In the summit clash on Friday, India will meet world champions Australia, who defeated them 4-2 in their last league match of the six-nation tournament on Thursday. India got seven points with two wins, two losses and a draw. Germany and Britain ended with six points each and will clash for the bronze medal. Belgium had five points while South Korea bagged three points. Australia totalled 13 points with four wins and a draw....
In case you didn’t know… In 2017, they made history when they became the first ever doubles duo to enter the last eight of an ITTF World Tours event. The event in Czech Republic was special for India as they got the better of top seeds Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato in the pre-quarterfinal and defeated Germany’s Chantal Mantz and Yuan Wan in the quarterfinals. Mouma, 33, and Manika, 21, had also a great run at the World Table Tennis Championships in June, 2017 where they lost against fourth-seeded Chinese duo Ding Ning and Liu Shiwen in the women’s doubles quarterfinals....
India’s ongoing tour of New Zealand is set to give a huge financial boost to the cricketing body with broadcasting rights for the series set to bring in more than $35 million making it the biggest money-spinner in any sport in the country. It is also believed that India will be touring the country again in 2019 under the new bilateral series agreements being worked out as per the ICC regulations....
The pitch at the VCA Stadium represented a tricky proposition for the batsmen, with the ball gripping in the surface. However, the hosts, powered by the irresistible Virat Kohli breached the 250 mark to set the visitors a target of 251. In reply, Australia got off to a superb start and notched up an impressive opening stand of 83. Yet, after the stand was broken by Kuldeep Yadav, the tourists found it tough to manufacture scoring shots and they fell short at the end....
The Kiwis go into the matches against India on the back of a horrible run in Australia. Not only were they blanked 3-0 in the Tests, but a lot of their players suffered from fitness and illness issues too. The Kiwis will be happy to be back on familiar territory. Although India are a strong outfit irrespective of the conditions, New Zealand will be confident owing to their superior record in T20Is against India....
In an exclusive interview with Cricketnext, the 49-year-old explained the reason behind Ashwin’s seven-wicket haul in the first Test against South Africa as follows: Kumble stated that the county matches had helped the off-spinner a lot since he had not played international cricket in the last few months. The former captain of the Indian Test team further praised Ashwin by adding that: The Tamil Nadu-born spinner had recently reached the milestone of 350 Test wickets and, a majority of them have come in subcontinental conditions....
In his column for Cricinfo, Chappell praised the decision to promote Rohit to the top of the order. Chappell added that Rohit plays with a free mind at the top and batting ahead of Virat Kohli helps him settle at the crease before the captain arrives. Rohit Sharma’s performance in the Visakhapatnam Test match After KL Rahul’s constant failures at the top of the order, the team management decided to utilise Rohit as an opener for the first Test against South Africa....
“We’re going to be positive tomorrow and try to make a match of it. We’re going to go for it,” Dhawan said. The details Dhawan who scored a breezy 94 before being dismissed in the dying moments of the day spoke about his innings and said that while he was happy about his innings, there was a sense of disappointment on missing his century. However, he was content because he believed that the opening partnership put India on top and that they were perfectly placed to call the shots on the final day....
All hopes of a challenge vanished on the opening day itself, and the Indian batting clicked together, taking the game completely away from the visitors, and by the fourth day, India had taken a 1-0 lead. Here are five reasons why India managed to comprehensively outclass Sri Lanka: #1 The Murali-Pujara partnership The Murali Vijay-Cheteshwar Pujara duo was reunited for the first time since March this year, and did not take too long to start from where they had left off....
Skipper Virat Kohli insisted that there is healthy competition in the team and although Dhawan and Rahul are both in great form, the one to partner Rohit Sharma in limited-overs cricket in the future will be decided on current form. While Rahul has put in some excellent performances over the past two months, Dhawan seems to have found his touch in the last T20I. Kohli claimed that he is strictly against the idea of putting any player against the other....
