‘I think that’s why I didn’t play those two matches’: Axar Patel on not playing every game in this T20 World Cup | Cricket News

India’s Axar Patel (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) MUMBAI: Wankhede Stadium’s North Stand gave Axar Patel a rousing ovation as he settled into his fielding position at long-off. The applause was well-deserved. Within a span of about 40 minutes, Axar had produced game-changing fielding efforts that will be etched in Indian cricket folklore, much like Kapil Dev’s…

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In range-bound session, rupee slips 15 paisa vs Dollar

MUMBAI: The rupee closed at 91.75 against the dollar on Friday, down 15 paise from the previous close of 91.6, after a largely range-bound session marked by pressure from higher crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows.Suspected intervention by the central bank too influenced market movements. Heavy selling in domestic equities and withdrawals by foreign…

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‘He has an aura in dressing room’: Captain Harry Brook backs Brendon McCullum to continue despite T20 World Cup exit | Cricket News

England coach Brendon McCullum, right, chats with England’s captain Harry Brook (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) MUMBAI: Calling Brendon McCullum “the best coach I’ve ever had”, England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook urged the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to retain the New Zealander as the team’s all-format head coach after England’s sevenrun semifinal loss to India….

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‘Indians been good actors’: Why US ‘agreed to let’ India resume buying Russian oil temporarily

The United States has given “permission” to India to buy Russian oil already stranded at sea issuing a temporary waiver aimed at stabilising global oil supplies amid disruptions caused by the escalating conflict in West Asia.US treasury secretary Scott Bessent referred to India as a “very good actor” for previously complying with Washington’s request to…

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