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In a recent interview Michael Clarke has put forward a point vowing Australian cricket team to play “tough Australian cricket” in upcoming test series which may include a barrage of sledging or a bit of ball tampering saying keeping history as a reference on a lighter note. Michael Clarke a batting legend and a former Australian test captain usually a calm task master is famous for his one off incident with James Anderson where he was involved in a bitter verbal spat with the bowling legend....

Quality players like KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are waiting on the sidelines, so the out-of-form players need to get back among the runs as soon as possible, failing which they might lose their spot in the playing XI. The team management might give Shikhar Dhawan and Ambati Rayudu a longer rope to help them get back into form. Here are three change India might make for the fourth ODI in Mohali:...

Richardson, who was here for a World Cup-related promotional event, was inexplicably asked questions on Pandya’s loose talk on women in a TV show that led to a suspension, which has been lifted pending an inquiry for now. “That’s the issue for the member country to worry about and generally the Indian team is a well behaved team. They come to matches and accept the umpire’s decision. They play in the right spirit,” said Richardson....

The upcoming eclipse on Sunday will be an annular solar eclipse. The moon will cover the sun from the center, leaving visible only its outer rim, thereby creating a ring of fire in the sky. This ring of fire is formed as the relative size of the moon isn’t big enough to completely cover the sun and is quite far away from the planet. The solar eclipse will be observed in Asia, Africa, parts of Australia and Europe, the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean....

Col Pradeep Sharma of BRO’s Project Vijayak at Kargil will lead the team’s challenge in a Maruti Gypsy in the Raid Xtreme 4X4 category and will have Lt Col Sanjay Rathee of Project Hirak from Uttarakhand as his navigator. They will drive for Team DGBR (Director General Border Roads), an organisation within the army that specialises in constructing and maintaining roads in high altitude areas and extreme weather conditions, where few dare to go....

Simranjit, a former national medallist, defeated Turkey’s Sema Caliskan to fetch the top honours. Competing in the light fly category, Monika beat Ayse Cagirer of Turkey to win the gold medal, while Bhagyabati got the better of Selma Karakoyun, who is also from the host nation, in the light heavyweight category. However, Pinki Jangra (51kg), a former Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist, had to be content with a silver as she lost to another local hope Busenaz Cakiroglu to sign off second in the tournament....

Before the start of the tournament, it was pretty much clear that Indians are going to dominate this ongoing series and they haven’t disappointed in the very first test match by delivering a sheer and ruthless performance both from the bat and ball. With the collaborative team effort, the Indian team very convincingly won the first game of the test series. Though it was a collaborative team effort, the person to look out for was the debutant Mumbaiker lad Prithvi Shaw....

The list included Indian captain Virat Kohli, head coach Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, and Hardik Pandya, among many others. The women’s cricket team, as well as various IPL franchises, also joined in to convey their wishes. Former Indian cricket team captain Sachin Tendulkar wrote: Tendulkar’s fellow opener Virender Sehwag also took to social networking sites to convey his feelings on Mother’s Day:...

MOHALI, India (Reuters) - Two of his team mates, including skipper Virat Kohli, perished playing away from their body but Indian top order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara dismissed suggestions that the team have any technical issues with leaving balls outside off-stump. Opener Murali Vijay hung out his bat to a wide Ben Stokes delivery to be dismissed caught behind on day of the third test on Sunday. Later in the day, Kohli, who otherwise showed tremendous restraint when England attacked him with a strong off-side field, was sucked into edging the same bowler for a similar dismissal at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium....

Rishabh Pant’s exploits with the bat against Australia in Sydney and Brisbane Tests has made him one of the most important members of the batting line-up. However, he drew flak for his wicketkeeping skills during the tour. On the other hand, Wriddhiman Saha is regarded as one of the world’s best glovemen. Saba Karim, a former selector and BCCI General Manager, believes that the competition between Rishabh Pant and Wriddhiman Saha for the wicketkeeper’s slot is good for Indian cricket....

Yes, the Indian teams that have traveled around the globe over the years have found themselves open to racial discrimination and taunts. Former players have recounted incidents of name-calling including “bloody Indians” and other profanities. But no one can really claim moral superiority when it comes to the racist stigma. There has always been a hierarchy when it comes to racism. It doesn’t necessarily flow from white to black or white to brown....

