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That Virat Kohli is destined to be among the pantheons of all-time greats is an oft-repeated assertion but for former Australia captain Michael Clarke, the India skipper is already the “greatest ODI batsman to have ever played the game”. Kohli, the world’s no.1 Test and ODI batsman, led India through a historic tour of Australia, during which the team won ...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni rekindled his love affair with final flourishes, anchoring India to their maiden bilateral ODI series triumph in Australia for a perfect finish to a historic trip Down Under here Friday Virat Kohli’s men became the first country to return from Australia without losing a single series having won the Test series 2-1 and drawn the T20 Internationals ...

Indian cricket got its new seminal moment after talismanic Virat Kohli led the country to a maiden series victory on Australian soil, ending a 71-year wait to script a golden chapter in the game’s history. The fourth and final Test match at the SCG petered to a barren draw due to inclement weather but not before providing India with a ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU To review the preparation of upcoming winter sports, which is scheduled to happen at Auli, chief secretary conducted a meeting today. Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh regarding the winter sports event to be held in Auli. Tourism Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, General Secretary of Indian Olympic Association Rajiv Mehta, Director Sports Pratap Shah  were present. Chief Secretary said ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Country’s top boxers will be vying for top honours when the third edition of women’s national boxing championships begins at the JSW Sports-owned Inspire Institute of Sport here today. With close to 250 entries received from 31 states and institutions, pugilists will compete in all weight categories including 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg ...

BCCI has announced the playing eleven for the third Test against Australia. The two countries are currently on par having won 1-1 match a piece in the 4 match series. The two teams are very excited about the Boxing Day Test starting on Wednesday. After the defeat of Perth, Team India will return to the intention of returning to winning ways. ...

Rahul Dravid had the “best seat” in the house when VVS Laxman scored his epic 281 against Australia at the Eden Gardens, an innings that the former captain termed as the “greatest innings by an Indian”. “Without a doubt, I think, the 281 was probably one of the most significant and greatest innings played by an Indian cricketer, in terms ...

India crumbled in the face of Australia’s remarkable metamorphosis and crashed to a 146-run defeat in the second Test in Perth on Tuesday, surrendering a rare hard-earned ascendancy in a series Down Under. The hosts levelled the four-match series 1-1 after India were bowled out for 140 runs in 56 overs in their second innings on the fifth and final ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Rajasthan pacers yet again produced a stellar performance as the visitors defeated Odisha by 35 runs in their Elite Group C Ranji Trophy game here on Sunday. Rajasthan bundled out Odisha for 137 in their second essay with pacer Aniket Choudhary (5-25) taking his second five wicket haul of the match to help the visitors script a ...

Curator Brett Sipthorpe is trying to produce the ‘bounciest’ pitch he can and that could very well work in India’s favour as the visitors aim to take a 2-0 lead in the four-Test series, India won the first Test in Adelaide by 31 runs. Keeping with tradition at the good old WACA, a raging quick wicket has been laid for ...