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 The BCCI announced a strong One-day international team for the 3 matches series against South Africa to be played from 19 th January 2022. Newly-appointed captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the series due to an injury. KL Rahul will take charge of the Indian team. The other talking point about the ODI team is that Jasprit Bumrah has been named as the vice-captain. Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored 4 centuries in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021 for Maharashtra has been included as an opener along with KL Rahul. Shikhar Dhawan also makes a return to the ODI squad. The middle-order comprises Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav. Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan has been named as wicketkeepers. Venetaksh Iyer who had a dream Vijay Hazare Trophy has been given a call-up as an all-rounder option. In the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar are the pace bowlers. The ace-off spinner in Test m...

 The Indian Under 19 Cricket Team produced a dominating display to defeat Sri Lanka in one-sided rain-curtailed finals played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai on Friday. Sri Lankan captain Dinuth Wellage won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision did not pay off as Ravi Kumar and Hangekakar took advantage of the conditions. After the initial run-out miss, Ravi Kumar struck for India dismissing Chamindu Wickramasinghe caught by Raj Bawa at third man. It was a disciplined bowling effort by the Indian pacers not allowing Sri Lankan batters to score runs easily. Sri Lanka could only manage 15 runs in the first 10 overs. Bawa made the breakthrough getting rid of Daniel caught by Aaradhya to leave Sri Lanka struggling. Kaushal Tambe and Ostwal kept the pressure on the opposition with disciplined bowling. Tambe and Ostwal reduced the Lankan team to 57 for 7. Raveen de Silva and Rodrigo showed some resistance against the Indian bowling line before the rain arrived with th...

 The Defending Champions India produced a dominating display to defeat Bangladesh in the second semi-finals of the Under 19 Asia Cup played at Sharjah Cricket Ground, Sharjah on Thursday. Bangladesh captain Rakibul Hasan won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start for Indian openers as Harnoor Singh and Raghuvanshi before Hasan Sakib dismissed inform Harnoor Singh. The Indian team struggled against disciplined Bangladeshi bowling. The Indian captain Yash Dhull came to the crease and put pressure back on the opposition bowlers with attacking strokes. On the other hand, Shaik Rasheed kept the momentum going for Team India reaching fifty off 76 balls. Dhull and Shaik added 41 runs for the 4 th wicket. Raj Bawa kept the momentum going for the Team along with Shaik putting on valuable runs. In the last few overs, Rajvardhan Hangargekar's quickfire cameo and Vicky Ostwal's brilliance along with Shaik Rasheed 90 not out helped India post a competitive total o...

 Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, the Indian Cricket Test team became the first Asian nation to defeat South Africa at their fort SuperSport Park, Centurion on Thursday. Starting on the overnight score of 94 for 4, Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma looked comfortable against Bumrah and Shami. The South African captain Elgar hit bad deliveries away for boundaries while Bavuma made the batting look easy. Mohammed Shami dropped a simple return chance to get rid of captain Elgar. Jasprit Bumrah provided the much-needed breakthrough for India dismissing well-set Elgar with a ball that hit the crack and was given LBW. Elgar and Bavuma added 36 runs for the 5 th wicket. Mohammed Siraj was bought into the attack and troubled Quinton de Kock playing attacking strokes. After the initial spell by Bumrah and Shami, Kohli decided to bring Ashwin into the attack also. De Kock scored at a quick pace living dangerously. Siraj got rid of De Kock taking inside edge onto the stumps. De Kock and Bav...

 The Indian Cricket Team ended the 4 th day of the 1 st Test match in a dominating position against the hosts South Africa played at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Wednesday. Starting on the overnight score of 16 for 1, Shardul Thakur showed positive intent against bad deliveries. Kagiso Rabada finally struck for South Africa getting rid of nightwatchman Thakur. The pitch had an uneven bounce keeping the batsmen honest. Cheteshwar Pujara was given a reprieve as Rabada dropped a simple chance at mid-on. KL Rahul's struggle came to end caught by Elgar at first slips. Virat Kohli looked in positive touch as the South African captain Elgar put attacking field. Kohli survived a close LBW shout given not out but on review, it was retained to not out due to the umpire’s call. Kohli and Pujara ensured that India end the first session at 79 for 3. It was a disastrous start for the Indian team as Kohli was dismissed the very first ball after the lunch break. Ajiyanka Rahane looked pos...

