Kuala Lumpur, Jan 11 (PTI) In-form HS Prannoy continued his sensational run as he outwitted compatriot Lakshya Sen in a pulsating three-game thriller in the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. After zooming all the way to world number 8 in 2022, Prannoy lived up to his new status of being India’s best ranked men’s singles player with a come-from-behind 22-24 21-12 21-18 victory over Sen, ranked 10th, in an edgy opening round contest that went for little over an hour. The 30-year-old from Kerala will next face either Indonesia’s Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo or Danish veteran…
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Guwahati, Jan 11 (PTI) A remarkably eloquent Virat Kohli admitted being in complete denial about his “vulnerabilities” and “frustrations” during his poor run of form, which in turn also made him “cranky” and “snappy” with his family and friends. Kohli smashed his 45th ODI hundred, a 87-ball 113, to guide India to a 67-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening game here on Tuesday. The 34-year-old batter had scored an identical 113 against Bangladesh in his final ODI of 2022 and has now 73 international hundreds with the last three coming in a space of four months after a…
Karachi/New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi intends to have a chat with Jay Shah regarding his country’s Asia Cup hosting rights if the BCCI secretary decides to attend the opening ceremony of the International League T20 on Thursday. “Najam will be using this opportunity to work on relations with the ACC members and ensure that the Asia Cup is held as scheduled in Pakistan in September this year. Basically, Najam is also going as he has been conveyed that there is strong possibility of BCCI boss Jay Shah also being in attendance,” a PCB source…
Guwahati, Jan 11 (PTI) Young Indian opener Shubman Gill is happy that he has got full backing from skipper Rohit Sharma and the team management which has allowd him to play his “natural game” in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. A day after the Indian skipper made it clear that he preferred Gill in the opener’s slot ahead of in-form left-hander Ishan Kishan, Gill repaid the faith with a well-compiled 70 from 60 balls to set up India’s mammoth 67-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening ODI here on Tuesday. “It feels good when your captain backs you.…
Guwahati, Jan 10 (PTI) India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said he did not want Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka ‘Mankaded’ after the batter had backed up too far on way to a gallant hundred in the first ODI here on Tuesday. Riding Virat Kohli’s 73rd international hundred and half-centuries from Rohit and Shubman Gill, India posted an imposing 373 for seven after being asked to bat first. Sri Lanka were never in the hunt after losing half their side for 161, but Shanaka (108 not out off 88 balls) stood tall amid the ruins with his fighting knock. However,…
Kolkata, Jan 10 (PTI) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will pay a tribute to legendary footballer Pele, who died recently, by showing footage of his artistry on giant screens during the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. On September 24, 1977, Pele came to the Eden Gardens to play for New York Cosmos Club against Mohun Bagan. The surviving members of the Mohun Bagan team have also been invited for the ODI. Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will inaugurate the match by ringing the bell. CAB’s joint secretary Debabrata Das said…
Guwahati, Jan 10 (PTI) India captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday said he did not want Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka ‘Mankaded’ after the batter had backed up too far on way to a gallant hundred in the first ODI here on Tuesday. Riding Virat Kohli’s 73rd international hundred and half-centuries from Rohit and Shubman Gill, India posted an imposing 373 for seven after being asked to bat first. Sri Lanka were never in the hunt after losing half their side for 161, but Shanaka (108 not out off 88 balls) stood tall amid the ruins with his fight knock. However,…
Guwahati, Jan 10 (PTI) India pacer Mohammed Shami almost did a ‘Mankading’ by trying to run out Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka at the non-striker’s end but his skipper Rohit Sharma intervened and withdrew the appeal to avoid yet another controversy in the first ODI here on Tuesday. It happened in the fourth ball of the final over of Sri Lanka’s stiff run chase of 374 when Shanaka was two runs shy of his century. Shanaka backed up Kasun Rajitha too far and Shami ran him out from the non-striker’s end. But Rohit came in and withdrew the appeal after…
Guwahati, Jan 10 (PTI) An authoritative Virat Kohli headlined India’s utterly dominant performance with his 45th ODI hundred as the hosts pummelled Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the first of the three-match series here on Tuesday. Asked to bat first, India rode former skipper Kohli’s 87-ball 113 and fluent half-centuries from his successor Rohit Sharma (83) and Shubman Gill (70) to rake up an imposing 373 for seven in their allotted quota of overs on a batting-friendly strip. In reply, the Sri Lankans were never in the hunt and ended at 306 for eight in 50 overs to hand…
Sri Lanka (Target: 374 runs from 50 overs) Pathum Nissanka c Patel b Umran Malik 72 Avishka Fernando c Pandya b Mohd Siraj 5 Kusal Mendis b Mohd Siraj 0 Charith Asalanka c Rahul b Umran Malik 23 Dhananjaya de Silva c †Rahul b Mohd Shami 47 Dasun Shanaka not out 108 Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva c Iyer b Chahal 16 Dunith Wellalage c Shubman Gill b Umran Malik 0 Chamika Karunaratne c Sharma b Pandya 14 Kasun Rajitha not out 9 Extras: (LB-3 W-9) 12 Total: (For 8 wickets in 50 overs) 306 Fall of wickets: 1/19 2/23 3/64…