He has already won Test matches in Sri Lanka and West Indies. The master batsman is also in touching distance of overhauling Ganguly’s 11 overseas wins and MS Dhoni’s 27 Test wins as an Indian captain. Indian Test team under Kohli is doing most things right. They are already a formidable force in home conditions and no team even remotely stands a chance in sub-continental conditions and press for a series win....
A report authored by Arvind Subramanian, the Indian government’s former chief economic adviser, and two other researchers at the Center for Global Development, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, and Harvard University was released Tuesday and estimated excess deaths to be 3 million to 4.7 million from January 2020 to June 2021. If stated that while the precise number of deaths may “prove elusive,” the actual death toll “is likely to be an order of magnitude greater than the official count....
For all but three years since independence, Indians who were taught that democracy would produce a fair and competent government elected Nehru and his heirs. No matter how downtrodden a person was-a Bihari Harijan abused by a cruel landlord or a Muslim denied a place in a predominantly Hindu society-he or she could take that grievance to the ballot box. India was regarded-and regarded itself-as a model for developing nations....
Result wise it sounded like a one-sided series, however, if one sticks to multiple angles, it definitely was a full-packed Test cricket contest, which could be well sorted as none of the five matches ended in a draw. Now the next Test assignment for India is at home, with West Indies coming for a long tour. The tour is set to start with a two-match Test series from 4th of October at Saurashtra....
The AFC wants to send a delegation comprising of its officials and officials from FIFA to India in August-September this year to discuss the new proposal with the stakeholders. A stakeholder in the know of the plans was quoted by the Hindustan Times as saying, “The delegation would meet stakeholders individually for inputs. That means meetings with clubs in the ISL, I-League first and second divisions, the AIFF, its commercial partners, state football associations and representatives from the Union sports ministry....
The colts, who finished runner-up in the five-nation WAFF U-16 Championship, will play Turkey and Oman in the tournament followed by a friendly match against the junior side of Turkish club Besiktas before returning to India. From January, the team has so far played 19 international matches against U-16 teams including USA, Norway, Japan, Serbia, Iraq, DPR Korea, China (U-17), Thailand, Jordan amongst others. “With us playing Oman in Turkey, the boys would now have played 9 of the qualified 16 teams (including India) for the AFC U-16 Championship....
Over 70 CV’s came in such as that of Stuart Pearce, Oscar Bruzon and Colm Toal. The AIFF appointed an advisory board which included the likes of former players Bhaichung Bhutia, I.M.Vijayan, Stand-in Technical Director Savio Madeira and India Under-17’s Chief Operating Officer Abhishek Yadav. Seven coaches were shortlisted by the AIFF before the advisory committee met. At least two members of the panel were in support of Toal stating that someone with a prior experience in Indian football would certainly help....
Hardik Pandya has been ruled out due to a back problem, Mitchell Starc is also out due to a pectoral injury suffered during the Test series against Sri Lanka back home. India-Australia contests have always been compelling to watch. There is always buzz around whenever these two sides lock horns and with the sort of history, these two sides have, this T20I series also promises to be a cracker....
Kohli who injured his right shoulder in Ranchi was present with the team for the entire session and even took few throwdowns but did not quite enter the nets in a bid to be careful before the series decider commences in Dharamsala on Saturday. The Indian team went through the drills under the watchful eyes of their coach Anil Kumble and according to sources present at the ground, the intensity levels were quite high as the hosts brace for the Australian challenge for the fourth and final Test match....
India’s only way of making that score look daunting for the visitors was to make early inroads and they did just that, thanks to an awful mix up between openers Short and Stoinis. Australia lost their out-of-form captain Finch once again to Jasprit Bumrah, who had come back after a well deserved rest. The tourists were in a spot of bother at 5-2 at that stage. An 84-run stand between D’Arcy Short and Glenn Maxwell not only ensured Australia were back on track, but also put them in a position to chase down the target with ease....
