As for South Africa, they last visited India at the end of 2015 and had a horror Test series, losing the contest 3-0. As such, both teams have a lot to play for in what is expected to be another closely contested tussle. While India retain pretty much the same team from the last series between the teams in 2018 barring a couple of changes, South Africa are heading into a new era minus the likes of AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla....
Ashwin picked up four while Ishant and Jadeja shared three apiece to skittle out the Lankans. The Tamil Nadu off-spinner was at his best, befuddling the batsmen with exceptional deception in flight and unsurprisingly one of the most vital wickets in the Lankan line-up - that of the skipper, Dinesh Chandimal - fell to him. India ended the day at 9/1, losing Lokesh Rahul to Lahiru Gamage. #5 India’s obsession with Rohit Sharma has no end There was ruckus the moment India announced their Test team for Sri Lanka with Rohit Sharma as the back-up batsman....
Indian skipper Virat Kohli opted to field first on an ideal batting wicket, keeping the dew factor in mind. Despite starting their batting well, Sri Lanka failed to put up a competitive total and managed to score only 142-9 in 20 overs which was 25-30 runs short of a competitive score. Chasing 143, India did not face any hurdles while facing the Sri Lankan bowlers and won the match with 7 wickets in hand and 2....
The shortest format has yielded mixed results for the Islanders. They beat the no.1 ranked T20 side Pakistan 3-0 at their home turf with a second-string squad. Within three weeks, they lost to Australia with the same scoreline. But Sri Lanka won’t be an easy team to beat for Virat Kohli’s men. Also see – Under 19 world cup winner list The series presents an opportunity for sides to try out players, with the T20 World Cup due to take place later in the year....
Hardik Pandya has been out from cricket for more than a month due to his back injury. He underwent surgery in England and is in rehabilitation for the time being. On that note, Dube got picked for India as he looks to make a statement in the upcoming matches. The Mumbai-born all-rounder revealed how skipper Virat Kohli and the rest of the teammates were supportive to him and uplifted his morale....
In the 2018-2019 Australian Summer, India won the Test series 2-1 and became the first Asian side to win a Test series on Australian soil. However, Australia were missing their two best batsmen in David Warner and Steve Smith due to the ban imposed on them after the Sandpapergate episode. Australia have a very potent bowling attack boasting the likes of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, James Pattinson and, of course, the spin of Nathan Lyon....
Inclusive of this win, this number one ranked junior player has now a tally of seven junior titles this year, two of them international. At the Singapore event, the ISA trainee defeated Vivek Palaniappan of Singapore 11-2, 11-2, 11-1 in the first round, following it up with a fighting win over 5/8 seed Yusuke Ogata of Japan, 13-15, 11-3, 11-8, 10-12, 11-6. In the semi-final, the Indian edged out Kojiro Tan of Singapore 7-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7 for a place in the title round....
The Indian challenge came to an early end as shuttlers P.V. Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma lost their respective second round matches at the $200,000 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold here on Thursday. Two-time World Championship bronze medallist Sindhu, who is yet to find form following her return to the circuit, lost to local talent and third seed Tai Tzu Ying 15-21, 17-21 in 32 minutes in women’s singles at the Taipei Arena....
The Chandigarh-based team recorded a 1-0 win over the Tiger Cubs in Goa, under the close watch of new U17 team coach Luis Matos. 17-year-old Baoringdao Bodo recorded the only goal of the match. However, it isn’t the nature of the defeat, or the result itself, that seemed to have ticked off a nerve. It is the necessity to set right the number and nature of first team candidates who actually participated in the tie, that seems to be the bone of contention....
Mandar Tamhane, the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Bengaluru FC, was in attendance at the AFC Workshop for clubs who have made it into the knockout stages of the Asian Champions League (ACL) and AFC Cup respectively. Dato Windsor - Indian clubs need to evolve with time Every team who have successfully made it past the group stages were handed an award by Windsor. From the ACL clubs, representatives from Al Ahli, Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Al Ain (UAE), Persepolis (Iran), Kawasaki Frontale, Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan), Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai SIPG (China), were handed the memento....
