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Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne go back to the pavilion as the overnight batsmen with scores of 11 and nine respectively. Earlier in the day, Virat Kohli declared the Indian innings at 610 for 6, with a first-innings lead of 405 runs. Overnight batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli started off on a positive note as the Indian skipper notched up his 19th Test fifty. Just before lunch, India lost Pujara for 143 and soon after lunch, Ajinkya Rahane was sent back to the pavilion for just two....

Electing to bat first, India notched up a mammoth total of 649/9 in their 1st innings thanks to centuries by debutant Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja. In reply, West Indies were bundled out for 181 in their 1st innings. Roston Chase was the highest scorer with a well made 53. Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers for Team India with 4 wickets to his name. India enforced the follow-on on Day 3 and the same story repeated....

There was no doubt about the fact that India were the firm favourites to emerge victorious from this series but the visitors are having one of their best years as far as the red ball cricket is concerned. While the first match at Rajkot was lopsided and India won the Test without much fuss, there was a lot of speculation that Mayank Agarwal will be included in the playing eleven, but the host decided to give Rahul another go....

With the 2023 World Cup at home on the horizon, India - under a new captain in Rohit Sharma - will look to build towards the marquee ICC event despite being without several first-choice stars. While the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested, Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya have missed out due to fitness concerns. COVID-19 claimed another three players - Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer - while KL Rahul will miss the opening ODI for personal reasons....

Virat Kohli enforced the follow-on at the start of the penultimate day after the Proteas were bowled out for 275 in their first innings on Saturday in reply to 601-5 declared. South Africa’s shortcomings with the bat were exposed again on Sunday as they were dismissed for only 189, suffering their heaviest defeat to India in the longest format. Umesh took 3-22 and Jadeja claimed 3-52, while Ravichandran Ashwin (2-45) also did damage as India sealed a record 11th consecutive series on home soil....

Indian Air Force recently launched teaser of this upcoming game on its Facebook and Twitter handle. The previous IAF game was developed by Threye Interactive Pvt Ltd., but this time it’s not clear about who is the developer of this new game. According to the Indian Air Force, the game will launch single-player mode and multiplayer version of the game will be released in the near future. The game will be available for both Android and iOS mobile users on Google Play and App Store....

The businessman also urged his team not to let a sodden streak in the I-League rot their form and ability in the future games in the nation’s top tier. “It’s been a strange season and not the easiest to deal with given the kind of success we have always been used to,” expressed the Harvard Business School graduate, speaking exclusively to the Bengaluru FC media portal, when quizzed on his opinion of a somber domestic campaign so far....

India are all set to take on a team which is ranked 32 places below them but home side’s coach believes the result will not have anything to do with FIFA rankings of both countries. “I would say not worth the paper. I think the rankings are there for a reason. Many variables which determine the rankings. Whether we are 32 above or below will not decide the outcome but by who wants it more and how hard....

Koji Gyotoku’s Nepal side are currently placed 169th as per the latest FIFA rankings whereas the hosts are positioned at the 100th spot. However, head coach Stephen Constantine does not believe that the low ranking undermines Nepal’s ability to trouble India. The Englishman termed the Nepalese side as a group of persistent players. Further, the 54-year-old appreciated Nepal’s response on accepting the offer for the friendly tie and discussed the importance of playing more fixtures....

Christopher Ruhr deflected the ball from close range in the dying moments as Germany earned a crucial win in a Pool B match that India rightfully deserved a point. It was a familiar scene where India failed to remain in control in the final moments. Niklas Wellen scored in the 18th minute to give the two-time defending champions the lead before Rupinder Pal Singh (23rd) brought India level with his third goal in two matches....

While Wan Ho Son took care of Kidambi Srikanth in the first singles 17-21, 21-12, 21-18, B. Sumeet Reddy and Manu Atrri’s 18-21, 17-21 loss to Yeon Seong Yoo and Yong Dae Lee in the doubles made it 2-0 for the visitors. After suffering a disastrous loss on Sunday, captain Parupalli Kashyap came back strongly to defeat Dong Keun Lee 21-17, 21-14 to make it 1-2 for the hosts....

Sri Lanka still need 260 runs to avoid innings defeat with only two wickets in hand. India are firmly in sight of their biggest innings win surpassing their previous innings and 239-run win over Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2007. Skipper Dinesh Chandimal (53 batting) hit his second half-century and giving him company at the break was Suranga Laknmal (19) who survived a few risky shots. Ashwin (3/50) is on 299 wickets in his 54th Test match....

Although both teams have the same rating (269), India, with 10,484 points, are ten ahead of England. Pakistan are in the third position, while New Zealand and South Africa complete the top five. Australia won their first T20 World Cup title in November last year, and followed that up with a 4-1 series win at home against Sri Lanka on Sunday. However, they find themselves in sixth place. Meanwhile, the West Indies are seventh....

Virat Kohli’s India will hope for redemption in Australia after Test series reverses in South Africa and England. “India now have to look on rehabilitating their reputation in the highly anticipated series against Australia but the batting inadequacies have to be addressed,” Chappell wrote in ‘ESPNcricinfo.com’. “While Australia’s batting is questionable, with their two best players, Steven Smith and David Warner, missing through suspension, the bowling attack is still extremely strong....

Bad luck seemed to have struck again in April as the 21-year-old twisted his ankle in camp just before the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup - ruling him out of the trip to Ipoh, Malaysia. But his wait to don the Indian colours was a short one as Oltmans picked him alongside six new faces for the recently-concluded tour of Europe where they beat the Netherlands twice in as many games....

His sides have reached the pinnacle of their respective sporting competitions. The Jaipur Pink Panthers were the inaugural champions of India’s Pro Kabaddi League while Chennaiyin FC have been champions, twice, of the Indian Super League, the most recent of which came just about six months ago. But beyond the success of his teams, he says he’s happy there’s been a huge surge in more people playing sports such as football and kabaddi besides cricket....

India won the toss and elected to field despite statistics at the venue suggesting the alternative. Sri Lanka put on 206/6 on the back of Dasun Shanaka’s stunning blitz before a flurry of powerplay wickets put them ahead in the second innings. The visitors eventually got over the line in the final over. Here are India’s player ratings from their win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I. IND vs SL 2022: Malik takes 3 as Axar’s all-round show for Team India goes in vain Ishan Kishan: 2/10 Kishan attempted a heave across the line and was castled for just two runs....

Shankar sustained a fracture to the big toe on his left foot during a practice session last month and missed Sunday’s defeat to England, with Mayank Agarwal now drafted in as his replacement. India – whose 31-run loss to the hosts delayed their likely qualification for the semi-finals – are next in action against Bangladesh on Tuesday, although Agarwal is not expected to fly to England until later in the week....

India surged to the top of the table on 30 August after it won the Nottingham ODI against England. Although India lost the fifth ODI at Headingley on Friday, South Africa’s victory in the final of the triangular series on Saturday meant that India held onto the number-one position by a fraction of a point. India and South Africa are equal at 113 ratings points, but when the ratings are calculated beyond the decimal point, India has 113....