India’s frontline spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested from the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), announced in a statement on Monday (January 23). Legspinner Amit Mishra and right-arm offspinner Parvez Rasool have been picked to replace the duo in the squad. India’s T20I squad: Lokesh Rahul, […]
» Read moreLeander Paes and Martina Hingis sailed into the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open with straight sets win over Matt Reid and Casey Dellacqua here on Monday. The Indo-Swiss pair took just 54 minutes to get the better of Reid and Dellacqua 6-2, 6-3 in the second round encounter. It was total domination from Paes and […]
» Read moreIndia have agreed to take part in the Independence Cup in Sri Lanka in 2018, Sri Lanka Cricket President Thilanga Sumathipala confirmed last Friday (January 20). As part of their 70th Independence day celebrations, Sri Lanka have expressed interest to host the tournament involving India, Pakistan and South Africa. Speaking to the reporters following a meeting involving the SLC officials, […]
» Read moreThe rise of Kedar Jadhav and good showing by Hardik Pandya in the series against England was a great “demo” for the Indian team ahead of Champions Trophy, gushed captain Virat Kohli. Jadhav could not steer the side to win in the third ODI tonight but was adjudged the man-of-the-series for his 232 runs in the series. Along with Pandya […]
» Read moreWith the series already a lost cause, England picked Kolkata’s Eden Gardens as the venue to break their victory drought in India since that dreadful World T20 final as they beat the hosts in a nail-biter by five runs on Sunday. India needed 16 runs from the final over in chase of 322. Kedar Jadhav blasted the first two balls […]
» Read moreTop seeded Andy Murray was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round on Sunday, losing 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 to German world number 50 Mischa Zverev on Rod Laver Arena.
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