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India goes out with a bang at Twenty20

India bowed out of the Twenty20 World Cup with a flourish. But skipper Virat Kohli, coach Ravi Shastri and a billion fans were hoping this would have happened this coming weekend instead of the Super 12 segment of the competition where the chaff is separated from the wheat.

November 8, 2021 Other Sports

India's captain Virat Kohli throws the ball during the ICC mens Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between India and Namibia at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. Getty Images

CRICKET: India celebrates Diwali with big win

Fireworks lit up all of the major cities around India as a billion Indians celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights and it was no different in Dubai. And the Scots got a closeup look of a fireworks display that was launched off the bats of K.L. Rahul and Rohit Sharma. India annihilated Scotland by eight wickets to keep alive is hopes of advancing to the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup.

November 6, 2021 Other Sports

India’s Rohit Sharma (left) and K.L. Rahul run between the wickets during the ICC mens Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between India and Scotland at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium yesterday. Getty Images

India keeps semifinal hopes alive at cricket's World Twenty20

Virat Kohli’s India came back with bats blazing to smash Afghanistan into smithereens and beam a signal that the world’s best team was not going to go out quietly in the World Twenty20 tournament.

November 4, 2021 Other Sports

India's captain Virat Kohli reacts during a ICC Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between India and Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 3, 2021.

CRICKET: Buttler puts England into next round

The Buttler has delivered. Jos Buttler, England’s lanky wicket-keeper lit up the skies over Sharjah with a glorious century against Sri Lanka to effectively pilot England into in the next round of the Twenty20 World Cup.

November 2, 2021 Other Sports

Jos Buttler, England’s wicket-keeper lit up the skies with a century against Sri Lanka to pilot England into in the next round of the Twenty20 World Cup. Getty Images

Coronavirus could very well stump Dhoni’s dreams of ending his illustrious career in World Cup

Coronavirus has grabbed sports by its neck and shaken it to its core.

March 24, 2020 Other Sports

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019, India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot during the 2019 Cricket World Cup first semi-final between New Zealand and India at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England. - India's chief selector has indicated Mahendra Singh Dhoni's career could be over, saying they were "moving on" from the celebrated former captain and grooming youngsters. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

The coronavirus hits cricket for a massive six

The coronavirus has swept across the world with the lightening speed and devastating force of the tsunami that rocked Asia in 2014. This virus has hit every major sport globally for a massive six and that’s meant pulling up the shutters for the time being.

March 17, 2020 Other Sports