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Chasing a modest 127, India’s young openers Lokesh Rahul (33) and Karun Nair (39) put on a 58-run stand before Nair and Ambati Rayudu (41 not out) forged another 67-run second-wicket partnership to take India within sniffing distance. Manish Pandey (4) finished off the proceedings with a boundary to covers, India pocketing the win with 139 balls to spare. For the hosts, none of the bowlers could trouble the Indian batsmen as all-rounders Chamu Chibhabha and Sikandar Raza managed to take one wicket apiece....

The Board of Control for Cricket in India and West Indies Cricket Board confirmed the itinerary of a tour that will comprise five one-day internationals and one Twenty20. The ODIs will be played between June 23 and July 6, with Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Antigua’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium each hosting two contests before Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica stages the series finale. Sabina Park will also serve as the venue for the sole T20 fixture, scheduled for July 9....

Batting first, India U-19 team scored 332 for 8, riding on twin half-centuries by Aryan Juyal (86) and Himanshu Rana (68) here. In reply, the Proteas were bundled out for 143 with Porel getting rid of South Africa’s top order, claiming four wickets for 23 runs in his eight overs. Electing to bat, India started off well with openers Prithvi Shaw (16) and Manjot Kalra (31) sharing an opening stand of 54 runs....

Here are all the stats from day four of the Vizag Test: 2 – Wriddhiman Saha made two unsuccessful reviews on LBW during the two innings of the Vizag Test. The only other Indian to do the same was Sachin Tendulkar, who did that same in 2008 against Sri Lanka. 3 – Jayant Yadav is the third Indian batsman to score 50-plus runs on Test debut while batting at number nine or lower....

Head to Head Overall: India and Australia have played seventeen completed T20I games against each other and the men from the subcontinent have certainly dominated the scoreline at 11-6. Head to Head in India: In case of fixtures hosted by India, the home team clearly holds the edge at 4-1. Though they have never hosted the Australians at Vishakhapattanam, which makes it even more exciting. India The Indians have had supreme run at home, and are on a seven-match victory streak....

It was the effort of the middle order that won India the game on Saturday. Fast forward to the 2nd ODI at Nagpur, India were put to bat after Virat Kohli lost the toss. Kohli came in at the end of the first over as Rohit Sharma departed without scoring a run. From the onset, Kohli knew that the pitch was on the slower side and batting wouldn’t be easy....

It is a historic occasion as this is only the first time the senior teams of the two nations are clashing in a friendly encounter. Indian fans will be distraught to know that their talisman Sunil Chhetri is set to miss the tie after he picked up an ankle injury in the ISL fixture against Kerala Blasters. The news has been confirmed by an AIFF official. Chhetri injured himself after he slotted the ball home past Naveen Kumar immediately after which Sandesh Jhinghan threw in a desperate tackle to prevent the goal....

After missing out on the services of their pace spearhead, Tim Southee due to injury prior to the start of the series, New Zealand are now set to miss the services of off-spinner Mark Craig, who is ruled out of the remainder of the Test series due to a side-strain. Craig was a part of the first Test, picking up just two wickets and added only 2 runs in the only innings he batted so far....

Head to Head Overall: The Kiwis certainly dominate the head to head score line by winning seven of the nine fixtures they played against India, which certainly gives them an upper hand ahead of the mega clash. Head to Head in New Zealand: In the island nation, the Kiwis have managed to keep their head to head record intact and remain unbeaten on all three occasions when both teams have faced each other at Eden Park, which makes it even more exciting....

The background Sharma has been a star for the men in blue in white-ball cricket. He is the only player in the world to hit 3 double hundreds in ODI cricket. He also holds the record of scoring the most hundreds in T20Is. However, the dashing opener has not enjoyed the same success in Test matches. In the 27 Tests that he has played so far, Sharma has scored only 1,585 runs at an average of 39....

However, the cricket universe would look forward to the second T20I as the game will take place at the Holkar Stadium in Indore, a venue where India have never lost a single international match. Indore has hosted only a single T20I encounter till date and co-incidentally, Sri Lanka were India’s opponent in that match as well. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul had blown away the Islanders in that game as India recorded a huge win in a lopsided match....

In fact, after the third match, the scoreline read 1-1 and it was the West Indian team that had the momentum. But the loss at Pune proved to be a wake-up call for the hosts, as also mentioned by Ravi Shastri, the coach of the Indian team. Indians were relentless in the last two ODIs of the series. Rohit Sharma hammered 162 in the fourth ODI which propelled the Indian total to 377....

Both India and Australia will be the favorites for next year’s tournament. And whoever comes out on top in three games this week will get a great momentum boost going into the World Cup. India and Australia have developed quite a rivalry over the years in women’s cricket. The two sides squared off in the T20 World Cup final last year, which Australia won. This is the first meeting between the two teams since....

Underestimation and under-preparation is a curse. One look at the people who have failed owing to the above mentioned factors would be the ones that are the most talented. Talent is a virtue, and for every virtue to grow and take roots, it needs a certain amount of preparation. One needs to understand that he is not the best, yet, has to be confident of his positives and wary of his negatives....

Deborah and her team-mate Aleena Reji did make it to the round of 16 after finishing 13th and 16th respectively in the qualifying round but both failed to advance beyond that. Deborah lost to Kaarle McCulloch of Australia in the round of 16 race while Aleena was beaten by another host country cyclist Stephanie Morton. Deborah and Aleena will participate in Women’s 500m Time Trial Final tomorrow. All the other Indian cyclists crashed out in the qualifying rounds in their respective events....

A confident Krestinin feels that his team are ready for India and revealed their target to be a first placed finish. " We will aim for victory tomorrow. We are ready and we know what we need to do tomorrow. Our main goal is to qualify for the first place." “We have information about India and their preparation and conditions. I think they also have information about us. This is 21st century and there are no secrets....

Samuel Lalmuanpuia has been with Lajong since 2016 and even captained their side for the last years. He was the youngest captain in the I-League (apart from the captain of the developmental side Indian Arrows), donning the skipper’s armband at just 19 years of age. Lalmuanpuia was also named the Emerging Player of the I-League 2017-18 for his role in helping Lajong finished sixth in the league. He has made 59 appearances overall for Lajong....

Johnny Acosta’s signing with East Bengal had the entire Indian football fraternity talking as he became the first 2018 FIFA World Cup player to ply his trade in the country with the I-League club. The 35-year-old played in all of Costa Rica’s Group E matches in the World Cup against Brazil, Switzerland, and Serbia but couldn’t help the team reach the knockout stages of the tournament. Johnny penned the deal with East Bengal on a reported annual fee of ₹1....