Sergio Aguero, the last member remaining of the core of Manchester City’s greatest team, is set to leave the club at the end of this season.

During the recent T20 internationals and ODIs against England, the medium pacer showed why he is operating on a different plane.

The 37-year-old, who trains in Russia, tested positive for Covid, spent long hours in solitude and fought mental battles. But she never gave up though she was in a foreign land.

India’s spinners were largely listless in the ODIs against England, picking just one wicket in 39 overs, but that does not correspond to a brewing spin crisis ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Shardul Thakur and Bhuvneshwar Kumar thwart belligerent England batting to script another series win for India.

The UAE are ranked eighth in Asia and 74th overall while India are at 104th. The UAE had won three matches out of the four played between the two sides in the last decade while one ended in a draw.

India plays England in the third ODI on Sunday in Pune, while Mumbai will host 10 IPL 2021 matches.

India's spin department can be shored up by falling back on the experienced off-spinner, believes former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar.

This attempt at presenting the blood, sweat, tears and grit of an athlete is far better than the all-white clad, dancing and singing badminton players of old Bollywood.

Gurpreet and Bhanwala eliminated in final; India misses Quota spot

Bairstow and Stokes make mockery of big Indian total as England level ODI series.

Rahul & Pant have often seemed vying for the same spot in ODIs, but show they can work together in irresistible fashion.

Sutirtha came from behind to beat India’s highest-ranked woman paddler Manika Batra 4-2 (7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 4-11, 11-5, 11-4) in the Asian qualifiers at Doha, Qatar last week to clinch her Olympic spot.

Covid-19 protocols ended nation's All-England hopes; scorn was supposed to be for doppelganger service judge.

Father Murali was a fast bowler, who represented college, while mother Kalavathi was a state-level volleyball player. At 14, Prasidh Krishna had to take a difficult call - to pursue volleyball or cricket.

Medium pacer banks on instinct, is unafraid to follow his own plans even if risky, says Balaji, CSK’s bowling coach.

Coaching didn’t just fill up a few hours of their days, teaching sport filled up a lifetime. So when the pandemic hemmed these super seniors inside their homes for the first time in their lives, these outdoor doyens of maidaan coaching were left rudderless. One used a heart ailment prescription to dodge past cops for his daily walks, another dug out five-year-old newspapers to make sense of the passage of time.

Chinki Yadav and Aishwary Tomar — both hailing from Madhya Pradesh — overcame bouts of anxiety and battled pressure in a way that belied their age to boost their Tokyo chances.

Thursday’s game doesn’t carry a consequence, like the past battles against Oman – with the average age of the team being 24 – a host of fresher, newer faces have been called by Stimac to the national team.

Debutant Krunal Pandya's late father had pinned hopes on his elder son playing for the country; 'KP' has father's name on bat.

Even though the player was suspended, Hockey India did not cancel the goals he scored so Manipur’s wins were upheld.

After the Covid spike in Maharashtra, there was talk of shifting the ODIs to Ahmedabad. But the Maharashtra Cricket Association consulted the local authorities and assured the BCCI of the required bio-safety.

The process to change stock is expensive and time-consuming – it can take up to two weeks and costs more than Rs 1 lakh, almost one-fifth of the cost of a shotgun.

Virat Kohli opening with Rohit Sharma was made possible on Saturday by the presence of a strong Team India middle order and it brings clarity ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.