South Africa is at the second spot, while Sri Lanka is placed at number 3. The Australians suffered a big drop in their ranking, falling to number 4 position as a result of the twin losses in the ongoing triangular series involving South Africa. Zimbabwe, on the other hand, did not improve their ranking but gained 3 rating points. This reduced the gap between the minnows Bangladesh and the African nation to 11 rating points....
Off-spinner Ashwin and left-arm colleague Jadeja played all five tests against England, leading the hosts to a 4-0 victory in the rubber. They also led India’s spin attack in their 2-1 victory in the three-match one-day international series. Leg-spinner Amit Mishra and off-break bowler Parvez Rasool have replaced the duo in the 15-man squad, led by Virat Kohli, for the series, starting with the first match at Kanpur on Thursday....
Australian commentator Kerry O’Keeffe, who has been under fire for his controversial remarks on Indian cricket, issued an apology in an open letter. Following a lacklustre performance at the MCG, Australia have made one change to their squad for the upcoming fourth Test at Sydney. Here are all of today’s top developments from the cricket world. #5 India seal victory at MCG and retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy With just two wickets away from victory, a confident Indian team arrived at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday for the final day of the third Test....
In striking contrast to this grass-roots approach, the national government is putting in place an ambitious plan to link India’s major river systems with 30 canals stretching 10,000 kilometers. The idea is to move water from flood-prone areas, such as Bihar and West Bengal in the northeast, to drought-stricken regions like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the south. The government isn’t releasing details until June, but some blueprints have already been drawn up....
Swing bowler Bhuvneshwar aggravated a previous back injury in the third one-day international against England on Tuesday, putting his place in the upcoming Test matches in doubt. The 28-year-old has been left out of the group for the first three Tests, but India plan to assess the player before making a final decision. Bumrah has been included in the squad, although he will only be considered for selection from the second match onwards as he recovers from a thumb problem....
Amrinder Singh (Goalkeeper) 6.5 – Could have done better with the freekick from which Kaleem Ullah scored but produced a smart save to deny Saddam Hussain in the second half. Overall wasn’t tested too many times in this game. Pritam Kotal (Right Back) 6.0 – Didn’t do much wrong defensively but the distribution was again poor from the Mohun Bagan right back and he didn’t threaten too much while overlapping....
The game, which was scheduled to be held on Wednesday evening, was postponed to Thursday morning following heavy showers at the Nagoa ground. However, the game started amid bright sunshine and India had a good chance within the first 20 minutes when striker Abhijit Sarkar sent a shot over from a promising position. Mauritius also showed their intent by forcing goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh into a save three minutes later. Though the first half remained goalless, India had the better chances and were in the ascendancy....
Virat Kohli’s men will be looking to get back to winning ways and level the series when they face the Australian team in the second ODI on 17th January. Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot will host the crucial second ODI of this series. Historically, the pitch at this venue has always assisted batsmen, so we can expect a high-scoring thriller on Friday. Going into the match, Team India have plenty of selection troubles as almost all the squad members are in good form....
After a comprehensive victory over Bangladesh in the first Test at Indore, India came into this contest with an unchanged playing XI. Bangladesh, on the other hand, made a couple of changes, bringing in Al-Amin Hossain and Nayeem Hasan in place of Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan in a hope to turn their fortunes around after a disastrous show at the Holkar Stadium. Bangladesh skipper Mominul Islam opted to bat first after winning the toss, looking to take advantage of a batting-friendly first session in the afternoon....
While India are the only unbeaten team in the tournament, England’s campaign has hit a roadblock after losing two matches in a row. The Men in Blue have one foot in the semifinals after earning 11 points from the first six matches in this World Cup. Virat Kohli’s men registered a convincing win over West Indies after surviving a huge scare against Afghanistan. A win against the hosts would further help them in their quest to finish first in the standings....
With the first game in Dharmashala getting washed out, this match provides an opportunity for South Africa to share the spoils although it’ll be tough with India in such good form. Virat Kohli’s 72 led the way with the bat for India as Deepak Chahar shined with the ball in hand. Match details Date: 22nd September 2019 (Sunday) Time: 7:00 PM IST Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Weather Forecast There is forecast for some rain late on Sunday night and the latter part of the match might see some delay....
The Proteas took quite a beating the last time they toured India when they were completely outdone in that four-match series. India defeated them 3-0 and registered massive wins in all three games. Juxtaposed to that side in the 2015/16 season, the current Proteas team is a lot more inexperienced now. The likes of AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla have retired from international cricket and this time around, the young crop of cricketers will be looking to make an impact for the senior team....
However, despite his purple patch, he has not been able to convert these starts into big hundreds, something which has bothered the young man. “The way we batted on end of the fourth day. Yeah, little disappointed but I’m kinda getting used to not reaching a hundred. It has been the eight or ninth time but it will come when it has to come. Quite honestly, I don’t know how to feel about it because it is better than getting out on the first ball of the match,” said Rahul to BCCI....
Finishing in first place with a huge lead was Ukraine’s Kokhan Mykhaylo, who produced a mammoth throw of 82.31m. The bronze was won by German Raphael Winklevoss with an effort of 71.78m. There was another Indian in the reckoning as well, in the form of Nitesh Poonia, who managed a 10th place finish. He produced a best effort of 65.79m, with his other throws being 65.78m and 61.68m. Also read: Abhinav Bindra tweets out to Sports Minister Vijay Goel regarding Berlin debacle...
The Croatian takes over from Englishman Stephen Constantine, who quit following India’s unceremonious exit from the Asian Cup 2019 in January. Stimac had a stellar playing career for Croatia as a defender, finishing third in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He also won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship with Yugoslavia in Chile. Stimac has previously coached the Croatian national team from 2013-14, guiding them into the final stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil....
Djokovic decided to skip the event scheduled to take place in Bangalore September 12-14, citing fatigue after his shock defeat to Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the US Open semi-final. Serbia’s non-playing captain Bogdan Obradovic confirmed that Djokovic would not be going over to India because of fatigue and also to be with his wife Jelena as they are expecting their first child. “Djokovic had created so much excitement all around, there was such a buzz,” Zeeshan told IANS from Bangalore....
The 54-year-old Brit was speaking to Goal after India U23 team’s 1-0 loss to Singapore U23s in Singapore on Wednesday. Mohun Bagan given October deadline Though he was not happy after the loss, he assessed, “They’ll make mistakes and many don’t have club teams to play for. When we consider that, they’ve given a decent account of themselves in both these games. Four of them we took from a scouting program six weeks ago....
Paes feels that in the absence of World No.1 Novak Djokovic, Janko Tipsarevic, a former top-10 player who is recovering from a heel surgery, and former No.12 Viktor Troicki, who docked a 18-month ban for doping violation, provided India a good chance to win the tie and regain their spot in the elite 16-team World Group. “It would have been different had Djokovic, Tipsarevic and Troicki been there but their absence gives us a good chance....
India, who were 180 for two at lunch, were cruising towards the target when Virat Kohli (67) tried one too many shots and lost his wicket. India came out to bat after lunch in an aggressive mood. Both Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan (115) took on the Kiwi attack and seemed to be doing some real damage. However, Kohli got carried away and tried to pull a short and wide Neil Wagner delivery, managing only to get a bottom edge to the wicketkeeper....
