“I don’t think I love anything more than cricket,” says Smriti Mandhana in first stage talk after cancelled wedding

One of the top names in the Indian women’s squad that made history by winning the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, ace batter Smriti Mandhana recently called off her wedding to musician Palash Muchhal. The ceremony was planned for late November, following a very romantic on-the-field proposal and ring exchange.

Virat Kohli “feeling really free” after helping India defeat South Africa in ODI series and scoring 302 runs

Virat Kohli scored a rapid 45-ball 65 not out in the third ODI, in Visakhapatnam, after hitting centuries in the first two games to extend his tally to a record 53, as India crushed South Africa by nine wickets to win the third ODI comprehensively.

India’s 3-year-old Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha becomes world’s youngest FIDE Rapid Rated chess player

At just three years, seven months and 13 days Sarwagya, who hails from Sagar in the north-central region of Madhya Pradesh, has a Rapid Rating of 1572 in the international chess federation’s (FIDE) December rating list.

Deepti Sharma becomes costliest buy at WPL 2026 auction with INR 3.20 Cr deal

The seasoned Deepti expectedly fetched the big bucks with UP Warriorz using the Right to Match (RTM) card to retain the India all-rounder for a whopping INR 3.20 crore (USD 357,523). She is now the second-highest-paid Indian player in WPL history, just INR 20 lakh (USD 22,345) behind Smriti Mandhana.

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