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The longest match of the pre-quarterfinal involved India’s top player Saurav Ghosal and Max Lee. World No. 20 Ghosal eventually won 11-3, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6 in 61 minutes. Ramit Tandon blanked Yip Tzs Fung 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 to give India an unassailable lead in the match. The consolation win for Hong Kong came when Harinder Pal Sandhu lost to Leo Au 9-11, 11-7, 4-11. “We were confident about this match, but all respect due to our Asian counterpart, we didn’t take them lightly,” India coach Cyrus Poncha was quoted as saying by Squashsite....

Colombo - The India Inc. will own all the seven franchises in the Sri Lankan Premier League (SPL), ignoring the decision of the Indian cricket board not to allow its players to take part in the island’s Twenty20 tournament. The Indian business houses have outbid all others to sweep all the franchises on offer for the league to be played August 10-31. The matches will be played in Colombo and Pallekele....

After a strong start from the tourists, who pounced to catch four edges before lunch, a partnership of 169 between Ben Stokes (62) and Jos Buttler (106) - recording his first Test hundred - ate into India’s 250-run lead and threatened to bring England back into contention. But with Stokes and Buttler moving up the order in light of Jonny Bairstow’s fractured finger, the conclusion of their fifth-wicket stand soon brought the innings crashing down in Nottingham....

Their most recent assignment was the Nidahas Trophy, a tri-series with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, which they won with a severely weakened squad. Along the way, they have notched up some sizeable wins. Indeed, their largest T20 victory came in the past year and India also managed to equal their biggest Test win. This article looks at India’s largest ever wins across all three formats. Test Cricket Bangladesh vs India in May 2007: India won by an innings and 239 runs...

Palembang, Aug 20 (PTI) Marcello Dradi, India’s longtime foreign shooting coach, has been diagnosed with a tumor and will undergo a surgery after the trap team’s campaign at the Asian Games. The ongoing Games will probably be the Italian’s last competition with the team. Dradi has been working with the Indian team for more than two decades. “He has got his surgery lined up on August 27, which means he will not be travelling with the team to the World Championships, starting August 31....

Having successfully broadcast many international footballing events and leagues, the Star Network are now set to wow India’s sports fans with a world-class live television experience of its national team. Speaking on the development, a Star India Spokesperson said, “This is a huge step forward for us. Broadcasting the national fixtures is a significant addition to our line-up of football properties and validates our network as the premier destination for football fans....

It has been announced that the national selectors will meet on May 8 to pick the team for the one-off Test against Afghanistan and the limited-overs leg of the England tour. Let us take a look at how India should line up in the ODI series. Openers - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan Opening is one area where there are a lot of contenders in the Indian team. The likes of Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul etc....

The two teams have already tasted success in the competition as India lifted the cup in 2001 and 2009 while Pakistan have also twice been part of the tournament, winning it in 2009 and finishing with Bronze in 2011. In the this year’s tournament, the two teams have had a contrasting set of results. Pakistan defeated Chinese-Taipei 6-1 in their opener and China 6-0 in the next game. They won their final game against Hong Kong 14-0 to top the group....

The AIFF executive committee that met here Thursday decided not to renew Koevarmans’ contract after October and also appoint a new coach for the Under-17 side which will participate in the 2017 U-17 World Cup at home. Dutchman Koevarmans, under whom the team didn’t perform well, will replace compatriot Rob Bann. “We have decided to retain Koevarmans as the technical director. We will soon have a new national coach and also an U-17 coach,” a top AIFF official told IANS after the meeting....

The Indian National Under-19 Team will be travelling to Shanghai to play a couple of international practice matches against the Chinese Under-19 National Team, who only recently were in Germany to play the Ruhr Cup. The India Under-19 boys, presently training at the AIFF Elite Academy in Goa under head coach Colm Joseph Toal, will play their Chinese counterparts on August 17 and 19 respectively. The exposure tour arranged by the All India Football Federation is keeping in mind the Under-19 AFC Championship qualifiers, which will be held in Doha in the first week of October....

Steve Smith 131 (132), Marnus Labuschagne 54 (64); Mohammed Shami 4/63 India: 289/3 Rohit Sharma 119 (128), Virat Kohli 89 (91); Ashton Agar 1/38 For detailed scorecard and match commentary, click here With the series on the line at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, India turned in an accomplished display in all departments to emerge victorious by 7 wickets and pocket the three-match ODI series 2-1. The likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were at their imperious best as the hosts chased down a challenging total of 287 with 15 balls to spare....

Extra cover: Kohli likely to miss start of IPL 2017 Australia’s skipper Steven Smith, who had a fabulous series with the bat, was gracious in defeat – He further added, “I have been pretty intense throughout this series. I really wanted to do well for the team. At times I have been in my own bubble and have let my emotions slip. I apologise for that.” But Kohli made sure the visitors knew that he wasn’t impressed with their aggression through the course of their tour –...

Many players are fighting for their slots in the team while there are others who are looking to cement their slots. Others come into this series with a point to prove to themselves and the rest of the world that they belong in the Test arena. Let’s have a look at the players whose performances will be under the microscope once the series begins: #1 KL Rahul 14,13,17,26*, 16,4,33*,0 these are Rahul’s score since his last 50 in an international outing....

Rishabh Pant’s Men in Blue started the series with two heavy defeats in Delhi and Cuttack. But they managed to redeem themselves by winning the third T20I by 48 runs on Tuesday (June 14) in Vizag. Yuzvendra Chahal was named the Player of the Match for picking up three wickets. Harshal Patel also accounted for four scalps and gave a decent account of his skills. Earlier, it was Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan’s 97-run partnership for the opening wicket that laid the platform for the hosts....

Toss: After winning the toss India surprised everyone by deciding to bat first. This was because the pitch looked completely flat and there was nothing much for the bowlers. Also, most of the experts were of the opinion that after winning the toss India should look to chase because no score looked safe enough on that track. Opening Partnership: India had a decent start to their innings with both Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma were playing freely and were scoring at a brisk rate....

The series was held in the aftermath of a disaster series in “Old Blighty”, where the Indian team led by Ajit Wadekar were whitewashed by Mike Denness and Co. Moreover, off-field controversies played a big part in claiming a victim in the form of Wadekar, who was sacked from the captaincy immediately after the team arrived from England. Nawab of Pataudi (Mansur Ali Khan), who was removed by Vijay Merchant through his casting vote earlier in 1971, was reinstated as captain for the series....

In case you didn’t know The Delhi Capitals wicket-keeper and his outings with the national side have been scrutinised significantly ever since he portrayed a slight bit of irresponsibility in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final. Additionally, MS Dhoni’s sabbatical from the sport thereafter has led to the fan base getting impatient with Pant, with many even clamouring for his head. The heart of the matter A day before India take the field against the West Indies, Kohli, in no uncertain terms stated that the team completely backed Pant and that they were willing to accord him a hint of time to settle in....

Despite the game being a dead rubber, Team India didn’t tinker too much with the playing eleven and had just two expected changes, bringing in spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar in place of rested players Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav. Captain Carlos Brathwaite’s words at the toss of gifting a victory to the Carribean people resonated with the way how the Windies went about things with the bat as they posted an impressive target of 182 on a slow and sluggish pitch....