(Cricket news) India lost the 2nd ODI against Bangladesh by 5 runs. It was an underwhelming performance by team India but in the midst of it was a heroic innings by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma injured his thumb while taking a catch at the beginning of the first innings. He was visibly injured and was taken to the hospital for further scans as vice captain KL Rahul took charge. The skipper came back after getting stitches and a couple of injections. Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan opened the batting and it looked like Rohit will not come to…
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(Cricket news) Bangladesh beat India by 5 runs in the 2nd ODI to seal the series. It was another disappointing outing for the visitors but the men in blue had its moments throughout the game. India made a couple changes as they brought in Axar Patel who had recovered from his injury along with Umran Malik. Shahbaz Ahmed had to miss out to make way for Axar while Kuldeep Sen wasn’t considered due to an injury. Liton Das won the toss and elected to bat first. Indian bowlers started really well as Bangladesh lost 6 wickets after just 69 runs…
(Cricket news) India lost the 1st ODI against Bangladesh by 1 wicket yesterday. The series in New Zealand before that was a massive disappointment. The ODI World Cup is coming up next year and as of now the men in blue are in no position to challenge for the trophy. More than the defeat it was the nature of the defeat which must have hurt the men in blue. There are a lot of things to consider with players getting injured and Rishabh Pant withdrawing from the series just before it began. India have the home advantage but it will…
(Cricket news) India lost the thrilling 1st ODI against Bangladesh by just 1 wicket. The batting and fielding was a let down while the bowling was good but then crumbled towards the end. It is important that India get back to playing good cricket in the ODIs especially with the World Cup coming up next year. India have a lot of ODIs coming up but they need to find rhythm very soon. Bangladesh is never an easy place for an away team but India were still expected to win the series. The loss in the 1st game is a setback…
(Football news) After topping Group H, Portugal now gear up to face Switzerland in the Round of 16. Both teams won 2 and lost 1 match to book their place in the World Cup knockouts. Portugal midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva have played really well to drive their side. As for Switzerland, Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri have turned up for their country like they always do. Monaco striker Breel Embolo has led the attack by scoring two match winning goals. This is a very tough game to predict as none of these two teams have a particular style…
(Football news) Brazil put the world on notice as they defeated South Korea 4-1 in the Round of 16. It was absolute carnage at Stadium 974 as the Selecao got a dominant win to book a place in the quarter finals. Even though South Korea were completely outplayed, they never gave up and for them to reach the Round of 16 was a massive achievement. Brazil have further strengthened their status as the favorites and will now take on Croatia in the next round. Tite’s starting XI was as expected, he switched Danilo to left back as both Alex Sandro…
(Football news) After an emphatic group stage, the World Cup Round of 16 is under way. Brazil, who are favorites to win the whole tournament, will take on South Korea. Brazil finished top of their group with 2 wins and a loss while Korea finished 2nd after beating Portugal to secure qualification in dramatic fashion. Brazil are heavy favorites to win the match but this World Cup has already provided so many upsets including the one from South Korea. Brazil manager Tite has some selection decisions to make. There are questions marks over the fitness of full backs Danilo and…
(Football news) France yesterday defeated Poland 3-1 with Olivier Giroud scoring the opening goal and Kylian Mbappe scoring a brace. With the 2 goals, the PSG forward equalled Lionel Messi tally of 9 World Cup goals despite this being only his 2nd tournament. He now has more World Cup goals than Rivaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona, Thierry Henry, Luis Suarez and others at the age of just 23. If Mbappe continues playing at this level then he will definitely end his career as the highest goal scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup. During the first half of…
(Cricket news) The Indian team is in one of the worst positions in terms of consistency. The World Cup exit was followed by the disappointing New Zealand tour. Now men in blue have lost the 1st ODI against Bangladesh by 1 wicket. India do have injury problems as just before the match Rishabh Pant was removed from the squad while Axar Patel was not considered for selection presumably due to an injury. KL kept wickets and batted at number 4 while Kuldeep Sen made his ODI debut. India’s batting really let them down as apart from KL Rahul none of…
(Cricket news) India will go head to head against Bangladesh for the 1st ODI in Dhaka. Both teams have had their injury issues before the start of the series. Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the series therefore Linton Das will lead the side. India’s Jasprit Bumrah is yet to recover from his injury. Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja and Yash Dayal were all named in the initial but all have been ruled out due to injury. Even though India have some of their key players back, it is by no means their strongest XI. India’s possible playing…