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  After a one-year gap, the Indian Men’s hockey started the Europe tour with a thumping 6-1 win over Germany played at Krefeld on Sunday. The Indian hockey team put the pressure right from the word go on the Germans. After creating lots of chances, India earned a penalty corner in the 13 th minute. Nilkanta produced a brilliant goal to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. In the next minute, Constain Saib leveled the score with a superb field goal. At the end of the first quarter, the scores remained 1-1. It was a superb start for the Germans putting pressure on the Indians and earned two back-to-back penalty corners in the first few minutes. The Indian goalkeeper made brilliant saves and created aggressive moves. Vivek scored two back-to-back goals in the 27 th and 28 th minute. It was an amazing performance by the Indian team who played aggressive hockey. At the end of the second quarter, India led 3-1. The third quarter saw Germany started off to an aggressive start and earned...

  After a 2-day Pink-Test match between India and England played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, two Indians gain significantly in the latest ICC Test rankings announced on Sunday. In the batting department, Kiwis captain Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Joe Root, Indian captain Virat Kohli, Babar Azam and Henry Nicholls maintains their respective place at number 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6 and 7. The explosive Indian opener Rohit Sharma has been in sensational form during the ongoing Test series against England. After a brilliant 161, he showed his class with a superb 66 and 25* in the 3 rd Test match played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. As India collapsed to 145, Rohit Sharma scored 66 and finished the match with a six helping Team India register an emphatic 10 wicket win on the 2 nd day of the Pink-Ball Test match. He jumped six places up to his career-best rankings of number 8th.  Rohit was made the opener in Test matches from 2019 onwards and p...

  After defeating Bangladesh in the opening match of the World Cup 2011, the hosts and visitors England were involved in a thrilling tie played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore on 27 th February. The Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Virender Sehwag looked in explosive touch putting pressure on the England bowlers right from the word go. A superb one-handed catch by Matt Prior ended Sehwag innings. Sehwag and Sachin put on 46 runs for the opening wicket to lay a strong foundation. At the end of the first 10 overs, India made 58 for 1. After the field restrictions, Gambhir and Sachin played with intent keeping the scoreboard ticking. Sachin showed his class to complete his fifty off 66 balls taking on the England bowlers. Gambhir complimented Sachin and kept the momentum going reaching his fifty off 59 balls. After completing his half-century, Gambhir was bowled by Swann. Gambhir and Sachin added 134 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Sachin Tendulkar ...

  One of the best bowlers in the Australian line-up, Glenn McGrath created history by picking the best figures in World Cup history. He achieved this remarkable feat against Minnows, Namibia at Potchefstroom on 27 th February 2003. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat first. A brilliant batting performance with bat thanks to contributions by Matthew Hayden with 88, Andrew Symonds 59, Martyn 35, and Darren Lehman quickfire 50 not out helped the Aussies post 301 for 6 in 50 overs. Glenn McGrath was up to the mark right from the word go and put the minnows under immense pressure with nagging lines and lengths. He dismissed Jan Berrie Burger in the very first over itself. After the initial breakthrough, he grabbed wickets of Morne Karg, Gavin Murgatroyd to leave Namibia in tatters at 17 for 4. It was an amazing bowling spell by the Australian legend who tore through the entire Namibian batting line-up with ease. He ended with amazing figures of 7 for ...

  By picking the wicket of Jofra Archer on the 2 nd day of the 3 rd Test match at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday, Ravichandran Ashwin became the fourth Indian bowler to achieve the remarkable feat of taking 400 wickets in Test matches.   During the first Test match at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Ashwin took 9 wickets including 6 for 61 in the second innings. Despite his efforts, India lost the match by a big margin. In the second Test, R Ashwin proved too hot for England getting 8 wickets and helped India comeback with a resounding win. It has been a remarkable journey for R Ashwin in Test matches. He made his Test debut on 6 th November 2011 in Delhi. Since then, the off-spinner played a total of 77 Test matches (144 innings) and grabbed 401 wickets so far. His performances in Test matches have been exceptional especially in Indian conditions with pitches helpful for spinners. R Ashwin has taken a total of 29 five-wicket hauls and 7 ten-wicket hauls...