But, the Kolkata-based club are not pleased with the initial terms in the offer but have indicated they ar willing to re-negotiate with IMG-Reliance. “Since the going away of Mcdowell’s in the mid-season 3 years back, we (Mohun Bagan) were frantically looking for partners. We had also approached IMG-Reliance and various rounds of discussions had taken place. The prospect of playing in ISL was also discussed. IMG-Reliance had also come up with lot of options and ideas....
The two teams had previously met in a pulsating encounter at the Four Nations Invitational Tournament and there was no drop in quality even in the series opener here. India started the better side, holding the ball and controlling the midfield. Despite several circle penetrations, the game remained goalless going into the first break. Yousuf opened the scoring for India in the 19th minute, with a wonderfully constructed field goal and then doubled his tally and the lead, with another in the same minute as India went into halftime firmly in control and in the lead....
The Blue Tigers’ display of resilience brought Oman’s three-game winning run to a halt as both sides looked to get much-needed minutes under their belt before the big tournament that starts on January 5, 2018. Sunil Chhetri and Jeje Lalpekhlua started upfront with the support of Udanta Singh and Halicharan Narzary from the flanks. Pronay Halder and Anas Edathodika, who had been struggling with fitness, started the match in midfield and at centre-back respectively....
After losing the toss, India scalped the first three South African wickets cheaply. But twin hundreds from Proteas captain Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen ensured the hosts posted an above-par total on a slowish pitch. Despite fifties from Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and Shardul Thakur, India crumbled to a disappointing loss. Here are India’s player ratings for the first ODI against South Africa. India vs South Africa 1st ODI: Misfiring middle order continues to plague Men in Blue KL Rahul: 1/10 Rahul’s ODI captaincy debut was miserable to say the least....
Kanha is one of the last strongholds of the Royal Bengal tiger, perhaps the world’s fiercest terrestrial predator—and its most beautiful. The chance to glimpse that signature orange and black coat attracts tens of thousands of tourists each year, who flock to this and India’s 27 other tiger reserves. Alarm calls can still be heard in the Kanha dawn, but many of India’s jungles have fallen disturbingly quiet. The government-run Wildlife Institute of India shocked the nation—and tiger lovers worldwide—in February when it released a rigorous scientific survey estimating India had just 1,411 tigers left, a decline of more than 60 percent in five years....
Virat Kohli led Indian side once again goes as the favourites to win the prestigious cup. The selectors haven’t announced the squad for the Asian Cup, and it can be anytime soon. Let us look at the strongest Indian playing XI for the Asia Cup. Openers- Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan Team India has one of the most destructive opening pairs in the World cricket having Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan....
Doha, May 8 (IANS): It will be a turning point for Indian athletics if Tintu Luka can impress in the 800 metres race at the season-opening IAAF Diamond League here Friday. The current Asian champion and 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist is India’s lone entry at the prestigious meet and is expected to face tough competition. Out of 11 athletes in the fray, six have the calibre to finish the race under two minutes while four of them have clocked a better timing than Luka, who was a semifinalist at the 2012 Olympics....
India will be on 110 points, with second-placed Australia on 109 as a result of their drubbing of West Indies. South Africa are currently on a nine-match winless streak in Tests, and the top ranked team are suddenly undergoing a rapid slide. The hosts last emerged triumphant against West Indies at Cape Town. It is also a good omen for not-long-ago appointed captain Virat Kohli, who will have taken India to the summit of the Test format in about a year of his taking charge....
India 8 (Jayananda Singh – 4th, Prosenjit Chakraborty – 13th and 31st; Jerry Lalrinzuala – 20th, Bedashwor Singh – 33rd and 47th; Edmund Lalrindika – 74th; Nuruddin – 75th) beat Bhutan 1 (Yoesel Dorji – 41st) KUWAIT CITY: There were two questions, the first of which was how long would it take for India to score the first goal. The question found its answer in the 4th minute itself when Jayananda Singh tapped in a Bedashwor Singh corner from the far left....
After winning almost everything on their tours to Australia and New Zealand (only losing the T20I series in New Zealand), the ‘Men in Blue’ will look to extend their dominance at home as well. Australia, who played India just a month back, will start the tour with the two-match T20I series. The last time the two sides met in the shortest format, the three-match series ended in a 1-1 draw....
