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The reason behind preponing the start of the matches is because the cities are in the Northern part of India, where winter will be at its peak in December, making it difficult for the players to play in rough weather conditions during the night. “The BCCI in consultations with the two staging host associations Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) and Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) - has revised the start times of the first two matches of the upcoming Paytm ODI series against Sri Lanka to be held in Dharamsala (Dec 10, 2017) and Mohali (Dec 13, 2017) respectively....

Well, nine days might seem to be an adequate amount of rest (for a cricketer) in today’s day and age. However, we need to take into consideration that World Cup 2019 is just on the cards and managing the workload becomes the uppermost priority for any cricket playing nation and its administration. Indian cricket team will be playing 3 T20I, 4 Tests, and 3 ODIs (all in that order) against Australia starting from 21st November....

Continuing the legacy of Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant also kept the tempo of the game under his control as the young lad completed his second half-century with a six. While the Indian captain, from one end, farmed the strike and gave Pant full preference to toil the bowling line-up of the Windies. Virat Kohli went on to complete his 24th test century in the 107th over of the game. Howbeit, Rishabh Pant missed a well-deserved century as he was dismissed by Devendra Bishoo few overs after Kohli’s century....

The second Test saw the hosts clinch a comprehensive 10 wicket win, chasing 72 runs. This victory also marked the 10th consecutive home series win for India. This series saw the teen prodigy Prithvi Shaw make his test debut and he did it in the perfect style. In the three innings that he played, he had scores of 134, 70 and 33 not out. He made an absolute mockery of the West Indies’ bowling attack and made sure that they never dominated the proceedings....

The incident reportedly took place at the La Mon Hotel, where Ashai is currently staying with the Nepalese national team, who are participating in the only premier qualifiers for the associates at the international stage. Ashai belongs to the Thakur village in East Mumbai and has been accused of forcing himself on the masseuse after asking for a full body massage. In a state of arousal, Ashai allegedly tried to force himself on the victim after refusing to wear innerwear during the massage....

There was nothing positive and fearless in the 35 dot balls that Shikhar Dhawan faced at the start of the session, only for the 36th to go for an inside-edged boundary. Let’s be clear - fearlessness is not to be confused with naïve swashbuckling of the red Kookaburra; but understanding it as sensible cricket and not surrendering to the opposition when the bowlers are hitting inch-perfect marks on the pitch and fielders surrounding are grabbing everything thrown their way (see Kaushal’s catch of Dhawan for proof)....

In November 2019, the Indian cricket team scripted a new chapter in its illustrious Test history when they clashed swords with Bangladesh in a Day/Night Test at the Eden Gardens. In fact, that particular encounter was treated as a watershed moment for the Indian cricket team by many and was looked upon with anticipation by fans and players alike. Kuldeep Yadav, in an exclusive Live Instagram session with Sportskeeda, elaborated on Day-Night Tests and stated how the Indian cricket team was looking forward to the challenge of a potentially similar encounter Down Under against Australia in the 2020-21 season....

Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri termed the Indian side that won the 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket as the best outfit he has been a part of. In fact, the current Indian cricket team coach even termed that bunch of cricketers as one capable of giving any Indian side, across generations, a run for their money. Speaking to Rajdeep Sardesai, Ravi Shastri opened up on how that team had most bases covered and how they handled the pressure in 1985, especially considering the Indian cricket team arrived at that tournament as world champions....

In an article published in the New Zealand Herald, Joseph, who is a public health and infectious diseases expert, described the situation in India as “devastating” and warned that the situation will likely worsen in the coming weeks. “There is something especially soul-crushing about being a doctor and not being able to help. You feel like you have everything, but you can’t do anything,” Joseph wrote. “The second wave of Covid-19 in India has been like nothing we’ve ever seen before,” he added....

In the corresponding boys category, Ben Martens of Belgium clinched the title in St Petersburg, Russia, according to information received from the media cell of International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF). Keerthana won the girls’ title by outclassing Belarussian rival Albina Leschuk 3-1 in the final. After qualifying for knockout stage as seed 4, Keerthana knocked out her compatriot Manasvini Sekar and Russian girl Alina Khairulina in straight frames 3-0 before meeting the defending champion and countrymate Anupama Ramachandran in the semis....

