New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Asian Games bronze-winner shot-putter Kiran Baliyan has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) for testing positive for a banned substance as a slew of athletes across sports figured in the latest list of dope offenders. Surprisingly, Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia’s name is missing from the latest update though he figured in a previous list issued by the NADA recently. The NADA had, on June 23, suspended Punia for a second time, three weeks after its Anti-Disciplinary Doping panel (ADDP) had revoked his suspension on the grounds that he was not served…
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New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Australian great Ricky Ponting was on Wednesday appointed head coach of Punjab Kings, replacing compatriot Trevor Bayliss in the under-performing IPL franchise.The former Australian captain has made the switch to Punjab Kings from Delhi Capitals, a team he was part of for seven years. “Ponting signed the contract yesterday and it is for four years. He will need that much time to build the squad. Ponting will take a call on the rest of the support staff,” an IPL source told PTI.Under Ponting, Delhi Capitals became a force to be reckoned with though the elusive…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Australian great Ricky Ponting was on Tuesday appointed head coach of Punjab Kings, replacing compatriot Trevor Bayliss in the under-performing IPL franchise.The former Australian captain has made the switch to Punjab Kings from Delhi Capitals, a team he was part of for seven years. “Ponting signed the contract yesterday and it is for four years. He will need that much time to build the squad. Ponting will take a call on the rest of the support staff,” an IPL source told PTI.Under Ponting, Delhi Capitals became a force to be reckoned with though the elusive…
Chennai, Sep 18 (PTI) Head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday underlined the significance for him to build on the existing cordial relationship with the senior players like skipper Rohit Sharma and batting talisman Virat Kohli to take Indian cricket forward. Gambhir, who took over from Rahul Dravid after the T20 World Cup, has shared the Indian dressing room with the likes of Kohli, Rohit and Ashwin in the not-so-distant past. “It’s still early days (for him as coach). But the good part is that I have played with those guys (seniors). At one stage we were sharing the dressing room…
Chennai, Sep 18 (PTI) Two feisty cricketers who love to get in the face of the opposition to get the best out of themselves. Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli were not expected to have a smooth relationship when the former was roped in as India’s head coach. But the two have decided to take the spice out of the chatter surrounding them by sharing a laugh and some thoughts on their aggressive personalities, love for Test cricket and similar aspirations growing up. “Here we are putting an end to all the masala and spice,” said Kohli as he interviewed head…
Chennai, Sep 18 (PTI) India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday expressed confidence in his batting unit’s capability to negate quality spin bowling, a challenge they are expected to face in the Test series against Bangladesh. India batters, including star batter Virat Kohli, struggled against Sri Lankan spinners in the ODI-leg of the recent away white-ball series, leading to a tinge of apprehension ahead of the Bangladesh rubber. “Our batting unit has so much quality that it can take on any spin unit. There is a lot of difference between ODIs and Tests. It’s all about the mindset and working…
Chennai, Sep 18 (PTI) India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday dismissed concerns surrounding Indian batters’ recent struggle against quality spin bowling, saying that the line-up has enough firepower to take on the best in the world. Speaking to media on the eve of the two-Test series against Bangladesh, Gambhir also said that the bowling quartet of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja has managed to offset India’s obsession with batting. “Our batting unit has so much quality that it can take on any spin unit,” Gambhir asserted after being asked about the line-up’s struggles…
Chennai, Sep 18 (PTI) India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday dismissed concerns surrounding Indian batters’ recent struggle against quality spin bowling, saying that the line-up has enough firepower to take on the best in the world. Speaking to media on the eve of the two-Test series against Bangladesh, Gambhir also said that the bowling quartet of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja has managed to offset India’s obsession with batting. “Our batting unit has so much quality that it can take on any spin unit,” Gambhir asserted after being asked about the line-up’s struggles…
Chennai, Sep 18 (PTI) Littered largely with lopsided contests, India’s hopes of walking down that familiar path will hinge on sorting an uncharacteristic batting infirmity against spin when they face Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting here from Thursday. Bangladesh, who are fresh from a recent 2-0 drubbing of Pakistan, are no pushovers this time and this will add to India’s list of concerns as they look to take that bold first step into a long season that features 10 Tests, including a possible berth in the World Test Championship Final. India’s 40-4 (win-loss) home record in the last decade…
Anantapur, Sep 18 (PTI) The likes of Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag and Rinku Singh will get another opportunity to enhance their red-ball credentials when the final round of Duleep Trophy matches begin here on Thursday.No knockout games are scheduled for the season opening event and the team with maximum points will lift the trophy. With nine points from two games, India C sit at the top of the points table, followed by India B (7), India A (6) and India D (0).Table leaders India C, captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad, will take on Mayank Agarwal led India A, while…