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Morne Morkel (Photo by Josh Chadwick/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Morne Morkel, India’s bowling coach, believes that while Nitish Reddy can deliver “magical” balls, the batting all-rounder needs to increase his bowling workload to enhance his overall contribution in the forthcoming five-Test England series.Having scored a Test century against Australia at the MCG during last year’s…

India’s Shreyas Iyer during a practice session ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The wait is finally over. Team India has a new Test captain — Shubman Gill. The 25-year-old will take over the red-ball leadership when India begin their five-Test tour of England on…

Chennai Super Kings have been dealt another blow in their underwhelming IPL 2025 campaign as wicket keeper Vansh Bedi has been officially ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. The franchise confirmed the news on Monday, announcing Urvil Patel as Bedi’s replacement for the rest of the season.Bedi, who impressed in the domestic circuit…

Arshdeep Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings‘ pacer Arshdeep Singh grabbed headlines beyond the boundary after their tense 10-run victory over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. But it wasn’t just his on-field performance that had fans talking, it was his witty Instagram post that quickly went viral.Posing alongside Orange Cap holder Yashasvi Jaiswal, Arshdeep captioned…

NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes that naming 25-year-old Shubman Gill as India’s new Test captain is a “bold move” following the sudden retirements of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from red-ball cricket. Gill will lead India in their first assignment of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle — a five-match…

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka began her French Open campaign with a dominant 6-1, 6-0 win over Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova on Sunday. The Belarusian needed just an hour to book her place in the second round at Roland Garros. Sabalenka, who is aiming for her first title in Paris, struck 30 winners and broke her…

**EDS: RPT WITH ADDED POST PRODUCTION** Mathura: Cricketer Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma meet Premanand Ji Maharaj at the Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj Ashram in Vrindavan, Mathura. (PTI Photo) In a video going viral on social media, the paparazzi outside the Mumbai airport confronted Virat Kohli for announcing his retirement from…