Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. It was a disappointing start as Rohit Sharma was dismissed cheaply for just five runs. Indian captain Virat Kohli and KL Rahul steadied the innings with some brilliant stroke play. At the end of 6 overs, India were 49 for 1. After the power play overs, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli continued to take on the Australian bowlers....
However, the Australian team failed to chase the target successfully. They were bundled out for 242 in 49.3 overs. Vijay Shankar, who disappointed India with an expensive over initially bowled an exceptional final over. Here are some of the important takeaways from the match which saw the record breaker Virat Kohli on duty with some help from Shankar. #1 Outsmarting Ricky Ponting against Australia This guy is absolutely the best cricket has to offer at the moment....
Virat and company have had a tough time, particularly at Lord’s, while playing the swing bowling of Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad, and Chris Woakes. But they need to remember that in South Africa they came back powerfully to win the final Test. Much has been spoken about the skill of the Indian batters to battle it out in the complex situations, but at Lord’s, it was the supreme talent of Jimmy Anderson and company which got better of them....
At the end of day press conference, the 34-year old pacer opened up on the importance of not allowing Kohli to settle down whilst admitting that the right-hander ‘punished’ the English bowlers in the company of fellow centurion Cheteshwar Pujara. Also Read: Stats – Virat Kohli takes the attack to the English bowlers as India end strong on Day 1 Anderson quipped, “I bowled a few balls at him when he (Kohli) came in....
India have scored over 300 runs in an innings only once in this series so far. There have been multiple instances of middle-order collapse after a reasonable foundation being built by the openers. Speaking on BBC’s Test Match Special podcast, Deep Dasgupta stated that the pitch looks excellent for batting. However, the inconsistency of the Indian batting unit is a cause of worry. The cricketer-turned broadcaster further added that India certainly have some positives coming into this innings....
With the exception of one set, Italy dominated three out of the four sets that they played. Veteran Andreas Seppi did have initial few struggles in gauging Ramkumar Ramanathan in their first ever showdown. Saving a couple of break points emboldened him so much that he earned three service breaks of Ramanathan immediately after that to seal a 6-4, 6-2 win. World No. 102 Prajnesh Gunneswaran fared marginally better as far as the final scoreline is concerned....
Put into bat, the Indian openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, got the team off to a steady start. Trent Boult got the breakthrough in the sixth over as he dismissed Shikhar Dhawan for 13 runs. Boult troubled the Indian batsmen with his swing and dismissed Rohit Sharma for seven runs. India was reduced to 32 for 2 at the end of 10 overs. It was a great bowling spell by Colin de Grandhomme and Trent Boult, who created havoc among the Indian batsmen....
Owing to their recent success and familiar conditions, Pakistan will be favourites when they are up against India who will be led by Rohit Sharma in the absence of Virat Kohli. In the UAE, Pakistan has been undefeated in the last 16 encounters (ODIs and T20Is) as it has been their adopted home since 2009. India, on the other hand, will be returning to the UAE after a gap of more than 10 years....
On December 1 2006, India stepped into the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg with spectators glued to see a different brand of cricket on display. Hardly were they aware that 13 years down the line, that very concept would change the way cricket was played. Under the captaincy of then swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag and banking on the experiences of Sachin, Mongia and Zaheer, a confident India took on South Africa....
Indian captain Virat Kohli uncharacteristically opted to bat first after winning the toss and the hosts struggled right from the outset. Beuran Hendricks drew first blood for the visitors when Rohit Sharma nicked an innocuous length delivery to slip. Shikhar Dhawan welcomed chinaman Tabraiz Shamsi into the bowling attack with two colossal sixes as India looked to exert their dominance in the powerplay. However, Shamsi had the last laugh as Dhawan’s wild slog was accepted gladly by Temba Bavuma, who pedalled backward from extra cover to take the catch....
