A spokesperson for the Black Caps said that Astle is being monitored carefully, and a call on his participation will be taken after due assessment. In case you didn’t know… Astle, who was one of the six members added to the nine-man New Zealand team for the India tour, is yet to play a single ODI. Son of Alec Astle, a former first-class player, Todd has featured in two Tests and as many T20Is till date....
During an interview with The Hindu, Ravi Shastri talked about the rumours of MS Dhoni’s retirement and also the recent situation of the wicket-keepers in the Indian team. Speaking about Dhoni, the former Indian batsman revealed that he has not met him since the World Cup. He also added that the Ranchi-born superstar will go down as one of the greatest players of the Indian team. Shastri then explained why the team management played Saha as the team’s keeper in the first Test....
Both nations have been blessed with some of the greatest batsmen of all-time which is why whenever they clash on the Test front, a plethora of runs are expected to be scored. Numerous big names have made their presence felt in this iconic fixture and a lot of runs have been scored in this matchup. It is often said that the mark of a great batsman is the way he approaches a challenging battle....
There is a possibility that Ganguly may have to bear the responsibility of plucking that forbidden apple at the Eden Gardens i.e. preparing a bowler friendly wicket. Though there was much talk of preparing fast and bouncy pitches for the India-Sri Lanka series as means of preparation for the upcoming South Africa tour, the poor performance of the Indian batsmen in the first innings is now being attributed to the ‘sporting’ Eden Gardens pitch....
Despite being the only two-time T20 World Cup winners, West Indies have not played with consistency in the T20I format. Since India have picked a full strength squad for the approaching series, West Indies will find it very difficult to get the better of the Indian team. India will start as firm favorites to win the series but West Indies can spring a surprise at any moment. Both the teams have a bunch of match-winners in their squads and here are the three players to watch out for in the T20I series....
Haryana’s Manoj was given an ultimatum by an organiser after his victory over London 2012 bronze medallist Evaldas Petrauskas of Lithuania. A source close to the proceedings told Sportskeeda, “Manoj was told after his bout that he must wear an India jersey or the entire contingent will be banned. This was also told to the coach and administrators. We have a set of old Indian jerseys (from) before the association got banned, that will be used in Shiva’s bout today....
Opner Akhil Herwadkar made 41 while Sanju Samson and Sarfaraz Khann scored 68 and 74 respectively. Irfanullah Shah and Karamat Ali took two wickets each for Pakistan. 0 votes
The compound women’s team beat Turkey 228-216 (55-51, 56-53, 59-53, 58-59) in the final. The men’s team got the better of USA 233-231 (58-57, 59-58, 58-57, 58-59) to take top honors. The women’s team comprising Parneet Kaur, Priya Gurjar and Rishi Varshini were on the money and kept the Turkish team at bay to pocket the gold. The Indians started well with scores of 10, 9, 10, 9, 8 and 9 in the first set to notch up 55 points while the Turkish archers slipped when they scored a couple of seven pointers and one eight....
The players are not idle. ‘Visualization’ and ‘plenty of shadow practice’ are the two batting drills which the Indian cricket team batsmen are busy doing during this lockdown. Besides the batting drills, the likes of Virat Kohli and Co are also spending time watching their old videos while diligently following the routine stamina building exercises. Sources close to the team told Sportskeeda that the batsmen won’t take more than a week to get in shape for an international game as the work-outs from their home have been quite effective and monitored by the coaching staff....
The new guidelines will aim to ensure the safety of female athletes during national camps as well as international competitions. The SAI guidelines for the NSFs state will make it mandatory to have women coaches/officials accompanying national female teams during domestic and international travel. The strength of the women coaches/support staff in national camps will also be increased. This could be one of the reasons why Indian team physio Kanika Taneja will also act as the female team manager of the 10-member squad at the ninth Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships....
Skipper and first choice goalkeeper Lalit Thapa, midfielder David Lalbiakzara, former India internationals Moirangthem Govin Singh (defender) and Singam Subash Singh (striker), midfielders Thangjam Saran Singh, Moirangthem Ashok Singh, Moirangthem Dhananjoy Singh, Ningthoujam Pritam Singh, Thokchom Johnson Singh, Chinakham Anandkumar Singh, and Ngasepam Tondonba Singh are the players who have been retained by the Manipur-based club. I-League: Khalid Jamil arrives in Kolkata to sign record-breaking deal with East Bengal...
