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We wanted to make India work hard, says Buttler
England batsman Jos Buttler has said that they didn't want to make any thing easy for India and by taking the third Test into day five, they have made the visitors work hard for the victory. Buttler scored 103 and put on 169 runs with Ben Stokes but Jasprit Bumrah took 5-85 to reduce England to 311-9 in pursuit of the 521-run target. "It was very important for us to turn up today and show a lot of character and fight and not give it to India easily make them work hard. We did that really well throughout the day - even the two guys there at the end, making sure we do come back tomorrow. "It showed that, no matter what it is, we're not going to roll over," Buttler said. England were reduced to 62 for four at one stage but not only did Buttler and Stokes held the crease until lunch, they batted out the next session without losing any wickets. While continuing to frustrate India, Buttler said they felt they could have batted until stumps as he scored his maiden Test hundred. "Having ...
Hard work we do away from camera pays off on days like these: Bumrah
India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has attributed his quick return from an injury and the subsequent second five-wicket haul in Test cricket to the hard work he does away from the camera and fitness regime. Bumrah took 5-85 as England were reduced to 311 for nine nine in pursuit of the 521-run target with formalities delayed until day five of the third Test against India. "When I made my First-Class debut, my first spell was of 10 overs. So I was always used to bowling lot of overs in Ranji Trophy, which always helps. That helped me today as well," he said. "When I was injured I was working on my fitness and my training schedules. I was always in touch with our trainers so that whenever I come (back) I should be in good space. All of that helps today," added Bumrah. This was the seamer's second five-wicket haul in Test cricket, an effort that paved the way for India's comeback in the series after trailing 0-2. "You don't get anything easy. You have to work for it. We work hard. That hard work
Argentina unsure about Messi's future, says coach
Argentina's interim coach Lionel Scaloni has said he is unsure if or when Barcelona forward Lionel Messi will return to the national team.
Railways to elevate Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia
Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, who clinched gold medals at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games in Jakarta, would be promoted to the rank of gazetted officers by the railways, Railway Ministry officials said on Tuesday.A senior official said that Punia and Phogat would be promoted to officer rank as per railway rules.Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had approved a new policy for promotion of railway sportspersons, whereby, in addition to the sportspersons who won a position or medal in the Olympics, all those sportspersons and coaches who have been awarded Padma Shri will be promoted as officers."In order to give due recognition to the effort put in by the sportspersons, who have made two appearances in Olympics, won a medal in Asian Games/Common Wealth Games, it has now been decided to award them with a promotion to the officer rank," the ministry had said in a statement.Phogat became the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games after she thrashed ...
Nottingham Test: Stuart Broad penalised for breaching code of conduct
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined England pacer Stuart Broad 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching the Code of Conduct during the second day of the third Test against India at Trent Bridge here.As per an official statement, Broad was found to have breached Article 2.1.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an International Match.In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of the fast bowler, for whom it was the first offence since the introduction of the revised Code in September 2016, the ICC noted.During the 92nd over of India's first innings on Sunday, Broad, after the dismissal of India's Rishabh Pant, was caught speaking in an aggressive manner to the latter, which had the potential to provoke an aggressive reaction from the dismissed
Nottingham Test: India 1 wicket away from victory
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah's heroics has put India on the cusp of victory on the fourth day of the third Test at Trent Bridge on Sunday, with the visitors one England dismissal away from recording one their most famous test wins.Bumrah took five wickets as England finished at 311 runs for the loss of nine wickets at stumps on Day 4. He ended a crucial 169-run stand between Jos Buttler (106) and Ben Stokes (62) by trapping Buttler in front of the wicket.Apart from Buttler, the right armer took the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Captain Joe Root, Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad.India had appeared to be on their way to a thumping victory when the hosts slumped to 62-4 before lunch. However, they recovered to 173-4 at tea, with Buttler batting on 67 and Stokes unbeaten on 42.Buttler produced his maiden century after being dropped on 1 by debutant wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant.Adil Rashid and Stuart Broad's ninth-wicket stand of 50 runs kept India waiting, but once Bumrah got his fifth scalp, the ...
