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The U-16 colts will now travel to Serbia to play in a four-nation tournament wherein they will be competing against of Jordan, Tajikistan and hosts Serbia. The tour to Serbia comes after the boys had earlier played in Qatar, Hong Kong and in Spain. All the exposure tours have been planned to help the team prepare in the best possible fashion for the forthcoming AFC U-16 Finals Malaysia 2018. This is India’s third qualification to the AFC U-16 Finals in the last four editions....

The narrative includes how they have plans to run an academy or already have one, how they are starting reserve teams or how their set of players shall play in the Under-15 and Under-18 leagues. All one needs to do is speak to any club official or coach and they shall probably give a lecture on how successful their model is and how they have the perfect roadmap to India’s rise as a footballing nation....

Hopes and expectations are set very high this time when the Virat Kohli-led team take on the hosts. India, over the years, has never managed to win a Test series on Australian soil and with David Warner and Steven Smith out of the Australian cricket team, it is the perfect time for Kohli and team to deliver to the fullest of their potential to win the series. But it’s always clever to never underestimate the Aussies on their soil....

It was the batting that let Australia down and a small target of 237 was never going to be safe against India. The second ODI of the 5-match series will take place tomorrow at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur. The pitch at Jamtha is known to be spin-friendly and so, the spinners of both the teams will play a huge role in deciding the match’s result. Also Read - India vs Australia: India’s predicted XI for the second ODI...

India might bat first tomorrow and put up another 300, with either of the top 4 getting a century, but they might as well end up rehearsing a script by the time the game gets over, asking themselves as to what they need to do to the break this loop of inevitability. When MS Dhoni walks out for the toss at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, his subconscious might whisper softly about the events to happen; about how the Australians might yet again reduce his side to mere characters in a storyline written and directed by them....

FULL TIME! Australia beat India 4-2 Australia were on top from the very beginning and dominated the Indian attack. India fought back hard in the final quarter, but their attack appears to have been a bit too late to have any significant impact on the score. Despite some good saves by PR Sreejesh and spirited efforts by India’s youngsters they’re unable to take the win today and will look to Great Britain’s results for their own standings to be decided....

The upcoming India-Australia series, scheduled from September 17 to October 13, will be played as per existing by-laws of the game despite new ICC rules coming into effect from September 28. Virat Kohli and his team will play as per new rules when New Zealand tour India in mid-October. However, the rules will take effect when Bangladesh take on South Africa and Pakistan take on Sri Lanka The new set of rules pertaining to the code of conduct, DRS usage, and size of the equipment were supposed to be implemented from October 1 but with the twin Test series starting on September 28, it has been decided that it will come to effect from that very date....

Everything went according to plan for New Zealand in this match. India won the toss and put them in to bat first. The hosts put a huge score of 219/6 in 20 overs on the board. This is also the highest score for New Zealand in T20 international matches. Earlier, their highest score in T20I cricket was 215, surpassing their previous best total they made against Sri Lanka on March 10, 2018, in Colombo....

KL Rahul will step in as the stand-in skipper for the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma. This series will be Rahul’s audition if he wishes to take over the captaincy of the red ball side. India were expected to win the Test series, but they lost owing to batting collapses, an area they would want to address in the ODI series. With Rohit Sharma missing and a number of young players in the squad, it will also test the strength of India’s bench....

The last time South Africa visited India in 2015-16, they were handed a 3-0 defeat despite having match winners like Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers and Hashim Alma in their ranks. Neither of the three is part of the Test squad anymore. As such, the task for the Proteas, led by Faf du Plessis this time, is expected to be that much tougher. India, in contrast, will look to extend their unbeaten streak at home even further....

BCCI has announced the squad for the Test series against West Indies. Plenty of young faces have been included in the squad for the Test series. Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, and Mohammed Siraj are three of them. Besides that, key bowlers have been rested keeping the Australia tour in mind. India squad for Windies Tests: Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, and Shardul Thakur....

Rohit has struck 399 sixes in international cricket and needs just one more maximum to reach the 400-mark and join an elite list containing just two players - Shahid Afridi and Chris Gayle. Moreover, when Rohit does notch up his 400th six in international cricket, he will become the first Indian to achieve the milestone. The 32-year-old has struck 52, 232 and 115 sixes in Tests, ODIs and T20Is respectively....

Also read: India vs West Indies LIVE Score: Can David (Kohli) beat Goliath (Gayle) in today’s T20 WC Semi final Match?[Infographic] What is even more surprising, Team India has also been hit by the acute shortage of tickets. Such is the situation that if every squad member wants to bring somebody, not all of them can be accommodated in the VVIP box that is usually proffered to them. The India squad has only been offered 20 hospitality tickets, apart from the usual quota of 125 passes....

This tour has so far been a one-sided affair with visitors humiliating the hosts in every match. India had five uncapped players in this tour out of which four made their debut. KL Rahul made a century in his debut ODI and a half-century in the third match. Meanwhile, Faiz Fazal made his debut in the last match and scored a half century. Karun Nair failed to impress in the first match, but made up for it later, scoring a handy 39 in the second....

Rain delayed the start of play at the MCG on day five, but India quickly took the two wickets they needed to grab a 2-1 lead in the four-Test series. Pat Cummins (63) and Nathan Lyon (7) were dismissed as Australia fell for 261, well short of their target of 399. Jasprit Bumrah (3-53) had Cummins caught at first slip by Cheteshwar Pujara before Lyon edged behind off Ishant Sharma (2-40)....

India Women The subcontinent women completely dominated the visitors by securing comfortable wins in respective games. They first tumbled the opponents by 66 runs in the series opener, only to make it better in the second clash by seven wickets. Batting Jeremiah Rodrigues, skipper Mithali Raj, and Smriti Mandhana have been the key against England Women. Mandhana is coming off an impressive half-century from the earlier clash, while Raj has been the teams most experienced and consistent campaigner....

The Karnataka Ranji captain exchanged his vows with Richa, a Delhi-based girl, on 28th November. The reception for the wedding was apparently held a day later in Bangalore. Vinay Kumar was part of the Indian ODI squad that completed a 2-1 series win over West Indies just one day before the day of his marriage. The Davangere-born bowler has played 31 ODI matches picking up 38 wickets at an average of 37....

The Spaniard’s name is among the four shortlisted for the post, which was left vacant following the resignation of Stephen Constantine right after India’s disappointing exit at the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in January. The AIFF Technical Committee, which will recommend the name of the coach to the AIFF Executive Committee, will meet on May 9, Thursday, to interview all the 4 candidates for the job. ALSO READ: Doru Isac named Indian national team Technical Director...

India jumped up 24 places last month following wins over Chinese Taipei (2-1) and Guam (4-0) in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. Wim Koevermans’ side however failed to qualify for the tournament after losing the last qualifying match 1-0 against hosts Myanmar. As of now, India are not scheduled to play any international match until September 10, when they are expected to face Malaysia in an international friendly. However, the AIFF are in talks to arrange friendlies in Europe in May-June, with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Scotland, Malta, and Luxembourg in the shortlist of possible opponents....