The Indian middle and lower-order crumbled as Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Kane Richardson picked up seven wickets among themselves. Adam Zampa yet again got the better of Indian skipper Virat Kohli for 16. Also see – Under 19 world cup schedule The Aussie openers, David Warner and skipper Aaron Finch, were ballistic in the chase. While Warner smashed an unbeaten 128 from 112 balls with 17 fours and three sixes, Finch was a little more subdued, contributing 110 not out from 114 balls, a knock featuring 13 fours and two sixes....
Shikhar Dhawan 96(90), KL Rahul 80(52); Adam Zampa 3/50 Australia 304/10 Steve Smith 98(102), Marnus Labuschagne 46(47), Mohammed Shami 3/77 For detailed scorecard and match commentary, click here. Nothing’s more dangerous than wounded tigers. Having been drubbed comprehensively in Mumbai’s series opener, India retaliated ferociously to enforce a tremendous 36-run victory against Australia in Rajkot. Sparkling half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli, followed by a whirlwind 80 from KL Rahul helped India set a challenging 340-run target....
Rahul, who missed this Test after aggravating his hamstring injury has also been released. He is expected to be back for the Mumbai Test starting on the 8th of December. Pandya was picked in the Test team after some impressive performances in the India A tour to Australia as well as the limited-overs series against New Zealand. Earlier in the year, he was part of the Indian team for the World T20 as well....
After opting to bat first, India lost KL Rahul for a duck in the second over of the match to a Stuart Broad delivery. Soon after, Anderson got the wicket of Murali Vijay, and India were in a spot of bother. It was up to Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara to lead the recovery for the Indians, and they were up to the task. The Kohli-Pujara duo took the attack to the English bowlers and notched up a 226 run partnership for the third wicket, with both of them scoring magnificent tons....
Ashwin reached the landmark in 66 Tests, thus equaling the record of Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan, who took the same number of games to reach the mark. Among Indian bowlers, Ashwin is easily the quickest to the feat. The previous Indian record was held by Anil Kumble, who took 350 wickets in 77 Tests, while Harbhajan Singh needed 83 Tests to get there. Ashwin’s record is all the more remarkable as he last played a Test match before the Visakhapatnam one almost a year back, against Australia during the tour Down Under....
Earlier on Saturday, South Africa had resumed their innings at 34-3. They were forced to face the Indian pace battery at its zenith before lunch. Boosted by their success the previous day, Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Shami bowled with good pace and carry and troubled the South African batsmen. India’s great start to the day It did not take the duo long to make its first breakthrough. Nightwatchman Anrich Nortje’s stay at the crease was cut short prematurely when he was caught at slip, to make the score 41-4....
Let’s see what changes are expected in the lineups of the two teams and how the fantasy eleven can be formed for the last ODI. Conditions The Greenfield Stadium will make its debut in ODI cricket, having made its T20I debut last year by hosting New Zealand in rain-marred game. The trend in this series has been that of flat decks and this won’t be an anomaly to that. Dew will play its part and make the game a bit easier for the batters....
In Vizag they showed that given certain conditions, they can outplay this Indian side. In Kanpur, they would want to prove they came to India with an intent to win. The biggest positive they received from Sunday’s win was Darren Sammy’s innings which showed that as a batsman, he’s not all about mindless hitting. Sammy was helped by the inexperience in Indian pace attack when the yorkers became non-existent and Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohit Sharma, India’s most talked about pacers in recent times, dished out full tosses which Sammy made full use of, hitting them over the leg side....
However, this series comes as a big opportunity for players from the West Indies. While the West Indians have had sporadic successes - all formats put together - during this century, they have impressed with Test match victories in the UAE and England in the last couple of years. Their 2-0 drubbing of a strong Bangladesh Test team during a home series earlier this summer should motivate them enough to try and change their record against top-ranked Test team India....
Pollard has a lot of experience playing T20 cricket, having featured in 493 T20 matches during his 14-year long career. The two-time T20 World Cup winners do not have a lot of momentum on their side heading into this contest, as they surrendered to Afghanistan in the recently concluded three-match T20 series. However, the West Indian team has played a lot of cricket in the subcontinent this year and would therefore be primed to give Team India a run for their money....
