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Zaheer, who featured in 309 international matches for India and Asian XI from 2000-14, is celebrating his 47th birthday on Wednesday.

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side will face South Africa on Thursday and Australia on October 12 at the ACA-VDCA stadium

Sources also said that Gambhir wants the dinner to be an open-air one in garden area but if rain hits the city, it would be cancelled.

Just days after a knock of 130 against Victoria in the One Day Cup, Labuschagne continued to stake his claim for a national side return for the Ashes series. Labuschagne is without a century in his past 49 international matches, having scored just 12 fifties in 57 innings at an average of less than 30.

It was a historic night for Brits at Indore as not only her 89-ball 101, with 15 fours and a six, helped South Africa make a comeback from 69 all out against England to chase down 232 against New Zealand, but she also notched her fifth ODI ton this year, becoming the first women's cricketer to do so. In doing so, she hit her seventh ODI century in just 41 innings, bettering the legendary Meg Lanning as the fastest to achieve that feat, as per ICC.

Starc, who announced his T20I retirement last month as the countdown to next year's ICC T20 World Cup continues, will be returning to the international fold to take on a power-packed Indian line-up, boosted by the returns of legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, with a young Shubman Gill as their new ODI captain.

Sciver-Brunt could achieve this upward movement in charts during England's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup game against Bangladesh on Tuesday at Guwahati.

South Africa's captain, Laura Wolvaardt, expressed delight and relief after her team's six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup on Monday.

Indian athlete and adventurer Mann Sharma, made history on Monday as he officially kicked off Mann vs Burpees, the world's first-ever Burpee Marathon at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium in New Delhi.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has hailed India's para-athletes for their remarkable performance at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025, where the country secured its highest-ever medal tally in the competition.

Aminul Islam has been re-elected unopposed as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president.

Dabang Delhi K.C. continued to consolidate their spot at the top of the table, clinching another thriller against Jaipur Pink Panthers to register a 29-26 win at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Monday

The fifth day of the Archery Premier League (APL) saw the Rajputana Royals registering their fifth straight victory while the Kakatiya Knights woke up from their slumber to register first victory amid rainy and windy conditions here at New Delhi's Yamuna Sports Complex on Monday

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed officials to strengthen sports infrastructure across the state and encourage greater youth participation in sports.

Mumbai Meteors defeated the Calicut Heroes 15-9, 15-8, 15-12 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League (PVL) at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on Monday, to continue their perfect run in the competition. Amit Gulia was named the Player of the Match.

South Africa opened their account at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup with a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand.

Pakistan's batting standout Sidra Amin has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 contest against India in Colombo.

Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has backed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for appointing Shubman Gill as the ODI captain for India's upcoming tour to Australia. Uthappa pointed out that Rohit Sharma's age should be considered for the 2027 ODI World Cup, as the 36-year-old cricketer will be 41 by then.

Afghanistan's young right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Saleem Safi has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh due to a groin overload injury. The series is scheduled to begin on October 8 in Abu Dhabi.

Ankushita (Assam) showcased her trademark aggression to edge Rajasthan's Parthavi Grewal 3:2 in the (60-65kg) category, while Arundhati (Services) stamped her class in the (65-70kg) weight category with a commanding 5:0 win over Sneha (AIP). World Championships bronze medallist Parveen Hooda (SAI) also emerged victorious, defeating Priya (Haryana) 3:2 in the (57-60kg) final as the Elite Women's competition crowned its champions across all ten weight categories, as per a press release from BFI.

South Africa's all-format tour to Pakistan, consisting of two Tests, will start from October 12 onwards. While the side set to begin their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) defence has not played red-ball cricket since the monumental title win at Lord's, some of its players did feature in the two-match Test series in Zimbabwe during June-July and also played the County Championship. As a part of their main preparation, they replicated what they anticipate to be spin-assisting tracks in Pretoria during their last two days of training camp.

Reliance Foundation Founder and Chairperson Nita Ambani has congratulated India's para-athletes for their remarkable performance at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025, where the country secured its highest-ever medal tally in the competition.

World Championship medalists Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikkanth will be leading India's challenge at the Arctic Open 2025 badminton tournament, starting in Vantaa, Finland, from Tuesday.

Indian U17 women's team head coach Joakim Alexandersson has named a 23-member squad for the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2026 Qualifiers, scheduled to be held between October 13 and 17 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, as per the AIFF website.

During her side's first innings total of 231 in 47.5 overs against South Africa, Devine contributed 85 in 98 balls, with nine fours at a strike rate of 86.73.