which has two more Indians in the top 10, but pacer Jasprit Bumrah slipped to the ninth spot among bowlers in the latest ICC Test player rankings issued on Tuesday. Kohli held on to the second spot with 886 points, while Cheteshwar Pujara (766) and Ajinkya Rahane (726) continued to remain static at the eighth

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. Azam's remarks came as former India skipper Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, calling time on his 16-year-long career. "Congrats on such a remarkable career @msdhoni. Your leadership, fighting

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. "Dream 11 has won the title sponsorship for INR 222 crore," IPL chairman Patel said. On August 10, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had sent out invitations to third

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. This is the second time since 2016 that four athletes have been finalised for the country's highest

Lahore, Aug 17: Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq believes that wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni should have announced his retirement from the ground. His remark came as Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, calling time on his 16-year-long career. "Dhoni has millions of fans across the globe who want to see him play on the ground. In my opinion, a player of such stature

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. "I was

New Delhi, Aug 16: Former India opener Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday due to Covid-19 related complications after being put on life support for nearly 36 hours, his brother Pushpendra Chauhan said. Chauhan, who played 40 Tests for India, was 73 and is survived by his wife and son Vinayak, who is scheduled to arrive from Melbourne later in the day. "My elder brother Shri Chetan Chauhan has left us

New Delhi, Aug 15: India's World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday announced retirement from the international cricket. Taking to Instagram, the wicketkeeper-batsman shared a video and captioned the post, "Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired." The video had the iconic song 'Mai Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hu' from Amitabh Bachchan's

New Delhi, Aug 15: Left-handed batsman Suresh Raina on Saturday announced his retirement from international cricket. Raina's announcement came minutes after MS Dhoni's decision to bid adieu to international cricket. "It was nothing but lovely playing with you, @mahi7781. With my heart full of pride, I choose to join you in this journey. Thank you, India. Jai Hind," Raina wrote on Instagram. It was

New Delhi, Aug 15: Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has slammed the Pakistan batsmen for their defensive approach against England in the ongoing Test series, saying they are "scared of playing their shots". Inzamam said Pakistan batsmen need to play aggressive cricket if they want to beat England in the second Test here and level the three-match series. "Pakistan batsmen were scared of playing their