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Hardik Pandya blows flying kiss to girlfriend Mahieka Sharma (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Friday lit up the 5th T20I against South Africa with a powerful innings and an emotional celebration that quickly caught everyone’s attention. He smashed India’s second-fastest T20I fifty and then celebrated by blowing flying kisses towards his girlfriend,…

Travis Head has now struck centuries in four consecutive Tests at his home ground, following knocks of 140 against India last year and 119 and 175 against the West Indies. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Danger man Travis Head smashed his fourth century in as many Tests at the Adelaide Oval on Friday as Australia surged…

Indian cricket administrator and Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Jay Shah presents Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with a personalised Indian cricket jerseys next to Argentine footballer Rodrigo De Paul (R) and Uruguayan footballer Luis Suarez (L) at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium during the Lionel Messi G.O.A.T Tour on December 15, 2025 in Delhi,…

Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha, left, chats with Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka as they wait for coin toss before the start of the second one day international cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka on Friday named Dasun Shanaka as captain of its preliminary 25-member…

Sanju Samson, Shubman Gill NEW DELHI: India vice-captain Shubman Gill was not included in India’s playing XI for the fifth and final T20I against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Friday.Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed at the toss that Gill was unavailable due to a “niggle”. Sanju Samson was selected in place of Gill. Curious case!…

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, players Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson after the team’s victory (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) NEW DELHI: India ended the T20I series against South Africa on a high by winning the fifth and final match and sealing the five-match series 3-1 on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With this…

Ahmedabad: India’s Sanju Samson plays (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) NEW DELHI: With just 50 days to go for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, Team India’s numbers no longer scream dominance, even if recent results offer some comfort.As defending champions, India began their post 2024 title run in ruthless fashion, winning…

NEW DELHI: India Under-19 booked a place in the Asia Cup final after beating Sri Lanka U19 by eight wickets in a rain-shortened semi-final on Friday. Vice-captain Vihaan Malhotra and Aaron George shared an unbroken partnership to complete the chase after India’s bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to 138 for 8 in a 20-overs-a-side contest.After rain…

It took Hardik Pandya one ball to announce himself in Ahmedabad. The bat came down in a full arc, the ball went up and over, and somewhere beyond the rope a cameraman found himself part of the moment. Ahmedabad had barely settled when Pandya, walking in mid-innings, turned the fifth T20I on Friday into a…

Umpire down in pain (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: An unusual and worrying moment unfolded during the fifth T20I between India and South Africa when on-field umpire Rohan Pandit was struck by a powerful shot from Sanju Samson, forcing a brief pause in play. The incident occurred in the ninth over of India’s innings and left players…