Entering most ICC events, especially T20 World Cups, as pre-tournament favourites, India could not break free from that prison of expectations on a number of occasions despite being armed with star power and depth.
India Masters defeated Sri Lanka Masters by four runs in a thrilling finish to the first match of the International Masters League.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, aged 14 years and 272 days, shattered former South African cricketer AB de Villiers' record for the fastest 150 in men's List A cricket.
Gurumurthy, the company's CEO, said TEN x YOU was built on athlete insight and designed for Indian conditions.
There have been rare moments when CSK icon MS Dhoni lost his temper on the field.
AB de Villiers reminded the world of his genius with a blistering 30-ball 63, leading South Africa Champions to a dominant 88-run win over India Champions
Spin great Ravichandran Ashwin is set to become the first capped India men's player to participate in the Big Bash League.
The decision came after Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju called Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a source said.
A whirlwind unbeaten half century by Yusuf Pathan ensured Rajasthan Royals a comfortable eight-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League match at Motera on Friday.
After being invited to bat, India Masters rode on skipper Sachin Tendulkar's 42-run knock before Yuvraj Singh's vintage hitting powered them to a daunting 220 for 7.
WC star Azad beats state BJP heavyweight Ghosh from Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party will soon come out with a 'hydrogen bomb' of revelations about 'vote chori' and after that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to show his face to the country.
An MP from Baharampur since 1999 and the reigning Pradesh Congress president of West Bengal, this was perhaps Chowdhury's toughest electoral challenge which came in the form Pathan, the non-resident TMC candidate.
Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan struck quickfire fifties to win the inaugural Road Safety World Series title.
The Pandya brothers have come a long way. There was a time when they survived on just Maggi noodles for three years while chasing their dream of becoming top cricketers. Today, Hardik's net worth exceeds 100 crores while Krunal's is estimated to be around 80 crores.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff's three best performing players in all the 17 IPLs (2008-2024).
Yusuf Pathan's team Rajasthan Royals topped the IPL league table while Irfan Pathan's King's XI Punjab finished a close second.
What was meant to be a veterans' contest has reignited a familiar debate over politics, patriotism, and the role of sport as diplomatic leverage.
The Pathan brothers have donated 4000 masks to a charitable trust that will then distribute them to the needy.
A veterans' cricket match involving India and Pakistan in the World Championship of Legends in London on Sunday has been cancelled after Indian players, including Shikhar Dhawan, refused to be a part of it citing the Pahalgam terror attack in April.
Dhawan lauds 14-yr-old Suryavanshi for his IPL ton, terms it "Phenomenal"
Legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar attributes the India Masters' third consecutive title win in the International Masters League to excellent teamwork and meticulous planning.
Out-of-favour batsman Robin Uthappa reckons impact player Yusuf Pathan along with Sachin Tendulkar will be India's trump cards in the forthcoming World Cup to be held in the sub-continent from February 19.
Yusuf Pathan's whirlwind 34-ball 73 not out ensured an easy eight-wicket win for Rajasthan Royals over Deccan Chargers at Motera on Friday.
Even as the cricketing world goes bonkers over Yusuf Pathan and Shane Watson's all-round abilities, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram tips Abdul Razzaq to hog the limelight in the forthcoming World Cup.
A total of 78 Muslims were in the fray in the Lok Sabha elections this year, a significant drop from the last polls when 115 Muslim candidates were fielded by various parties.
14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest centurion in T20 cricket as he fired Rajasthan Royals to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans.
Interacting with reporters in Kolkata, the Trinamool national general secretary reiterated that his party stood with the government in matters of national interest, combating cross-border terrorism, and safeguarding sovereignty.
Pathan brothers Irfan and Yusuf are the two most famous cricketers from Vadodara. The Pathans celebrated Eid on Thursday and wished their fans by posting pictures on social media. In the above picture the two brothers are seen with their father.
'Dear @ashwinravi99, your cricketing achievements have brought joy to 1.4 billion Indians. Wishing strength and well-being to your family during this challenging time.'
Former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan was on Tuesday handed a five-month retrospective suspension for failing a dope test, a sanction which will end on January 14, after the Board of Control for Cricket in India accepted that the violation was inadvertent.
Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and R Vinay Kumar, all of whom recently announced their retirements, will feature in the India Legends team in the Road Safety World Series starting in Raipur on March 5.
Yusuf Pathan played his second consecutive match-winning knock to lead Baroda to a convincing four-wicket victory over Maharashtra in the West Zone leg of the Vizay Hazare One-Day Championships in Pune on Wednesday.
Anmolpreet smashes fastest List A hundred by an Indian
Johnson got engaged in a verbal exchange with Pathan and was seen pushing the latter away
All-rounder Yusuf Pathan on Wednesday denied criticising the national selectors for omitting his brother Irfan from India's Champions Trophy squad, saying the reports are 'totally baseless and wrong'. 'I did not make any comment on selection matter or about Irfan's exclusion and the remarks attributed to me are totally baseless and wrong,' the towering right-hander said.
Yusuf Pathan's blistering century proved in vain for India as South Africa won the fifth and decisive one-day international by 33 runs on Sunday to take the series 3-2.
Despite Yusuf Pathan smashing the fastest century of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals went down to Mumbai Indians by four runs at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad ended their topsy-turvy IPL 2025 campaign with a commanding win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in New Delhi on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
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