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Quiet spin, loud impact: Oman’s Ahmed makes his mark

PALLEKELE, SRI LANKA: In a World Cup shaped by heavyweights and hard lessons, Oman found a quiet force of resistance in 38-year-old left-arm spinner Shakeel Ahmed.Though Duleep Mendis-coached team exited at the group...

Oman's Shakeel Ahmed (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Ireland's Harry Tector during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Ireland and Oman at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo

England bounce back to keep T20 series alive

Cricket - Third T20 International - India v England - Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India - January 28, 2025 England's Jamie Overton and Jos Buttler celebrate after taking the wicket of India's Hardik Pandya with Ben Duckett REUTERS/Amit Dave TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Windies win Test in Pakistan for first time in 35 years

Pakistan's Sajid Khan (R) celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies' Jomel Warrican (L) during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on January 26, 2025. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP)

India's Bumrah named Test cricketer of the year

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Owen equals record with fastest ton as Hurricanes win BBL title

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Abhishek, bowlers help India thrash England in T20 opener

Cricket - First T20 International - India v England - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - January 22, 2025 India's Abhishek Sharma walks past India's Hardik Pandya after losing his wicket, caught by England's Harry Brook off the bowling of England's Adil Rashid REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

England's Buttler wants 'alliance' with coach McCullum

India's Mohammed Shami bowls in the nets during a practice session ahead of their first Twenty20 international cricket match against England at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)

Shakeel, Rizwan lead Pakistan recovery in fog-hit first Test

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel (R) plays a shot as West Indies' Tevin Imlach (L) fields the ball during the first day of the first Test cricket match

India’s struggling batters return to domestic cricket looking for form

India's Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with KL Rahul and teammates after taking the wicket of Australia's Travis Head

Spectacular ILT20 Season 3 kickoff thrills Dubai

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New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 113 runs in second ODI

New Zealand's Mark Chapman (front R) celebrates his 50 runs with teammate Rachin Ravindra during the second one-day international cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Seddon Park in Hamilton on January 8, 2025. (Photo by Michael Bradley / AFP)

India cricket loss to Australia sparks questions back home

Pat Cummins celebrates after taking the wicket of India's Rishabh Pant

Australia win fifth India Test to take series 3-1

Pat Cummins celebrates after taking the wicket of India's Rishabh Pant

I'm not retiring, says Rohit after losing Test spot

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Pant lights fuse as India lead Australia by 145

India's Rishabh Pant in action against Australia during the second day of fifth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground. — AAP/Reuters

Pakistan in trouble after Rickelton leads South African run feast

TOPSHOT — South Africa's Kyle Verreynne (R) walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal by Pakistan's Salman Agha (unseen) as South Africa's Ryan Rickelton (L) puts his arm around his shoulder during the second day of the second international Test cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands stadium in Cape Town on January 4, 2025. ALTERNATE CROP (Photo by Rodger Bosch / AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP
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