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The chief of Indian football looked pleased with his efforts as he looked on attempts by Prasun Bannerjee, the Arjuan Awardeeand former Indian footballer, alongside Babul Supriyo, all of whom took part in the Mass Football Distribution Program organized by Vijay Goel in the nation’s capital. It was a coterie of Member of Parliaments (MPs) who joined the Indian FA’s chief and the Minister for Sports for a kickabout including Sumitra Mahajan, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Roopa Ganguly and Bhaichung Bhutia, the former India captain....

India play their first-ever Day-Night Test against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata starting on November 22. Also see - India West Indies schedule Dravid opines that India must have a Test calendar in place, similar to the one that exists in England and Australia. He said, The Indian legend had a major role to play in India’s historic Test win against Australia at Eden Gardens in 2001. Dravid (180) featured in the match-changing partnership with VVS Laxman (281) in front of a full house....

India took an extra half-hour at the end of the day’s play in a bid to wrap up victory, but England survived and will return Wednesday on 311-9 — still needing 210 more runs for what would be a world-record chase. England had two mini-collapses either side of a partnership of 169 between Buttler (106) and Ben Stokes (62), who both demonstrated the kind of discipline and patience the top order failed to produce in slumping from 27-0 to 62-4....

Sydney, Mar 27 (PTI) The duo of Manu Bhaker and Anmol secured India’s seventh gold medal in the ISSF junior World Cup by winning the mixed 10m air pistol event with a qualification world record here today. Genemat Sekhon bagged an individual bronze medal in the junior women’s skeet, shooting a 36 in the final. In the mixed 10m air rifle event, 17-year-old Shreya Agrawal and 19-year-old Arjun Babuta completed the podium in third place, finishing with 432....

The two teams had previously faced off in a pulsating encounter at the Four Nations Invitational Tournament and there was to be no drop in quality even in their opener here. India started off quicker, holding the ball and controlling the midfield. Despite several circle penetrations, the game remained goalless going into the first break. Affan 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....

When we think of Asian Games Hockey, we always dream that Indian Hockey team will win gold. Such is the high expectation that the Indians have on Hockey Team. And why not? We are the powerhouse of hockey. Till 1960s, India was unbeatable in hockey. Pakistan got the better of India on few occasions, but India is still one of the strongest nations in this sport. Coming back to Asian Games, India has made a podium finish 13 times out of 14 Asian Games Hockey Competitions....

The Head Coach of India’s Senior Men’s Basketball team Kenny Natt was invited as a special guest to the Sathyabama University in Chennai during the closing ceremony of the South Zone Inter-University Tournament for Men hosted by the institute. The university’s chancellor Remibai Jeppiaar, coaches, student-athletes, and other students of the institute were present during the ceremony. Natt spoke to the students about the importance of academic achievement first, touching on the topic of education (building life-long foundations), developing character and other life skills, and disciplined dedication, both on and off the basketball court....

While many showed their rage against Dhoni’s exclusion, the selection committee said that the decision was taken by the team management and aimed at keeping the future in mind. Well, it’s the need of the hour that the former skipper’s fans should accustom themselves with such a situation. Soon, they will be witnessing one of the all-time greats bidding adieu. For the selectors, they could find it tough to find a suitable replacement for the wicket-keeper batsman....

At home conditions, the openers look settled as they are familiar with the conditions. However, when you travel overseas to South Africa or England, everyone seems out of sorts. To play against a moving ball in seaming conditions, any batsman would need practice and a lot of time in the middle to adapt to the new conditions. This is where India have got it wrong. Roll the clock back to the tour of South Africa, the first mistake was that there were no practice matches, so crucially for the openers, the practice and the live test overlapped in the first match....

Only five players from the Asia Cup squad find themselves in this team. Interestingly, Raina was dropped from the Asia Cup squad but now makes a comeback as a captain for this series. Robin Uthappa, the Orange Cap holder in the current season of the IPL, has made a comeback into the Indian team after a gap of two years. The last time he turned out for India was in a one-off T20I against South Africa....

