Wake up at 4 am, swimming, hit sixes till night and yet scolded by India legend for errors: The Abhishek Sharma story

As Abhishek Sharma prepares to play his first international match at home when India face South Africa in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday, those who watched him grow…

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Gautam Gambhir puzzles ex-KKR star by ignoring Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli’s heroics: ‘They shut down any naysayers’

Former cricketer Robin Uthappa found Gautam Gambhir’s stance puzzling, highlighting the lack of acknowledgement for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli following India’s commanding ODI series win over South Africa. The…

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Wake up at 4 am, gym, swimming, hit sixes till night and yet scolded by India legend for errors: The Abhish Sharma sto

As Abhishek Sharma prepares to play his first international match at home when India face South Africa in the second T20I in Mullanpur on Thursday, those who watched him grow…

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Rohit Sharma makes big ‘World Cup’ correction, opens up on emotional Virat Kohli hug: ‘We’ve seen a lot of setbacks’

Rohit Sharma is set to embark upon his last World Cup journey when the teams head to South Africa for the 50-overs ICC extravaganza in 2027. And in all likelihood,…

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AB de Villiers nods to Gautam Gambhir’s approach in white-ball cricket but stresses limits: ‘There’s a fine line’

Proteas legend AB de Villiers has backed Gautam Gambhir’s view on floating the batting order in ODIs, but he also emphasised that there needs to be a clear balance when…

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Smriti Mandhana’s answer to how she tackles personal issues gets loudest cheer in return to public eyes

In her first public appearance since calling off her marriage with music composer Palash Muchhal, India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana said that nothing centres her more than cricket and the…

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England told to stick with Brendon McCullum, ex-AUS star says ‘remove emotion, look at numbers’: ‘He has to listen more’

England head coach Brendon McCullum finds himself under the spotlight as England stumble through a difficult Ashes campaign. Back-to-back defeats to Australia have exposed gaps in both planning and execution,…

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‘Moment Shubman Gill came in as vice-captain…’: Ashwin flags the inevitable in Sanju Samson’s omission from playing XI

Ravichandran Ashwin spoke about Sanju Samson missing out on India’s XI for the first T20I against South Africa in Cuttack, a call that drew plenty of discussion. Samson has been…

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‘If Rohit bhai isn’t scolding me, there is a sense of unease…’: Yashasvi Jaiswal says bond with former captain different

Yashasvi Jaiswal registered his maiden ODI century after getting his chance in the three-match series against South Africa. Jaiswal played a fine innings to register a ton in Vizag while…

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