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Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson on Tuesday made his 'perfect batter' choices, recalling traits of his current teammates and making an interesting choice for the 'defence' attribute.

New Zealand will line up without its white-ball captain, Mitchell Santner, who has been ruled out of their upcoming T20I series against Australia. In Santner's absence, Michael Bracewell will lead a 14-man squad, which features Kyle Jamieson and Ben Sears but remains bereft of Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne due to injury.

Former captain Kraigg Brathwaite has been dropped from the West Indies' 15-member squad for the upcoming two Tests in India, scheduled to take place from October 2 to 14 in Ahmedabad and Delhi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is organising nationwide blood donation camps as part of the two-week-long 'Sewa Pakhwada' to celebrate the Prime Minister's birthday.

The Bengal Warriorz scripted a brilliant turnaround and etched a crucial 41-37 win against the UP Yoddhas at SMS Indoor Stadium, Jaipur on Tuesday.

Three-time Asian Tour winner Shiv Kapur and Karandeep Kochhar, one of the leading young professionals who divides his time between events in India and on Asian Tour, will join last week's winner, Gaganjeet Bhullar in the second Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Invitational NCR at the Jaypee Greens.

It was a contest that could have gone either way, but the Tamil Thalaivas eventually prevailed with a 35-29 win over the Bengaluru Bulls at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday night. Raid Machine Arjun Deshwal's Super 10 and Narender Kandola's five points cancelled out another Super 10 from Alireza Mirzaian, in what turned out to be an epic showdown in the Rivalry Week of PKL 12.

The ties between the two neighbouring nations have hit a new low after the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, during which Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 26 tourists. Despite the backlash and calls for a boycott of the India-Pakistan fixture at the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday, the game went ahead and has been surrounded by controversy.

This overwhelming response with registrations oversubscribed across all categories marks yet another unforgettable chapter in the city's sporting legacy #BreakingBarriersSince2005.

The medal clash is scheduled for Thursday. Neeraj's clash with Pakistani arch-rival and reigning Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem will be one of the major highlights of the competition.

Afghanistan captain and premier spinner Rashid Khan dethroned India's 'Swing King' Bhuvneshwar Kumar to become the leading wicket-taker in the T20I Asia Cup.

After India outfoxed Pakistan and celebrated a 7-wicket win, Suryakumar and his troops refused to follow the old tradition of shaking hands with the opposition. In reply, Pakistan pulled out of the post-match presentation.

Boycott was speaking during 'Stick to Cricket' podcast, hosted by hosted by fellow England stars Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell, and David Lloyd.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday on Wednesday, India's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja shared a story of his first meeting with him, when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2010.

Amid the ongoing handshake row, Pakistan have cancelled their pre-match press conference on Tuesday before the match day against the UAE.

The 61-year-old former first-class cricketer says his son's journey to become the No 1 T20I batter began when a young Abhishek would insist on batting with his father's kit

Boycott was speaking on the 'Stick to Cricket' podcast, hosted by fellow England stars Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook, Phil Tufnell, and David Lloyd.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan in the seventh match of the ongoing Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Kushare etched his name in history at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo after becoming the first Indian high jumper to qualify for the final in the world meet on Sunday. Kushare earned a place in the 13-player final by sailing over the 2.25m mark to finish in the top 12 of the men's high jump qualification round.

He takes over from German coach Valentin Altenburg, who led the side in the previous campaign, as per a press release from HIL.

Abhishek is currently setting a new benchmark in T20 cricket with his hitting. While always known as a genuine six-hitter, his hitting went to the next level when he was paired with Australian superstar Travis Head in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). India's World Cup winning all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, known for being the first Indian to six sixes in an over in international cricket, also gave years of mentorship to Abhishek and still continues to be by his side as a guide.

The incumbent Australia opening batter, Sam Konstas, pushed his case for inclusion in the Ashes squad with a swashbuckling century as Australia A ensured India A toiled on the opening day of the four-day fixture in Lucknow.

The clash between Afghanistan and Bangladesh would be a crucial one. Having kick-started their campaign with a massive win over Hong Kong, Afghanistan would be aiming to win this one to seal their Super Four spot and join Sri Lanka. However, a win for Bangladesh, who have won and lost one game each so far, could tighten up the race to Super Four in Group B.

The BCCI, in its statement, said that the 'new partnership, secured after a rigorous bidding process, represents a substantial increase in sponsorship value, signifying the immense and growing commercial appeal of Indian cricket.'

Shaking hands before and after the match has been a longstanding practice in cricket. However, the Indian players refused to shake hands with their counterparts after securing a thumping 7-wicket victory in Dubai. In response, Pakistan pulled out of the post-match presentation.