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However, his attempts to make himself eligible to play for the Blue Tigers have left the 26-year-old frustrated. Speaking to Sky Sports on the issue, the Wolves skipper quipped, “My dad was born in India and came to England when he was 12 years old. As a product of that, I am half-Indian, so obviously it opens up the opportunity to seek an opportunity to play for the national team....

Mushtaque Ahmad is currently serving as the President of Hockey India, while Ali is the Vice-President of the national federation. Besides Ali, Mushtaque Ahmad too have now become a member of the AHF executive board. The AHF Executive Board manages the affairs of the continental federation, implements the decisions of the AHF Congress, supervises over the AHF CEO and professional staff, as well as appoints the AHF Committees. On its part, Hockey India congratulated both the individuals for their appointments to AHF....

Watching India play live at the Olympic games is in the top three of my bucket list. But, I am yet to fulfill this dream and I’ll miss the Rio experience too. It is very disappointing when you consider that there is a genuine buzz about this young Indian team and an expectation of a medal. But, I can’t complain; from hearing Jasdev Singh commentate the 1960 Tokyo Olympics on a valve-type radio that took all of 2 minutes to “warm up”, to grainy black and white TV replays of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, to now being able to watch the games live in stunning HD 1080p resolution with spider and umpire cams....

As far as possible, the players have kept themselves away from the entire hullabaloo of the drama that has unfolded in recent times. However, the selections have raised quite a few eyebrows in some departments, especially in the area of batting. More specifically, questions have been directed towards the opening slot. Delhi batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been fairly consistent in the longer format, so there are no complaints for the first opener’s position....

With the ODIs set to begin on the 12th of July, 2018, players and fans from both the countries would be very excited to see what both the sides have in store for us. Given the consistent attitude and approach India has shown in ODIs over quite some time, it is a no-brainer that the openers will be the same. Looking towards the ODIs, here is the probable playing XI for India:...

In case you did not know… Daughter of A. Rameshbabu, Vaishali has been good at chess from an early age. Apart from winning a fair share of youth medals, she won the Indian National Women’s ‘B’ championship in 2015. Also, her brother R. Praggnanandhaa is a brilliant chess player and is the youngest ever International Master (IM). He won the coveted title aged only 11, defeating Axel Bachmann at the Isle of Man chess championships last year....

Since then, the team has come leaps and bounds. It has been 86 years since India made its debut. In this period of 86 years, the Indian Test team has been led by as many as 33 different captains. Amongst these 33 players, the likes of Nawab Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Md Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni and now Virat Kohli have had the privilege of leading the country for a good number of years....

Chasing a paltry 124, India rode on the new opening combination of Lokesh Rahul and debutant Faiz Fazal to romp home with 169 balls to spare and register a 3-0 series win. Rahul remained unbeaten with 63 off 70 deliveries while Fazal’s maiden knock of 55 came off 61 balls. Earlier, medium pacer Jasprit Bumrah took a four-wicket haul to restrict the hosts to 123 in 42.1 overs. –IANS...

The test didn’t start well as India lost four wickets inside the first powerplay. But some useful contributions from the middle-order batsmen helped India reach a total of 252. Chasing 253, New Zealand lost wickets at regular intervals as they were bowled out for 217 in 44.1 overs. There were times when it seemed like NZ would run away with the game but the Indian bowlers kept pulling it back....

While there was a lot to talk about from the final Test, here are five major highlights from the final Test at Dharamsala: #5 KL Rahul’s consistency His temperament was under question, he was fairly inconsistent and he needed to step up his game and be counted. It started off with his 199 at Chennai, and has continued in the Australia series, fetching him 393 runs from four matches....

The Kiwis’ bowling department has done an average job, but it is their batting that has led to their downfall in both the matches. Team India on other hand have been on a rampage as restoration of the wrist spin combination has worked wonders for them. Till the last series, they were forced to play only one of Kuldeep Yadav and Chahal due to the absence of Hardik Pandya. But, the inclusion of both Vijay Shankar and Kedar Jadhav in the team has enabled Virat Kohli to field both the wrist spinners....