  Thanks to another brilliant spell by Axar Patel and Ashwin, India defeated England on the second day of the third Test match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday. Starting on the overnight score of 99 for 3, Ajiyanka Rahane faced troubles with Jack Leach and survived few close LBW shouts. Leach finally got rid of Rahane with a quicker one giving England the breakthrough. It was an amazing bowling display by Leach who then dismissed the inform Rohit Sharma. He decided to review the decision but stayed it out due to the umpire's call. England captain Joe Root produced a beauty getting the wicket of Pant with a superb catch by Foakes. Root then dismissed Washington Sundar with another beauty to leave India on the backfoot. Axar Patel played a rash stroke giving Root his 3 rd   wicket of the innings. Ashwin hit some lovely boundaries and took most of the strike. He then perished trying to hit a big shot giving a simple catch to Crawley. Ishant Sharma pr...

  It was an amazing game of cricket as New Zealand defeated Australia in a high-scoring thriller played at University Oval, Dunedin on Thursday. Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. Martin Guptill started off brightly with attacking strokes. Kane Richardson got the breakthrough dismissing Tim Seifert trying to hit a big shot providing an easy catch to Finch. Guptill and Williamson steadied the Kiwis innings taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand made 45 for 1. After the field restrictions, Guptill upped the ante and plundered the Australian bowling line-up. On the other hand, Williamson provided good support to other batsmen. It was amazing hitting by Guptill who reached his fifty off just 27 balls. Williamson kept on piling pressure with silk touch and hitting abilities. Looking for a big shot to get his century, Guptill was dismissed for a superb 97 off 50 balls. Guptill and Williamson a...

  Thanks to a magical spell by Axar Patel, India ended the 1 st day of the 3 rd Test match in a commanding position played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Wednesday. England captain Joe Root won the toss and decided to bat first. Playing his 100 th Test match, Ishant Sharma struck early for Indian team getting rid of Dom Sibley with a good delivery as Rohit Sharma took a sharp catch at second slips. Zak Crawley started off his innings that went to the boundary. Crawley made the batting look at ease hitting boundaries at will. Axar Patel dismissed Jonny Bairstow on the first ball of the spell. Bairstow was given out and the decision was retained to leave England in some trouble at 27 for 2. Crawley looked in sublime touch as Patel’s bowl turned and bounced. It was amazing touch by Crawley making the batting look at ease. R Ashwin was bought into the attack and troubled the England batsmen. Crawley survived a close LBW shout given not out as India decided to review the ...

  One of the best batsmen of all time, Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in One-day international cricket to hit a double century. He achieved this remarkable against a top-quality South African bowling line-up played at Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior on 24 th February 2010. Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. The Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin started off brightly with an attacking approach. South Africa got the early breakthrough dismissing Sehwag cheaply. Sachin Tendulkar looked in sublime touch putting the visitor's bowlers under immense pressure. Sachin made the batting look at ease and completed his fifty off 37 balls. He along with Dinesh Karthik smashed the South African bowling-line up comprising of Steyn, Morkel, Parnell, Charl Langldevt. Sachin played according to the merit of the ball and made use of good batting conditions reaching his century off 90 balls. After completing his century, the master blaster upped the ante...

  It was a remarkable day as Hazratullah Zazai produced one of the best innings against Ireland played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Dehradun on 23 rd February 2019. Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan won the toss and decided to bat first. Zazai and Ghani started off a flying start putting pressure on Ireland bowling attack right from the word go. At the end of the first six overs, Afghan openers raced away to 64. Zazai made the batting look easy and reached his half-century off 25 balls. The Afghan openers raced away to century in just 9 overs to put enough pressure on the Ireland bowlers. Ghani also completed his fifty off 31 balls. The left-handed explosive Zazai showed his class and reached a century off just 42 balls. Zazai continued to hit the Ireland bowlers all over the park keeping the pressure on the Irish bowlers. Zazai reached his 150 off just 58 balls and just decimated the Ireland bowling line-up. Ghani was eventually dismissed for a brilliant 73 off 48...

