The match will provide a reality check for India ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, which will be held in UAE in January. While many may say that this fixture is just another international friendly in the calendar year, Stephen Constantine and the boys are gunning for a win. India have never beaten China in 17 appearances and have recorded 12 defeats throughout history. ALSO READ: India vs China - Preview and Predicted XI...
India: Indians are playing incredible cricket. They proved as much, with what was ultimately a comfortable win in the first match at Old Trafford. Following the win in the previous T20I. India has incredible batting depth, with Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni all performing. KL Rahul has hit a 36-ball 70 in the 143-run defeat of Ireland and followed that up with his unbeaten century, off 54 balls, against British men in the first match....
The call-off of the Ind vs SA 1st T20I in Dharamsala due to heavy rains left the audience across the globe miffed. The India vs South Africa series has been captivating the audience a bit more than usual with the T20 World Cup that will be held in Australia following the series. The excitement for the 2nd match has increased, the hopes of the country have elevated, and we are all set to witness the beginning of the adventure....
However, the stats don’t tell the whole story. India were severely depleted due to positive COVID-19 cases and had to play the last two T20Is with Bhuvneshwar Kumar batting at No. 6. Still, the Men in Blue put up a fight and pushed their southern neighbors hard. Thankfully for India, while they have a few personnel concerns to deal with this time as well, they are the firm favorites for the three-match T20I series that commences on Thursday, February 24 in Lucknow....
Earlier, Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were impeccable with their lines and created havoc in the Sri Lankan middle-order. Shami sent Dickwella and Chandimal back in quick succession before Herath resisted the bowlers with a composed half-century, gritting it out in the middle and showing fight that his teammates failed to show. But it remains to be seen it the knock would alter the course of this game. #5 Dickwella-Chandimal clear the mess Niroshan Dickwella and Dinesh Chandimal shored up Sri Lanka early on Day 4 with what looked like a solid partnership....
Coming to this match, it was the mere repetition of the previous game with a slight improvement in visitor’s game, thanks to the skipper Jason Holder’s splendid bowling performance. Jason Holder won the toss for WI and opted to bat first. Roston Chase scored a brilliant century and visitors posted a total of 311 in the first innings. India replied with 367 taking a lead of 56 runs. In the second innings, visitors’ terrible run with bat continued and they failed to cross even 150-run mark....
After asking West Indies to bat first after winning the toss, the Indian bowlers backed captain Rohit Sharma’s decision with their performances. With the new ball, the pacers set the tone for India before Washington Sundar chipped in with crucial wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal then spun a web in the middle overs to bowl West Indies out for 176. During the chase, skipper Rohit and Ishan Kishan got their side off to an excellent start and ensured there were no early hiccups for the hosts....
This came as a quick response after the club had sent a letter to the AIFF regarding the future of the I-League. The team from South India lifted the coveted trophy after defeating Minerva Punjab FC 3-1 on the final matchday back on March 9. Just a couple of days ago, the club had written a letter to the AIFF requesting an invitation to their Executive Committee meeting to be held on July 3, either collectively (I-League clubs) or individually as the current champions of the I-League....
Speaking to the press after the match, India Coach Stephen Constantine said such friendlies are important to judge the progress of the national team and felt they could have scored more given the number of chances wasted throughout the game. “These friendly games are very important for us to get us back in the rhythm. I can’t stress how important these games are to us. Obviously when you win it makes things better but I reckon we got a good lesson today....
The hosts Thailand will take on Vietnam in the other match. While India’s match will take place at 3.30 pm local time (2 pm IST), the other clash will kick off at 7.45 pm local time (6.15 pm IST). In case you didn’t know… The King’s Cup is a four-nations invitational tournament held annually in Thailand since 1968. India have participated only once before, finishing third in the 1977 edition....
Squad Goalkeepers: Peter Thangaraj (Mohammedan Sporting Club), Prodyut Burman (Railways). Backs: O. Chandrashekar (Bombay), Jarnail Singh (Mohun Bagan AC), Trilok Singh (Services), Arun Ghosh (East Bengal Club), D.M.K. Afzal (Hyderabad City Police). Half Backs: Fortunata A. Franco (ICL-Bengal Club, Bombay), Ram Bahadur (East Bengal Club), Prasanto Sinha (Bengal). Forwards: P.K. Banerjee (Railways), Chuni Goswami (Mohun Bagan AC - CAPTAIN), Tulsidas Balaram (East Bengal Club), Ethiraj (Services), Mohammed Yousuf Khan (Hyderabad City Police), Arumai Nayagam (Mohun Bagan AC)....
The 25-year was a part of FC Goa’s squad in the 2018-19 Indian Super League but never managed to make his debut. Midway through the season, he was loaned to I-League outfits Gokulam Kerala FC, having made his debut for the South Indian club back in January this year against Chennai City FC. Imran can play as a central attacking midfielder and as a left winger at a striking pace....
It was India who drew first blood as they successfully converted a penalty corner but the ‘Black Sticks’ struck back as they went on to score four goals. Six minutes into the game, India were awarded their first penalty corner and a clever variation helped captain Ritu Rani put the ball into the nets, leaving the hosts stunned. New Zealand immediately struck back in the very next minute as Petrea Webster successfully slammed the ball into the goal....
Not only that, with the results from 2014-15 being removed from the equation and those from 2015-16 and 2016-17 being weighted at 50 per cent, India have actually stretched their lead over South Africa from four to 13 points. For India, who played four Tests in the 2014-15 season losing 2-0 in Australia and had earlier lost the five-Test tour of England 3-1 in the summer of 2014, the move up was expected following an excellent run since, highlighted by 10 wins in 13 Tests in the 2016-17 season....
Chasing a target of 304 runs, the visitors were bowled out for 216 with two balls to spare. Virat Kohli top scored for India with 82. 0 votes
The hosts defeated New Zealand 3-2 and won the three-match ODI series against England 2-1 but there was not a single 50-run partnership at the top of innings. While 49 was the highest opening partnership between Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane in the five ODIs against New Zealand, India’s first-wicket stands against England were 13, 14 and 13. Lokesh Rahul played all three games against England, scoring eight, five and 11, while partner Shikhar Dhawan managed one and 11 before making way for Rahane, who was out for one in Sunday’s third ODI in Kolkata....
Weightlifting Gold: Women (53kg) Sanjita Chanu Bronze: Men (69kg) Deepak Lather Hockey Women: India beat Malaysia 4-1 Boxing Men: Naman Tanwar (91kg) beat Haruna Mhando (Tanzania) advances to quarterfinals. Badminton Mixed Team Event: India beat Scotland 5-0. Cycling Women’s Sprint: Deborah Deborah and Aleena Reji lose in the quarter-finals. Lawnbowl Men: India lose to England 14-15. Squash Men’s singles Vikram Malhotra lost to Nick Mathew (England)) 1-3. Women’s singles: Dipika Pallikal lost to Alison Waters (England) 3-0....
Divyansh shot 251.4 in the final of 10m air rifle junior men’s event to finish behind gold medallist Wang Yuefeng of China, who shot a junior world and Asian record score of 252.3 to emerge triumphant. Elavenil shot 227.9 in the 10m air rifle junior women’s event to claim a bronze. The competition saw a 1-2 finish by Chinese shooters with Shi Mengyao winning gold with an effort of 250....
