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The Kangaroos are back in India for another ODI series and they have arrived with their full-strength squad this time around. Generally, it has not been too difficult for India to beat sides in home conditions in any format of the game in the last decade, but the Aussies will surely pose a serious challenge. While Smith and Warner’s comeback has organized the Australian again, Mitchell Starc, along with Pat Cummins, is as dangerous a bowling duo as any in world cricket at the moment....

Off the very next ball, he trapped Mehidy Hasan in front of the stumps meaning Bangladesh headed into tea at 140 for 7, but Shami was unable to claim a wicket with the first ball of his next over following the interval. Although Shami missed out on a hat-trick, India managed to complete one as a team. Off the first ball of the post-tea session, Ishant Sharma sent back Liton Das for 21, having him caught by skipper Virat Kohli....

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium is an ideal venue for the finale as the ground and the pitch are best suited for a Twenty20 showdown. Both teams are stacked with a number of stroke makers and this bodes very well for the game. The Indian team got out of jail in the second T20 when Ashish Nehra and Jasprit Bumrah combined beautifully at the death and scripted an amazing win for the hosts....

The Indian team leaves for New Zealand today and although Dhawan is travelling with the Indian squad, for now, there is no certainty if he will be fit in time for the T20I series which is starting from 24th of January. India have got some really talented batsmen in the reserves who have been on the fringe of national selection in recent times. If the Indian team management decides not to risk Dhawan ahead of the ODI series, they might call one of these players to replace the veteran left-hander in the T20I squad....

During recent times, these two teams have rarely travelled to each other’s country, and as a result, the last test match between these two nations took place way back in 2007. Lately, one bilateral series took place between two sides in 2012-13, when Pakistan travelled to India for 3 ODIs and 2 T20Is. During the Asia Cup, which is around the corner, there are a few India- Pakistan ODI’s in the offering....

Hanging by a thread at 36/3 when play resumed, the visitors endured a dreadful start. Nightwatchman Anrich Nortje failed to withstand the prowess of Mohammed Shami, nicking a lifter to Virat Kohli in the anticipating slip cordon. Theunis de Bruyn looked in great touch as he drove and whipped the seamers with panache. Feeling for an innocuous good-length ball by Umesh Yadav, the overnight batsman feathered a healthy edge to keeper Wriddhiman Saha, who dived acrobatically to make a tough chance look easy....

India made two changes in their playing eleven from the last ODI, bringing in KL Rahul and Axar Patel for Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur. Sri Lanka have made a few changes, fielding Dasun Shanka, Isuru Udana, Thisara Perera and Seekugge Prasanna in the playing eleven. Teams: India: Virat Kohli(capt), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav....

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The team comprises 14 members and seven vehicles. The rally, organised by Northern Motorsports, an International Motorsports Body, is being held over 2,200 km in the semi-arid and desert terrain of Rajasthan. The rally will traverse through the terrain of Rajasthan’s Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Barmer and culminate at Jodhpur. The Indian Army Motorsports Team is organised and trained under the patronage Army Adventure Wing of the Directorate General of Military Training of the Indian Army....

The incident happened on the first day of the Iron & Steel Premier League (ISPL), a 10-over tournament that has been organised four times previously. Following the unfortunate event, the tournament was cancelled. Dani was meant to be a good bowler for his side, the Arya Lions. According to the report, Dani fell down while fielding, however, he did not make any complaint at the time. While Dani had gone back to the dressing room, he collapsed while drinking water....

In Palembang, deputy Chef de Mission Balbir Singh Kushwaha hoisted the tricolour at a simple ceremony which was attended by around 25 athletes, mostly shooters and rowers. Yassir Arafat, the Asian Games International Relationship & Protocoller (IR & P) Coordinator in Palembang, was invited as the chief guest of the ceremony. In Jakarta too, the Indian flag was hoisted at a simple ceremony at the Games Village with athletes and officials attending it....

Having spent a large part of his childhood in Abu Dhabi, Zayed played for academies based in the UAE like the Manchester United Soccer School and Manchester City School of Football. But it was in Al Ethihad Sports Academy that Zayed happened to play with Kerala Blasters star Sahal Abdul Samad, who was named the Emerging Player of the ISL 2018-19 season. Taking a cue from Sahal, Zayed is now exploring his options to play in India after graduating from the Abu Dhabi Indian School....

There was speculation that Tiri, who has been part of the Indian Super League (ISL) since 2015, might leave Jamshedpur for greener pastures. However, the Spaniard has put to rest these rumours and confirmed that he will be staying at Jamshedpur FC for another year. Tiri joined Jamshedpur in 2017 after two seasons with ATK. He has been a vital part of the Jamshedpur squad since its inception and hopes to get his hands on the ISL trophy again, after winning it with ATK in 2016....

The in-form Lahiri won his fourth Asian Tour title in Indonesia last week, his first victory outside of India, and he will aim at cementing his position atop the summit with another victory at the challenging Wack Wack Golf and Country Club. He will be joined by EurAsia Cup teammates Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand, an eight-time Asian Tour winner, Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh, Boonchu Ruangkit of Thailand and Nicholas Fung of Malaysia....

Ahead of the game in Bishkek, the Englishman categorically dismissed suggestions that India might play for a draw, given that the team had already qualified for the showpiece event in UAE next year. “I always play to win, home or away. No coach thinks that his team is going to lose when they go into a game. Maybe the game might be a draw but we will play to win....

Excitement is at its peak for the shuttle sport fans to see some of the biggest names in action which include the top two Indian badminton players - Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu. Having made it to the quarter-finals of the All England Championships just two weeks back, they have both brightened their prospects for a successful season. However, the draw gods haven’t been too kind this time and have placed them both in the same half which sets them up for a possible quarter-final showdown....

After West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and elected to bowl, India lost a clump of wickets in the first half of the innings but recovered well to post 184. Although Nicholas Pooran played another impressive innings, the hosts clung on to secure the second series whitewash of the home assignment. Here are India’s player ratings for the third T20I against West Indies. India vs West Indies 3rd T20I: Experimentation stands out in positive win for Men in Blue Ishan Kishan: 5/10 For the third time in a row, Kishan didn’t look settled at the crease....

Weightlifting Gold: Men (77kg) Sathish Sivalingam Women (63 kg) Vandna Gupta finished 5th. Badminton Mixed Team Event: India beat Mauritius 3-0. Hockey Men: India played out a 2-2 draw with Pakistan. Table Tennis Women’s Team Event: India beat Malaysia 3-0 in quarterfinals Men’s Team Event: India beat Malaysia 3-0 in quarterfinals. Boxing Women: Sarita Devi (60kg) beat Kimberly Gittens to reach quarterfinals. Gymnastics Men’s Individual All-Around Final- Yogeshwar finished 14th....

India has not won a match yet in their of New Zealand, losing the ODI series 4-0 and trailing 0-1 in the two match Test series. But he is happy that Team India is adapting to the conditions and putting on a great fight against New Zealand in the ongoing Test series. Gavaskar also said that this should not be taken as a scale to predict how team India would perform in the World Cup 2015....

A Flashback before the showdown: This won’t be complete without looking back at another game which may look like irrelevant now! Few months before, India playing England in a bilateral series at home. The scoreline read 3-2 in favour of India. The decider was a thriller. Home team agonisingly fell short of the target by 5 runs in a tight run chase in Mumbai. After winning it for England, Flintoff who bowled a beautiful last over did something we never saw on a cricket field....