 The pace bowlers enjoyed a brilliant day as both teams created havoc on the 3 rd day of the 1 st Test match played at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Tuesday. Starting on the overnight score of 272 for 3, the Indian team did not begin well as they lost an early wicket of well-set KL Rahul down the leg catch. Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi asked tough questions to Indian batters. KL Rahul and Rahane added 79 runs for the 4 th wicket. Ajiyanka Rahane could not control his shot caught by de Kock. Ngidi grabbed the wicket of Rishabh Pant to pick his fifth wicket. Kagiso Rabada took wickets of Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur. Mohammed Shami also scored quick runs before being dismissed by Ngidi.  Jasprit Bumrah and Siraj hit some valuable runs in end. Marco Jansen grabbed his maiden Test wicket with a lovely catch from Mulder to bowl out India for 327. In reply, South Africa did not have a great start as Bumrah grabbed the wicket of captain Dean Elgar. Keegan Pietersen ...

 The Australian Cricket Team showed their domination as they registered an emphatic win over England before lunch to retain the Ashes played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Tuesday. Starting on the overnight score of 31 for 4, Ben Stokes and Joe Root showed some intent against Australian bowling. Mitchell Starc produced a stunning delivery to get the wicket of Ben Stokes to leave England in tatters. Scott Boland ripped England batting line-up with consistent lines and lengths keeping the visitors tottering. Scott Boland grabbed wickets of Bairstow, England captain Joe Root with a good catch by Smith at slips, and then a return catch to dismiss Mark Wood to pick his maiden five-wicket haul in Test matches. He took the wicket of Ollie Robinson making life miserable for England. Cameron Green rattled James Anderson's stumps to bowl out England for 68 giving Australia dominating innings and 14 runs win. Australia bowlers kept the pressure on England batters right f...

 The Australian Cricket Team put the visitors under immense pressure with a hostile display of pace bowling to end the 2 nd day on brink of retaining the Ashes played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Monday. Starting on the overnight score of 61 for 1, Australia lost the early wicket of nightwatchman Nathan Lyon as Ollie Robinson produced a superb delivery. The England pace bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing the Australian pacers to score runs easily. Mark Wood produced a superb delivery to get rid of dangerous Labuschagne caught by Joe Root leaving Australia struggling. Marcus Harris looked confident with his strokes keeping the scoreboard ticking. The veteran James Anderson produced a peach to get rid of Steve Smith. Travis Head came to the crease and looked positive right from the word go. Australia went into the lunch break with the scoreboard reading 131 for 4. Joe Root decided to bring Jack Leach into the attack after the lunch break. Head an...

 The Indian Cricket Team put on a superb batting display to end the 1 st day of the 1 st Test match against South Africa in control played at SuperSport Park, Centurion on Sunday. Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start by the Indian openers as they left deliveries against Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngiidi. After the initial spell, Mayank Agarwal looked in decent touch putting the poor balls to the boundaries of Marco Jansen. Mayank Agarwal hit 3 boundaries leaving South Africa struggling. The Indian openers took the advantage and kept the momentum. After the first drinks break, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul kept the scoreboard ticking. Mayank Agarwal was dropped by Quinton de Kock as the ball was going straight into the hands of Dean Elgar. Rabada and Marco Jansen troubled Indian openers with close shouts. It was a superb batting effort by the Indian openers as they scored 83 for 0 at the end of the first session. The second ses...

 The Australian Cricket Team kept the England team on the backfoot after a dominating display by the bowlers of the 3 rd Ashes Test match played at iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG on Sunday. After a short rain delay break, Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to field first. Cummins who did not feature in the second match produced a magical first spell dismissing England Haseeb Hameed with beauty and then Zak Crawley with a lovely catch by Chris Green. The England captain Joe Root looked in a positive mood putting the bad balls away for boundaries. Scott Boland playing his debut Test match did not look threatening enough. Dawid Malan also looked good with solid defense technique. At the stroke of lunch break, Cummins got rid of Malan providing a simple catch to Warner. Malan and Root added 48 runs for the 3 rd wicket. England ended the first session at 61 for 3. The England captain Joe Root showed intent against the Australian bowlers and reached his f...

