Christopher Ruhr deflected the ball from close range in the dying moments as Germany earned a crucial win in a Pool B match that India deserved a point. Niklas Wellen scored in the 18th minute to give the two-time defending champions the lead before Rupinder Pal Singh (23rd) brought India level with his third goal in two matches. –IANS pur/vm 0 votes
It was the hosts who had the upper hand in the initial exchanges of the first half. Oman could have taken the lead in the seventh minute but Muhsen Al Ghassani’s spot-kick was off-target after he was brought down in the penalty area by Rahul Bheke. The first chance for the Indians came in the 20th minute after Udanta Singh earned a free-kick. Brandon Fernandes curled in the ball towards the far post and found Chhetri, whose cross was intercepted by Oman custodian Ali Al Habsi....
One of the contributing factors has been the aggressive leadership and form of Captain Kohli. The openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have had a major role to play in the victories. India’s bowling has been brilliant with Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav forming a potent bowling attack. The only area of concern for India has been their middle order. During the last few years, India have tried Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik in the middle order....
At lunch, the West Indies were 33 for one in nine overs in their second innings with Ashwin removing skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (10) for his fourth wicket of the day. The visitors still trail by 435 runs and face a herculean task of saving the game. Kieran Powell (21) and Shai Hope (0) were in the middle when lunch was taken. The West Indies, resuming their first innings at 94 for six, lasted only an hour and 10 minutes, mainly due to efforts of Roston Chase (53) and Keemo Paul (47) who ended up sharing a 73-run stand....
Below is the XI that took to the field in the final Test at the Oval in an innings and 244 runs defeat. #1 Murali Vijay He made his first overseas Test century in the 2014 series in England. He scored 146 in the first innings and backed it up with a further half-century in the second innings in a drawn match at Trent Bridge. He has since become his country’s first-choice opening batsman and played 51 Tests at a batting average of 39....
He has aggravated his lower back condition and will be assessed by the medical team. It is highly unlikely that he will play the first couple of matches as India wouldn’t want their premier fast bowler to aggravate this injury. Jasprit Bumrah will return after missing the limited over games against England. However, he will not be available for the first test match. This leaves India without two of their best fast bowlers for the first test match....
Despite missing the last national championships, the 2019 53kg world bronze medalist will get to compete in the Rome event to be held between February 3-6. Vinesh, however, will take part in the 55kg, a non-Olympic weight category, and not her usual 53kg category. Confirming the development, WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said: “Vinesh expressed her desire to compete in the Metteo Pellicone. The WFI follows a policy of fielding two athletes in each of the weight categories....
A strong comeback will be expected from India after the hammering from New Zealand in the series-opener when the two teams square-up in the second T20 International at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. The visitors went 0-1 down after suffering an 80-run loss in the first game. “India needs to bowl to their strengths which did not reflect during the (first) match. The bowling side should have been led by an experienced bowler like Bhuvneshwar (Kumar), who has the capacity to swing and take early wickets with a new ball in favourable conditions,” Kumble, a Star Sports Select Dugout expert, was quoted as saying....
Two lapses of concentration, the first in the 88th minute and the other in the 90th minute proved costly as Thailand capitalised on the same to score two goals in the last three minutes. The Indians, however, started the match on an attacking note and tested the opposition defence early on. In the 9th minute, Vikram Pratap Singh shot inches wide of the goal as the Indian U-16s pressed to take an early lead....
India’s U-17 head coach Nicolai Adam revealed his plans for the trips before leaving. India will be flying to Brazil first. “We will play in a tournament involving four teams including Atletico Paranaense, Orlando City (the US) and the Uruguay national team. We are very happy to have got such an opportunity and it will help us immensely,” Adam told www.the-aiff.com about their trip to Brazil. “In Russia we would be playing in the Granatkin Cup where we will clash against the U-19 teams of top European nations....
Most of the players picked themselves in the squad but a few important members are missing. India will be without the services of their first choice wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha as he has injured himself once again. Bhuvneshwar Kumar isn’t available too for the first three Test matches and it is a big blow for India. The selectors have gone in with Karun Nair to fill in the place of Rohit Sharma....
While the Men in Blue put in a clinical performance at Mohali, there will be a major issue that the team management would like to resolve in the next game. The poor form of wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant is giving nightmares to the selectors as the youngster has failed to put in consistent performances, and he will have to prove himself with the bat in the final T20I. With a series win on the line, here’s how the hosts could line-up for the all-important clash....
The teams are looking to prepare for the upcoming 2020 T20 World Cup by finding the right team balance. India will be hoping for some consistent performances from the middle order batsmen like Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Manish Pandey during the upcoming matches. Here is the ideal Indian XI for the first match. Openers - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan Considering Rohit Sharma’s recent form in white ball cricket, it’s a no brainer that he is a sure-fire starter in any ODI or T20I team across the globe....
The hosts will be high on confidence after such a dominating performance, and will be looking look to seal the series by winning the final T20I which will be played on Friday in Pune. Also see – U19 world cup winners list India didn’t feel the absence of Rohit Sharma at the top of the order as KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan provided the team with a blistering start in the chase....
The West Indian chase, once again, got off to rocky start. The opener Johnston Charles hit one straight back to Bhuvneshwar Kumar and then Marlon Samuels knicked one to MS Dhoni off Mohit Sharma. But the pair of Kieron Powell and Darren Bravo got West Indies into the game and kept them in the hunt with a partnership of 100 runs. But just when West Indies seemed going steady, R....
After stepping aside from Tests to make way for Virat Kohli to lead the side, there have been calls for the skipper’s head from the shorter formats too. And if statistics are anything to go by, Dhoni doesn’t seem to have a strong case to present either. After the 2015 World Cup, where India made it to the semis, Dhoni has little to show for his captaincy. India faced a shock series defeat in Bangladesh and were undone by AB de Villiers’ heroics to lose the 5 match ODI series against South Africa at home....
Mutumbami, who came out to bat at number 3 in the last game, was struck in the right hip area while batting against Indian medium pacer Jaydev Unadkat on Saturday. The incident occurred during the sixth over of the Zimbabwe inning when the batsman took a blow to his midrif from a back-of-a-length delivery. The right-hander was in immense pain for several minutes before being forced to retire hurt and was being helped off the field....
