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Mithali, Deepti, Shreyas nominated for Player of the Month award

Mithali, Deepti, Shreyas nominated for Player of the Month award

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Indian men's team batter Shreyas Iyer, women's team captain Mithali Raj and star all-rounder Deepti Sharma were on Wednesday nominated for the ICC's Player of the Month award.

I would have tampered if told to, says Australia coach Langer

I would have tampered if told to, says Australia coach Langer

Rediff.com11 May 2018

Justin Langer understands how Cameron Bancroft became embroiled in the ball-tampering scandal and said he would have cheated too if instructed to by senior players when he first played Test cricket.

ICC unveil new rules for Women's World Cup

ICC unveil new rules for Women's World Cup

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

Teams hit by COVID can field 9 players is one of the rules announced by the ICC on Thursday.

Women's ODI Rankings: Mitahli slips, Mandhana rises

Women's ODI Rankings: Mitahli slips, Mandhana rises

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Mithali Raj dropped a place to seventh but star opener Smriti Mandhana moved up to ninth position

Penny has dropped: Shastri

Penny has dropped: Shastri

Rediff.com20 Jan 2021

As India wrapped up a famous 2-1 series win over Australia on Tuesday, Shastri gave a special speech to laud the efforts of every player and he went on to say that every member of the squad has been outstanding on the tour.

EPL: Arsenal's top-four hopes dealt huge blow

EPL: Arsenal's top-four hopes dealt huge blow

Rediff.com17 May 2022

Newcastle dealt a huge blow to Arsenal's chances of qualifying for the Champions League by beating them 2-0

Judoka Shushila wins silver in women' 48kg, Vijay gets bronze

Judoka Shushila wins silver in women' 48kg, Vijay gets bronze

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

Shushila fought hard before losing the final via 'Waza-Ari' in 4.25 minutes.

EPL: Cavani salvages point for Man United at Newcastle

EPL: Cavani salvages point for Man United at Newcastle

Rediff.com28 Dec 2021

Cavani netted an opportunist 71st-minute equaliser after Allan Saint-Maximin gave the home side a seventh-minute lead with a fine individual effort, side-stepping two markers before he fired past De Gea.

Nothing is going to fill void: Warne's children pay tribute

Nothing is going to fill void: Warne's children pay tribute

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Shane Warne's three children paid a heart-wrenching tribute to the spin king

Warne's death due to natural causes: Thai police

Warne's death due to natural causes: Thai police

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Australian cricket great Shane Warne's death on an island in Thailand last week was due to natural causes, Thai police said on Monday, citing the results of an autopsy.

I don't see why you've to change it: Warner joins saliva debate

I don't see why you've to change it: Warner joins saliva debate

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Star Australian opener David Warner does not see the need to abolish the use of saliva to shine the ball when cricket resumes in the post coronavirus world as he feels it is no more or no less risky than sharing the change room with fellow players. There is speculation that use of saliva to shine the ball will be stopped to cut down the risk of the highly contagious infection when international cricket restarts.

Border can't imagine T20 World Cup without fans

Border can't imagine T20 World Cup without fans

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

'Having teams, support staff and everyone else associated with the game wandering around the country, playing games of cricket, but you can't let people into the grounds. I just can't see it happening.'

A Cricket Legend Turns 70

A Cricket Legend Turns 70

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

Glimpses from a glittering career...

Smriti Mandhana's Journey To 3.4 Crore

Smriti Mandhana's Journey To 3.4 Crore

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

Smriti Mandhana isn't actually known to be the most prolific T20 player -- her career T20 International average of 27.32 is middling at best. There have been failures too, but her ability to analyse and assess them honestly is a rarity in modern sport.

EPL PIX: United, Arsenal slip up; Chelsea hit Saints for six

EPL PIX: United, Arsenal slip up; Chelsea hit Saints for six

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday

How Harmanpreet got her batting back on track...

How Harmanpreet got her batting back on track...

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Harmanpreet Kaur got back among the runs with a 63-run knock in the fifth ODI against New Zealand and followed that up with a century (104) in the World Cup warm-up match against South Africa.

Mandhana under observation for mild soft tissue injury to left earlobe

Mandhana under observation for mild soft tissue injury to left earlobe

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

'After further assessment, Smriti was diagnosed with a mild soft tissue injury to her left earlobe which caused discomfort while batting and therefore she had to leave the field retired hurt.'

Kohli fastest to 5000 Test runs as captain

Kohli fastest to 5000 Test runs as captain

Rediff.com22 Nov 2019

Kohli is the sixth captain to reach the 5000-run mark.

ICC Test Rankings: Babar rises to seventh

ICC Test Rankings: Babar rises to seventh

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

Pakistan left-handed batter Fawad Alam and left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi have achieved career-best positions in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings after helping Pakistan win the second Test against the West Indies in Kingston to draw their two-match ICC World Test Championship series 1-1.