 The Indian Hockey Team bounced back to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan in a thrilling bronze medal match played at Maulana Bhasani Stadium, Dhaka on Wednesday. It was an ideal start for the Indian team as Harmanpreet Singh converted a penalty corner into a goal in the very first minute to give Olympic bronze medallists 1-0 lead. The Indian team continued to put pressure on the Pakistani defense with consistent attacks but could not convert into chances. A defensive lap by Indian defense helped Arfaz make it 1-1 in the 11 th minute. Pakistan earned the first penalty corner of the match as Krishna Pathak provides a superb save. At the end of the first quarter scores level at 1-1. The second quarter did not begin well for Men in Blue as Hardik Singh was awarded a green card meaning India was down to 10 players for 2 minutes. Soon after, Abu Baker went down for 2 minutes. Indian team put enough pressure on the Pakistan defense with penalty corners. Again, Pakistan did not show any di...

 The Indian men’s hockey team could not replicate their form as they lost to Japan in the 2 nd Semi-finals of the Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2021 played at Maulana Bhasani Stadium, Dhaka on Tuesday. It was a perfect start for the Japanese team as they earned 2 back-to-back penalty corners. The 2 nd penalty corner was awarded a penalty stroke as Yamada converted into a goal in the first minute to give Japan a 1-0 lead. The Japanese team put enough pressure on the Indian defense as they earned more penalty corners. Fujishima converted a penalty corner into a goal in 2 nd minute to give Japan a commanding 2-0 lead. Japan looked in complete control making life tough for the Indian defense. At the end of the first quarter, Japan led 2-0. The second quarter began on an aggressive note as Dilpreet Singh converted a brilliant field goal in the 17 th minute to bring India back into the game. India controlled the possession and earned their first penalty corner but did not y...

 Despite Jos Buttler’s brilliance, Australia registered an emphatic win over England on the fifth and final day of the Pink Ball Test match played at Adelaide Oval on Monday. With this win, Australia won 12 more points in the latest ICC Test championship points table. Starting the final day on 82 for 4, it was not an ideal start for the visitors as Ollie Pope fell cheaply to Mitchell Starc. Soon, Jos Buttler could have been dismissed taking edge as Carey and Warner were not able to judge the chance. Ben Stokes and Buttler remained solid enough to frustrate the Australian bowlers. Nathan Lyon got rid of Stokes via review for LBW. The umpires gave it not out and on review, it was overturned to out. Chris Woakes looked positive with his intent to keep the good balls away and hit bad deliveries for boundaries. Jos Buttler kept the Australian bowlers at bay. At the end of the first session, England scored 142 for 6. The second session also began well for England as Woakes and Buttle...

 The Indian hockey team continued their impressive run as they ended the league stage with a resounding win over Japan of Men’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2021 played at Maulana Bhasani Stadium, Dhaka on Sunday. It was a superb start by the bronze medallists of the Tokyo Olympics as they kept piling pressure on the Japanese defense. India was awarded two penalty corners but did not convert into a goal. Soon after, Japan too got a penalty corner through a fast counterattack. Harmanpreet Singh converted a forceful penalty corner into a goal in the 10 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Japan produced superb skills but failed to convert. At end of the first quarter, India still had a 1-0 lead. The second quarter began off brilliantly for the Indian team put the Japanese defense under pressure, but their defense was solid enough. Japan earned a penalty corner as the umpire could not decide. A brilliant pass by Mandeep and Shailand to Dilpreet Singh in the 23 rd minute gave Ind...

