New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) The talented Anmol Kharb achieved a remarkable feat by securing her second consecutive title on Sunday, winning the Poland International with a straight-game victory over Switzerland’s Milena Schnider in the women’s singles final held in Lublin.The 17-year-old, who clinched her maiden international title at the Belgian International the previous week, produced yet another dominant show in the USD 5,000 tournament, outclassing the seventh seed Schnider with a commanding 21-12, 21-8 win in the final.The Indian clinched the title without dropping a game, continuing her stellar run following her breakthrough victory in Belgium.Her recent successes have…
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Ananthapur, Sep 22 (PTI) Tanush Kotian (3/47) and Prasidh Krishna (3/50) shared six wickets and trumped Sai Sudharsan’s valiant 111 as India A defeated India C by 132 runs to win the Duleep Trophy, here on Sunday.Having entered the final round with six points in two matches and three points behind India C who had nine, the ‘A’ team showed incredible resolve from the word go and dominated the final contest of the four-day competition.The victory took India A to the top of the points table with a total of 12 points from three matches, crowing them as the eventual…
Anantapur, Sep 22 (PTI) Arshdeep Singh saved his best for the last game and returned career-best figures of 6 for 40 as India D thrashed India B by 257 runs to end their Duleep Trophy campaign with a consolation victory here on Sunday. Earlier, India D, who started the final day’s play at 244 for 5, ended their second innings at 305, leaving India B with a target of 373 in little over 70 overs. Arshdeep and Aditya Thakare (4/59) then bowled unchanged for 22.2 overs to bundle out Abhimanyu Easwaran’s team for a lowly 115. Arshdeep also recorded his…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Umesh Vikram secured gold in the SL3 event, while the trio of Sukant Kadam, Sivarajan Solaimalai, and Mandeep Kaur claimed silver medals in their respective categories at the Indonesia Para-Badminton International on Sunday. Sukant bagged the silver in the men’s singles SL4 event, while Sivarajan won the silver in men’s singles SH6 category. Mandeep clinched the silver in women’s singles SL3 category. India delivered a stellar performance in Sarakarta, Indonesia, winning as many as 34 medals in the International Level 2 tournament. In men’s singles SL3, Umesh triumphed over compatriot and top seed Nehal Gupta,…
Lahore, Sep 22 (PTI) Captains Babar Azam and Shan Masood, along with other senior players, will attend a day-long workshop on Monday, convened by the PCB to outline the future vision for Pakistan cricket.The Pakistan Cricket Board has named the day-long workshop the “Strategic Connection Camp,” to be held at a local hotel.Along with captains Babar Azam and Shan Masood, senior players Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, and Shaheen Shah Afridi will be in attendance.The meeting will also be joined by national team head coaches Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten, assistant coach…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant must remain injury-free and in top form if India are to achieve a historic hat-trick of series wins Down Under, said former Australia captain Ian Chappell.One of the most respected voices in world cricket, Chappell feels that five Test matches, including three against New Zealand, is just the ideal build up that Indian team needed before the most high-profile bilateral series in this cycle of the World Test Championship.”…India’s priority will be to get as many players as possible into form without suffering major injuries. However,…
Chennai, Sep 22 (PTI) At 38, Ravichandran Ashwin’s preparation for a “tough” long season ahead differs from what it used to be a decade ago, and the star spinner on Sunday admitted that it is now more about taking one match at a time than fitting the whole season in a single frame. Till June, 2025, India will play nine more Tests, including a possible World Test Championship (WTC) Final in vastly differing conditions. It motivates Ashwin to reinvent himself after each match and be ready for the next challenge. “Like you rightly said, it’s a long season. It’s tough.…
New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wished Team India ahead of the decisive rounds at the Chess Olympiads, saying now is the time to seize the gold and show the world what India is made of.Grandmaster and World Championship challenger D Gukesh put it across Fabiano Caruana of United States to raise hopes of a maiden gold medal for the Indian men in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest.Indian women’s team is also a favourite for the gold medal.”Wishing Team India all the success as you step into the decisive…
Chennai, Sep 22 (PTI) Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday emphasised on building his team around “strong bowling options” in order to take the conditions out of the equation as they gear up for the challenges that lay ahead in the run-up to the World Test Championship. Riding on a brilliant all-round performance, India cantered to a massive 280-run victory in the first Test against Bangladesh with five sessions to spare. Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin completed a memorable all-round outing with a six-wicket haul as a dominant India crushed Bangladesh, after Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill struck fluent hundreds. “We…
Chennai, Sep 22 (PTI) Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s mastery over his craft, underlined by a six-wicket haul, proved too immense for Bangladesh as India cantered to a massive 280-run victory in the first Test with five sessions to spare, here on Sunday. Maintaining a clean slate against the Asian neighbours, India now lead the two-match series 1-0. Starting from their overnight 158 for four, Bangladesh were bundled out for 234 in their second innings as Ashwin scythed through their line-up (6/88). Ravindra Jadeja supported him with a three-wicket haul (3/58). Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto waged a lone battle for the…