Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) Naman Dhir returned the third-best bowling figures by an Indian on T20I debut, claiming 3 for 31, while Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets apiece as India bowled out West Indies for 171 in the first T20I at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Iran's Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, on Tuesday said that the Chabahar-Zahedan railway was part of a broader vision for developing regional connectivity and could give India access to Afghanistan, Central Asia and wider trade routes in the region, with the line expected to become operational in the near future.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Australia have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the opening Test against South Africa, with head coach Andrew McDonald confirming that Cameron Green will miss the first match of the series at Kingsmead, Durban.
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's offer for talks was "merely symbolic" and no positive step has been taken beyond extending the invitation, local media reported.
Nicosia, Oct 6 (IANS) India's High Commissioner to Cyprus, Manish, met country's Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hadjimanolis on Tuesday, holding discussions on the outcomes of the recent visit of the Indian government delegation from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Gandhinagar, Oct 6 (IANS) Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela on Tuesday criticised the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar while Opposition MPs staged a protest in New Delhi against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The 31-year-old Suraj Prabodh caused a sensational upset at the 31st Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship, rallying from a set down to defeat No. 2 seed Aditya Balsekar 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited applications for one position on its Men’s Selection Committee, with the successful candidate set to be responsible for selecting the Senior National Men’s Team across Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats.
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Tuesday issued a Fact Check and declared as misleading some social media posts claiming that officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reached out to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and MP Priyanka Gandhi in a bid to end the impasse outside Nirvachan Sadan.
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) Former cricketer Virender Sehwag, who hosts the streaming reality show ‘Rise & Fall’, has credited the former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly for instilling fearlessness in the Indian cricket team.
