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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Screengrabs) Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took on a new responsibility on Sunday as he captained East Zone for the first time in senior first-class cricket during their Duleep Trophy semifinal against Central Zone.15-year-old Sooryavanshi, who is normally East Zone’s vice-captain, stepped in after regular skipper Ishan Kishan was forced off the field with…

Sunil Gavaskar (Getty Images) Sunil Gavaskar has rejected the idea of introducing free hits in Test cricket to tackle the growing problem of no-balls, insisting that batters should not be handed an easier route to scoring runs in the longest format.The debate emerged after India were unable to complete a 2-0 sweep against Sri Lanka…

Mohammad Amir. (File Photo) Mohammad Amir has ended speculation over a possible return to Pakistan’s national team, confirming that his international career is now firmly behind him.The left-arm pacer, who retired from international cricket in December 2024, has obtained British citizenship and a British passport through his wife, Narjis Khan.Amir explained that his new status…

Lionel Messi delivered a sensational performance as Inter Miami demolished CF Montreal 7-1 on Saturday, scoring four goals and setting up another in a dominant MLS victory. It was Messi’s first four-goal game in MLS, with Miami scoring six unanswered goals after Montreal briefly levelled the contest.Carlos Casimiro gave Miami an early lead in the…

Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (Agency Image) Suryakumar Yadav has opened up on one of the most difficult decisions he made during India’s title-winning 2026 T20 World Cup campaign, revealing how Sanju Samson responded when he was left out of the playing XI.Samson entered the tournament struggling for form and did not initially feature in India’s…

Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…

Suryakumar Yadav has admitted that he only has himself to blame for failing to establish a longer career in ODI cricket, despite becoming one of India’s most successful T20 batters.The former India T20I captain played 37 ODIs and scored 773 runs at an average of 25.76, numbers that never quite reflected the impact he had…

Mourinho picks Mbappé for the Ballon d’Or, insisting individual brilliance should outweigh major trophies/ Image: Real Madrid, AP José Mourinho has thrown his support behind Kylian Mbappé to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or, with the Real Madrid manager arguing that the award should recognise the best individual player in the world rather than simply going…

Dewald Brevis goes berserk Dewald Brevis produced another sensational display of power-hitting as South Africa bounced back from their opening defeat to Namibia with a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the Namibia T20I Tri-Series in Windhoek on Saturday. Chasing 145, South Africa reached 146/3 in 13.4 overs, with Brevis smashing an unbeaten 75 off 32…

England’s Harry Brook (AP Photo) England legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott believes Harry Brook possesses the rare batting ability to reach the heights of Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, but fears the current world No. 1 Test batter is not making the most of his extraordinary talent.Boycott, who played 108 Tests and 36 ODIs for England,…