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(Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a phone call from Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, where he was briefed about the conflict between Iran and Israel, India’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. Modi emphasised the need for immediate de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward and reiterated India’s support for early restoration of …

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(Reuters) -Newly-appointed India test skipper Shubman Gill said he wants to concentrate on his batting rather than the pressure of captaincy as his side prepares to start a new era following the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Kohli and Rohit, former captains and batting mainstays of the team, both quit tests weeks before …

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(Reuters) -England and India will play for a new test series trophy named after cricket greats James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday. The Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy will be awarded in all future test series between the two …

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AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -Ravi Thakor had been hoping his mother and two-year old daughter had escaped just before an Air India jet crashed into the building they were in. A week after one of the world’s worst aviation disasters killed more than 270 people in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, Thakor’s hopes were dashed …

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(Reuters) -India’s new test captain Shubman Gill will drop down one spot in the order to take Virat Kohli’s old position at number four, vice skipper Rishabh Pant said on Wednesday ahead of their series opener against England. Kohli, who scored 9,230 runs in tests including 30 centuries, followed former captain Rohit Sharma into retirement …

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(Reuters) -Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah said he told India’s cricket board (BCCI) that he did not want to be considered for the test captaincy as his workload has to be carefully managed due to his back problems. The BCCI picked top-order batter Shubman Gill as captain following Rohit Sharma’s decision to quit the test format …

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(Reuters) -Shubman Gill’s style of captaincy blends the fire of Virat Kohli with the ice-cool composure of Rohit Sharma but India’s new test skipper will carve out his own identity as he leads them in the upcoming test series in England, Jos Buttler said on Tuesday. India named Gill as their new test captain in …

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