10 Indian athletes will be in action across three sports on the penultimate day of the quadrennial event. Singhraj, Akash & Manish Narwal will compete in the Men’s Shooting Qualification Event and will look to progress to the final round of the competition. Palak Kohli, Manoj Sarkar, Suhas L Yathiraj, Krishna Nagar, Tarun Dhillon and Pramod Bhagat will be in action across various badminton events on Saturday. Moreover, Navdeep will ply his trade for India in the Men’s Javelin Throw F41 Final....

Modi took the stage on Monday during “Namaste Trump,” a joint rally with the U.S. leader, and hailed Kushner. “Jared stays out of the limelight but whatever he does, the outcome is very positive,” the Indian leader told a crowd of roughly 110,000 attendees at a cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, according to video from the event. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment. Modi’s remarks came after Trump had taken the stage to speak about America’s love for India and its citizens, before announcing a military partnership with the country’s government....

Parthiv Patel (16 batting) and Cheteshwar Pujara (13 batting) were at the crease for India when the teams went in for tea. Pacer Chris Woakes dismissed opener Murali Vijay in the second over of the innings for figures of 1/16. Chasing a paltry 103, Patel started off India’s second innings in confident fashion with a boundary through the covers off Woakes. Vijay, howver, continued his run of poor form, edging Woakes to Joe Root at second slip later in the same over....

With three players scoring hat tricks, the result never looked in doubt, India looking to boost their goal difference and their confidence in the encounter. The goals started early with the Captain Nilam Sanjeep Xess scoring off a PC in the 8th minute. In the 15th minute, Xess doubled the tally via another PC conversion, before Abhishek’s field goal in the next minute gave India a 3-0 lead. Relentless in attack, and constantly pressurizing their opponents, India scored three more goals before half time via Shivam Anand (26’), Ibungo Singh Konjengbam (30’) and Dilpreet Singh (34’)....

(In Alphabetical Order) ATHLETICS Shot Put: Tejinder Singh 19.10m. Qualified for finals Men’s 400m: Muhammed Anas Yahya (45.96s). Qualified for semi-finals Men’s 20 km walk: Manish Singh 4th; KT Irfan 13th place. Women’s 20km walk: Khusbir Kaur 4th BADMINTON Mixed Team Event (Semi-finals): India beat Singapore 3-1. To meet Malaysia in final BASKETBALL Men: Scotland beat India 96-81 Women: New Zealand beat India 90-55 BOXING Women (48 kg quarter-final): MC Mary Kom beat Megan Gordon 5-0....

Pace bowler Zaheer Khan makes a return to the Test team after nearly a year in the wilderness. Zaheer is one of five fast bowlers selected for the longer format of the game. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma retain their places from the series against the West Indies. Ambati Rayudu has been picked in the Test squad for the first time, and Ravindra Jadeja comes back in after missing the previous two tests through injury....

India’s stock in international badminton is undoubtedly high. It is being seen as one of the top nations sport-wise, as well as a major money-spinner for the game. The fact that India is hosting the most prestigious events, the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals here from May 18-25, is an indication of India’s fast growing stature. “If you had asked me 4-5 years ago if India would host the Thomas and Uber Cup in the foreseeable future, I would have said it may not be possible,” chief national coach Pullela Gopichand told the media here Wednesday....

Padmashri awardee Sharath is the first Indian table tennis player ever to win the Senior national championships nine times, breaking Kamlesh Mehta’s prior record of eight wins Sharath has represented India at 2004, 2008, and 2016 Olympics and it will be is fourth Olympic conquest. Currently ranked 33rd (Jan 2020) in the world Sharath is well placed to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, according to table tennis experts, Sharath has a high chance of winning an Olympic medal in the mixed doubles category with Manika Batra said Mr....

According to the schedule announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) today, Asian champions India are placed in a relatively easy but tricky Pool B alongside Pakistan, last edition’s bronze medallists England, Malaysia and Wales. Five-time champions and hosts Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and Scotland feature in Pool A. The Indian men’s team will play Pakistan in its first match on April 7, followed by games against Wales (April 8), Malaysia (April 10) and England (April 11)....