Their pre-tournament decision to fill the squad with five spinners drew a lot of flak from all corners, but it is now proving to be a masterstroke on the slow pitches in Dubai.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test played between Pakistan and England in Multan, on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 2nd Test played between Pakistan and England in Multan on Tuesday.
Tanveer Mulla (31), the Students Islamic Movement of India activist, arrested in northern Karnataka two days back is proving to be a prize catch for investigating agencies who are probing the Bengaluru serial blasts. Tanveer was arrested in Belgaum two days back and the police had recovered some incriminating material from him.
Former cricketer Sreesanth feels that without the swashbuckling all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, India wouldn't have lifted the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.
Film folk celebrate Father's Day by posting lovely moments with their dads as well as adorable moments with their children.
The blaze erupted at around 4 am in the shop located at Dana Bazar in Cantonment area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Australian chair of selectors George Bailey said Fraser-McGurk and Short made "compelling cases" for selection, and provide better than adequate cover should squad members go down during the tournament.
The withdrawal of the candidature by DPAP leaders on the last day on August 30 is seen as a boost to the NC-Congress alliance.
Young leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha has been cut along with fast bowler Nathan Ellis and rookie all-rounder Aaron Hardie.
Australia's chairman of selectors George Bailey has defended the omission of explosive batter Jake Fraser-McGurk from their T20 World Cup squad, saying he is an exciting option going forward but their top-three, including David Warner, have been doing well.
Tanveer Sangha, the son of Indian immigrants, shot into the World Cup selection frame with a stellar, four-wicket debut for Australia.
At the receiving end of his onslaught was leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha, off whom Kishan collected 30 runs off only 10 deliveries.
Almost half of the Australian team currently playing in the T20 International series in India will return home after the third match in Guwahati.
"The holy water of the Sharda Kund at the Sharda Peeth PoK was collected by Tanveer Ahmed and his team. Our civil society member across the LoC (Line of Control) carried it to Islamabad, wherefrom it was sent to his daughter Maghribi in the UK.
The 23-year-old woman was motivated to approach police after watching the film The Kerala Story, the police official said citing her complaint.
Amid simmering tension in Mandya over the removal of Hanuman flag from a 108 feet tall flagpost, the Keragodu village Panchayat Development Officer has been suspended.
Ranneeti: Balakot And Beyond veers between intriguing and boring, observes Deepa Gahlot.
Marnus Labuschagne has played 30 of Australia's 38 matches since his debut in early 2020 and was part of the team that won a three-match series in India in March this year.
This bilateral series played a crucial role for these emerging players
Both Prasidh and Avesh Khan lack variety and innovation as they keep pitching the ball at the same length. Both bowl in late 130s or early 140s but consistently pitch it back of the length and the nature of Indian tracks make it a cannon fodder for batters.
The selectors have decided to rest David Warner for the five-match T20 series in India following Australia's ODI World Cup triumph.
The five-match series will begin on November 23 in Visakhapatnam and will conclude in Hyderabad on December 3.
Matthew Short has also been called up as an extra batter while Travis Head recovers from a fracture to his left hand.
PHOTOS from the 5th T20I match between India and Australia played in Bengaluru on Sunday
A career-best unbeaten 92 from new captain Mitch Marsh propelled Australia to a comprehensive 111-run victory over hosts South Africa in the first Twenty20 International in Durban on Wednesday.
Nasreen, who served as the director of the Indian Cultural Centre at the high commission of India in Male, Republic of Maldives, from 2019 to 2023, shared insights into the growing influence of China and Pakistan in countering India's soft power.
Mitch Marsh, an integral part of the Australian squad, has returned to his hometown of Perth for personal reasons
Neeyat is not only sluggish, it also creates zero interest in the characters. It could, perhaps, be watched on OTT, where it is inevitably headed, feels Deepa Gahlot.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted raids at about 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar in the Popular Front of India (PFI) Phulwarisharif case.
Tanveer, who is yet to play a first class game, got a call up to the national squad on the back of his impressive show for Sydney Thunder in his debut season in the Big Bash League.
The ever-milling modern-day sport does not allow extended celebrations and India, in the immediate aftermath of their T20I series triumph, will have to hit game-mode and treat the fifth match against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday as a workshop to fit two key pieces in their grooves ahead of an exacting assignment.
Mitchell Marsh said on Tuesday he will gladly captain Australia for as long as required as the all-rounder prepares to lead the Twenty20 and one-day sides on a tour of South Africa.
Before the show starts, here's what goes on backstage. And how, despite a tragedy, the show went on.
India aim to seal series as Tilak Varma looks for quality batting time
India's young bowling unit will have to push behind the timid show in the series opener and find its flow against a forceful Australian batting line-up in the second T20 in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
Images from India's fourth T20 International match against Australia in Raipur on Friday.
Yashasvi Jaiswal manifested his abundant talent while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan displayed their grace and power with sparkling fifties as India posted a massive 235 for four against Australia in the second T20I here on Sunday.
Suryakumar Yadav leads a sprightly bunch of 'Gen-Next' stars against a strong Australian side in a five-match T20 series, starting in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
Special teams have been formed under the orders of the Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, C Sylendra Babu to arrest them, they said.
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