Bengaluru, Apr 30 (PTI) Sanju Samson and his legion of faithful fans might have heaved a massive sigh of relief when he was named in India’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup in USA and Caribbean.His moment came after delicate knocks on the door in the past became a loud thud during this IPL where Samson has so far scored 385 runs from nine matches at a strike-rate of 161.08.In comparison, KL Rahul, his closest rival for the second wicketkeeper-batter’s slot behind Rishabh Pant, has made 378 runs from nine matches at 144.27.On the periphery, there is nothing much…
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Lucknow, Apr 30 (PTI) Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul won the toss and elected to bowl in their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians here on Tuesday. LSG’s tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav makes his return to the side after missing quite a few matches due to a lower abdominal strain. Arshin Kulkarni and Ashton Turner too are in the LSG side for the big-ticket match, while Quinton de Kock misses out. Mumbai Indians have made just one change in their playing XI, bringing in Gerald Coetzee for Mark Wood. The Teams: Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c &…
Astana (Kazakhstan), Apr 30 (PTI) Vishvanath Suresh, Akash Gorkha and Preet Malik advanced to the men’s U-22 semi-finals after convincing wins in their respective bouts at the ASBC Asian U-22 and Youth Boxing Championships here on Tuesday. Reigning youth world champion Vishvanath (48kg) led the charge for India as he beat Iran’s Hassani Seyedarsham 5-0 in a one-sided quarterfinal bout. Senior national champion Akash (60kg) outclassed Ebadi Arman of Iran with an identical 5-0 scoreline. Preet (67kg) also didn’t take much time before finishing the bout with a Referee Stopping the Contest (RSC) decision in the first round itself against…
New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal on Tuesday made it to India’s provisional squad for the T20 World Cup thanks to strong IPL performances but Shubman Gill and the big-hitting Rinku Singh were relegated to the reserves group as selectors went with the tried and tested for the marquee event in June. The BCCI announced the Rohit Sharma-led squad after a meeting between secretary Jay Shah and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Ahmedabad. Rohit and Agarkar are expected to address the media in Mumbai on Thursday. All-rounder Hardik Pandya was retained as vice-captain despite his poor…
New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal were on Tuesday named in India’s provisional squad for the T20 World Cup in the Americas but star batter Shubman Gill and the big-hitting Rinku Singh found themselves relegated to the reserves group. The BCCI announced the Rohit Sharma-led squad after a meeting between secretary Jay Shah and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Ahmedabad. All-rounder Hardik Pandya was retained as vice-captain despite his poor recent form after taking over Mumbai Indians leadership in the ongoing IPL. Samson, who has had a good IPL both as a batter and…
London, Apr 30 (PTI) The upcoming T20 World Cup-bound England players who are currently fulfilling their IPL commitments will “return in time” for a preceding four-match T20I series against Pakistan, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday. England on Tuesday named a 15-member squad for the T20 showpiece, which will be held across June in the USA and the West Indies, with Jofra Archer returning to international cricket after a hiatus of more than 14 months. The same squad has been selected for the T20I series against Pakistan, which will commences on May 22 in Headingley. “Selected players, currently playing…
Kolkata, Apr 30 (PTI) The final round of the 28th edition of the Senior Women’s National Football Championship commences here on Wednesday. Twelve teams, divided into two groups of six each, will play in a single round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semi-finals. The 12 teams in the final round consist of six group stage winners, three best runners-up and three direct entrants West Bengal (hosts), Tamil Nadu (defending champions) and Haryana (runners-up). Matches will be played at the Kishore Bharati Stadium and the AIFF National Centre of Excellence. The final round group…
Johannesburg, Apr 30 (PTI) Pacer Anrich Nortje will return to international action after a ninth-month injury layoff while the uncapped duo of Ryan Rickelton and Ottniel Baartman was included in South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad on Tuesday. Aiden Markram will lead the side in what will be his first World Cup assignment since being named T20I captain. Wicketkeeper-batter Rickelton and pacer Baartman have been rewarded for their stellar run in this year’s SA20. Rickelton finished as the leading run-scorer in the second edition of SA20 with 530 runs at an average of 58.88 for MI Cape Town, while Baartman…
नयी दिल्ली, 30 अप्रैल (भाषा) ऑस्ट्रेलिया के पूर्व कप्तान माइकल क्लार्क का मानना है कि बड़े टूर्नामेंट जीतना व्यक्तिगत प्रतिभा के बजाय एकजुट होकर टीम के रूप में प्रदर्शन करने पर निर्भर करता है। उनका मानना है कि मुंबई इंडियंस का खेमा समूहों में बंटा हुआ है जिससे खिलाड़ियों के एकजुट होकर प्रदर्शन करने में बाधा आ रही है।
कोलकाता, 30 अप्रैल (भाषा) कोलकाता नाइट राइडर्स के स्पिनर वरूण चक्रवर्ती ने कहा है कि टीमों ने आईपीएल के मौजूदा सत्र में ‘इंपेक्ट प्लेयर’ की अवधारणा को बेहतर ढंग से समझा है और अब गेंदबाजों को खेल में प्रभाव डालने के लिए बल्लेबाजों के अति आक्रामक रवैये का मुकाबला करने के तरीके खोजने होंगे।