India Wins Toss To Field Against Zimbabwe

The new-look Indian side has three players – Lokesh Rahul, Karun Nair and Yuzvendra Chahal – making their international debut. Zimbabwe is led by new skipper Graeme Cremer. The teams will play three ODIs and as many T20 internationals in the short limited overs series. Teams: Zimbabwe: C. Chibhabha, H. Masakadza, R. Mutumbami?, V. Sibanda, C. Ervine, Sikandar Raza, P. Moor, E. Chigumbura, G. Cremer (Captain), T. Muzarabani, T. Chatara...

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 98 words · Lourdes Clark

Indian Billiards Players Qualify For Knockouts At Asian C Ship

Advani will be up against home favourite Aung Htay, while Dhvaj Haria, who gained top billing, faces Singapore’s Peter Gilchrist in the quarterfinals. In the other half of the draw, B Bhaskar meets another local Nay Thway Oo while Rupesh Shah will lock horns with Thawat Sujaritthurakarn of Thailand in the final quarter. In the women’s snooker draw, Amee Kamani got the top seed spot while Varshaa Sanjeev and Keerath Bhandaal found a berth in the knockouts....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 91 words · David Shaver

Indian Coaches Eligible To Be The Head Coach Of Isl Franchises From The 2019 20 Edition

Currently, there are fifteen coaches in India who complete the AFC Pro-License criteria. They are Savio Medeira, V Soundararajan, Hering Shangpliang, Khalid Jamil, Mariano Dias, Santosh Kashyap, Hilal Parray Rasool, Derrick Pereira, Thangboi Singto, Floyd Pinto, Stanley Rozario, Noushad Moosa, Syed Sabir Pasha, A Robin Charles Raj, and Bino George. As of this writing, there are 313 AFC ‘A’ Licensed coaches in India. Sensing the opportunity to manage an ISL side, a lot of these AFC ‘A’ Licensed coaches might look for an upgrade....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 288 words · Joseph Campbell

Indian Coaches Live In Past Need Foreign Help Yogeshwar

Vijayanagar, Aug 15 (PTI) Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt feels Indian coaches live in the past and lack the hunger to learn new techniques, necessitating the involvement of foreign coaches for the benefit of grapplers. India won its maiden Olympic wrestling medal in the 1952 Helsinki Games through KD Jadhav. Decades later, Sushil Kumar won the country’s its next Olympic medal on the mat, bagging a bronze in the 2008 Beijing Games....

January 31, 2023 · 3 min · 530 words · Daniel Thomas

Indian Football There S No Off Season In Football Says Bengaluru Fc S Udanta Singh

But the fleet-footed winger, who has a goal conversion rate of 21 per cent, hints that “off-season might not exist in football.” “I took a couple of days off, and I got right back into the grind,” informs Udanta. “When you’re not playing competitive football, it is always fun to have a game with your friends and family. It gives you an aspect of the game wherein you can enjoy with your loved ones,” he adds....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 233 words · John Agan

India Eves Win Asia Cup Hockey Bronze

India led 2-0 at halftime scored through brilliant field goals by Anuradha Thokchom in the 16th minute and Vandana Katariya in the 31st minute. China reduced the margin in the 50th minute through a field goal scored by Yan Yan. In the 64th minute China scored the equaliser through Wu Mengrong. The two teams ended 2-2 in the regulation time. Anuradha Devi Thokchom’s stike handed India 5-4 lead in the shootout and secured India’s win....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 88 words · Richard Johnson

India Level Tweny20 Series With 10 Wicket Win

The result sets up a series decider in the third and final game that will also be played at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat, but could only muster 99 for nine in their 20 overs as the Indian bowlers strangled the run-rate. The tourists made short work of their reply, racing to their victory target off 13.1 overs as Mandeep Singh (52 from 40 balls) and fellow opener Lokesh Rahul (47 from 40 balls) put on a century stand....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 187 words · Wilson Green

India Lose To Jordan In Fiba World Cup Qualifiers

This was India’s third defeat in as many games and Satnam Singhs men are now at the bottom of Group C. Aravind Annadurai carried his impressive form to led the Indian team with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Satnam Singh also maintained his consistency by dropping 20 points along with 8 assists and 4 powerful dunks. Debutant guard Justin Joseph also impressed in his first senior international game dropping 16 points but India couldn’t convert the chances and went down fighting....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 162 words · Irma Botti

India Qualify For Icc Champions Trophy Semi Finals

World Cup holders India marched into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with an emphatic win over the West Indies on Tuesday that knocked arch-rivals Pakistan out of the race. A career-best five-wicket haul by Ravindra Jadeja and a second successive century from Shikhar Dhawan lifted India to an eight-wicket victory at the packed Oval ground on a grim, overcast day in London. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men, backed by some 22,000 largely Indian supporters at the stadium, restricted the West Indies to 233-9 and then batted fluently to surpass the target in 39....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 510 words · Gloria Lee

India Rejects Mandatory Video Technology

India’s powerful cricket board has maintained its opposition to mandatory video technology despite backing for the system from the sport’s world chiefs meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Indian officials said their stance on the Decision Review System (DRS) was “unchanged” despite a recommendation for the technology to be compulsory in all Tests and one-day internationals, costs allowing. “The BCCI continues to believe that the system is not foolproof,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India said in a statement released on Monday....

