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 After the Indonesia Open 2021 tournament, 7 Indian shuttlers will take part in the prestigious BWF World Tour finals starting from 1 st December 2021. PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen progressed through with good performances. In the women’s doubles category, Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy made it into the prestigious tournament after some decent performances. The young Indian pairing of Satwik and Chirag made it into the top 8 as one of the Japanese opponents lost in the semi-finals of Indonesia Open 2021. Apart from the mixed doubles, the Indian shuttlers qualified for the rest of the categories. PV Sindhu is the only Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals. The top two players in each group qualify for the semi-finals. Here we look at the Groups of BWF World Tour finals Men’s Singles Group A Victor Axselen Rasmus Gemke Kento Momota Lakshya Sen   Group B Lee Zii Jia Kidambi Srikanth Kunlavut Vitidsarn Toma Junior Popov   Wom...

 The first Test match between India and New Zealand ends in a thrilling draw on the fifth and final day played at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur on Monday. Starting on the overnight score of 4 for 1, it was an ideal start by nightwatchman Will Somerville and Tom Latham as both Kiwi batters kept the Indian bowlers especially Ashwin and Umesh Yadav. Ishant Sharma got injured while fielding. Somerville looked confident against the Indian spinners while Latham also frustrated the Indian bowling. It was a brilliant batting effort by Somerville and Latham looking confident hitting bad balls away for boundaries. At the end of the first session, New Zealand made 79 for 1. Umesh Yadav got rid of Will Somerville caught brilliantly by Shubman Gill at fine leg off the very first delivery. Somerville and Latham added 76 runs for 2 nd wicket. The New Zealand captain Kane Williamson captain looked solid with his defensive technique while Latham kept his calm and reached a half-century off 138 ba...

 Thanks to a brilliant batting effort by the lower middle order, the Indian team ended the 4 th day of the 1 st Test match in a commanding position played at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur on Sunday. Starting on the overnight score of 14 for 1, Pujara and Mayank Agarwal began off steadily putting the bad balls away for boundaries. Kyle Jamieson got the breakthrough for New Zealand dismissing Pujara via review. The umpire gave it not out and it was overturned to out as it hit the gloves. Pujara and Mayank Agarwal added 30 runs for 2 nd wicket. Ajiyanka Rahane's poor form continued being dismissed for another low score LBW by Ajaz Patel. Tim Southee produced two good deliveries to get rid of Mayank Agarwal caught at slips and took the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja bowling around the wicket to leave India in strife with the scoreboard reading 51 for 5. Ravichandran Ashwin came ahead of Wriddhman Saha and put the pressure back on New Zealand bowlers with attacking strokes. At the end ...

 The Indian challenge ended as both PV Sindhu and the men’s doubles pair lost in the semi-finals of the Super 1000 Indonesia Open played at Bali, Indonesia on Saturday. PV Sindhu went down fighting to Intanon of Thailand in three games.  Indian started on an aggressive note taking an 8-3 lead before the experienced Thai player came back strongly to reduce the gap to 9-10. Sindhu held a one-point lead at the interval. After the mid-game interval, the Indian looked in complete control and won the first game easily at 21-15. In the second game, Ratchnok put on a strong showing as took a commanding 11-7 lead at the interval. After the break, the Thai player showed intent right from word go and made life tough for the Indian taking the next 10 points to win the second game easily to be at game point. Sindhu hit into the net handing the opposition second game. Sindhu committed too many unforced errors in the deciding game as Ratchnok took a commanding 11-6 lead at the interval...

 It was an amazing bowling effort by the Indian bowlers to leave visitors in trouble at the end of day 3 played at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur on Saturday. Starting on the overnight score of 129 for 0, R Ashwin and Ishant Sharma started the proceedings for Team India. Ashwin troubled Latham with his variations taking edges but not carrying to slips. Will Young looked confident with solid defense and attacking strokes. R Ashwin took the first wicket for Team India as Srikar Bharat took the review immediately for caught behind and the decision was overturned to out as it hit the edge. Young and Latham added 151 runs for the opening wicket. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson came to the crease and made his intentions clear putting pressure on R Ashwin. The Indian captain Ajiyanka Rahane did not take the review for LBW as it was hitting the middle stumps. After settling in, Williamson played some brilliant shots to put pressure back on Indian bowlers. Rahane took the second new bal...