 Despite Kidambi Srikanth losing the final against Loh of Singapore, it was history created as two Indian shuttlers made it into the podium of BWF World Championship 2021 played at Carolina Marin Stadium, Huelva on Sunday. The Indian started looking nervous in the initial stages trailing by 1-3. After that, Srikanth made a strong surge with successive points to take a 9-3 lead. It was a superb display of badminton by the Indian producing half-smashes and cross-court smashes to take an 11-7 lead at the interval. Loh made a strong comeback taking four successive points in successive leveling scores at 11-11. The Singapore player dominated the rallies and kept pressure with a commanding lead. It was an aggressive display of badminton by Loh to win the first game easily at 21-15. It was a superb beginning for Srikanth in the 2 nd game also taking the initial 3-2 lead and then made it 9-6 with smashes putting Singapore player under pressure. Loh did not panic taking points in succe...

 The Australian Cricket team ended the 4 th day on course for a big win against England played at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on Sunday. Starting the 4 th day on 45 for 1, James Anderson and Stuart Broad produced a magical spell troubling Neser and Harris. The veteran Anderson got the first wicket getting rid of Neser with stunning delivery. Soon after, a superb one-handed catch by Jos Buttler resulted in the wicket of Marcus Harris to leave Australia struggling. Steve Smith was given a reprieve of the very first ball dropped by Jos Buttler and then a close LBW shout called not out, on review it was retained due to the umpires' call. James Anderson and Broad looked lethal not allowing quick runs against Labuschagne. Jos Buttler again took a lovely catch down the leg of Steve Smith to leave Australia in some trouble. Travis Head came to the crease and put pressure on England bowlers with attacking strokes. After struggling initially, Labuschagne kept the scoreboard ticking. Ollie ...

 The Australian Cricket Team showed their continued domination on England at the end of the 3 rd day of the 2 nd Ashes Test played at Adelaide Oval on Saturday. Starting the third day on 17 for 2, it was a good start by Dawid Malan and England captain Joe Root hitting bad deliveries away of Michael Neser and Jhye Richardson. After the initial spell, Starc was bought into the attack but both well-set batters kept the momentum going on. Root and Malan took the attack to Nathan Lyon. It was a superb batting display by both Root and Malan keeping the scoreboard ticking with boundaries and rotating strike. Despite few misses, Root completed his fifty off 91 balls while Malan also reached his half-century off 86 balls. Root and Malan ensured that England the first session with scoreboard reading 140 for 2. Malan and Root began the second session on a positive note. Cameron Green got the big fish getting rid of England captain Root caught by Smith at second slips. Root and Malan a...

 It was a mixed day for the Indian shuttlers as Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective quarterfinals matches at BWF World Championship 2021 played at Carolina Marin Stadium, Huelva Spain on Friday. The defending Champions PV Sindhu could not match the speed of World number 1 Tai Tzu Ying losing the match in two straight games. It was a decent start as both players took 2 points each before Tai kept the pressure on the Indian shifting the pace with drop shots and smashes. Tai took a commanding 11-6 lead at interval. After the break, Sindhu made a good recovery to narrow down the gap to 16-18 and then with 17-19 with brilliant cross-court smashes. The Indian could not maintain the pace as she hit the shuttle out as Tai won the first game easily at 21-17. Both players fought for each point in the second game, but Tai took an 11-8 lead at the interval. Sindhu kept the pressure back on World number 1 Tai with a brilliant smash to reduce the gap at 10-11 and then Sindh...

 The Indian men’s hockey team registered their 2 nd win of the tournament with a thrilling win over arch-rivals Pakistan played at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka on Friday. It was not an ideal start for the Indian team as Akashdeep Singh was awarded a green card. India dominated the opposition keeping momentum with great attacking skills but Pakistan's defense was solid. Harmanpreet Singh scored from a penalty corner in the 9 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. India kept the attacking going putting enough pressure on Pakistan's defense. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The second quarter saw both teams making attacking moves but the defense remained solid enough. Despite a few attacks, it was a solid display as India did not concede any goals while Pakistan was not able to penetrate anything. At the end of the 1 st half, India still led 1-0. Nilam Sanjeep had to sit out for 2 minutes due to the green card awarded. Indian team started the 3 rd qu...