While Pant kept wickets on the tours of England and Australia, Saha was the preferred option before him until he got injured. Pant grabbed his opportunity with both hands, registering his maiden Test hundred in England even as India had a forgettable tour on the whole. Pant also made his presence felt in Australia, scoring yet another Test ton during India’s historic series win Down Under. However, things have not been smooth for him of late as he has struggled for form....

The Rajkot pitch is expected to support pacers as BCCI has reportedly asked for bouncy pitches. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the long tour of Australia in November this year. Virat Kohli would be keen to go with three pacers and two spinners in the lineup while West Indies will probably be going with four pacers and one spinner in the game. The fight for the opener slots for Team India gets intense among the young Prithvi Shaw and an experienced Mayank Agarwal with one of them getting a chance to open the innings with KL Rahul....

Let’s see what changes are expected in the lineups of the two teams and how the fantasy eleven can be formed for the second T20I. Playing Conditions Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow will make its T20I debut. According to the curator, we can expect another low scoring game with spinners having the upper edge. Expected Changes India It wasn’t as convincing chase as India would have hoped for. But Dinesh Karthik played a sensible knock and Krunal’s cameo took India over the line....

Orlando (US), Aug 11 (PTI) India’s campaign ended at the Junior NBA World Championship with both the girls’ and boys’ teams crashing out in the first knock-out round of the Under-14 international tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex inside Walt Disney World here. The Indian girls, represented by a team from Bengaluru, showed great fight before losing by 31-62 margin against China late last night. The Indian girls fought hard but failed to match the physically more superior Chinese opponents who were also more precise in shooting....

“Coach Stimac and his support staff had drawn up a schedule for every individual player,” defender Pritam Kotal informed. “It was a kind of an off-season, but we had to deal it as a kind of pre-season for the camp.” Central defender Sandesh Jhingan maintained the “bonus” stayed the fact that “the schedule came from the ‘Professor’ (Luka Radman)”. “Professor was very categorical. He highlighted what a player needed to do when he is away from his Club, and National team set-up,” Jhingan explained....

Nagpur, Nov 27 (PTI) A ruthless India equalled their biggest victory margin when they decimated a lacklustre Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs in the second cricket Test, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, here. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (4/63) completed a coveted personal milestone of fastest 300 Test wickets in 54 games beating Dennis Lillees previous record of 56 matches. The victory margin was identical to Indias Test victory against Bangladesh at Mirpur in 2007 when Rahul Dravid was captain....

Orlando Magic and the Indian American Chamber of Commerce celebrated Indian culture with pre-game festivities when Brooklyn Nets visited Orlando. The festivities were across Fan Fest that included some traditional music, cultural dances and Indian cuisine at half-time during the game against Brooklyn Nets. The Orlando Magic Dancers grooved to some top Bollywood numbers like Choghada Tara, Kamariya and Rangtaari from the movie Loveyatri. This was followed by another routine from members of the Bollywood Dance Academy....

Nitin Gadkari, who serves as President Narendra Modi’s minister of road transport and highways, told the NDTV channel Wednesday that the virus was made in a laboratory. China critics have cast doubt on Beijing’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, accusing the Chinese Communist Party of covering up initial warnings from the city of Wuhan, underreporting its number of infected and dead, and pressuring the World Health Organization (WHO) not to declare a global health emergency....

The 5/8-seeded Joshi showed remarkable fighting qualities to down Azhar 13-11, 11-9, 5-11, 3-11, 11-8 for a place in the final, a release from Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) here said. He will face the top seed Samuel Todd of England in the title-clash on Sunday. For the second year in succession an Indian player has stormed into the final in the tournament. Velavan Senthilkumar had won the under-19 title in the 2017 edition....