 It was a good day for the Indian shuttlers as PV Sindhu and men’s doubles made it into the semi-finals against their respective opponents of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2021 played at Bali, Indonesia on Friday. The two-time Olympic medallist registered a hard-fought win over Sim Yingung of South Korea in three games. Sindhu struggled in the first game committing unforced errors losing it by 14-21. The second game was a closely fought affair as the Indian dominated the initial stages before Sim made a strong comeback later, but Sindhu held his nerves to register a 21-19 win in 2 nd game. It was a dominating performance by Sindhu in the decider putting the opposition under pressure and winning by 21-14 to move into the semi-finals. She will face Ratchnok Inatnon of Thailand. Sai Praneeth looked out of color and lost in straight games to Victor Axselen. The Indian started well initially before Axselen made life tough for the Indian with smashes and drop shots. At the mid-game in...

 New Zealand stormed back into the match with some brilliant performances against hosts India on the 2 nd day played at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 258 for 4, Ravindra Jadeja survived a close LBW shout given not out by the umpire and on review, it was retained due to the umpire's call. Soon after, Southee shattered Jadeja stumps taking inside edge onto the stumps giving New Zealand the breakthrough. Iyer and Jadeja added 121 runs for the 5 th wicket. Shreyas Iyer looked in great touch putting bad balls away for boundaries off Kyle Jamieson. Wriddhiman Saha also went cheaply with a good catch by wicketkeeper Tom Blundell. Southee kept on bowling nagging lines and lengths not allowing Indian batters to score runs easily. Shreyas Iyer completed his maiden Test century off 157 balls and became the 16 th Indian batter to score a century on debut in Test matches. Southee then grabbed the wicket of well-set caught at covers and then prod...

 After being shocked by the 26 th ranked French side, the Indian team put on a dominating display in their 2 nd Group match against Canada played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on Thursday. It was an aggressive start by the Indian team as Uttam scored via a field goal in the 6 th minute. Indian captain Vivek Prasad made it 2-0 with a superb goal. The Indian forwards put so much pressure on the Canadian defense making their life tough. At the end first quarter, the hosts led 2-0. The second quarter began off brightly as Sanjay scored a goal via penalty stroke in the 17 th minute to give India a 3-0 lead. After a decent start, both teams kept on putting pressure on each other goals but could not succeed. Manider converted another field goal in the 27 th minute to give India a 4-0 lead. Right at the stroke of the first half, Tardiff scored from penalty corner opening their account. Sanjay scored from a penalty corner in the 32 nd minute to give India a 5-1 lead. The India...

 It was another good day for the Indian shuttlers as 3 out of 4 qualified for the quarterfinals stage of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2021 played at Bali on Thursday. PV Sindhu had no problems defeating Germany Y Li in two straight games. It was a dominating display by the Indian who showed aggressive play right from word go and made life tough for the opponent. Sindhu won the first game easily at 21-12. The second game was a much closer fight but the Indian closed the game out by 21-18 to move into the quarterfinals. She will face Sim Y J of South Korea. Sai Praneeth survived a scare beating Pre qualifier Christo Popov of France in three games. The Indian started the first game on a positive note putting pressure on the qualifier with an 11-7 lead at the interval. Popov made a strong comeback into the match taking points in succession to level scores and then take lead. Praneeth experience came to the fore as he held his nerves winning the first game at 21-17. The second game s...

 The Indian Cricket Team had a great first day of the first Test with great performances by debutant Shreyas Iyer, Gill and Jadeja played at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur on Thursday. Indian stand-in captain Ajiyanka Rahane won the toss and decided to bat first. Mayank Agarwal and Shubman Gill looked tentative against Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson. Shubman Gill was given out by the umpire and on review, it was overturned to not out as it hit the inside edge. The New Zealand captain Kane Williamson did not take the review for LBW. Kyle Jamieson's patience paid off as he dismissed Mayank Agarwal with good delivery. Shubman Gill took the advantage of chances as he took on Ajaz Patel and Will Somerville. On other hand, Pujara played according to the merit of the ball making life tough for Kiwi’s bowlers. Gill looked solid completing his fifty off 81 balls to put India in a comfortable position to end the first session at 82 for 1. Soon after the lunch break, Jamieson produced a crac...

 It was a good day for the Indian shuttlers as three of them made it into the second round of the Super 1000 Indonesia Open played at Bali on Wednesday. PV Sindhu registered a hard-fought win over Aya Ohori of Japan in three games. It was a brilliant start by the Japanese to put the Indian under pressure with smashes. The Indian showed glimpses of her attacking play, but Ohori took an 11-7 lead at the interval. After the break, Sindhu made a strong comeback to take points in succession and level scores at 15-15. Ohori kept the Indian under pressure winning the first game with a scoreline of 21-17. The second game saw Ohori taking an early 4-0 lead. After the initial setback, Indian showed great intent putting the Japanese under immense pressure taking a decent lead at the interval. Despite Ohori's fightback, Sindhu held her nerves to win the second game with 21-17. The Japanese started the decider on a positive note taking the initial lead. Sindhu forced back into the match t...

