Beginning on June 23 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, India will play five one-day games which will be followed by a Twenty20 International at Jamaica’s Sabina Park on July 9. West Indies failed to make the cut for Champions Trophy in England and Wales which features only top eight one-day teams. They will subsequently host Afghanistan for three Twenty20 and as many one-day internationals between June 2-14....
At the break, Pujara was unbeaten on 26 (91 balls, 5 fours) while Ravichandran Ashwin was batting on 12 (22 balls, 2 fours). Only 48 runs were scored off 25 overs during the first session in which Rohit Sharma (11, 59 balls) was trapped leg before by Kagiso Rabada after he did all the hardwork during the first hour. Starting from overnight score of 28 for 3, Pujara and Rohit were ready to show patience and frustrate the opposition bowlers....
Riding on significant contributions from hard-hitter Ravindra Sante (53, 34b, 2x4, 4x6), Vikrant Keni (29, 27b), Suganesh Mahindran 33 (11b, 4x4) and all-rounder Kunal Phanase’s 36 (35b, 3x4), the visitors put up a challenging total of 180 runs in 20 overs after skipper Vikrant Keni won the toss and elected to bat first. Chasing the paramount target, the England batsmen failed to impress as wickets kept tumbling at crucial junctures....
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Pandya, who sustained a blow on his right shoulder during team’s training session in the ongoing third Test here, was picked for the first time in Tests. But he didn’t play in any of the three Tests so far against England. Rahul played the second match at Visakhapatnam in which he got injured. India won the second match to lead the five-match series 1-0. “BCCI medical team confirms that India all-rounder Hardik Pandya sustained a blow on his right shoulder during a training session in Mohali....
It was a perfect setting for the English bowlers as they made the red cherry to move to account for three quick Indian wickets in just 8.3 overs amidst the impending rain leading to various stoppages in the play. It being a bowler-friendly track, Indians showed lack of application before getting bundled out for a paltry 107 in the first innings within the 36th over. This was one of India’s most dismal performances with the bat at the Home of Cricket....
Elias, the 17-year-old from Peru bidding to become his country’s first winner of the title, beat Kumar, the first Indian to make the event’s last four, in 42 minutes. “I think in general it was a tight match and could have gone either way, but I kept my head up and focused on working hard by reaching out wherever the challenge was knowing the strengths of Kumar,” said the top seeded Elias....
Moreover, the England team is in top form in ODIs. The English side thrashed Australia 5-0 in the recently concluded ODI series. They are high on confidence and will provide a stiff challenge to the visiting side. Moreover, the return of Ben Stokes in the side will bolster England’s chances. On the other hand, India hasn’t been in bad form in ODIs either. Team India hasn’t lost a bilateral ODI series since January 2016 and will look to keep this fantastic record intact....
India are on their way to a historic series win in Australia and a few players have matured remarkably even as others still need to improve. Also Read: India’s ODI report card 2018 - Rating the players In this article, we will take a look at how each of the Indian Test players fared in 2018 and how important their contribution was to the team’s performance in the calendar year....
Earlier in the day, India bowled out England for 255 in their first innings as the visitors trailed India by 200 runs. In the second innings, captain Virat Kohli led from the front with an unbeaten 56, forging a 58-run fourth wicket stand with Ajinkya Rahane (22 not out). –IANS pur/bg 0 votes
The Indian team, coached by Luis Norton de Matos, entered the tournament consisting of Colombia, Mexico and Chile with a view of preparing for the FIFA U17 World Cup to be held in India this coming October. India had a tough start to the tournament as they fell to a 1-5 defeat at the hands of Mexico, followed by a 0-3 loss against their U17 World Cup Group A opponents Colombia....
From 68-1 in 8 overs to finish off with 126-7 in 20 overs, India’s dismal batting performance has thrown some questions. Should Dhoni have been more fluent with the bat or the likes of Karthik and Pandya could have been more sensible with their approach looking at the situation? In hindsight, Kohli will be cursing himself too for throwing his wicket away with a poor shot selection in the 9th over, after building a steady partnership with Rahul....
Team India will look to carry on from where they left off and seal the series 2-0 here, while the Kiwis will be hoping to bounce back after a disappointing defeat. It was almost the complete performance by the Indians at Kanpur, winning the match by 197 runs with a session and a half to spare on the final day. The top-order clicked, with KL Rahul getting the team off to a positive start in both the innings....
The batting unit, too, displayed solidarity, with captain Rohit Sharma leading from the front, as he scored a brisk knock of 50. The Hitman was keen to make an impact after a couple of dismal outings started off in a swift fashion. He built a solid base, which was well capitalised by Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni to hand India their third victory over the Kiwis in the shortest format of the game....
After a steady start at the top order, Indian batting came to the fore to decimate Windies during their ballistic effort. Riding on the back of tons by Rohit Sharma and Ambati Rayudu, home team saw Windies with a mountainous task in hand. The duo’s 4th-wicket partnership of over 200 runs propelled the men in blue to a mammoth 377 on their fifty overs. In reply, Windies were no match for the Virat-led side as they got bundled out for a paltry score of 153 runs....
August 6th was Day 1 of Pool play and both the Indian teams played one game each. Both the Indian squads were pooled alongside teams from Latin American, Africa, and Europe & Middle-East. Among the Indian teams, the boys were the first to take the court. Going up against the boys from Latin America, it was a tough battle and it did require an overtime period but the Indian lads eventually came out on top....
Revising the scene of their recent Asia Cup triumph, Zol said the team, most of whose members have been together for the past year, has bonded well especially after a two-week “boot camp” where the players were put through various team building exercises. Going up against Pakistan, champions in 2004 and 2006, in their opening Group A fixture on Feb 15, Zol, speaking at a pre-departure Media conference here on Friday, said the pressure would be on his team, but the players have been prepared well to handle it....
The 20 year old, from Andaman and Nicobar, collected 211 points in the 500m time trial and secured 4th place in the ‘World Elite UCI Women Ranking’ released by UCI. With Deborah’s brilliant performance in the Track Asia Cup last month, the Indian team has also improved its world ranking to 13th. China, one of India’s biggest competitors, are at 15th. Onkar Singh, Secretary General, Cycling Federation of India said, “We are very happy that Indian Cyclists are improving day by day and I’m sure that Deborah will bring more laurels for the country....
The technical committee forwarded the proposal to the AIFF Executive Committee, which is expected to make the announcement in a day or two. The former Croatian National Team Head Coach, was appointed after the AIFF Technical Committee conducted interviews of the four shortlisted candidates - which included former Bengaluru FC head coach Albert Roca, Swede Hakan Ericson, and Korean Lee Min-Sung. All India Football Federation Technical Director Isac Doru, Vice-Chairman Henry Menezes, Prasanta Banerjee, Pradip Datta, GP Palguna, and Sundar Raman also attended the meeting....
