It is slowly becoming evident that the Aussies are in a massive spot of bother ever since they’ve lost the services of Steven Smith and David Warner and on many occasions it was tough to recognize the team as an “Australian” team and is a very pale shadow of the mighty teams that have donned the baggy green in the past. India, on the other hand, deserves full credit for hanging in there and fighting it out when the chips were down....
This win would instil a lot of purpose and belief into the squad as they await the Indian team, one which is brimming with a lot of confidence and riding on a wave of momentum. However, much like the New Zealand teams of the past, this particular bunch cannot be underestimated at any cost, since they are capable of upsetting the apple cart on any given day. Here, in this article, we take a look at five Kiwi players who can pose a threat to the Indian team in the upcoming ODI series....
But a spate of injuries, lack of form and the growth and rise of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja have put Ashwin on the sidelines. The tall off-spinner from Tamil Nadu will next appear in India’s team for the home season starting against South Africa. There’s no doubt the 32-year-old spinner is still very threatening and potent in home conditions, but question marks still linger around his place in the XI....
Set 264 to chase after half centuries from Kieran Powell, Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo, India chased the target in 46.1 overs with a century from Shikhar Dhawan, his 5th of his career in ODIs, and a half-century from comeback man Yuvraj Singh. In-form batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, both were dismissed by Ravi Rampaul before the completion of the first 10 overs of the chase. However, Shikhar Dhawan, who had taken an attacking route from the start, and Yuvraj Singh, who had struggled to score runs against Australia and West Indies as well so far, stitched together a 129-run partnership for the 4th wicket in just under 22 overs to take the game away from the visitors....
After losing the first match by 8 wickets in Guwahati, the Windies pulled off a tie at Vizag and won the third match at Pune by 40 runs. However, Jason Holder’s men failed to repeat their past performances and slumped to heavy defeats in the final two ODIs. There were a few bright spots for the visitors as S Hetmyer, Shai Hope and Ashley Nurse put up some good individual performances and tried their best to help their side....
“We are the No. 1 team. A lot of the players have been committed to white ball cricket. But the team will be switched on come time for Bangladesh and Australia,” said the Karnataka batsman to India Today. Also Read: India’s possible playing XI to face Bangladesh In case you didn’t know… A month and a half since the Karnataka star, Karun Nair, created history against England, he now gears up for the one-off Test against Bangladesh....
Rain meant no play was possible on the final day, giving India a 2-1 series victory. While a series win was not in doubt heading into Monday, the drawn Test confirmed India’s first success in Australia as they retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Forced to follow on, the hosts were 6-0 at stumps on day four, still trailing by 316 runs in another Test dominated by India. Cheteshwar Pujara (193) and Rishabh Pant (unbeaten 159) starred with the bat in the first innings for India, who posted 622-7....
Just when it seemed that India were slowly being put out of the contest, Sushil ignited hope reducing the deficit two minute before half-time to keep their team in the match. Both teams went hard at each other in the third quarter, but no were goals leaving the fourth and final quarter interestingly poised. Vice-captain Deepika scored a fine goal to equalize in the 54th minute to leave the Japanese jittery in the closing stages and Rani Rampal notched up a fabulous goal to give a magnificent 3-2 win, which allowed them to avoid the wooden spoon....
In addition to interactive fan activities, development camps, and community outreach efforts, over 3000 youth from more than 70 schools under Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA program will attend “The NBA India Games for Reliance Foundation ESA” on Oct. 4. The NBA’s take over through the campaign will be celebrated through a 360-degree integrated outreach across verticals for fans with on-air TVC, traditional OOH, Radio, Digital and first-of-its-kind on-ground engagement avenues and integration with Mumbai’s iconic identities....
The 16th Women’s & 19th Men’s World Junior Individual Championships was held from 16 – 21 July 2013 followed by the 15th Women’s World Junior Team Championship from 22 – 27 July 2013 at Wroclaw, Poland. WORLD JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sachika Ingale and Harshit Kaur Jawanda played superbly before going down against higher rated opponents. Sachika defeated Canadian no.1 and [13/16] seed Hollie Naughton in the third round and was the only Indian to make the pre-Quarterfinal, going down to the top seed Nour El Sherbini of Egypt....
Though his fantastic innings (103 runs off 197 balls) soon came to an end after reaching the milestone as Chris Woakes produced one fullish in-swinger swirling towards Kohli’s pads and a huge LBW appeal made umpire Erasmus raise his finger instantly. Virat went for the review, but the hawk eye showed that the ball clipped the leg stump. Thereafter, the Indian skipper received a rousing reception from the spectators as he walked back to the dressing room....
India might seem like an odd destination for a man who has coached three English Premier League teams Chelsea FC, Portsmouth and West Ham but for Grant it was quite an easy decision to make. “It wasn’t difficult. I wanted to see football in different places. I was in Thailand, Serbia, Africa; I enjoyed very much. I enjoy seeing countries that want to develop and India wants to develop its football....
After having missed the 2014 World Cup berth at the Hockey World League Round 3 event in Rotterdam, the Indian senior men’s hockey team will have one final opportunity to make it to the marquee event as they feature in the 9th Asia Cup hockey tournament, which is slated to be held at Ipoh, Malaysia from August 24 to September 1. The Indians, of course, have no option but to go all out in pursuit of winning the Asia Cup as only the winner seals a 2014 World Cup berth....
Among the host of applications, 5G can be used for a smart farming solution which was displayed in the ongoing India Mobile Congress. Airtel along with leading manufacturing company L & T Smart World and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)- backed AgroW Smart, is working towards the yield of agriculture produce by using smart sensors and controllers in farming. The sensors are designed to sense crop and soil conditions....
The Indian tennis team’s Davis Cup World Group Play-off opponent will be decided on Tuesday when the draw takes place at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) headquarters here. The ITF has seeded eight nations in the Play-offs which are Czech Republic (1), Switzerland (2), Italy (3), United States (4), Japan (5), Germany (6), Croatia (7), Slovakia (8). Each of the seeds will be drawn against one of the following unseeded nations – Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Uzbekistan and India....
The Indian contingent at the Special Olympics had a great outing pocketing 173 medals in the Los Angeles games that concluded recently. The athletes, who competed under the banner of Special Olympics Bharat, bagged 47 gold medals, 54 silver and 72 bronze pieces. The country was most successful in athletics where its athletes collected a total of 47 medals which included three gold medals in various categories of the 100-metre race....
Impressed by the off-spinner’s batting ability, former skipper Sourav Ganguly has asked India’s top-order batsmen to follow Ashwin’s game during pressure situations. In a candid chat with India Today, the 44-year old lavished praise on the Tamil Nadu all rounder and urged him to carry his remarkable run away from the subcontinent as well. Ganguly felt, “The top order batsmen should learn from him (Ashwin) how to bat when the team requires....
The contest is primarily being viewed as a battle between the New Zealand batsmen and the spin-oriented Indian bowlers in conditions favouring the home team in the three-match series. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be leading the Indian bowling attack while Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson is the star batting attraction for the visitors. The Green Park pitch here promises to be a spin-friendly wicket and the Indian tweakers will play a major role in the hosts’ ambition to become the top team....