 The powerhouse of Indian domestic cricket fought in another thrilling final as Tamil Nadu registered a thrilling win over Karnataka played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu captain Vijay Shankar won the toss and decided to field first. Sandeep Warrier was smacked for 2 boundaries in very first over by Manish Pandey, Sai Kishore produced a peach to get rid of inform Rohan Kadam. Karun Nair looked in great touch putting TN bowlers under some pressure with boundaries. Sanjay Yadav dismissed the dangerous Nair who played cross the line and was bowled. Kishore struck for the second getting the wicket of Manish Pandey with another superb delivery. At the end of the first six overs, Karnataka made 34 for 3. After the field restrictions, Abhinav Manohar and BS Sharath showed intent by hitting boundaries and taking singles. Manohar continued his impressive form in the tournament taking on M Ashwin and other TN bowlers. A superb catch by Sudharsan got rid of BS S...

 The Indian Cricket Team was at their best as they crushed New Zealand in the 3 rd and final T20I match played at iconic Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Sunday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Ishan Kishan came to open the innings along with Rohit Sharma. Indian openers gave a flying start putting Kiwis bowlers under pressure especially Adam Milne and Trent Boult. Rohit looked in brilliant touch hitting boundaries with ease. At the end of the first six overs, India raced away to 69 for 0. Soon after the restrictions, Kishan was caught by Seifert to end a rockling 69 runs opening partnership. The stand-in captain Santer struck twice in quick succession getting wickets of Surya Kumar Yadav and Pant to leave the Indian team struggling. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma looked confident completing his fifty off 27 balls. A superb return catch by Ish Sodhi ended the innings for Rohit Sharma. Shreyas and Venetaksh Iyer steadied the ship for India putting ...

 The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 saw Tamil Nadu and Karnataka winning their matches on the semi-final’s day played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi on Saturday. Tamil Nadu versus Hyderabad Tamil Nadu captain Vijay Shankar won the toss and decided to field first. It was a superb start by the defending Champions as Saravana Kumar grabbed the wicket of Hyderabad captain Tanmay Agarwal caught by Sandeep Warrier. Tilak Verma and Pragnay Reddy put some pressure on Tamil Nadu bowlers before Kumar broke the backbone of Hyderabad batting line-up getting wickets of Tilak Verma, Pragnay Reddy, and then Himlay Agarwal caught by Sharukh Khan at slips to leave Hyderabad in big trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Hyderabad scored 30 for 4. After the field restrictions, Hyderabad kept on losing wickets due to inexperienced batting playing rash strokes. Tanay Thyagarajan hit some valuable runs but was caught by Sai Kishore. Saravana Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 21 t...

 The Indian challenge ended as both remaining shuttlers lost their semi-finals encounters easily in the Super 750 Indonesia Masters played at Bali, Indonesia on Saturday. PV Sindhu was completely outplayed by her opponent Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in two straight games. The Japanese opponent start the game on an aggressive note putting the Indian under pressure. Yamaguchi did not allow her opponent a chance with brilliant shots and made life tough for the Indian. At the mid-game interval, Yamaguchi had an 11-5 lead. After the interval, Yamaguchi maintained the momentum with attacking shots as Sindhu made unforced errors as the Japanese won the first game easily at 21-13. The second game saw both PV Sindhu and Yamaguchi start on an even keel. Despite Sindhu having lead for a brief time, Yamaguchi's great touch-hitting smashes put Sindhu under pressure. At the mid-game interval, Yamaguchi had a commanding 11-4 lead. The Japanese continued her aggressive play and did not allow any ...

 The Indian Cricket Team produced another great display of cricket as they defeated New Zealand in the 2 nd T20I match played at JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi on Friday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell provided a flying start for New Zealand putting Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar under immense pressure with a flurry of boundaries and sixes. Deepak Chahar got rid of dangerous Guptill trying to hit a big shot caught by Pant. The Kiwis openers added 48 runs in 4.2 overs laying a strong foundation. Mark Chapman showed intent in keeping the momentum going on for New Zealand. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand raced away to 64 for 1. After the field restrictions, Chapman and Mitchell maintained the momentum for the visitors. R Ashwin and Axar Patel did not allow Kiwis batters to score runs easily. Patel got rid of Chapman caught by KL Rahul. Chapman and Mitchell added 31 runs for the 2 nd w...

 The two Indian shuttlers remaining in the fray moved into the semi-finals of Super 750 Indonesia Masters with easy wins over their opponents played at Bali, Indonesia on Friday. PV Sindhu had no problems defeating World number Yigit of Turkey in two straight games. It was a dominating display by two-time Olympic medallists not allowing her opponent any chances in the game. She was at her best and won the game by 21-13, 21-10 in just 35 minutes. With this win, the Indian continued her head-to-head record against the Turkish 4-0. Sindhu will now face Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the semi-finals. The Indian has now a tough opponent after facing easy opponents till today’s match. It should be a great encounter as Yamaguchi is currently the top seed in this tournament and world number 5. Sindhu has won both matches so far, they met this year so far. In all Indian quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth outplayed HS Prannoy in two straight games. It was a dominating display by Srikanth who...

