Vijay Shankar was a big plus for India both with the bat and the ball. Earlier he scored a good looking 46 and then defended 11 runs in final over. It was business as usual for Virat Kohli who scored his 40th ODI ton. Australia, on the hand, would be disappointed as it was their match to lose with the kind of start they had got. The action now moves to MS Dhoni’s home ground in Ranchi....
Earlier, Shreyas Iyer crafted his way to a glorious half-century to lay the foundation upfront after the hosts were invited to bat first on a placid surface. KL Rahul complemented Iyer wonderfully by stroking an exquisite half-century as India posted a mighty total of 174 on the board. India were in trouble early as Rohit Sharma’s distinct weakness against the incoming delivery was exposed for the umpteenth time, with Shafiul Islam breaching through the Indian skipper’s defence to hit timber....
One ought to note that the Oman friendly following it would be the last international friendly India will play before they face Thailand, UAE, and Bahrain in the group stages of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. These players’ exclusion could mean that they may not even get the chance of representing the nation in the aforementioned tournament. Here we take a look at those omitted players and make a playing XI out of them....
Trailing by an improbable 326 after Virat Kohli enforced the follow-on, the Proteas were bundled out for a meager 189, handing India their 11th successive series victory at home. Faint hopes of a resurgence were crushed early when Ishant Sharma trapped Aiden Markram in front of the stumps with a nagging inswinger. The Proteas had barely recuperated when Theunis de Bruyn flicked a loosener to Wriddhiman Saha, who dived acrobatically to pluck a screamer, gifting Umesh Yadav his first wicket....
India’s preparations have not been ideal though. Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, and Ruturaj Gaikwad are in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 along with four others from the contingent. Skipper Rohit Sharma confirmed at a press conference on Saturday that Ishan Kishan is the only opening partner available for him in the first ODI. Mayank Agarwal, who was later added to the one-day squad, is still in quarantine. The series against West Indies will give the hosts a chance to test their youngsters building up to the 2023 ODI World Cup, which will be held in India....
It’s been a charged up atmosphere since Australia visited India, but it shouldn’t be surprising if the buzz surrounding this series doesn’t match up to those levels, with the recovery period not yet over for the fans as far as Sachin-related emotions are concerned. However, it does provide Dhoni’s team the opportunity to address some glaring issues which they faced against the Australians. For starters, the bowling department is devoid of Ishant Sharma, and had it not been for Dhawal Kulkarni’s injury, India would have fielded a very different pace attack in this series....
With the series already in the pocket, India will look to complete a whitewash over Zimbabwe as they face off in the last game of the series at the Harare Sports Club. It has been a very bleak series for the Zimbabwean cricket team, going through a phase of transition, have failed to put up any resistance against a ruthless Indian side. They have failed to cross the 200 mark in both their games and have more to do with their dismal batting display than some superb Indian bowling....
Hailing India’s Test side as “well-balanced”, the 39-year-old said India seriously looks to be the superior side on paper with a strong batting line-up. “I think India will be too strong for New Zealand. India has got a lot of options in the batting order. It’s a power-packed one, you got Shikhar (Dhawan) putting his hand up after losing his opportunity,” Lee told IANS on the sidelines of a panel discussion on the India-New Zealand series also featuring former India greats Kapil Dev and V....
After bowling out the West Indies for 104, India made 105-1 in 15 overs to record its second biggest win in terms of balls to spare, 211. The biggest was by 231 deliveries against Kenya in 2001. Such was India’s dominance that the day-night game was over before sunset, in a total of 46.4 overs, the shortest completed ODI featuring India. The previous spanned 48.1 overs against New Zealand in 2010....
India in its historic 500th Test is playing with six batsmen, two fast bowlers and two spinners while the visiting New Zealand are playing with three spinners and two fast bowlers. India has won 10 tests under Kohli’s captaincy. Teams: New Zealand : Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Luke Ronchi, BJ Watling (wicket keeper), Mitchell Santner, Mark Craig, Neil Wagner, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult India: Murli Vijay, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami....
It is not just the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards which are mired in the unseemly tug-of-war; even sportspersons have crossed the limits of decency in running down the chosen athletes and glorifying their own credentials, in the process undermining the sportsman’s spirit. If some put forth genuine grievances, some others force a rethink by the awards selection committee using pulls and pressures and their political clout....
