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India and Afghanistan cricket teams before the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. (ANI) New Delhi: For the first time ever, the national song, ‘Vande Mataram‘, was sung before the match between India and Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. The national song was followed by … Read more

Shafali Verma produced another explosive batting display in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup final, smashing the fastest fifty in the history of the tournament before departing for a blistering 68 off 39 balls against Sri Lanka. The India opener reached her half-century in just 24 balls, surpassing the previous record of 25 balls held by … Read more

NEW DELHI: The National Song, Vande Mataram, was sung for the first time at an international cricket match before India’s opening T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. The three-match T20I series began with an unusual moment as the two teams lined up on the field before the start … Read more

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India made a big selection call for the first T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday, with Sanju Samson getting the nod over young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first. India also brought Jasprit Bumrah … Read more

Elena Rybakina (Reuters Photo) NEW YORK CITY: Elena Rybakina’s US Open appeared to have ended before it had begun.A foot and ankle injury in Cincinnati saw the Kazakh limp out of the tournament midway, leaving her Flushing Meadows dream in tatters and her pursuit of the world No. 1 ranking suddenly hanging by a thread.Rybakina … Read more

India vs Afghanistan Live Score, 1st T20I: India face a tough selection call at the top of the order as they take on Afghanistan in the first match of the three-match T20I series on Sunday. The big question is whether India will go with the fearless batting of ‘Boy Wonder’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi or rely on … Read more