Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Nitish Rana played down talk of Suyash Sharma being a "mystery spinner", saying the youngster is just a normal leg-break bowler with the 'X-factor'.
Shardul Thakur's better batting ability compared to speedster Prasidh Krishna could prove to be decisive while selecting the extra pacer for World Cup but both are likely to be auditioned if India pick a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup, which is set to be named on Monday.
The skipper is also counting on the likes of part-time spinners Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to pitch in the slow bowling department.
Saadet Sendag's son reacts as his mother is rescued after 177 hours at the site of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey.
Chasing targets has been their Achilles heel throughout the tournament. The same batters who've plundered the bowling and scored daddy hundreds batting first, have resembled pale shadows of themselves chasing targets.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the top priests of various churches in Kerala, giving a push to the Bharatiya Janata Party's efforts to reach out to the influential minority community in the southern state ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, sources said.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur started the new international season with a smashing half-century as the Indian women's team cantered to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh.
Dhoni had played the entire season with heavy strapping on his left knee and while he looked absolutely fine during wicket-keeping
The sound and fury of World Cup 2023 has ended, and Norma Astrid Godinho picks her World Cup XI.
As the Russian invasion approaches its one-year anniversary and with little let-up in fighting, the Ukrainian economy continues to suffer.
Alina Kabaeva was first linked to Putin more than a decade ago, while she was a medal-winning gymnast.
Quite a few Hindi films have taken up issues related with sex, and managed to shine the torch on some pertinent issues.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo on Thursday.
There is a saying that spinners mature after 30 and Lyon with 479 wickets from 118 Tests is a shining example of that adage.
Any narrative against the Dravidian model may impact the BJP's prospects in Tamil Nadu. This may explain why the BJP in Tamil Nadu is placing more emphasis on corruption allegations against the DMK, even as the party focuses nationally on the Sanatana controversy.
The invitation went out on March 8, Women's Day. Mail has since poured as readers celebrate the most important woman in their lives.
A left-arm orthodox bowling all-rounder for Himachal Pradesh, Dagar, 26, had landed an IPL contract with Punjab Kings in 2018, but didn't have any playing time.
England's audacious 'Bazball' flamboyance was trumped by some true Australian grit after five days of cut and thrust Ashes cricket.
India will aim to take an unassailable lead in the three-match series when it faces a below-par West Indies in the second ODI, in Barbados, on Saturday.
Spinners Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma held their nerves during death overs as India pulled off a nail-biting eight-run victory over Bangladesh
The legendary Muttiah Muralitharan opened up on the Indian team ahead of this year's ODI World Cup.
Atlee gives temporary relief from reality, by blinding us into a make-believe world where the perfect family hero and messiah makes the world a safer and equal place for all, explains Divya Nair.
We must heed what the CJI has said. Challenging every judgment of the central government is inviting chaos, asserts Shreekant Sambrani.
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
Australian cricket legend Ian Healy is shocked by the team management's decision to include two off-spinners -- Nathan Lyon and young Todd Murphy -- who have almost similar action.
For India, the only successful bowler during their 63 overs of vigil on the day was left-arm orthodox Saurabh Kumar (1/45 in 18 overs).
In a relief to CSK, Stokes, who was suffering from a toe injury and missed three IPL matches, took part in the net practice on Wednesday
The tea industry's cup of woes brimmeth - scanty rainfall and pest attacks have dragged down production in May, prices are lower than last year, and demand from some export markets is muted. Production in North Bengal - comprising the Dooars, Terai, and Darjeeling - is majorly affected; parts of Assam are also hit. Arijit Raha, secretary general, Indian Tea Association (ITA), said that the Tea Board numbers for April show a crop loss of about 9 per cent for North Bengal, compared to last year.
Deciphering its secrets will unlock the early history of not only our planet, but also of the star system, explains Kumar Abishek.
As Australia fell to two straight losses against hosts India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Geoff Lawson held skipper Pat Cummins accountable.
Manmohan Singh and Musharraf felt that what they were embarking upon, if successful, could lead to a future of boundless potential for the two countries and for the relationship that was hard to foresee from the prism of the existing situation and the historical position and orthodox ideas on both sides.
The 79-year old leader, who served as the chief minister of Kerala twice, breathed his last in a private hospital in Bengaluru at 4.25 am. His end came while undergoing treatment for cancer, party sources said.
Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine entered its 46th week.
Delhi Capitals have inducted left-arm seamer Kulwant Khejroliya in the main squad for the upcoming second half of this year's Indian Premier League, after left-arm orthodox spinner Manimaran Siddharth was ruled out of the tournament due to quadriceps strain.
Glimpses of rare snowfall in Jerusalem, Israel, and Athens, Greece.
The latest glimpses form the Ukrainian battle zone.
In constitutional democracies the Opposition is legitimate and part of the legislature. To see it as the enemy and to try and get rid of it through convictions and expulsions is not democratic, asserts Aakar Patel.
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