The Pujara quandary The turnaround in Cheteshwar Pujara’s fortune can be understood from the fact that since the New-Zealand tour in 2014 he has averaged 24.15 in 10 Tests while his overall Test average is 47.11. The rapid decline in average is more shocking for Pujara because he has regularly been deemed as India’s best technician. But if we look deeply into the numbers, then he averages 22.2 in England and 15 in New Zealand....

India will face Jordan, Tajikistan and hosts Serbia in the four-nation tournament during the exposure trip. This comes less than a month after the Indian U-16 national team played the USA and Norway. The Indian boys had earlier played in Qatar, Hong Kong and Spain. The exposure tours are being planned to help the team prepare in the best possible fashion for the AFC U-16 Finals Malaysia 2018. This is India’s third qualification to the AFC U-16 Finals in the last four editions....

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. For India, MS Dhoni made way for Karthik because of his hamstring injury, while Vijay Shankar replaced by Hardik Pandya. For the hosts, Mitchell Santner was back in the team for Colin de Grandhomme. Like in first two matches, New Zealand openers perished early. Munro edged a ball by Shami, while Guptill got out to Bhuvneshwar Kumar....

The highest level of cricket that tests you in every way possible- the aspects you think you know about and the aspects you can’t even comprehend. Over the years, we have seen quite some talented players who announced their arrival at the grandest stage in style, delivered whilst enhancing their capabilities and doing justice to their talents. Some were competent and lucky enough to secure a sure shot spot in the team for a longer period of time while some, who were undoubtedly good at what they do, failed to do so....

Kohli is easily the best ODI batsman of the current era. And by shifting him down the order, the Indian think tank in a way made sure that the best ODI batsman would face fewer deliveries than usual. That goes against the notion that your best batsman should get the opportunity to face maximum number of balls during an ODI innings. Also see – U19 world cup schedule Another thing that Kohli is famous for is his ability to finish an innings and in the process score big hundreds....

Several dignitaries and cricketing legends flocked to witness the spectacle unfold, and pink fever briskly engulfed the city of joy. But no matter how extraordinary the occasion might have been off the field, the on-field action saw little change. Also see – BBL points table Bangladesh yet again succumbed to India’s lethal pace attack, as Ishant Sharma bagged his second five-wicket haul on home soil. Half-centuries later from Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Virat Kohli ensured the hosts ended the opening day on a commanding note....

India and Bangladesh will take on each other in the second Test starting November 22. The former Indian skipper said, There has been massive excitement in India, and Kolkata in particular, as the historic day approaches. Eden Gardens is one of the largest stadiums in India, and has a capacity of over 65,000. Also see – Big Bash League points table The Day/Night match will witness the SG pink ball making its debut in Test matches....

Jordan is coming off a 1-2 loss against World Cup runners-up Croatia, before which they had played goalless draws against Albania and Oman. Despite being ranked lower than India, the Blue Tigers cannot take the Middle-East nation lightly as they would have the home advantage. Moreover, India has an abysmal record against the senior teams of the Middle-Eastern countries. Their trouble doesn’t end there as they are grouped alongside UAE and Bahrain in the group stages of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup....

The duo treated the fast bowlers with disdain and played out the spinners with ease to notch up a huge partnership and start their new journey at the top of the order together in style. Sharma got out to Keshav Maharaj on an individual score of 176 after hitting six sixes and 23 fours in his 244-ball knock. Courtesy of their fine alliance, Sharma and Agarwal found themselves featuring in the list of the highest opening partnerships in Test match cricket, as they occupied the 12th spot in the list with their 317-run effort....

In this article, let us analyse the positives and downsides for Team India in the recently concluded series. Positives #1 Encouraging form of the openers Both Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan showed encouraging form with the bat in the entire series. Though both Rohit and Dhawan failed in the first match at the Eden Gardens, they got going at Lucknow with a first wicket partnership of 123 runs....