India gave wings to their ferocious ambition of winning a maiden series Down Under, beating Australia by 31 runs in the opening Test with an irresistible fusion of self-belief, hunger and talent here Monday. Chasing 323, the hosts were bowled out for 291 in 119.5 overs shortly before tea on day five with Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami ...
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Indian bowlers keep Aussies in check in Adelaide test
Indian bowlers led by off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who took 3 for 38 as Australia were restricted to 191 for 7 at stumps on day two of the first Test against India in Adelaide on Friday. At the tea break, Peter Handscomb was batting on 33 while Travis Head was unbeaten on 17 runs. They made a vital stand of 50 ...
Read More »Prithvi Shaw suffers ankle injury in warmup game; ruled out of 1st test
On the third day of the practice match against Cricket Australia XI on the Sydney Ground team India received a huge blow, opening batsman Prithvi Shaw has been injured. The BCCI has tweeted that he is out of the first Test. The board said, “Shaw’s injury reports have been issued on Friday and in this case, he will not be ...
Read More »Olympics gold my dream, training hard for it: Mary Kom
A sixth world title added to her cabinet, ace Indian boxer M C Mary Kom Wednesday said she is now aiming for a gold in the Olympics. The 36-year-old claimed her sixth gold at the world event, making her the most successful boxer in the tournament’s history with an overall tally of seven medals. “I have a medal in Olympics ...
Read More »Like Mithali, I too was dropped during my peak says former skipper Sourav Ganguly
Indian women’s cricket team lost to England in the ICC World T20 semi-final by eight wickets. While the loss squashed India’s chances of lifting their maiden World T20 title, the omission of veteran cricketer Mithali Raj from the playing XI was the hot topic for discussion. Former Indian Men’s team skipper Sourav Ganguly speaking at a press conference on the ...
Read More »Mary Kom crowned Women’s World Boxing Champion
India’s legendary MC Mary Kom has won the title of 48 kilograms in the 10th edition of the IBBA Women’s World Boxing Championship on Saturday (November 24th). Mary Kom won the gold medal in the final by defeating Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota by 5-0. Hanna is 13 years younger than Mary Kom. Hanna is 22 years old, while Mary Com is ...
Read More »Kohli suggests resting Bhuvi & Bumrah in IPL ahead of World Cup
Indian skipper Virat Kohli wants World Cup-bound fast bowlers to be rested from next year’s IPL but the idea mooted at a meeting with the Committee of Administrators (CoA) is unlikely to find favour with the franchises. During a recent meeting of the CoA in Hyderabad, Kohli suggested resting pacers, especially Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, from the entire IPL ...
Read More »Virat is going to be one of leading players of all time: Sachin
India captain Virat Kohli recently leapfrogged cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar to become the fastest player to score 10,000 One-day International (ODI) runs. Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar said that Kohli has developed as a player and he is going to be one of the leading cricketers of all time. But Tendulkar said that he doesn’t want to go into comparisons because ...
Read More »Rahul Dravid inducted into ICC hall of fame
Former India captain Rahul Dravid was officially inducted into the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame ahead of the fifth and final One-day International between India and the Windies in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. The ICC, on July 2, announced Dravid and Australian legend Ricky Ponting’s induction into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Dublin. However, the memento ...
Read More »Kidambi Srikanth defeats Lin Dan to reach quarters of Denmark Open
Kidambi Srikanth defeated the legendary Lin Dan for the second time in his career to set up an all-Indian quarterfinal against Sameer Verma at the Denmark Open. World number six Srikanth bounced back to beat the world number 14 from China 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 in the second round clash played on Thursday night. Dan, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and ...
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