New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Australia’s World Cup heroes Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have all kept their respective base prices in the highest bracket of Rs 2 crore along with out-of-favour India pacer Harshal Patel for the IPL auctions, scheduled in Dubai on December 19. As per ESPN Cricinfo, franchises have been sent a list of 1166 players, who have registered for the auction. There are 77 slots up for grabs and 30 of them would be overseas players. The 10 teams can collectively spend Rs 262.95 crore. New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra, who made everyone stand up…
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Raipur, Dec 1 (PTI) Rinku Singh blazed away to a 29-ball 46 while Jitesh Sharma smashed 35 in 19 balls before Australia pulled things back to stop India at 174 for nine in the fourth T20 International here on Friday. Cruising at 167 for four in 18.3 overs, India lost five wickets for only seven runs in the last two overs, thanks to Ben Dwarshuis (3/40) and Jason Behrendorff (2/32) after Australia opted to bowl first. Aaron Hardie started the match with a maiden over before Yashasvi Jaiswal (37 off 28 balls) got off the mark with a lovely cover…
Bhopal, Dec 1 (PTI) Bishal Shrestha won a double gold as shooters of the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) dominated the men’s 50m pistol discipline at the National Shooting Championship here on Friday. Bishal won the men’s event with a score of 563 with teammate Ashish Chaudhary coming second with 560. Amanpreet Singh of ONGC was third with 557 at the MP state shooting academy range. Bishal also won a team gold along with Ravinder Singh and former India international Jitu Rai, with a combined score of 1657. Source: PTI News
Raipur, Dec 1 (PTI) Below is the scoreboard of the fourth T20I between India and Australia here on Friday. India Yashasvi Jaiswal c McDermott b Hardie 37 Ruturaj Gaikwad c Green b Sangha 32 Shreyas Iyer c Green b Sangha 8 Suryakumar Yadav c Wade b Dwarshuis 1 Rinku Singh lbw Behrendorff 46 Jitesh Sharma c Head b Dwarshuis 35 Axar Patel c Sangha b Dwarshuis 0 Deepak Chahar c Green b Behrendorff 0 Ravi Bishnoi run out (Philippe/Head) 4 Avesh Khan not out 1 Extras: 10 (b-4, lb-2, w-4) Total: 174/9 in 20 overs Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-62,…
Raipur, Dec 1 (PTI) Rinku Singh (46) and Jitesh Sharma (35) provided late fireworks to take India to 174/9 against Australia in their fourth T20 International here on Friday. Rinku missed his maiden T20I fifty by a narrow margin as he was dismissed in the final over of the innings after a fine 46 off 29 balls featuring four fours and two sixes. On the other hand, wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh made his first dent on the international circuit with a quickfire 35 off 19 balls, studded with three sixes and a four. He added 56 vital runs for the fifth wicket…
New Delhi, Dec 1 (PTI) Star pacer Mohammed Shami has developed an ankle condition, which currently requires medical attention, as the Indian team management will hope that he regains fitness in time for the first Test against South Africa starting from December 26 at Centurion. Shami’s name has been kept in the Test squad with a star mark and the BCCI media release stated that he “is currently undergoing medical treatment and his availability is subject to fitness.” However, there was no specific information on the nature of the injury as to whether he suffered it on the field or…
Ludhiana, Dec 1 (PTI) Delhi FC regrouped after two back-to-back defeats to secure a fine 2-1 win over former champions Churchill Brothers in their I-League match here at the Namdhari Stadium on Friday. The win elevated Delhi to sixth slot on the table with 10 points from seven matches, and they share that position with Aizawl FC. However, it was Churchill who scored the first goal of the match through their Uruguayan star Martin Chaves in the 24th minute. Churchill held on to that lead till the end of the first half. But the Delhi outfit entered the field with…
Raipur, Dec 1 (PTI) The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Nava Raipur which hosted the fourth T20 match between India and Australia on Friday evening does not have a regular electricity connection because the state government authorities have not paid the power bills for the last several years. The pending dues have now crossed Rs 3 crore. It does not affect the matches held there, however, as the Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh (CSCS) obtains a temporary connection from the Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited (CSPDCL) whenever necessary. “Power connection was provided to the stadium in 2010…
Raipur, Dec 1 (PTI) Australia won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the fourth T20 International here on Friday, with both the teams making wholesale changes in their respective playing XIs. India predictably dropped Prasidh Krishna and brought back Mukesh Kumar while seasoned Deepk Chahar replaced Arshdeep Singh. Shreyas Iyer, coming back as vice-captain, substituted Tilak Varma, while keeper Jitesh Sharma gets his first look-in after Asian Games in place of rested Ishan Kishan. Australia also made five changes with three of their World Cup winning players going home. Chris Green, Ben McDermott, Ben Dwarshuis and Josh…
Gurugram, Dec 1 (PTI) Two-time international winner Rashid Khan led the pack with a total of six-under 138 at the end of round two of the Rs 2 crore Kapil Dev Grant Thornton Invitational golf tournament here on Friday. Delhi-based Rashid (68-70), a three-time PGTI Order of Merit champion, followed his first round of 68 with a steady 70 that saw him continue at the top of the leaderboard. Gurugram’s Karan Pratap Singh (68-71), the joint first round leader along with Rashid, slipped to tied second place after his 71 in round two that took his total to five-under 139.…