From the heights of winning the World Cup after 28 years to the despair of a disastrous tour of England, Indian cricket has swung from one end of the spectrum to the other. They are now Down Under to reclaim their status as the No.1 Test side. Then the unusually long wait for Sachin Tendulkar‘s 100th international century. Since hitting his 99th ton in the World Cup match against South Africa, the maestro came within striking distance of that magic hundred twice in Tests against England and the West Indies....
The Indian cricket team has been on the end of disastrous tours more than they have won “revenge” matches in the past. It is no hidden fact that Indian batsmen have never relished the rising ball for most of cricket’s history. Not enough to play many conventional cricketing strokes, anyway. Of course, cricket has constantly reminded us batting is not all about perfect bio-mechanics. That would defeat the very joy of watching a Sehwag destroy the opposition or the pure hysteria when a dashing young batsman from the Caribbean sets the world on fire....
Squad Goalkeepers: Bhaskar Ganguly (East Bengal Club), Bhaskar Maity (Bengal), Surjit Singh. Defenders: Gurdev Singh (East Bengal Club - CAPTAIN), Chinmoy Chatterjee (East Bengal Club), Shyamal Banerjee (Bengal), Compton Dutta (Bengal), Subrata Bhattacharya (Mohun Bagan AC), Nicholas Pereira, D. Shekharan, G.S. Parmar. Midfielders: Prasun Banerjee (East Bengal Club), Pushparaj Kumar (Karnataka), A. Devraj Doraiswamy (Karnataka), M.M. Jacob, Thomas Fernandes. Forwards: Xavier Pius, Francis D’Souza, Mohammed Akbar, Harjinder Singh (JCT Mills), Surajit Sengupta (East Bengal Club), Bidesh Bose (Bengal)....
The IT Ministry has said that they have received several complaints through different sources that suggest misuse of some of these mobile applications. Available on both Android and iOS platforms, these platforms have come under the scanner for “stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data”. Below is the list of 59 apps banned by the government of India. Also Read: HOW SAFE IS TIKTOK TO USE?
The world has seen images from cities like Delhi of crematoriums that have been overwhelmed with the bodies of COVID-19 victims. Funeral pyres have been lit in the streets. Our hospital infrastructure has collapsed and countless individuals and families are left hopeless and helpless. Amid the greatest health crisis in India’s history, a news story made international headlines: Australian cricketer Pat Cummins, who plays for a team in the Indian Premier League (IPL), donated $50,000 to the prime minister’s care fund for India’s COVID-19 relief....
India will continue to be part of the South Asian Football Federation whose four other members Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives will also join the new grouping to be based in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. The other five members of the proposed 10-member SWAFF are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das told PTI that a final shape to this regional grouping may come out after the meeting of the presidents of the 10 national federations on May 25....
“In India, we are a little more obsessed with batting. That is not the case with Pakistan, for example. When you look at Pakistan, superstars are mostly bowlers, starting with Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis. So their bowling heroes are revered more,” the 52-year-old right-handed batsman said. “India has somehow produced greatness in sport through batsmanship and not so much from bowling. It is up to the fans to start making heroes out of bowlers and I think that is starting to happen now....
Indian stars will compete across six different sports on Friday: archery, badminton, shooting, athletics, swimming and canoe sprint. Palak Kohli, Parul Parmar, Suhas L Yathiraj, Krishna Nagar, Tarun Dhillon and Pramod Bhagat will be in action in badminton on Friday. Deepak and Avani Lekhara will compete in the qualification round of the 50m rifle 3P SH1 men’s and women’s events, respectively. Swimmers Suyash Jadhav and Niranjan Mukundan will compete in the qualification round of the 50m butterfly event....
India fielded the same eleven that beat New Zealand in their campaign opener. The Teams: India: Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mithali Raj, Deepti Sharma, Veda Krishnamurthy, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy. Pakistan: Javeria Khan(capt), Nahida Khan, Ayesha Zafar, Omaima Sohail, Bismah Maroof, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Sana Mir, Diana Baig, Sidra Nawaz (wk), Anam Amin 0 votes
