T20 break for Kohli and Rohit, says India coach Dravid
INDORE: India’s omission of star Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma from an upcoming Twenty20 series against New Zealand is only intended to give them a rest, coach Rahul Dravid said Monday. The duo’s absence from two successive series had stoked rumours that Hardik Pandya would take over as regular T20 captain. Pandya led the […]
WFI’s emergency general council meeting called off
Ayodhya: The Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) emergency general council meeting, scheduled here for Sunday, was called off after the Sports Ministry directed it to suspend all ongoing activities owing to the various allegations against the sports body and its president. The ministry Saturday said it has asked the WFI to suspend “all ongoing activities […]
India struggle to beat Wales, face New Zealand in crossover
India huffed and puffed before beating lowly Wales 4-2 to finish second in the pool as England chalked out a dominating 4-0 win over Spain to directly qualify for the quarterfinals from Pool D of the Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here tonight. India will now face New Zealand on 22nd January in […]
Kohli jumps to fourth, Siraj takes massive leap in latest ODI rankings
Former India captain Virat Kohli and fast bowler Mohannad Siraj have been rewarded for their recent form by rising up the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings released on Wednesday. As per the latest ODI rankings, Kohli jumped two places to fourth overall on the latest list for ODI batters while Siraj took a giant leap […]
Andrey Rublev defeats Dominic Thiem in Melbourne Opener
Andrey Rublev won his fifth straight ATP Head2Head meeting with Dominic Thiem as he expertly navigated a challenging opening-round draw on Tuesday at the Australian Open. In a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win, the fifth seed followed a familiar game plan as he controlled the match with his booming forehand and serve, reports atptour.com. Thiem competed […]
Lots of credit goes to them for our success: Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill introduce Indian cricket team’s special trio
After clinching the ODI series against Sri Lanka by 3-0, India batters Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill introduced the throwdown specialists Raghu, Nuwan and Daya in a great gesture during their interview and credited the trio for team’s success. A destructive powerplay spell from Mohammed Siraj continued Sri Lanka’s downfall for the third straight ODI, […]
Djokovic ‘a bit emotional’ after warm return to Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic was “a bit emotional” after receiving a warm welcome Friday on his return to Melbourne Park, before facing Nick Kyrgios in a sell-out Australian Open exhibition match. All 15,000 seats at Rod Laver Arena sold out in 58 minutes, with proceeds going to charity, ahead of the first Grand Slam of the […]
Spin to play crucial role in Pakistan’s ODI series decider against New Zealand
KARACHI: If all goes by the trend, spin will again play a key role when Pakistan take on New Zealand in the deciding fixture of their three-match One-day International series — evenly poised at 1-1 — here at the National Stadium on Friday. The venue’s pitches are commonly known to be flat tracks which allow […]
Conway hits hundred as New Zealand thump Pakistan to level series
Opener Devon Conway hit a sparkling hundred to help New Zealand achieve a convincing 79-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Karachi on Wednesday. The left-hander scored 101 and captain Kane Williamson made 85 before a collapse which saw New Zealand lose nine wickets for 78 runs and restricted them to 261 […]
Centurion Kohli powers India to big victory over Sri Lanka
GUWAHATI: Virat Kohli on Tuesday said playing “without any fear” remains key to success after his 45th One-day International century led India to a 67-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening match. Kohli hammered 113 off 87 balls to drive India to 373-7 after they were invited to bat first at the start of […]