King Charles III officially opens the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow as Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain lead India's contingent. Neeraj Chopra headlines India's medal hopes.
Shubman Gill voices support for students amid NEET-UG 2026 protests, urging compassion and mutual respect as demonstrations over the alleged paper leak continue.
Sikandar Raza criticised Zimbabwe's batting after the seven-wicket loss to India in the first T20I, saying the performance was "not up to the standard."
Shreyas Iyer hailed India's all-round effort after his first T20I win as captain against Zimbabwe, saying the victory gives the team confidence for the remaining matches.
Sachin Tendulkar reacted to the ongoing NEET paper leak protests, urging society to reward hard work, honesty and merit while safeguarding the aspirations of India's youth.
The fifteenth edition of the tournament, which was originally scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka, was moved to South Africa after the International Cricket Council decided to suspend the island nation in November.
The weather for the third and final T20I, scheduled in Johannesburg, also doesn’t seem much promising with chances of precipitation.
Aimed at restricting the time consumed between overs and quickening the pace of play, the stop clock is a part of a six-month experiment.
Ichiban Samurai suffered their first defeat of the season and disappointingly for them, it came in the title clash.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah said that the Indian board isn’t really in favour of day-night Tests for now, as the games tend to finish “inside two-three days”, rather than lasting for four-five days.
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