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Bangladesh 152/6 at stumps, trail India by 89 runs

9:48 pm November 23, 2019

Kolkata: Bangladesh were 152/6 at stumps on the second day of the Day/Night Test against India here on Saturday. The visitors were trailing by 89 runs with four wickets remaining at the Eden Gardens. Earlier, captain Virat Kohli scored 136 as India declared their first innings at 347/9 for a lead of 241 runs, after […]

Indian wrestlers win 6 gold in U-15 Asian Championships

9:44 pm November 23, 2019

New Delhi: Indian wrestlers continued to shine at the Under-15 Asian Championships in Taichung, Chinese Taipei, as they bagged six gold medals on Saturday. Led by 2019 cadet world champion Komal (39kg), the gold rush ensured that the Indian contingent now has a total of eight gold medals after beginning their campaign with a couple […]

Kohli fastest to 5000 Test runs as captain

8:16 pm November 22, 2019

Kolkata: Virat Kohli on Friday became the fastest to 5000 runs as captain, completing the feat in 86 innings during day one of the Day/Night Test between India and Bangladesh here. As captain, Kohli was also the quickest to 4000 Tests runs (65 innings). He is the sixth captain to reach the 5000-run mark. Australian […]

India's Tests against England, Australia were not fixed: ICC

Mumbai and Hyderabad swap dates of T20Is vs Windies

7:49 pm November 22, 2019

Mumbai: The BCCI on Friday has swapped the dates of India’s T20 Internationals against West Indies with Mumbai hosting the third game on December 11 and the December 6 opener going to Hyderabad. The Mumbai Police has expressed inability to provide security as the city would be on a high alert on December 6, the […]

Das concussed, Mehidy comes in as substitute

6:00 pm November 22, 2019

Kolkata: Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan came in as concussion substitute after wicketkeeper-batsman Liton Das was hit by a snorter from India pacer Mohammed Shami on the opening day of the Day/Night Test. However, Mehidy, an off-spinner, will not be allowed to bowl as per the concussion substitute rule. Mehidy, though, did not last long as he […]