Broad found guilty of breaching ICC code of conduct
England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of the third Test against India at Trent Bridge, a statement said.
India one wicket away from winning Nottingham Test (Roundup)
India are one wicket away from a comprehensive victory as England were 311/9 at stumps on the fourth day while chasing a mammoth 521 in the third Test match here on Tuesday.
Broad fined 15 percent for breaching ICC Code of Conduct
England fast bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of the third Test against India at Trent Bridge. Broad was found to have breached Article 2.1.7 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batsman upon his/her dismissal during an International Match." In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of the fast bowler, for whom it was the first offence since the introduction of the revised Code in September 2016. The incident occurred in the 92nd over of India's first innings on Sunday, when following the dismissal of Rishabh Pant, Broad walked towards the batsman and spoke in an aggressive manner, which had the potential to provoke an aggressive reaction from the dismissed batsman. Broad admitted the offence ..
Asian Games: Indian Women's Hockey team swats away Kazakhstan 21-0
The Indian Women's Hockey Team on Tuesday obliterated Kazakhstan in their second Pool B match, registering a 21-0 score to win their second consecutive match at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games here.The World No. 9 Indian team exhibited their superiority over the minnows with a dominant performance, with Gurjit Kaur (7', 36', 44', 52'), Lalremsiami (9', 19', 30'), Navneet Kaur (11', 12', 49'), Vandana Katariya (29', 37', 53'), Navjot Kaur (16', 54'), Lilima Minz (38', 44'), Neha Goyal (10'), Udita (34'), Deep Grace Ekka (43') and Monika (55') scoring the goals in the Indian team's second-biggest victory of the Asian Games.The match as a contest was over within the first ten minutes as India put three past Kazakh goalkeeper, with one goal coming from a Penalty Corner (PC). The Indians were scoring with almost every attempt and made it 9-0 by the end of the second quarter.However, the 1982 Asian Games champions were far from done and continued inflicting misery upon the ...
Bumrah wreaks havoc to put India on brink of victory
Jasprit Bumrah produced a hostile spell of fast bowling to put India on brink of a comprehensive victory before the final England pair delayed the inevitable on an engrossing fourth day of the third Test. Coming back from injury, Bumrah (5/85 in 29 overs) wreaked havoc with the second new ball after stiff resistance from Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes as England barely survived at 311 for 9 in pursuit of an improbable target of 521 runs. This was Burmrah second five-wicket haul in only fourth Test match. England will need another 210 runs on the final day which is impossible as the question is when would India take the final wicket on the fifth day to pull one back in the series. The last pair of Adil Rashid (30 batting) and Jimmy Anderson (8) played nearly six overs and will pray that fickle English weather come to their rescue. Flamboyant strokeplayers Buttler (106) and Stokes (62) curbed their natural instinct to added 169 runs in 57.2 overs in a show of grit and application. It was a .
Proud of Indian wrestlers' show at Asiad: Brij Bhushan Singh
India's Chef-de-mission for the ongoing edition of the Asian Games and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday heaped praises on the jubilant Indian wrestlers at the event.Speaking exclusively to ANI from Jakarta, Brij Bhushan said, "All I can say is there are a lot of talents that are slowly coming up and we need to nurture them well for future events. We were pretty confident of winning at least eight medals. But unfortunately, we got three so far."On day 3, 20-year-old wrestler from Delhi Divya Kakran added to India's tally by bagging a Bronze, the Indian-chef-de-mission hailed the young wrestler's feat by calling her a 'bright talent'. He also said that feats achieved by wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia showed how determined and confident they were right from the very onset of the tournament."She ensured we win a medal on the third day too. I knew that if given a chance, she would come out strong. We were aware that a Bronze ...