The 39-year-old Herath complained about back pain after the end of the second Test at Nagpur, having bowled 39 overs in the only innings India batted. “We were hoping that Rangana Herath will feel okay for Delhi. But having spoken to him and physio we feel that he should come back. We have got lot of cricket ahead and he is important for us. Our plan was to fly in Malinda Pushpakumara, but he has failed a fitness test....
Though India did not lose any ranking point (1404), other teams around them such as Peru and Iran performed well and leapfrogged them. To add to it, India suffered three big defeats to higher-ranked North Korea, South Korea and Uzbekistan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Pyongyang. Though the eves beat Hong Kong, it was not enough to prevent them from crashing out of the tournament, which has had an impact on their ranking....
With an aim to aid development of budding footballers, the tournament provides a platform for athletes to compete against some of the finest in the country in the same age group, while also presenting the perfect environment for scouting precocious talent. This is the second year of the tournament’s hosting, having been inaugurated last year. The Nike Premier Cup, as it’s called, is held in association with the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) and the tournament will be held in two stages this season - in Mumbai and Goa....
Diagne joined Qatar’s famous Aspire Academy when he was only 13. He was one of the three players chosen from Senegal. He was also among the final 24 players that were selected after trials. After graduating from Aspire Academy, Diagne moved to Belgium in 2012 to join second division side Eupen. He played his first match as a professional footballer on August 23 against Dessel Sport. In his debut season, he made 32 appearance for his club, combining a total of 2790 minutes....
Bengaluru, Sep 9 (PTI) India have quality batsmen and bowlers in the team but need to be mentally stronger to win a Test series abroad, Australian great Adam Gilchrist seemed to suggest on Sunday. India have lost the ODI series and are battling to save the fifth match of the Test series, in which they have already conceded an unassailable lead. “It is challenging playing overseas. I do believe India have a strong bowling unit and some quality batsmen, including the best batsmen in the world, Virat Kohli....
The FIFA rankings were earlier published on 25th October 2018 and Indian national team had 1245 rating points then. The team was expected to lose rating points and rank owing to the loss against a lower ranked Jordan in the recently held International friendly match. In case you didn’t know… Indian national team had played 2 International friendlies in the relevant period of the FIFA rankings. The first friendly played against China saw India putting up a spirited performance to hold back China to earn a 0-0 draw....
The stakes get particularly higher when the two sides lock horns at the biggest stage - the ICC World Cup - making it an encounter to cherish for all the cricket aficionados. The two sides have clashed seven times in the marquee event, with India outgunning their arch-rivals on all the occasions. There has been a rich amount of cricketing legacy associated with these encounters, which make them even more mouth-watering....
The event was inaugurated by Shri. Bhaskar Rao (IPS Commissioner of Police, Bangalore), Mr. Amitabh Choudhary (Ex Secretary BCCI), Mr. Jonty Rhodes (Former South African Cricketer), Mr. Suniel Shetty (Actor and Co-Founder Mission Fit India), Dr. Naresh Shetty (President at MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital) and Mr Nishant Dayal (President, DDF). It also witnessed many eminent speakers from the background of Orthopaedic Doctors, Sports Injury Experts, Nutritionists, Physiotherapists and trainers congregated under one roof to bring forward efforts such as training of therapists and trainers that would aid in prevention and management of injuries....
Still, without making much noise, Wasim Jaffer kept going strong at the domestic level for Mumbai, and in his later years for Vidarbha. Along the way, he set many records. Wasim Jaffer is the only player in the Ranji Trophy to have scored over 12,000 runs. He also has scored the most centuries (40) in the tournament. In December 2019, Wasim became the first batsman in history to play 150 Ranji Trophy matches....
At 18, the organisers revealed on Wednesday, she was among the youngest girls to be selected from 30 different countries to fight for a place in the final grid of 18 in the world’s only all-women racing championship, starting in May 2019. Mira broke the glass ceiling in 2017 when she entered the Euro JK category of India’s premier racing event, the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship. Another JK Tyre stalwart, Sneha Sharma, who competes in the LGB-4 class, has also been invited from a pool of 100 applicants....
