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At the end of the match, Scotland players gathered around KL Rahul for a chat. Only minutes ago, the Indian opener had bludgeoned an 18-ball half-century. The game was over and the learning phase for the Scotland players began. Off the…

New Delhi, Nov 5 (UNI) There has been an overwhelming response to India's invitation for the November 10 NSA-level meet being convened on Afghanistan, and Pakistan's decision not to attend, conveyed through the media, is “unfortunate, but…

Senior pacer Trent Boult has made himself unavailable for the two-Test series against India due to bio-bubble fatigue as New Zealand on Thursday named five spinners in its 15-man squad for the tour, starting November 25 in Kanpur. Both…

Defending champions West Indies were eliminated from the semi-final race in the T20 World Cup after a 20-run loss to Sri Lanka here on Thursday as their ageing stars failed to recreate the magic of the past. Going into the game with two…

Allrounder Dwayne Bravo announced Thursday he will retire from internationals after West Indies plays its last T20 World Cup game against Australia this weekend weekend. Defending champion West Indies was eliminate from semifinal…

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced a whopping Rs 120 billion package for the poor families to buy three essential items of daily use at cheaper rates, describing it as “the biggest welfare programme in Pakistan’s history”.…

India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma made no bones about the fact that some of the “decision making” during the first two games of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Pakistan and New Zealand was a result of fatigue that has set in after being…

Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Nepal at the earliest convenience, during their bilateral meeting on Tuesday on the sidelines of the COP26, and also…

Group 1 England: With their 26-run win over Sri Lanka, England have all but sealed their semifinal spot. Even if South Africa or Australia tie with them on points, England’s superior run rate (+3.183) should see them through. South…

T20 World Cup, England vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Opener Jos Buttler smashed a magnificent unbeaten 101 to set up England’s 26-run win over Sri Lanka in their Group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. Buttler continued his…

It’s not always that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan calls a song ‘impossible’ to stop listening and grooves to it in a meme video. Quite evidently, Sinhalese viral track ‘Manike mage hithe’, which translates to ‘Baby in my heart’, has…

DUBAI: India's superstar cricketers were pummelled on a second-straight Sunday as a disciplined New Zealand firmly pushed them towards the exit door with an easy eight-wicket victory in the ICC T20 World Cup here. The defeat that puts…

ABU DHABI: Afghanistan defeated minnows Namibia by 62 runs in their Super 12 group 2 match to keep semi-final hopes alive at the ICC T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Opting to bat, Mohammad Shahzad (45) and Hazratullah Zazai (33) added 53…

DUBAI: After their demoralising defeat to England, Australia would need to quickly pick themselves up as they face Bangladesh in almost a must-win match in the T20 World Cup. Australia have won two of their three matches and will now…

SRINAGAR:  It will be a ‘hot winter’ in Jammu and Kashmir this year, with militancy related violence only set to escalate after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan as ‘battle-hardened’ terrorists vie to sneak into the Valley. According…

On two previous occasions, in 2009 and 2015, over 120 world leaders — Presidents, Prime Ministers, monarchs, heads of states — have gathered under one roof in a climate conference. Those have remained the largest single gatherings of world…

Jos Buttler hammered a brutal 32-ball 71 not out to complement a superlative performance from the bowlers as England crushed Australia by eight wickets in their Super 12 match to inch closer to a semifinal spot at the T20 World Cup here on…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said here that the situation in Afghanistan could not be seen in isolation and that the international community would have to watch out very carefully against any form of intimidation or threat…

Asif Ali has a backstory. This World Cup is proving to be his redemption. After his match-winning seven-ball 25, including four sixes in an over to seal the deal, Asif posted a cryptic message on Twitter. “Aur koi hukam Pakistan?…

Rashid Khan vs Babar Azam proved the best match-up of the tournament so far. The wizard Khan held the upper hand throughout, even saw his man being dropped and reprieved by the DRS but got him off the final ball of his spell. His second…