  After a brilliant 99 not out in the first T20I against Australia played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Monday, Devon Conway became fourth player to achieve this remarkable feat. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. Conway came at the crease after the loss of Tim Seifert’s wicket with the scoreboard reading at 11 for 2. The hosts lost another big wicket of Kane Williamson making life tough for the hosts. Conway looked in sublime touch putting pressure on the Australian bowling line-up. Conway showed his class with aggressive hitting and took the attack to the visitors bowling line-up reaching a half-century off 36 balls. After the loss of Phillips wicket ending a 74 runs partnership for the 4 th wicket. James Neesham joined in the party and played with intent keeping the momentum of the innings going. Conway upped the ante with innovative stroke play in the last 3 overs putting on unbeaten 44 runs for the 6 th wicket. The left-handed could...

  Thanks to superb performances by Conway and Ish Sodhi, New Zealand registered an emphatic win in the first T20I played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Monday. Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and decided to field first. It was a perfect start for the visitors as Daniel Sams dismissed Martin Guptill off the third ball providing a simple catch to Ashton Agar at backward point. Punjab King's newly appointed Jhye Richardson produced a beauty getting rid of Tim Seifert. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hit some cracking shots before a bottom edge went into the hands of Wade to leave the hosts in trouble at 19 for 3. At the end of the first six overs, Kiwis ended at 34 for 3. Conway and Phillips steadied the ship for Kiwis hitting boundaries putting pressure back on the Australian bowlers. Conway made batting look easy and completed his fifty off 36 balls. Phillips played with intent rescuing the innings for hosts. Coming into the attack, Marcus Stoinis dismissed Gl...

  The Indian Cricket Team proved everybody wrong as they stunned Australia in the opening match of the Women’s World T20 played at Manuka Oval, Canberra on 21 st February 2020. Australian captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. The debutant Shafali Verma took the attack to Megan Schutt smashing her for 16 runs putting the host's bowling line up under pressure. Smriti Mandhana was dropped by Strano at midwicket. Verma looked in sublime touch with aggressive hitting. After a decent start by the Indian openers, Mandhana was dismissed trying to sweep and given LBW. The Indian openers added 41 runs in just 4.1 overs to lay a strong foundation. In the next over, Shafali Verma's innings came to an end providing an easy catch to Perry. Jemimah Rodrigues was given out by the umpire but the decision overturned as the ball was missing leg stump. The Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur fell cheaply as the Women in Blue lost 3 quick wickets. Jemimah Rodrigues and Dee...

  The 19 member Indian Cricket Team for the home T20I series against England has been announced by the BCCI just a few hours ago today. After a successful domestic season, Surya Kumar Yadav has been called into the T20I series. Indian dashing wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan has been included with great performances for Mumbai Indians and Jharkhand. Rahul Tewaita has earned a maiden T20I call after a successful 2020 IPL season. He was one of the main performers for Rajasthan Royals in a disappointing season last year. In the opening slot, there are three options including Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Shikhar Dhawan. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul would be the likely openers for the opening slot. Virat Kohli will be leading the team. Surya Kumar Yadav has been included in the T20I series after an impressive domestic season for quite some time. Shreyas Iyer retained his place. Hardik Pandya and Rahul Tewaita are the all-rounder's options included. Tewaita did a remarkable job in his deb...

  The opening day of the 2021 Vijay Hazare Trophy saw Jharkhand skipper Ishan Kishan stole the show with a breath-taking innings against Madhya Pradesh played at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on Saturday. Madhya Pradesh captain Parth Sahani won the toss and decided to field first. Jharkhand lost an early wicket of Utkarsh Singh cheaply. Ishan Kishan started off slowly before taking on the attack to Madhya Pradesh bowlers. He displayed great hitting abilities and put MP bowlers under immense with his power hitting. Kishan completed his fifty off 42 balls.   After completing his half-century, Kishan started to blast away the Madhya Pradesh bowlers and reached century off 74 balls. It was an amazing master class by Ishan Kishan who just tore away the MP bowlers and upped the ante with some brilliant shots. He raced away to his 150 off 86 balls. With more than 22 overs remaining in the innings, Kishan was eventually dismissed for a sensational 173 off 94 balls including 19 fo...