January 30, 2023 · 2 min · 266 words · Christal Cooper

India S Best Victories In Test Odi T20

Of all those wins, which three, are the all-time best wins, in the 3 different formats of Cricket ? This is a very difficult choice to make, and there will be different opinions about the selections. More than the quality or the magnitude, what has been given more importance in the selection of the three wins is, what impact the wins had, in inspiring the future generations and on taking forward the game as a whole....

January 30, 2023 · 4 min · 656 words · Jennifer Hoffstetter

India S Foreign Investment Grew 3 Times Faster Than China S On Tech Bets

FDI in India rose to $57 billion, with most money flowing to companies active in the digital economy, the UN said. India now receives the third most FDI worldwide, trailing China ($164 billion) and the U.S. ($134 billion). But FDI fell in other economies in the South Asia region, especially those dependent on exporting apparel, as demand fell during the COVID-19 pandemic. India offers foreign companies lower wages, tax incentives and, in some cases, tax exemptions....

January 30, 2023 · 4 min · 756 words · Iraida Yount

India S Irfan Kolothum Thodi Finishes 26Th In 20Km Walk At World Cup

The Indian clocked 1:21:09 – his best time this season – and was the best-finisher among the five Indians in the event. Overall, the Indian walkers finished eighth in the team event out of a total of 17 teams. Meanwhile, Asian Championship bronze medallist Gurmeet Singh clocked 1:21:20 to finish 27th; this was Gurmeet’s season best timing as well. Devender Singh (1:22:07) and K. Ganapathi (1:22:41) produced their personal bests to finish 33rd and 41st, respectively, while former national record holder Basanta Bahadur Rana clocked 1:23:15 to finish 48th....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 166 words · William Kenney

India S Predicted Playing Xi For The 1St T20I Vs Sri Lanka

India have undergone a few personnel changes from the squad that blanked the Windies. While frontline stars like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja return from rest and injury respectively, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been handed a breather. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar have been ruled out with injuries. Here is India’s predicted playing XI for the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Openers: Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad To replace Suryakumar Yadav, India have to look at either Ruturaj Gaikwad or Deepak Hooda, who are the only two batting options left on the bench....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 452 words · Marilyn Gray

India Settles For Silver After Losing In Men S Hockey 5S Of Youth Olympics

Skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad’s brace went in vain as Malaysia made a valiant fight back in the second half to clinch the yellow metal. It was India which took the lead in the third minute through Vivek but their joy was short-lived as Malaysia drew parity in the fifth minute through Firodus Rosdi. A minute later Vivek struck again as India went into the breather leading by a narrow one goal margin....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 139 words · Christopher Chambers

India Strike Four Blows In Second Session Australia 198 5

At the Sydney Cricket Ground, Jadeja took 2-51 and Yadav took 2-50 as the hosts trailed by 424 runs. Peter Handscomb (21) and Tim Paine (5) were the unbeaten batsmen. Post lunch, Australia made the worst start possible with Marcus Harris (79) getting out before he could settle in again. In the third over after the restart, he played on off Jadeja. In the 49th over, the left-arm spinner made it a double blow six overs later as Shaun Marsh (8) was caught at slip....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 501 words · George Migl

India Surpasses U.S. Record Of New Coronavirus Infections For Second Day In A Row With More Than 78 000 Cases

On Sunday, the South Asian nation surpassed the record high of 77,255 daily infections set by the U.S. on July 16, with India reporting 78,761 new cases. Then on Monday, India reported 78,512 new infections, surpassing the U.S. record—which was also the previous global record for a single country—once again. In total, India has now reported more than 3.6 million confirmed infections and 64,469 deaths. The nation has the third highest number of confirmed cases of any country in the world, after the U....

January 30, 2023 · 2 min · 420 words · James Echols

India Take On China In Wsb Eye Play Offs Berth

The Indian franchise will draw confidence from back-to-back wins in the home leg against Russia’s Patriot Team and the China Dragons last week. The Indians will be represented by Dahiya (60kg), who won a gold at the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia last year, India Open medallists Shaikh Salman (52kg) and Dinesh Dagar (69kg), Devanshu Jaiswal (81kg) and Parveen Kumar (+91kg). The Chinese team will feature He JunJun (52kg), Wu Yufeng (60kg), Haishaer Taximaimaiti (69kg), Zhang Julei (81kg) and Alhemaiti Maimaiti (+91kg)....

January 30, 2023 · 2 min · 226 words · Michael Sutherland

India Takes Up Visa Denial With China

“This matter has been brought to our notice now,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said at his weekly media briefing here. “The government’s position on differential treatment of Indian passport holders is clear and well known,” he said. “We have conveyed it to the Chinese side.” The Secretary of the Arunachal Pradesh State Badminton Association, Bamang Tago, who was named the manager of the Indian squad for the Thaihot China Open 2016 badminton tournament that began in Fuzhou on November 15, was denied a visa by Beijing....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 160 words · Billie Cooper

India Tour Of England 2018 Schedule Announced

India’s tour of England will begin on July 3 at Old Trafford, which will host the first of three T20Is. The other two will be played at Cardiff and Bristol. Following the T20I series, the ODI series begins on July 12 with India set to play the three matches at Trent Bridge, Lord’s and Headingley. The Test series begins on August 1 at Edgbaston. The remaining four Tests will be played at Lord’s, Trent Bridge, Ageas Bowl and The Oval....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 438 words · Austin Fugate