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Hardik Pandya Continues Dominace In ICC T20I Rankings For All-Rounders. New Zealand's Jacob Duffy Achieves Career-Best Spot

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya retained his No. 1 T20I all-rounder position, whereas Abhishek Sharma, No.2 T20I batter, and Varun Chakravarthy, No.2 T20I bowler, too claimed their sport in the latest ICC Men's T20I rankings. New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy made a significant leap in the ICC Men's T20I Bowling Rankings, breaking into the top five for the first time after his stellar performances against Pakistan in the ongoing five-match series.

Lionel Messi-Led Argentina Football Team Set For India Visit In October

The Argentina national football team, led by Lionel Messi, will visit India in October 2025 for an international exhibition match, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) made the announcement on Wednesday. This visit comes as part of Argentina's global outreach efforts ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualification final matches. AFA President Claudio Fabian Tapia hailed the initiative as a milestone in Argentina's international growth. "A new milestone has been achieved for the expansion of our team, opening new opportunities in both India and Singapore. We look forward to consolidating our presence in multiple regions as we progress in 2025 and 2026,” Tapia said.

RCB Youngster Uses Virat Kohli's Perfume 'Without Asking'. Batting Great Tells Him This

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter Swastik Chikara left his teammates completely bemused with his recent antics in the dressing room. In a video shared by RCB, pacer Yash Dayal and captain Rajat Patidar revealed Chikara, 19, opened franchise icon Virat Kohli's bag without permission and sprayed a bottle of perfume on himself in the dressing room. That too in front of Kohli. Guessing by Dayal and Patidar's face, neither of them would've even thought about encroaching Kohli's privacy.

Not Shreyas Iyer, R Ashwin's 'Player Of The Match' In GT vs PBKS Was Someone Else: "Was Serving Water..."

The IPL 2025 game between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings on Tuesday was a high-scoring affair. The new-look Punjab Kings scored a huge 243/5 batting first with skipper Shreyas Iyer scoring 97* off just 42 balls. Gujarat Titans fought till the end but fell short by 11 runs. Iyer was adjudged the 'Player of the Match' for his top-scoring performance. However, for Chennai Super Kings player Ravichandran Ashwin the Player of the Match was Vijaykumar Vyshak. The bowler came in as impact sub and bowled three crucial overs under pressure to check Gujarat Titans' run-flow.

Watch: Rishabh Pant's 'Run Out' Attempt Against Ex-Delhi Capitals Teammate Is Hilarious

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant shared a lighthearted moment with former Delhi Capitals (DC) teammate Kuldeep Yadav during their intense IPL 2025 clash in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Pant, leading LSG for the first time, that too against his former team DC, was full of spirit, even though his side suffered a narrow one wicket loss. During DC's 210-run chase, Pant engaged in a lighthearted banter with his former teammate Kuldeep, who was one of his go-to bowlers during the wicketkeeper's time as captain of DC.

Tim Seifert Blitz As New Zealand Crush Pakistan To Seal T20I Series 4-1

A destructive Tim Seifert ensured New Zealand made short work of their 129-run target to win the final T20I against Pakistan by eight wickets on Wednesday and take the series 4-1. Seifert, who made an unbeaten 97 off 38 deliveries, set the big-hitting tone in Wellington with 18 off the first over by Jahandad Khan. Fellow opener Finn Allen followed with 14 in the second over from Mohammad Ali. When Jahandad returned in the sixth over Seifert was even more belligerent when he belted 25, including three sixes.

Virender Sehwag Tears Into Rishabh Pant After Ashutosh Sharma's Successful Heist: 'That Was Your Job'

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Rishabh Pant has come under the scanner after his side's one-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2025 on Monday. After posting a huge target of 210 runs, LSG did well to reduce DC to 65/5 at one stage. However, a coming of the ages knock by Ashutosh Sharma led DC to a thrilling win over LSG. Pant missed a stumping chance to dismiss tail-ender Mohit Sharma in the final over with DC needing six from as many balls.

IPL Chairman Breaks Silence On Plans To Increase Teams In WPL

The Women's Premier League has "grown phenomenally" in the last three years but there are no immediate plans to increase the number of teams from the existing five, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal, who is also a part of the WPL committee, has said. The WPL committee headed by BCCI president Roger Binny. The Board had plans to increase the number of teams after three seasons but it now wants to consolidate. "To further strengthen this tournament for the time being, we want to consolidate before we take a call on further addition of any team. There are no immediate plans (to add teams)," Dhumal told PTI.

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Hardik Pandya Continues Dominace In ICC T20I Rankings For All-Rounders. New Zealand's Jacob Duffy Achieves Career-Best Spot

Lionel Messi-Led Argentina Football Team Set For India Visit In October

RCB Youngster Uses Virat Kohli's Perfume 'Without Asking'. Batting Great Tells Him This

Not Shreyas Iyer, R Ashwin's 'Player Of The Match' In GT vs PBKS Was Someone Else: "Was Serving Water..."

Watch: Rishabh Pant's 'Run Out' Attempt Against Ex-Delhi Capitals Teammate Is Hilarious

Tim Seifert Blitz As New Zealand Crush Pakistan To Seal T20I Series 4-1

Virender Sehwag Tears Into Rishabh Pant After Ashutosh Sharma's Successful Heist: 'That Was Your Job'

IPL Chairman Breaks Silence On Plans To Increase Teams In WPL