 It was another great day of action in the quarterfinals of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as defending champions Tamil Nadu, Karnataka proved their worthwhile Vidarbha, and Hyderabad produced some stunning performances to defeat fancied opponents. Quarterfinals 1 Tamil Nadu versus Kerala Tamil Nadu captain Vijay Shankar won the toss and decided to field first played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi on Thursday. TN bowlers kept it tight and did not allow Kerala openers Azhardudeen and Kunnumal to score runs easily. At the end of the first six overs, Kerala scored 42 for 0. After the field restrictions, a superb catch by Sandeep Warrier long-on ended the innings for Azharudeen. Kerala openers added 45 runs laying a strong foundation. Murgun Ashwin and Sai Kishore maintained the pressure on Sachin Baby and Kunnumal not allowing them to score runs easily. Kunnumal looked in decent touch reaching fifty off 39 balls. Kunnumal fell stumped by Jagadeesan. Kunnumal and Baby added 46 run...

 It was a brilliant day for the Indian shuttlers as 3 of them made it into the quarterfinals stage played at Bali, Indonesia on Thursday. PV Sindhu cruised to a comfortable win over Clara Azurmendi of Spain in three games. The young Spaniard fought well against the two-time Olympic medallists. At the mid-game interval, the Indian had a good lead. After the break, Clara fought back strongly to level scores at 14-14 and then took points in succession to win the first set at 21-17. Sindhu then fought back strongly in the next two games putting an attacking display and did allow her opponent to comeback into the match. The Indian won the second set easily at 21-7, followed by another brilliant display to win a decider by 21-12 to move into the quarterfinals. She will face ranked number 30 Yigit of Turkey. Kidambi Srikanth showed great fighting courage to defeat a tough Indonesian opponent Jonathan Christie in a thrilling three games. The first game saw the Christie dominate Srika...

 Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team clinched a thrilling 5 wicket win in the first T20I played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur on Wednesday. Indian newly appointed T20I captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Bhuvneshwar Kumar rattled Darly Mitchell stumps without opening his account. Martin Guptill and Mark Chapman put the pressure back on the Indian inexperienced bowlers taking them for runs. At the end of the first six overs, New Zealand made 41 for 1. After the field restrictions, Guptill and Chapman made batting look easy keeping the scoreboard ticking. Both batters kept New Zealand on course for big total hitting boundaries at will. Chapman completed his fifty off 45 balls while Guptill reached half-century off 31 deliveries. The Indian bowlers looked out of sorts before the experienced R Ashwin dismissed well Chapman. Chapman and Guptill added 109 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Ashwin struck on...

 It was a mixed day for the Indian contingent as 3 qualified for the second round of Super 750 Indonesia Masters played at Bali, Indonesia on Wednesday.   Kidambi Srikanth defeated pre-qualifier Christo Popov in three thrilling games. It was a close-fought first game as both players fought for each point. The Indian held his nerves to win the first game easily at 21-18. Popov made a strong comeback in the 2 nd set as Srikanth committed unforced errors. The qualifier took the advantage winning it easily at 21-15 to force the match into the decider. The third set began off well with Kidambi Srikanth taking an early lead before Popov showed some character to put the Indian on the backfoot. At the mid-game interval, Srikanth led 11-8. Despite Popov showing a fight, Srikanth held his nerves to win the game at 21-16. He will face the tough challenge of Jonathan Christie of Indonesia. HS Prannoy finally crossed the first-round hurdle defeating Darren Liew of Malaysia in two ...

 Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder were involved in a thrilling high-scoring match played at McKay on Wednesday. Sydney Thunder captain Darlington won the toss and decided to field first. The young Indian opener Jemimah Rodrigues fell cheaply scoring just 2 runs. Indian T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur came to the crease and took a few balls to settle. At the end of the first six overs, Melbourne Renegades made 36 for 2. After the field restrictions, Kaur upped the ante along with Carly Lesson. Kaur took the attack to Thunder bowling keeping the momentum going for Melbourne Renegades. After settling in, Kaur played innovative strokes reaching his fifty off just 38 balls. The experienced Indian batter hammered the Thunder bowlers. Kaur has been in sensational form for Melbourne Renegades this season. He put on an excellent batting display remaining not out on 81 off 55 balls. She along with Leeson added 91 runs for the 3 rd wicket. After today’s match against Sydney Thunder...