Georgetown (Guyana): West Indies beat Papua New Guinea by five wickets in their T20 World Cup opening match here on Sunday.

Dubai: Former India batter Gautam Gambhir on Saturday said he would "love to coach" the national team amid speculation that he is front-runner for the high-profile job.

India defeated Bangladesh by 60 runs in the warm-up match ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Chasing 183, the Tigers couldn’t get going and managed 122/8 runs in 20 overs.

New York: Opting to bat, India made 182 for 5 against Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup warm-up game here on Saturday.

Chennai: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket after two decades of playing for the country.

New York: Suryakumar Yadav is looking leaner and fitter than ever since his comeback to competitive cricket and much of it could be attributed to a regimented diet plan along with rigorous strength training to cut at least 12-14 kg he had gained after sports hernia surgery. World's No. 1 T20 batter Suryakumar was out of competitive cricket for close to four months after undergoing an ankle operation in December last, followed by a sports hernia surgery.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said Gautam Gambhir would be a "good coach" for the national cricket team if he has applied for the job, and favoured the appointment of a home-grown talent to the high-profile position.

23-year-old Indian boxer Nishant Dev clinched India’s fourth Olympics quota in boxing and the first for men’s boxing on friday afternoon. His victory came with a unanimous 5:0 win over Vasile Cebotari of Moldova at the World Olympic qualifier in Thailand.