  It was a great day for two New Zealand players who showed their abilities one with the bat and one with the ball. They displayed their skills and decimated the opposition making sure that they created a major impact on the match. Brendon McCullum smashed the fastest century in Test matches Playing his last international match for New Zealand, Brendon McCullum broke the record of the fastest Test century. He achieved this feat during the opening day of the 2 nd Test match played at Christchurch on 20 th February 2015. Australian captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to field first. Brendon McCullum came at the crease with New Zealand struggling at 32 for 3. He led from the front and blasted away the Australian bowlers creating pressure with great hitting. McCullum reached his fifty off 34 balls while wickets were falling on the other end. McCullum upped the ante and kept piling the pressure with his hitting. After being reduced to 74 for 4, Kiwis captain McCullum ...

  The 2021 IPL auction saw some brilliant buys by the franchises according to the strength of the team. They bought them on basis of their performance in the domestic of various leagues and strengthened their teams. Apart from few uncapped players, the franchise bought top-quality players with the high amount and hoping for these stars to shine in this year’s Indian Premier League. Here we look at the team-wise buys in the 2021 IPL auction. Chennai Super Kings Moeen Ali (7 Crore) Krishnappa Gowtham (9.25 Crore) Hari Nishanth (20 Lakhs) Robin Uthappa (Traded from Rajasthan Royals)-3 Crore. Cheteshwar Pujara (50 Lakhs)   List of Retained Players for CSK in IPL 2021 Suresh Raina MS Dhoni Ambati Rayudu Faf du Plessis Ravindra Jadeja Dwayne Bravo Sam Curran Mitchell Santer Narayana Jagadeesan Imran Tahir Karn Sharma Sai Kishore Shardul Thakur Deepak Chahar Josh Hazlewood Lungi Ngidi KM Asif Mumbai Indians Adam Milne (3.2 Cro...

  It was an amazing game of cricket as Australia registered the highest run chase in the T20I format. They achieved this feat during the Tri-series game against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland on 16 th February 2018. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a flying start by the Kiwis openers Martin Guptill and Colin Munro blasting away the Australian bowlers to all parts of the ground. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand raced to 67 for 0. After the field restrictions, Guptill and Munro made the batting look easy putting Australian bowlers under immense pressure. Guptill completed his half-century off 30 balls while Munro reached fifty off 27 balls. Kiwis openers showed their class with big strokes on a great batting pitch. Australia got their breakthrough dismissing Munro for 76 off 33 balls. The Kiwis openers added 132 runs in 10.4 overs. The Australian bowlers made a decent comeback with wickets at regular intervals ...

  The Indian Cricket Team ripped through England’s batting order to register an emphatic win on the fourth day of the 2 nd Test match played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday. With this win, India move to 2 nd in the ICC Test Championship points table. Starting on the overnight score of 53 for 3, Dan Lawrence and Joe Root started off decently against Ishant and Axar Patel. Both played with decent technique despite the ball beating the bat. After the initial spell, R Ashwin struck immediately on his first ball dismissing Lawrence with a brilliant stumping by Pant. Ben Stokes came to the crease and looked decent enough with solid defensive technique. Joe Root looked comfortable. Ashwin got Stokes for the 10 th in his Test career with an inside edge with Virat Kohli taking a good diving catch. Ollie Pope showed some intent against hitting good strokes. Axar Patel was bought into the attack and dismissed Pope trying to sweep providing an easy catch to Ishant Sharma at...

  The Indian Cricket Team has stamped its authority on the Test as they are on the verge of an emphatic win on the 3 rd day of the 2 nd Test match played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Monday. Starting on the overnight score of 54 for 1, it was not an ideal start for the hosts as Cheteshwar Pujara was unfortunately run-out as the bat stuck and could not come inside. Ben Foakes produced a great stumping to get rid of Rohit Sharma. Jack Leach bowled great deliveries to Indian captain Virat Kohli troubling with bounce and spin. Leach struck again to dismiss Pant who came down the track and was stumped by Foakes to leave India in some trouble. Ajiyanka Rahane played with intent putting some pressure on the England bowlers. Moeen Ali got rid of Rahane taking the inside edge into the hands of short-leg hands. Kohli looked confident with his strokes and kept the scoreboard ticking. Ali struck again to dismiss Axar Patel. Axar Patel decided to review the decision and it upheld....