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Bishan Singh Bedi always spoke his mind; diplomacy was an alien concept. Yet, even if you didn’t agree with him, you knew his ideas came from a place of purity and concern. October 25, 2023 12:45 am | Updated 12:00 pm IST File picture of Bishan Singh Bedi in 2012. | Photo Credit: PTI Bishan…
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Former India cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar, at the launch of the book ‘The Lords of Wankhede’ in Bengaluru on October 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Dilip Vengsarkar had a big role in two of Indian cricket’s history-altering decisions. It was his input, along with a host of others’, that led to Sachin…
It was another day, another run feast for South Africa! At the Wankhede Stadium on October 24, it rode on Quinton de Kock’s 174 and a blitzkrieg 90 from Heinrich Klassen to plunder 144 off the last ten overs, and put up a mammoth 382 for five, before handing a 149-run defeat to Bangladesh and…
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Afghanistan players and staff members celebrate their win against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match in Chennai on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters After a few close encounters between the two sides in recent times, Afghanistan finally got one over Pakistan for the first time in one-day internationals, and the…
England’s Gus Atkinson bowled during ICC Cricket World Cup Match 20 between South Africa and England at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini It was a hot and humid Saturday afternoon. A near-capacity turnout at the Wankhede Stadium made it even more piping. While South Africa turned up in red-hot…
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Australia players celebrate their win over Pakistan during the ODI World Cup 2023 match in Bangaluru on October 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s despair after the defeat to India was further deepened as it was beaten by a ruthless Australia by 62 runs at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. Chasing a…
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Shreevats Goswami. | Photo Credit: File Photo Wicketkeeper-batter Shreevats Goswami on Thursday took to X to announce his retirement from First Class cricket. The 34-year-old played mostly for Bengal before switching to Mizoram. He scored 3,019 runs, including four hundreds and a career best score of 225 not out, at 32.46. He took 143 catches…
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New Zealand bowler Lockie Ferguson celebrating with teammates after taking the wicket of Afghanistan Rashid Khan during the match between New Zealand vs Afghanistan at MAC stadium in Chennai on October 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN Afghanistan, flying high after the win over England, was brought down to the ground by a clinical…
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Afghanistan bowler Fazal Farooqi being greeted by teammates after the wicket of Jonathan Bairstow during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match against England at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV World Cups are not entirely about who triumphs in the end. These multi-nation championships are also about…
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Five sports, including cricket and squash, were included in the 2028 Los Angeles Games on Monday after gaining the approval of the International Olympic Committee. Cricket makes its return to the Olympics after more than 100 years after the sport was approved for inclusion at…
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