Pant close to getting fit, hopefully he'll be back for South Africa series: Agarkar

IANS | September 25, 2025 2:35 PM

Dubai, Sep 25 (IANS) India's chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Thursday shared an update on Rishabh Pant, who missed the cut for the upcoming two-match Test series against the West Indies due to a foot injury, and said the wicketkeeper-batter is close to getting fit and he is hopeful of his availability for the South Africa series in November.

Hockey: Goal is to identify the areas we need to work on', says coach Khandker on junior women's Aus tour

IANS | September 25, 2025 1:19 PM

Canberra, Sep 25 (IANS) As the Indian Junior Women’s hockey team is gearing up to play their five-match Australia Tour, to be held at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra from September 26 to October 2, head coach Tushar Khandker said the main goal of the team on the tour is to indentify the areas to work on in their build-up to FIH Junior Women's World Cup 2025.

There'll be lot of pressure and expectation on India to do well: Meg Lanning

IANS | September 25, 2025 11:00 AM

Dubai, Sep 25 (IANS) Meg Lanning, a two-time ICC Women's Cricket World Cup champion, has emphasised the significance of India starting their campaign with a victory against Sri Lanka in the tournament opener on September 30, saying that a win in the opener could set the tone for their campaign.

Asia Cup: He is gonna score a century soon, says Abhishek Sharma's sister

IANS | September 25, 2025 12:57 AM

Dubai, Sep 25 (IANS) Abhishek Sharma’s family were left both proud and emotional after his run-out dismissal denied the opener a maiden international century in India’s 41-run win over Bangladesh in a Super 4 stage match of the Men's T20 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday.