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The Indian shuttlers had a mixed day on the second day of Indian Open Super Series played at Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi. In the women’s singles, Saina Nehwal and Sindhu won their respective matches, while Sameer Verma was the lone male player to qualify for the quarter-finals. In the men’s singles, K Srikanth took on higher ranked Axselen. The Denmark player dominated right from the start and won the match in two straight games 21-7,21-12. Sourabh Verma played his heart out before losing to NG KL in three grueling games. The Hong Kong player won the first game 19-21 before Siril Verma won the second game 21-14. The third set was a close affair as NG KL won the set 22-20. Sai Praneeth lost to higher ranked Chou in two straight games 14-21,16-21. Only 1 Indian male player was able to progress into the next round. In women’s singles, R Das lost to World Champion Carolina Marin in two straight games 13-21,11-21. The top star player Saina Nehwal showed his aggressive style ...

Involving international players has been the practice for domestic leagues all over the world to provide the better interface and improvement in the skills of the local players. Since the inception of Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008,  each franchise is mandated to field 4 foreign players in the playing XI. Chris Gayle (West Indies), Brendon McCullum(NZ), AB de Villiers(SA), David Warner(AUS), Shakib AL Hasan(BAN) and Sunil Narine(WI) are some of the popular players who attract the audience for IPL.  Here we take a look at the top 5 foreign players who are making debut in IPL 2017. 5     Asela Gunaratne(Mumbai Indians)  Asela Gunaratne one of the promising players from Sri Lanka made his T20 debut against India in 2016. He has played 7 T20 matches so far, coming to light in the T20 series against Australia this year, has two great knocks of 52 and 84 helped Sri Lanka to register a memorable win despite losing the last T20. He was boug...

The exciting 4 match test series between India and Australia ended with India winning the test series by 2-1 after losing the 1 st test match at Pune. It was a great team work by team India who showed great character in tough times. There were many positives for Indian team during the test series. Here we look at the 5 biggest positives for team India. 1.        KL Rahul solid batting at the top KL Rahul performed brilliantly at the top of the order for India during this test series. He gave the team solid starts. In the 7 innings he played this series, he scored 6 half centuries. The top score for KL Rahul was 90 during the first innings at Bangalore and was not able convert those scores into big ones. He played some important knocks during the test series, also scored the winning runs for India during the today’s play at Dharamshala. 2.        Cheteshwar Pujara special batting Cheteshwar Pujara was the backbone...

Pune Super Giants, the new franchise that took part during IPL 9 finished 7 th in the points table. Captained by MS Dhoni, Pune Super Giants team lacked the firepower with the bowling department. The performance was below par from the new franchise who only won 5 matches out of the 14 matches they played. With the 10 th season about to start in 9 days time, Pune Super Giants have purchased the best all-rounder in the world at the present moment Ben Stokes for 14.5 Crores, Rahul Chahar, Daniel Christian, Milind Tandon, Rahul Tripathi, Manoj Tiwary, Lockie Ferguson and Ankush Bains. With the likes of Steve Smith, MS Dhoni, Rahane, Ashwin the team looks strong and would be looking to make amends for their poor showing for last year. The biggest strength for Pune this year will be Ben Stokes who is one of the best all-rounders in the present moment especially in the shorter format. Pune will be led by Steve Smith this time as MS Dhoni was removed from the captaincy. Despite having ...

The Indian Premier League is one of the best platforms for young players to showcase their skills and talents. In the past 9 editions, the likes of Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya have benefited from this T20 tournament and have been rewarded the with a place in the national team in limited overs format. In the 2017 auction, franchises have picked up about 22 young Indian players based on the domestic performances season in the recently concluded tournaments of 2016-17. Here we take a look at top 5 young players to watch out for. 5  Basil Thampi (Fast bowler) Basil Thampi, a right arm fast bowler made his first-class debut for Kerala in 2014 against Goa. He has played 11 first class matches, 6 List A, and 23 T20 matches so far. The young Indian bowler impressed with his speed during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy taking 8 wickets in the tournament. In the IPL 2017 auction, he was bought by Gujarat Lions franchise for 85 Lakhs. His inclusion in Gujarat Lions team...

India and Australia will take on each other in the 3 rd test match at Ranchi on 16 th March with the series tied at 1-1. It promises to be a mouth-watering clash between these two top teams in the world with both teams trying to take a lead in the series. The pitch at Ranchi is expected to help the spinners which will keep the bowlers interested. Here we look at the playing XI for India in the 3 rd test match. 1.    Murali Vijay Murali Vijay did not play the second test at Bengaluru due to injury in the shoulder during the first test match at Pune. He is expected to replace Abhinav Mukund at Ranchi. Murali Vijay did not score many runs in the first test match at Pune. Murali Vijay has a solid technique and will be eager to perform for the in his 50 th test match. 2.    KL Rahul KL Rahul was the star of show in the second test match at Bengaluru scoring 90 during the first innings where other batsmen struggled. In the second innings, KL Rahul provided ...

The Indian Cricket team made a strong comeback in the second test at Bengaluru winning it by 75 runs to level the series at 1-1. It was a special performance by the Indian side though the captain Virat Kohli failed again in batting.  Despite India conceding 87 runs lead in the first innings they were able to bundle out Australia for just 112 to win the match by 75 runs. This victory ensured that Indian team is guaranteed of the number 1 rank position in test matches even if they lose the remaining two test matches. In the first two test matches the Indian batting did meet the expected performance. Except for KL Rahul who contributed in three of the four innings,  Pujara in two of four innings, Rahane in only 1 innings, while other two openers Vijay in the first test and Mukund in second, also the captain failed in all four innings. Lower order batsmen who had created a sense of confidence in contributing runs and setting targets have failed so far. The Indian pacers Umes...

BCCI have announced 15 man squad for remaining two test matches against Australia to be played at Ranchi and Dharamshala.  Hardik Pandya has been dropped from the team. Despite Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Shami recovering from injuries has not been included into the squad. The third test of series will be played at Ranchi on 16 th March. India came back strongly and levelled the series at 1-1 after losing the first test match at Pune by 333 runs. Murali Vijay who did not play at Bengaluru is retained in the 15 man squad. With one week remaining for the third test match at Ranchi, Vijay appears to have recovered in time. India is going into the remaining two test matches unchanged. Mukund played in the second test match. KL Rahul played a key role in the second test match scoring 90 and 51 winning the man of the match award. Pujara who scored important 92 in the second innings will play crucial roles in the remaining test matches. Virat Kohli has not a great series so far...

On Day 2 of All England Badminton Championships, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu progressed into the quarter finals by winning their respective matches in straight sets while HS Prannoy was knocked by seventh seed Chinese player in straight sets. In the first match PV Sindhu took on Dinar of Indonesia. The Rio Olympics silver medallist dominated the Indonesian player right from the start winning the match in straight sets 21-12, 21-4 to progress into the quarter finals. The second women’s player Saina Nehwal took on German qualifier Deprez. In the first set the German player created pressure on Saina Nehwal but the Indian player showed her experience winning the first set 21-18. In the second set Saina dominated the German player and won it in straight sets 21-18,21-10 to progress into the quarter finals. In the men’s singles, the lone warrior HS Prannoy was knocked out by World number seventh seed player Tian in straight sets. HS Prannoy lost the match 13-21,5-21. Results: ...

There was some good news for Indian badminton fans as PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy progressed into the second round of All England badminton Championships played on Wednesday . In the men’s singles HS Prannoy took on Qiao Bin of China in the first round match. The match went for 1 hour and 22 minutes. After losing the first set 17-21, HS Prannoy made an excellent comeback into the game winning the next two games 22-20 and 21-19 to progress into the second round. K Srikanth, Ajay Jayaram both lost their matches . As far men’s doubles are concerned Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri lost in the first round in three sets 21-19,10-21 and 21-18 to qualifiers. In the women’s singles PV Sindhu defeated Mette Poulsen in straight sets 21-10,21-11 to progress into the next round. PV Sindhu dominated her opponent by playing excellent badminton and not allowing her opponent to comeback into the game. She will take on Dinar Dyah in the second round. Saina Nehwal defeated Okuhara in straight sets ...

The ICC has announced the schedule of the Women’s World Cup 2017 to be played from June 24 th to 23rd July in England. The matches will be played in four venues at Bristol County Ground, The County Ground , Derby, Grace Road, Leicester and Lords Cricket Ground. Each team will play the other team once in the group stages which will go on till 15 th July 2017. New Zealand will take on Sri Lanka in the first match of the tournament on 24 th June at Bristol. India starts their tournament with tough match against England on the same day at Derby. It promises to be a mouthwatering clash between top eight teams of the world in world cricket. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa qualified after finishing in the top four of ICC qualifying tournament held in Sri Lanka. The Indian team will play four league games in Derby especially the toughest match against arch rivals Pakistan on 2 nd July. India will face West Indies in Taunton, Australia in Bristol and South Africa in Leic...

After winning the second test match match against Australia at Bengaluru by 75 runs, the Indian spin twins Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin have become the first set of spinners to be joint top in the latest ICC test bowlers rankings announced today. Ravindra Jadeja picked a total of 7 wickets in the second test while Ashwin picked 8 wickets in total. Ravindra Jadeja occupies the first spot It is great news for Indian fans as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja played key role in helping India to win the second test match. Ravindra Jadeja picked 6 for 63 in the first innings restricting Australia lead to 87 runs. In the second innings, Ravichandran Ashwin picked 6/41. Ravichandran Ashwin became the fifth highest wicket taker for India in test match. Both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are currently at 892 points. Josh Hazlewood produced an excellent performance in the second innings to jump at number 3. Sri Lankan spinner Ragana Hearth is at number 4. South ...

After winning the 2 nd test match against Australia at Bengaluru, the Indian cricket team has been assured of their number 1 rank team in test matches. The Indian team produced an excellent comeback in the second test match after conceding a lead of 87. It is remarkable achievement for the Indian team to remain the number 1 rank in test matches after winning three home series against New Zealand, England, and Bangladesh. “Victory in the 2nd Test against Australia assures India a No.1 finish on the April 1 cut-off date and a cash prize of USD 1 million,” the ICC confirmed in a tweet after India defeated Australia by 75 runs. The Indian cricket team did an excellent job in the second test match winning it by such a big margin after being bundled it out for 189 in first innings. All the Indian players contributed to the team success in the home season so far. India defeated New Zealand by 3-0, 4-0 against England and defeated Bangladesh in one off test match at Hyderabad. The ong...

India defeated Australia in the second test match at Bengaluru by 75 runs to level the series at 1-1. After winning the toss, the Indian team was bowled out for 189. The Indian bowlers did an excellent job on the second day just giving away 197 runs and restricted the lead to only 87. In the second innings KL Rahul 51, partnership between Pujara and Rahane made sure that India gave a target of 188. For his great performance in both innings, KL Rahul was named the man of match. The Indian bowlers showed their class and dismissed Australia for 112 to win the match. Here we look at the 5 talking points of second test. 1.        India bundled out for 189 on the first day After winning the toss, the Indian team elected to bat. India lost an early wicket of Mukund. KL Rahul and Pujara put up an important second wicket partnership but lost wickets at regular intervals. KL Rahul was the only Indian batsmen to contribute with the bat in the first innings scori...

India and Australia will face each other in the second test match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru from tomorrow. After being outplayed by Australia in the first test match at Pune , the Indian team will be looking to bounce back and square the series. It promises to be an exciting clash between top two test teams in the world. Here we look at possible XI for India in the 2 nd test match. 1.        Murali Vijay Murali Vijay did not have a great first test match at Pune. In the first innings he was dismissed by Hazlewood and in the second innings Vijay could only contribute only 2 runs. If India wants to the win second test match at Bengaluru, he must give a solid foundation to put pressure on the Australian bowlers. It is important for Vijay to trust his technique and play with positive intent which will benefit the Indian team. 2.        KL Rahul KL Rahul was the only batsmen from India to score a fifty in the ...