Ahmedabad, Nov 18 (PTI) An Indian captain ready to create a legacy of his own will have 10 ruthless professionals and a billion cricket maniacs for support when his team takes on five-time champions Australia in a winner-takes-it-all World Cup final on what promises to be a ‘Super Sunday’. Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin know the feeling of winning the ODI World Cup and Rohit Sharma himself was in the thick of things at the ‘Bull Ring’ in Johannesburg when India won their maiden T20 World Cup in 2007. But the final on Sunday will be completely different. It won’t…
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Naples (USA), Nov 18 (PTI) Aditi Ashok dropped a couple of bogeys against three birdies in a modest round of 1-under 72, as she was placed tied 44th at the midway stage of the CME Group Tour Championship. Aditi, placed 40th on the Race to CME Rankings, the Order of Merit for LPGA, was lying tied 32nd overnight following a 2-under 70 in the first round. But she slipped 12 places on Friday to be tied 44th with a total of three-under 141. Aditi, who came close to her maiden LPGA win earlier this season, had a great first half…
पाल्मा (स्पेन), 18 नवंबर (भाषा) भारत की अवनी प्रशांत ने दो बार बोगी करने के बाद वापसी करते हुए पार का स्कोर बनाया जिससे वह यहां पहले मालोर्का लेडीज गोल्फ ओपन में दूसरे दौर के बाद संयुक्त रूप से नौवें स्थान पर चल रही हैं।
बेंगलुरू, 18 नवंबर (भाषा) आगामी जूनियर विश्व कप के लिए भारतीय टीम के उप कप्तान बनाए गए उभरते हुए फारवर्ड अरिजीत सिंह हुंदल अपने पिता के सपने को जी रहे हैं और कुआलालंपुर में पांच से 16 दिसंबर तक होने वाले इस प्रतिष्ठित टूर्नामेंट में भारत को पोडियम पर जगह दिलाने में मदद करके अपनी छाप छोड़ने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हैं।
Palma (Spain), Nov 18 (PTI) India’s Avani Prashanth fought back twice from two bogeys to grab birdies and finally finished even par to be placed tied ninth after the second round at the inaugural Mallorca Ladies Golf Open here. With her first round 69 and a 72 in the second, she was 3-under for 36-holes and stayed in the Top-10. Avani will be turning professional at the end of the year after the LET’s Final Stage of the Qualifying School but smilingly said she would rather win this week and avoid the School. Her senior colleague, Diksha Dagar, bidding to…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles will travel to Ahmedabad to witness the summit clash between India and Australia at the cricket World Cup on Sunday.Marles, who is also Australia’s defence minister, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are visiting India to co-chair the second edition of the “2+2” ministerial dialogue along with their Indian counterparts on Monday.The defence ministry on Saturday announced the Australian deputy prime minister’s two-day visit to India from November 19-20 primarily for the “2+2” dialogue that is expected to focus on boosting the overall defence and strategic ties between the two…
Ahmedabad, Nov 18 (PTI) India and Australia — the two best teams of the 2023 ODI World Cup — have duly made their way to the final, promising a series of fascinating individual battles between the fierce rivals. India, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, have hardly put a foot wrong while Australia have never looked back after recovering from back-to-back losses in the beginning of the competition. As a unit, India have performed better than Australia and are favourites to lift the coveted trophy at home after 12 long years. On the other hand, Australia are not used…
Mumbai, Nov 18 (PTI) Bollywood star Katrina Kaif says the Indian cricket team’s unbeaten run in the 2023 World Cup has been a “delight to watch” and she is now rooting for captain Rohit Sharma and his men to lift the trophy in the final on Sunday.After 10 wins in as many games, India will face Australia in the summit clash at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.The encounter between the two top teams will turn out to be phenomenal, said Katrina, whose latest film “Tiger 3” with Salman Khan has emerged as a box office success.”I’m cheering for Team India, they…
Bengaluru, Nov 18 (PTI) Rising forward Araijeet Singh Hundal, named vice-captain of the Indian team for the upcoming Junior World Cup, is living his father’s dream and is determined to make a mark by helping the country finish on the podium in the Kuala Lumpur showpiece from December 5-16.Growing up in a family where hockey was a tradition, the Amritsar-born forward made his debut for India at the 2021 Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar where he scored five goals in six games and has not looked back since then.”Everyone in my family played hockey, including my grandfather, father, and uncles.…
Ahmedabad, Nov 17 (PTI) What will be ICC pitch consultant Andy Atkinson’s future was a question floating around as the burly New Zealander was nowhere to be seen during pitch preparation 48 hours ahead of the World Cup final between India and Australia here. It has been learnt that Atkinson has arrived here Friday afternoon and he will join the preparations tomorrow. “Andy hasn’t gone back home. He has come with ICC delegation today afternoon and hence didn’t come to the ground. He will be available tomorrow to check on the preparation of the track,” an ICC source told Source:…