Here's why Starc opted out of IPL auction

Here's why Starc opted out of IPL auction

Rediff.com30 Jan 2022

Starc didn't want to spend 22 weeks in bio-bubble

The ball of the century that launched Warne's career

The ball of the century that launched Warne's career

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

Warne's first ball of the 1993-94 Ashes series has been written into the history books as the 'Ball of the Century'.

World Cup warm-up: Harmanpreet ton as India beat SA

World Cup warm-up: Harmanpreet ton as India beat SA

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Star batter Harmanpreet Kaur struck form with a timely hundred as India eked out a narrow two-run victory over South Africa in a warm-up match of the ICC Women's World Cup, in Rangiora, New Zealand, on Sunday.

As India faces polls, Facebook says doesn't want site misused

As India faces polls, Facebook says doesn't want site misused

Rediff.com8 Oct 2018

Facebook has set up a task force that will have security specialists and content specialists, among others, who will try to understand all the possible forms of election-related abuse in the country.

India-SA Tests: How both teams fare

India-SA Tests: How both teams fare

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers from Test encounters between India and South Africa.

'Pujara was scared to play shot, played to survive than score runs'

'Pujara was scared to play shot, played to survive than score runs'

Rediff.com9 Jan 2021

Pujara's slowest Test half-century, a painstaking 50 off 176 balls handed Australia control of the match in which they now have overall lead of 197 runs.

'Mithali, you shaped the lives of many young girls'

'Mithali, you shaped the lives of many young girls'

Rediff.com8 Jun 2022

India women team captain Mithali Raj quit international cricket on Wednesday after a stellar 23-year career.

Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin

Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

Sonny Ramadhin, the mystery spinner from Trinidad who bamboozled England in 1950 and the first Indian to play for the West Indies, passed into the ages on Sunday, February 27, 2022.

Azharuddin's mantra to thrive on rank turners

Azharuddin's mantra to thrive on rank turners

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Azharuddin suggested that wearing shoes with rubber soles could be a better option than the ones having spikes.

Another milestone for Captain Kohli

Another milestone for Captain Kohli

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

Virat Kohli achieved another rare milestone on Friday, becoming the quickest to aggregate 11,000 international runs as a captain during the third and final T20 International against Sri Lanka, in Pune.

Australia to go retro against India

Australia to go retro against India

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

Hosts Australia will pull on a classic uniform from the 1980s featuring green strip on bright gold top and pants when they take on India in the three-match ODI series.

Conversion row: CBI probe ordered into TN girl's suicide

Conversion row: CBI probe ordered into TN girl's suicide

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

The Madras high court bench in Madurai on Monday directed transferring the probe into the death by suicide of a 17-year-old girl, allegedly coerced to convert to Christianity, to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Can South Africa make it to the next stage?

Can South Africa make it to the next stage?

Rediff.com10 Jun 2019

Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the South African team from the World Cups.

'IPL is just money grab, shouldn't come before T20 WC'

'IPL is just money grab, shouldn't come before T20 WC'

Rediff.com22 May 2020

There is speculation that the 13th IPL, which was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, might be conducted in October-November if the T20 World Cup in Australia is postponed.

PIX: Dean Jones remembered during Boxing Day Test

PIX: Dean Jones remembered during Boxing Day Test

Rediff.com26 Dec 2020

More than three months after his death, Dean Jones was paid another tribute at his home ground at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by Indian and Australian players, who were joined by his wife, daughters and the legendary Allan Border in remembering the effervescent former player on Saturday.

Women's T20 WC warm-up match between India-Pak washed out

Women's T20 WC warm-up match between India-Pak washed out

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

Heavy downpour resulted in the match being called off

We have stranglehold over India at home: Ntini

We have stranglehold over India at home: Ntini

Rediff.com23 Dec 2021

'We have the likes of (captain) Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma, who have the ability to dig in and score big runs and I also like the way that Rassie (van der Dussen) has come in and grown in that team.'

1st WODI: Mithali's fifty in vain as NZ rout India

1st WODI: Mithali's fifty in vain as NZ rout India

Rediff.com12 Feb 2022

Skipper Mithali Raj's well-crafted half-century went in vain as Indian batting flopped once again with the visitors losing the first WODI against New Zealand by 62 runs in Queenstown on Saturday.

CWG 2022: How India fared on Monday, August 1

CWG 2022: How India fared on Monday, August 1

Rediff.com2 Aug 2022

Here's a look at Indian athletes' performance on Monday, Day 4 of the Games.

Women's WC: What India need to do to qualify for semis

Women's WC: What India need to do to qualify for semis

Rediff.com26 Mar 2022

India will go all out to brush off an inconsistent run and seal a semifinal berth in the Women's World Cup

Rabada is third-fastest South African to 200 Test wickets

Rabada is third-fastest South African to 200 Test wickets

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

Rabada broke through Hasan Ali's defense to get to the milestone, making him the third fastest after former Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis (7,730) and compatriot Dale Steyn (7,848) in terms of balls bowled.