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Mohali: India's Axar Patel celebrates with captain Rohit Sharma the wicket of Afghanistan's batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz during the first T20I cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in Mohali, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)(PTI01_11_2024_000272B)

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India look to beat knockout stage nerves, eye revenge against England in T20WC semis

Georgetown (Guyana): With a refreshingly aggressive batting approach, India would look to avoid the knockout stage jitters plaguing them for over a decade when they take on defending champions England in the

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SA, Afghanistan look to rise above deep scars to seal T20 WC final berth

Tarouba (Trinidad): Tournament story-makers Afghanistan will be up against perennial dark horses South Africa in the first semifinal of the T20 World Cup here, a much-anticipated showdown that will be historic irrespective

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Head replaces Suryakumar as top T20 batter, Bumrah moves to 24 in ICC rankings

Dubai: Australia opener Travis head on Wednesday toppled India’s Suryakumar Yadav as the number one batter in the latest ICC T20 rankings. Suryakumar was holding the number one spot since December 2023

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Afghanistan savours historic T20 World Cup performance; world sings team’s praise

Kabul: Packed with thousands of frenzied fans, the streets in Afghanistan were buzzing with unbridled joy after the Rashid Khan-led side marched into the T20 World Cup semifinals, taking down some of

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Oscar, Emmy? Naib’s cramp during Afghanistan-Bangladesh match sparks controversy

Kingstown: Gulbadin Naib dramatically falling on his back, clutching his thigh after Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott signalled his players to slow things down in the T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh caused

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Warner makes low-key exit from international cricket after Afghans beat Bangladesh in T20 WC

Kingstown: Australia batting great David Warner’s 15-year-long international career, dotted with glorious achievements and controversies in equal measure, has come to an anti-climactic end after Afghanistan beat Bangladesh, eliminating the former champions

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Cool South Africa edge out West Indies to enter semi-final of T20 World Cup

North Sound (Antigua): South Africa’s golden generation of white-ball cricketers took a big step towards erasing the “eternal chokers” tag by keeping their composure to enter the semi-finals of the T20 World

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Afghans to hope for Indian win before clash against Bangladesh

Kingstown: Afghanistan will watch the India-Australia clash with bated breath, hoping that the ‘Men in Blue’ stand on the winning side — a result which will hand them a golden opportunity to

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PCB set for overhaul; code of conduct for Pak players after chaotic T20 WC campaign

Karachi: Pakistan’s shambolic T20 World Cup campaign in the USA is all set to trigger a churning in the country’s cricket board and lead to the formulation of a code of conduct

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Afghanistan shock Australia by 21 runs in Super 8s match of T20 World Cup

Kingstown: Afghanistan pulled off an upset of epic proportions with a shock 21-run win over mighty Australia in T20 World Cup with Gulbadin Naib’s four-wicket haul upending Pat Cummins’ hat-trick to produce

T20 WC: Australia need all-round effort against tricky Bangladesh

North Sound (Antigua): It’s a mismatch on paper but title-favourites Australia would be wary of slipping on the proverbial banana peel that Bangladesh can be when the two teams clash in their

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Kohli expected to shine on big stage as India ponder over Kuldeep question

Bridgetown (Barbados): Virat Kohli will be expected to hit his straps after a lean run while left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav will anxiously wait for his chance when title-favourites India face a sprightly

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Kettleborough, Illingworth to officiate blockbuster India-Australia Super 8 match

Dubai: English duo of Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth will officiate the blockbuster Group 1 Super Eight clash between India and Australia in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Gros Islet, Saint

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ICC T20 Rankings: Stoinis overtakes Nabi to become top-ranked all-rounder

DUBAI: Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi as the number one all-rounder in the latest ICC T20 rankings. | Photo Credit: Gareth Copley Australia’s Marcus Stoinis on Wednesday toppled Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi as the number

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ICC’s Big American Dream: Too many loose ends, over-dependence on Indian market

New Delhi: Under-prepared drop-in tracks, poor ground conditions, over dependence on Indian TV audience, not factoring in weather and steep ticket prices were only some of the problems that didn’t make America

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England wins rain-affected T20 World Cup match against Namibia

North Sound (Antigua): England’s defense of the Twenty20 World Cup title lived on for a few more hours after a must-win over Namibia in a rain-affected match on Saturday. To reach the

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Australia crush Scotland by 5 wickets; England enter Super Eight of T20 World Cup

Gros Islet (St Lucia): Australia did their arch-rivals England a massive favour with a five-wicket win over a gritty Scotland as the Richie Berrington-led side crashed out of the T20 World Cup

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Despite washout against Canada, India wind up T20 WC group stage positively

Lauderhill (USA): Inclement weather hindered India’s hopes of reinforcing their preparation for Super Eight through a match against Canada here on Saturday, but they will travel to the Caribbean as a confident

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Nepal have showed in T20 World Cup that they belong here: skipper Rohit Paudel

Kingstown (St Vincent): Skipper Rohit Paudel believes Nepal have done enough in the T20 World Cup to show they belong at the highest level even though they have fallen out of reckoning

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Veteran sports journalist Harpal Singh Bedi passes away

New Delhi: Veteran sports journalist Harpal Singh Bedi, who covered several highs and lows of Indian sports in a career spanning over four decades, served as the national Olympic contingent’s press attache

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