The Selection Commitee led by Chief Selector MSK Prasad met on Sunday in Mumbai to pick the Indian squad for West Indies tour. Several players who haven’t been regularly involved with India in either T20Is or ODIs made it to the limited-overs squads as the Selection Committee looked to move on from India’s showing in the ICC World Cup 2019 and build for the future. Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan made a comeback to India’s limited-overs squad after recovering from a thumb fracture, while Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey were given opportunities in limited-overs format owing to their brilliant performance for India A....
Despite wins in both formats, T20 is the format where Carribeans becomes a team to reckon with. This can be proved by the fact that Men in Blue managed just two wins in their seven T20I outings against them. So one can’t take them lightly. In their most recent T20I outing at Kingston in July 2017, West Indies emerged victorious by nine wickets. After being put into bat first, India posted 190/6 on the board but failed to defend that total as the Windies cantered home with nine balls to spare....
Indian spinners took 16 wickets in the match which shows their dominance in the game. Kuldeep picked his first five wickets in the second inning. West Indies batsmen were unable to read Indian spinners and play proper cricketing shots against them. Despite brilliant performances in every department, there were few players who were not up to the mark in this match. So, the team could make certain changes in the side for the second test match....
In reply, West Indies got off to a disastrous start, losing their top order with just 21 runs on the board. The West Indian openers found the going tough against top-class swing bowling from Mohammed Shami. The next big thing in West Indian cricket, Shimron Hetmyer, was run out by the outstanding Ravindra Jadeja. The spin trio of Ashwin, Jadeja and Kuldeep picked up 1 wicket each as the visitors ended the day at the score of 94/6....
Speaking to Sunday Times, the former South African pacer condemned his country’s cricket board for visiting their neighbours. He also claimed that being a black African would help him contribute to the growth of the Zimbabwean team. Ntini asserted, “The first thing I asked when I got here was what is CSA doing help and I picked up that South Africa is not keen on visiting here and they don’t want much to do with Zimbabwe....
Goel was reported to have said, “We have received the proposal from the IOA and will be looking into it,” earlier today. And that sparked rumours that India were thinking of hosting the 2026 Asian Games as per an esteemed media house. However, with the 2026 Asian Games having already been awarded to Nagoya, Japan, Sportskeeda can confirm that such words are nothing but rumours. Thus, it seems that the IOA seems to have their eyes set on the 2030 Games....
Ajinkya Rahane’s leadership has been impressive. He has judged the conditions well and has acted accordingly. The close 4-run victory in the first ODI didn’t create any duality in his actions. He stuck with the same team and the move paid off. It’s good to see Bhuvi back to his usual pace. We all know how dangerous he can be with those sharp swinging deliveries. Dhawal Kulkarni, Harbhajan Singh and Stuart Binny have also played their parts well....
Batsman K.L. Rahul was named in the Indian team. He is expected to bat as an opener. England brought back veteran pacer James Anderson after he missed the first Test due to lack of fitness. The first Test at Rajkot ended in a draw. The teams: India: Murali Vijay, K.L. Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav...
Nicholas Pooran’s whirlwind 53 not out off 25 balls helped West Indies reach 181-3 after opting to bat. In reply, Shikhar Dhawan (92 off 62) and Rishabh Pant (58 off 38) led India to 182-4 off all 20 overs but some late drama added a twist to the finish. At 45-2, Dhawan and Pant came together to put on 130 runs. While Dhawan dropped anchor at one end, Pant attacked the bowling in his naturally aggressive style, hitting five boundaries and three sixes....
Moeen has played a crucial role in the series that England lead 2-1. He picked up eight wickets, including a six-wicket haul in the second innings, in the third Test that England won by 266 runs. Moeen also spun the team to success in Manchester picking up four for 39 to skittle out India for 161 runs in the second innings. From starting as a part-time off-spinner, it has been a remarkable story for Moeen....