India has ended its Level 1 basketball campaign without a win, having fallen to Chinese Taipei 48-92 earlier today in their final league match at the 4th FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women 2015. A high rate of turnovers – that has proved to be its undoing in earlier games – returned to haunt the side. Chinese Taipei, ranked 12 places above India in the world at 27, took full advantage, breaking away to a twenty point lead at the end of the first quarter....

While the men lost 2-4 to Malaysia on Sunday, the women’s team suffered a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Argentina later in the day. Malaysia men and Argentina women scripted history by winning their first-ever Youth Olympic Games Hockey5s gold medals. Argentina men and China women secured the bronze medals respectively following 4-0 and 6-0 wins over Zambia and South Africa earlier in the day. In the men’s gold medal match, India took the lead after only two minutes through captain Vivek Sagar Prasad....

For someone who has grown on Sachin Tendulkar’s straight drives, Tony Greig’s commentary (read Desert Storm to be precise, 1998), the famous reverse swing of the two Pakistan Ws (Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis), and Sanath Jayasuriya’s leg-side dominance, this assumption might just be fair. The above-mentioned examples are just a few of the multiple reasons why every passing generation is hooked on to the game called cricket. Although the heroes have changed now, the foundation was laid many decades ago....

Resuming at 317/4, India started well with skipper Virat Kohli and all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin taking India over the 350-run mark before Ali removed Kohli for a brilliant 167 and then dismissed stumper Wriddhiman Saha (3) and Ravindra Jadeja (0). Ashwin (47 not out) and debutant Jayant Yadav (26 not out) were at the crease when the umpires called for lunch. Brief Scores: India 415/7 (Virat Kohli 167, Cheteshwar Pujara 119, Ravichandran 47 not out, James Anderson 3-62, Moeen Ali 3-77)...

Sometimes genius batsmanship, the other times an inspired fast bowling spell, and then quite a few times a display of all-around excellence produced by every member of the team. Such has been the story of some impressive test match victories against England, in England, and they are etched in the neurons of a cricket-obsessed individual like me. London, 2014 India 295 (Rahane 103, Anderson 4-60) and 342 (Vijay 95, Jadeja 68, Bhuvneshwar 52) beat England 319 (Ballance 110, Plunkett 55*, Bhuvneshwar 6-82) and 223 (Root 66, Ishant 7-74) by 95 runs...

He says that he hasn’t got enough time to take rest and practice for the 10m air rifle event. The games organisers were unable to send accreditation cards to Bindra and other members of the shooting squad as the national federation had failed to send their entries on time. Bindra was supposed to fly directly from the World Championships in Grenada, Spain to Incheon, but had to come back to India to apply for a Korean visa two days after his preferred date....

Last month, the 27-year-old Maharashtra athlete further improved his own national steeplechase record. At a domestic meeting, he clocked 8:16.21 to better the 8:18.12 seconds set last year at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This week at the 25th National Federation Cup Athletics Competition in Kozhikode, the promising track runner has set his eyes on the men’s 5000m national record of 13:29.70 set in 1992 by Bahadur Prasad in Birmingham. The 5,000m race is scheduled for Wednesday, the last day of the competition....

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While Smith and Warner are recovering from elbow injuries, the likes of Matthew Wade, Mitchell Marsh, Billy Stanlake too have missed the cut for the India series where Australia will play two T20 Internationals and five ODIs. “Whether you are on this tour or not, there is still going to be spots up for grabs,” Langer told Cricket Australia’s website. “But the World Cup is going to come up sooner than you know and guys like Steve Smith and Dave Warner are obviously going to bang very hard on the door,” the coach reminded....

The match started with the Indian team on the attack and they made their dominance count, as they took the lead in the 12th minute through Sanjeev. Although the Germans equalised through a penalty, the visitors were back on top after some great link-up play in midfield freed Komal for the chance, who didn’t make any mistake. The last few minutes of the first half saw Mangfalltal come back on level terms from a set-piece....