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The Ranji Trophy's seventh round matches began on Thursday. Mohammed Siraj took four wickets for Hyderabad and put Chhattisgarh on the back foot. In a do-or-die match, Madhya Pradesh lost six wickets against Maharashtra on their home ground. Meanwhile, Team India's KL Rahul and Prasidh Krishna played the final match for Karnataka. Group A: Nagaland's Chetan Bisht scores a century…

The West Indies have released their 15-player squad for the T20 World Cup. Batsman Quentin Sampson and pacer Shamar Joseph have been included in the ICC Team of the Tournament for the first time. Wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope will captain the team. The tournament will be played in India and Sri Lanka from February 7th. Sampson has only played three T20Is.…

Top-order batsman Tilak Varma's return to Team India ahead of the T20 World Cup has been postponed. He is now expected to return during India's warm-up matches. Shreyas Iyer, who replaced him in the Indian squad for the first three matches, will also be part of the squad for the final two matches against New Zealand. The BCCI provided a…

Pakistan may boycott India's match in the T20 World Cup. According to a report by Pakistani news channel Geo News, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning to boycott the match against Bangladesh in Colombo on February 15th in support of Bangladesh. PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi met with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday. Pakistan's World Cup participation and the…

Bangladesh has been eliminated from the T20 World Cup. The International Cricket Council (ICC) replaced Scotland in their place. ICC Chairman Jay Shah made this decision during a meeting in Dubai. The ICC announced this on its social media handles. The Bangladesh government refused to play in India despite a 24-hour deadline given by the ICC on Thursday, leading to…

The Supreme Court has stated that the BCCI's control over cricket in India is now legally recognized. This comment came during the hearing of a petition seeking to prohibit the Indian cricket team from being referred to as the Indian team or Team India. Commenting on the current situation during Thursday's hearing, Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that the situation sometimes…

Pakistani batsmen Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi have been defrauded of approximately 100 crore Pakistani rupees (PKR) in connection with a Ponzi scheme. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has launched an investigation into the matter. Media reports indicate that the former Test captain, along with about a dozen other players, invested in a businessman's scheme…

Bangladesh on Thursday refused to play the T20 World Cup in India, making their exit from the tournament a certainty. A day earlier, the ICC had clarified that all of Bangladesh's group matches would be held in India. Previously, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had demanded that all its matches be held in Sri Lanka instead of India. The ICC…

South Africa has added Tristan Stubbs and Ryan Rickelton to its T20 World Cup squad. They replaced Donovan Ferreira and Tony De Giorgi, who were injured while playing in the SA20 League. The ICC tournament will be played in India and Sri Lanka from February 7th. Miller also injured in SA20 Cricket South Africa (CSA) stated on Thursday that both…

Australia's No. 1 women's tennis player, Maya Joint, suffered a first-round defeat at the Australian Open. World No. 31, Joint was defeated by 18-year-old Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. Valentova is ranked No. 54. Meanwhile, defending women's singles champion Madison Keys also started with a win. With this defeat, Joint not only exited the…