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Despite succumbing to the quality of the Australian bowlers in the first Test, the Indians came back strong at the MCG to level the series and grab the momentum heading into this fixture. The Ajinkya Rahane-led side showed no signs of slowing down in the absence of Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami as Mohammed Siraj and Shubman Gill did well in their stead. India’s chances will be boosted by Rohit Sharma’s arrival, who is expected to slot back into the opener’s role....

The England tour consists of four Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is. The first Test will start on Friday, 5th February, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Skipper Virat Kohli is set to play his first Test since Adelaide, while the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin have also returned to full fitness and are expected to feature. However, England also arrive in India full of confidence after winning both matches against Sri Lanka in a 2-Test series....

England won the toss and opted to bat first. Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings started with a 50+ opening partnership, the first in this series. With the help of fifties by Cook, Moeen Ali and Jos Buttler, the hosts posted a total of 332 in the first innings. India replied with 292, Ravindra Jadeja being the top-scorer for the team with an unbeaten 86. England had a lead of 40 runs and they extended it to 463 before declaring their second innings....

With this emphatic win, India has taken an unassailable lead in the T20I series and would want to win the final T20 and the series whereas the young and determined Proteas would want to come back and try to draw the series by winning the final outing. India’s Performance The Indian team may see no change in the playing 11 going by Kohli’s final selection in a series. He has rarely fidgeted with the winning combination and has always backed his team....

They couldn’t come out of the trouble as wickets kept tumbling at both the ends. Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav kept the pressure in the middle overs with Pitch providing assistance to them due to the presence of dampness. Khaleel Ahmed continued his good form picking up 2 crucial wickets and dent the Windies batting line up. Chasing a modest total of 105, India lost Shikhar Dhawan early as he dragged a pacy delivery onto the stumps off Oshane Thomas....

India are currently top with 115 points and have a nine-point lead over South Africa who are in second place with 106, the same as Australia in third but ahead by decimal points. While India are involved in a two-match Test series against West Indies at home, Australia travel to the UAE where they will face Pakistan in two Tests starting on October 7. Here is a look at what India need to do to maintain their No....

Cricbuzz reported that the sides will play five ODIs and three T20Is in India with the dates and venues currently being worked out. The series’ duration will exceed a month due to the quarantine restrictions. And because of the bio-security issues, all the matches may be hosted in the same city. The media quoted a BCCI office-bearer as saying: However, the South African board hasn’t confirmed yet. The South African women’s team is currently playing Pakistan....

The 30-member core group will train at the Siri Fort Sports Complex for the showpiece event that would be hosted by India for the first time May 18-25. Only 10 men and women each will be picked up later in the week. “India are hosting the Thomas/Uber Cup Finals for the first time and we want to put our best foot forward. So we decided to make most of the home conditions and hold the camp in New Delhi itself so that the players would get acclimatised to the playing conditions and temperatures here,” Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Akhilesh Das Gupta said....

Team Bangalore (seeded 9th), which comprises senior Indian team campers that won the 3x3 South Asian Qualifiers in Colombo a few weeks ago, faced off against 8th seeded Zheng Zhou in their first game. The Pool A match at the Wukesong Hi-Park in Beijing was extremely close, with India going down 18-21. The second and final league match for Bangalore was always going to be an uphill task, facing tournament top seeds NoviSad AlWahda (UAE)....

Nitu (48kg) and Sakshi Choudhary (54kg) won their respective semifinals to continue India’s best ever performance at the marquee age group event being held for the first time in the country. However, Anupama (81kg), a direct entrant into the semifinals owing to the small size of the draw, ended with a bronze after losing her very first bout in the competition. She went down to Russia’s Anastasiia Rybak in a unanimous verdict....

Born on December 12, 2002, Thoiba is 16 years and 154 days old. His goal, though, was not enough to earn a much-needed win for his club. Minerva are placed in the third position in the table with four points from as many matches and their chances to reach the next round look bleak. Thoiba also created history last year when he became the youngest ever player in the I-League....

The Trinidad and Tobago national team striker was the joint top scorer in the I-League along with Chennai City’s Pedro Manzi, both scoring 21 goals in 20 matches. Plaza’s consistency and goal-scoring ability impressed one and all, which explains why a Bangladeshi sign were keen on roping him in. However, Churchill Brothers, even after occupying the top spot for quite time, couldn’t finish beyond the fourth position. Plaza will arrive in Bangladesh on Tuesday or Wednesday....

The four-match series will draw talent from all over the world who will play a host of Indians. The circuit begins in Jaipur October 2 before moving on to Mumbai with the final scheduled for Chennai. Current Indian players are excited at this new opportunity. “The challenger series is a great platform for youngsters to hone their game by playing with some of the top players from across the world and I strongly believe that that the sport will benefit from it,” said India’s No....

The ONGC-GAIL Delhi Open, a $100,000 event, got underway today after challenger tournaments in Chennai and Kolkata over the past two weeks. India has been hosting a number of ITF futures tournaments but the Indian players, most of whom are ranked outside 150 in the world, miss out on taking part in them. The Delhi Open has a fairly strong field with two players inside the top 100 and six more inside the top 160....

The month-long football extravaganza has captured the imagination of the global audience for decades and the upcoming edition in Russia promises to be no different. Back home, the 32-team tournament is generating its fair share of excitement amongst India’s population. For a country which has never qualified for the senior World Cup, India’s love affair with the marquee event is somewhat bewildering but utterly fascinating. According to FIFA’s global audience report for the 2010 edition, 44....

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) confirmed on Wednesday that India will face Bangladesh in an international friendly on March 5 at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa. It will be the senior team’s first match of 2014 and they will be up against a side that is placed eight spots below at 164 in the FIFA Rankings. The last time these two sides met was at last year’s SAFF Championship in Nepal....

This game will be the first time that either of the two competing sides, India and Bangladesh, will take part in a day-night Test match. While the plan to host a day-night fixture wasn’t initially on the cards, Sourav Ganguly’s new role as the BCCI President accelerated the decision to turn the second Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata into a day-night affair. Even though Ganguly has always pushed the prospect of day-night Test cricket, skipper Virat Kohli’s acceptance to try something different to grow Test cricket’s popularity was the key in the proposal turning into reality....

A long and fulfilling home season has reached its final destination. With everything to fight for, India will seek one last push in order to bring a triumphant end to the proceedings. On the other hand, Australia will be aware of their rare chance to create history. In an era where home teams rule the roost, the conquest of unfamiliar territory has the power to bestow greatness and define legacies....

The Indian team took up the humongous challenge to chase the big total. Their batting led by Virat Kohli was solid, but they fell short. India got bundled out for 281 in 48.2 overs. The Indian team looked good in the first two ODIs but Australia clearly dominated them in the third ODI. The match has some interesting takeaways for us. #1 The Centurion in Khawaja wakes up Usman Khawaja has played some brilliant Test innings for Australia throughout his career....