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Steve Smith to lead the squad; first test begins on January 29 and second on February 6

Head coach Sanjoy Sen reflected on the journey to the title, singling out honesty and dedication as the keys to success

Miranda (90+1') scored the late equaliser for Hyderabad after Armando Sadiku (52') put the home team ahead

Deschamps is one of only three people in football history to have won the World Cup as both a player and a coach

Bumrah, who made history ahead of the fifth and final Test against Australia by recording the highest-ever ICC Rankings rating for an Indian bowler at 907 points, improved that tally by one point after taking two wickets in the first innings at the SCG

Bumrah dominated Australia with remarkable performances, including eight wickets in Perth, a six-wicket haul at the Gabba, and a game-changing burst at the MCG

A review of the recent performances will be conducted soon but the BCCI does not blame head coach Gautam Gambhir for the defeat

Lakshya, coming off a title win at the Syed Modi International in Lucknow and a third-place finish at the King Cup International, failed to replicate his recent form

This event is in addition to a slew of competitions India has expressed its interest to host, including the marquee 2029 World Championships

Currently third in the table, FC Goa have 25 points from 13 matches, courtesy seven wins and four draws and a win will take them to second spot ahead of Bengaluru FC

South Africa were the first team to qualify after defeating Pakistan by 10 wickets in the Boxing Day Test

England are scheduled to face Afghanistan on February 26 in the Champions Trophy but more than 160 politicians have written a letter to the ECB, urging to boycott the match

A total of 21 Indian players across various categories will compete in the $950,000 BWF World Tour event, offering 11,000 ranking points for the champions

Vaishnavi Yadav (3/23) and Srivalli (2/33) starred with the ball, helping Hyderabad restrict Madhya Pradesh to 180/9 in 50 overs

Boystown struggled as Dhananjaya wreaked havoc, dismissing them for 121 in 37.5 overs

In a closely contested final, St Michael’s School edged past Tetra FC 3-2 to clinch the title, with Samson, Jason, and Reyansh each scoring a goal

Since beating the West Indies by 40 runs at Providence last August, South Africa has achieved 2-0 series wins against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and qualified for its first World Test Championship final in June in London

Jay Shah, the new ICC chairman, to discuss system details with top brass of India, Australia and England

Bumrah couldn't bowl in the final innings of the series here after suffering back spasms

The West Indies' last Test series in Pakistan was in 2006, though they have visited for two white-ball series since then. The team is set to play a three-day tour match against Pakistan Shaheens starting January 10 in Islamabad, ahead of the first Test in Multan on January 17.

Noah Sadaoui's first-half penalty secured all three points for the away team, as the Shers failed to capitalize on their two-man advantage in the final quarter. This marked their fourth consecutive defeat, leaving them in eighth place with 18 points, while Kerala Blasters, with their second consecutive win, moved up to ninth with 17 points.

Following the hundred in the series opener, Kohli's troubles outside the off-stump compounded as he was caught in the slip cordon eight times over the course of five Tests

Masood and Babar had defied South Africa for nearly a session and a half after the tourists lost the last six wickets for 76 runs in the first innings and were dismissed halfway through the second session of the day

Arunachal Pradesh never seemed in control as Tanay and Aniketh wreaked havoc, dismissing their opponents for just 96 runs in 28.3 overs