 The Australian Cricket Team ended the 2 nd day in a commanding position against battered England side in Pink Ball Test match played at Adelaide Oval on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 221 for 2, Marnus Labuschagne and stand-in captain Steve Smith began on a decent against disciplined England bowling. Ollie Robinson was bought into the attack and got the right result immediately taking edge to Buttler was deemed as a no-ball due to overstepping. Labuschagne finally reached his century off 287 balls. Robinson finally got the reward for brilliant bowling getting rid of Labuschagne LBW. Labuschagne and Smith added 65 runs for the 3 rd wicket. The England bowlers kept on plugging brilliant lines and lengths. Travis Head played some lovely shots against Woakes. Joe Root decided to bring himself into the attack and dismissed Head who was bowled while trying to hit another aggressive shot. On other hand, Steve Smith kept the pressure on the visitors’ bowlers reaching his...

 The Indian shuttlers had a brilliant day as all 4 singles players made it into the quarterfinals of BWF World Championship 2021 played at Carolina Marin Stadium, Huelva on Thursday.  Defending champions PV Sindhu defeated nemesis Pornpaee Chocuwong in two straight games. It was an impressive start by the Indian putting the Thailand player under pressure with brilliant shots taking an early lead. Chocuwong made a strong comeback to level the scores. Sindhu kept the pressure on the opposition making life tough taking an 11-9 lead at the break. After the break, the Indian showed aggressive intent with smashes and quick movement before winning the first game easily at 21-14. The second game also began well for the Indian taking an early lead. Chocuwong took 4 points in succession before Sindhu put Thai player under pressure with brilliant attacking play. At the mid-game interval, the Indian led 11-7. After the break, the defending Champion Sindhu looked in complete control. C...

 The Australian Cricket Team ended the 1 st day of the Pink Ball Test match in a driver’s seat against England played at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a brilliant start by the experienced duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad making the ball talk. Marcus Harris was given out and on review, it was overturned to not out as the ball was missing leg stump. David Warner struggled against the experienced England pace duo. A superb one-handed catch by Jos Buttler diving helped England get their breakthrough. Anderson and Broad kept Warner quiet not allowing him to open his account. England captain Joe Root decided to take a review, but the decision was upheld. Marnus Labuschagne played with intent putting the bad balls away for runs. Warner got his first run after facing 30 deliveries. Ben Stokes was introduced into the attack and peppered Labuschagne with short balls. Stuart Broad deceived Labuschagne’s bat on ...

 England and Australia will take on each other in the 2 nd Test match to be played at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. This match would be a day-night fixture. The Australian Cricket Team produced a dominating display in the first match played at Gabba, Brisbane with 9 wicket win. Thanks to a superb bowling display by the Australian pacers especially captain Pat Cummins grabbing 5 wickets helped them to skittle England out for 147. Thanks to brilliant knocks by Warner, Labuschagne, and Travis Head century kept the visitors on the backfoot with 278 runs lead. Despite Joe Root and Dawid Malan's partnership on the 3 rd day, the Australian bowlers wrapped the innings up bowling out England for 297. Australia earned a well-deserved 9 wicket win.  Carey. For his 112, Travis Head was named of the match. Australia has a great record at Adelaide Oval, especially in day-night matches. They have played 8 Pink Ball Test matches since 2015 and won all of them. On the other hand, England lo...

 After a thrilling 2-2 draw against South Korea, the Indian men’s hockey team produced a dominating display against Bangladesh to register their first win of Asian Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy 2021 played at Maulana Bhasani Stadium, Dhaka on Wednesday. The Indian team put pressure on the Bangladeshi defense right from the word go. Despite doing circle penetrations, Manpreet Singh led side could not convert chances into goals. In the 12 th minute, Dilpreet scored a brilliant field goal to give India a 1-0 lead and ended the first quarter with a 1-0 scoreline. It was an aggressive start by the Indian team in the 2 nd quarter also but they could do justice with chances. Dilpreet doubled the lead for India with a superb field goal in the 22 nd minute. Lalit Upadhyay made it 3-0 with a brilliant penalty corner goal in the 29 th minute. At the end of the first half, India had a 3-0 lead. The Indian team started the third quarter on an aggressive note as Akashdeep scored from a...