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Sunil Gavaskar: ‘Anything that doesn’t suit their team…’: Sunil Gavaskar criticizes double standards in pitch criticism | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Legendary former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has taken a dig at the double standards in pitch criticism, particularly targeting countries in the ‘SENA’ (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia) region. Gavaskar’s comments come in the aftermath of the second Test between South Africa and India in Cape Town, which concluded within five

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Varun Tomar secures India’s 14th Olympic quota with gold in 10m Air Pistol | More sports News

NEW DELHI: Rising shooter Varun Tomar clinched India’s 14th Olympic quota by securing a gold medal in the men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the Asian Qualifiers on Monday. Tomar’s outstanding score of 239.6 in the final earned him the top position, while Arjun Cheema claimed the silver with a score of 237.3. Mongolia’s Davaakhuu

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India Women Vs Australia Women: 3rd T20I: India Women aim for series triumph over Australia in decider | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: The Indian women’s cricket team seeks to clinch a historic T20I series victory over Australia at home in the series-decider on Tuesday. The three-match series is leveled at 1-1 after the first two games. Harmanpreet Kaur‘s India has a chance to defeat the reigning world champions at home and kickstart the 2024 T20I

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WATCH: Shakib Al Hasan slaps fan after winning parliamentary seat | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan secured a parliamentary seat in a resounding win during Sunday’s general election, which was boycotted by the opposition.The 36-year-old all-rounder, who captains the national team across all formats, triumphed over his opponent by a staggering margin of over 150,000 votes in Magura, a western town in his

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Hasan Ali: Watch: ‘Who will teach me…’ – Hasan Ali responds aggressively to fan’s mockery of catching skills | Cricket News

The TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the essence of live sporting events and deliver compelling content to readers worldwide. From running live blogs for India and non-India cricket matches to global spectacles featuring Indian talents, like the Chess World Cup final featuring Praggnanandhaa and the Badminton World Championships semifinal

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Sports Ministry says it won’t recognise events organised by suspended WFI | More sports News

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on Sunday said that the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) — currently under suspension — lacks the authority to conduct the Senior National Championships and any event organized by the body will be deemed ‘unsanctioned’ and ‘unrecognized’. Following the WFI polls, the Sports Ministry suspended the body citing multiple rule

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2nd Women’s T20I: Deepti Sharma’s all-round show in vain as Australia level series against India | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Deepti Sharma had a commendable outing with both bat and ball but Australia managed an easy six-wicket win against India in the second women’s T20I, levelling the 3-match series in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.As top batters faltered after promising starts, Deepti’s crucial 31 took India to a fighting 130 for 8. The 26-year-old

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SA20 is for just four weeks and you can still play Test cricket: Graeme Smith | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Former skipper Graeme Smith expressed confidence on South African Test cricket‘s ability to thrive alongside the SA20, emphasizing on the fact that the lucrative league takes place in a tight four-week window and the red-ball format can flourish for the remainder of the year.There was high drama after Cricket South Africa recently announced

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Muttiah Muralitharan bats for an IPL team from Kerala | Cricket News

KOCHI: The movie ‘800’, a biopic on Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, has a small Kerala connect. The sound of cricket balls in that movie was recorded at the Palace Oval ground in Tripunithura. The movie was released last October and after two months, the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket walked onto the ground

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Ranji Trophy: Cheteshwar Pujara racks up 17th double ton in first-class cricket extending Saurashtra’s dominance | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Veteran Cheteshwar Pujara exhibited his insatiable appetite for runs, notching up his 17th double hundred in first-class cricket in Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy opener against Jharkhand on Sunday. Unbeaten on 157 from the previous day, Pujara scored an incredible 243 not out off 356 balls, steering Saurashtra to 578/4 (declared) in response to Jharkhand’s

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