In this article, we see an overall comprehensive possible road-map ahead for Indian Football, in accordance with the AFC report. We also discuss not only the top divisions but also the future of regional, smaller, community clubs, as well as youth and women’s football. #1 Top Divisions Over the past two years, this debate of the ISL vs I-League has taken centre-stage, and this has caused nothing but confusion for stakeholders, leading to lesser investments and lesser fan following....
After finishing one spot from the bottom of the table in this ISL, Blasters are really looking to revamp their entire squad and management. After reportedly signing Rahul KP earlier, Blasters have strengthened their midfield now with the recruitment of Mario Arques and Sergio Cidoncha. Also see : Fantasy Premier League , Fantasy Premier League Tips, Intercontinental Cup Arques was Jamshedpur’s most creative player this season, helping them finish fifth on the ISL table....
The Indian colts, coached by Bibiano Fernandes, finished on 7 points from 3 matches - the same as Uzbekistan but qualified as group winners by virtue of better goal difference (+10) in comparison to Uzbekistan’s goal difference of +3. India had earlier beaten Turkmenistan U-16, and Bahrain U-16 by identical 5-0 margins. India had gained the lead in the 68th minute when Sridarth tapped the ball home off a rebound, but even with the hosts levelling at the 81st minute, the Indians were not overawed despite a hostile crowd backing the Uzbeks....
Earlier in the day, spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja ran through New Zealand’s batting line-up that was bowled out for 262. Resuming the day at 153/1, the visitors were floored by left-armer Jadeja (5/73) and off-spinner Ashwin (4/93). After taking a 56-run first innings lead, India were further driven by the 107-run unbeaten partnership between Pujara and Vijay in a match that was fairly partial to the spinners....
This series victory is the fourth consecutive one for Indians in ODIs! After winning prestigious Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates in September 2018, India thrashed West Indies 3-1 in a five-match series at home before conquering the Australian subcontinent. Earlier this month the Asian giant overcame the Aussie challenge by winning the ODI series 2-1. Last year Indians had enjoyed limited over success in South Africa as well thrashing Proteas 5-1 in fifty-over format....
The loss ended India’s AFC U-19 campaign with three consecutive losses. The match began with Afghanistan taking a quick lead in the second minute through captain Ahmad Ramaki, who scored from a melee in the six-yard box after a corner kick. The Afghans got their second two minutes later through midfielder Ahmad Nawshad. He struck a left-footed shot from long distance, which took a deflection on its way in....
Before the Test match between the once mighty Australians and Indians moved into the penultimate day of the match, many believed the result was slightly tilted in India’s favor. Kohli spent a considerable amount of time in the crease and was not his usual self. But, never mind, he is King Kohli. While he may not have scored as much, he helped to eat up a considerable amount of deliveries and built a partnership with Cheteshwar Pujara....
Sehwag departed shortly before the tea break after scoring 67 off 83 balls. Rahul Dravid (25) and Sachin Tendulkar (2) were at the crease. India lost Gautam Gambhir (3) early in the eighth over as the left-handed batsman chased a wide delivery from Ben Hilfenhaus and edged behind to the wicketkeeper. Sehwag lived dangerously and added 75 runs for the second wicket with Dravid. Sehwag struck seven fours during his stay and was dismissed in his attempt to hit a cover drive off James Pattinson but an inside edge crashed onto his stumps....
Having finished second behind Korea in the group, the Indians entered the quarterfinals where they will take on mighty Japan tomorrow. Earlier in the day, the Indian junior shuttlers went through the motions against Sri Lanka and cleaned them up 5-0, stamping their subcontinental authority. India had defeated Kazakhstan by the same margin in the opener yesterday. India were expected to put up a semblance of fight against the third-seeded Koreans, but the resistance came only in the form of Lakshya, who revived India’s hope with straight games 21-14 21-13 win over Kim Hyeong Jung in the men singles of the mixed team events....