1500m runner Monika to undergo fresh trial
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will conduct a fresh trial for 1500m runner Monika Chaudhary at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi on August 22.She filed a petition before the Delhi High Court, challenging her exclusion from 1500m event for the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.AFI, represented by Advocate Hrishikesh Baruah and Parth Goswami, informed the court that since Monika was not part of the coaching camp prior to achieving qualification standard at the 58th Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships held in Guwahati in June, therefore, her selection was subject to confirmatory trials.Monika bagged a silver medal at the Inter-State championships with the timing of 4:12.44, while at the confirmatory trial held in Bhutan on 15 August 2018, she clocked 4:41.06. The AFI qualification standard for Asian Games is 4:16.88.AFI informed the court that her performance at confirmatory trial was not satisfactory and therefore, she cannot be considered for the Asian Games.The Court .
Jaipur lad bags silver in Serbia
Jaipur lad Harsh Choudhary took the silver medal in 70 kilogram boxing in 2nd Nations' Cup International Tournament held from August 15-20 at Vrbas in Serbia.
Asiad 2018: Shooters shine, wushu, sepaktakraw players create history (Roundup)
Shooters continued to make the country proud even as Indians created history by ensuring medals in non-traditional sports like wushu and sepaktakraw at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Was just focusing on my own technique: Asiad gold medallist shooter Saurabh
Upbeat after clinching the gold medal on his Asian Games debut, teenage shooter Saurabh Chaudhary on Tuesday said his sole focus was on his technique as he overcame multiple world and Olympic champions.
Asian Games medal is second to Olympics: Jyothi
Jyothi Surekha Vennam is aware that Olympics is not for them. But it does not matter to her as India's top woman compound archer considers that an Asian Games medal is worth its weight in gold. "I don't regret that compound is not an Olympic discipline. I'm just happy at what I'm today. For me, Asian Games is second to Olympics. It's a big event, I'm looking forward to it," Jyothi told PTI, ahead of the compound qualification rounds that begin in Jakarta tomorrow. The 22-year-old from Vijaywada was a key member of India's silver medal wins in Berlin and Antalya World Cups this year. Perched at number one in the world rankings ahead of their Asian Games rivals Chines Taipei (second) and Korea (fourth), Indian compound women's team would be a gold medal favourite. "I'm lucky to be a member of the team. It's a combination of hardwork and luck." Having started off as a swimmer at the age of four, Jyothi would swam across the Krishna river. But she had to give up swimming for ...
A summary of Indian contingent's performance on the 3rd day of the Asian Games.
A summary of Indian contingent's performance on the 3rd day of the Asian Games. SHOOTING Men 10m Air Pistol: Saurabh Chaudhary (Gold), Abhishek Verma (Bronze) 50m Rifle 3 Position: Sanjeev Rajput (Silver) Mixed Trap: Lakshay and Shreyasi Singh (6th) WRESTLING Women's Freestyle Divya Kakran (Bronze) TENNIS Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan enters men's doubles quarterfinals Ankita Raina enters quarterfinals in women's singles SEPAKTAKRAW Men's Regu India lost to Thailand to settle for Bronze KABADDI Men's India beat Thailand 49-30 to enter semifinals Women's India beat Sri Lanka 38-12 and Indonesia 54-22 to enter semifinals WUSHU SANDA Naorem Roshibini Devi, Santosh Kumar, Surya Bhanu Partap Singh and Narender Grewal enter semifinals. ROWING Men's Skulls Dattu Baban Bhokanal qualified for final round while the men's lightweight four team also made it to the title race SWIMMING Freestyle 50m Virdhawal Khade missed a medal by one hundredth of a second, finishing fourth with a timing of ...
1500m runner Monika to undergo fresh trial tomorrow
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will conduct a fresh trial for 1500m runner Monika Chaudhary at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here tomorrow. Monika was dropped from the Asian Games team after a confirmatory trial held on August 15. She filed a petition before the Delhi High Court, challenging her exclusion from 1500m event for the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. "AFI represented by Senior Advocate Hrishikesh Baruah and Parth Goswami informed the court that since Monika was not part of the coaching camp prior to achieving qualification standard at the 58th Inter State Senior Athletics Championships held in Guwahati in June, therefore, her selection was subject to confirmatory trials," the AFI said in a release. Monika bagged a silver medal at the Inter State Championships with a timing of 4:12.44 while at the confirmatory trial held in Bhutan on August 15, she clocked 4:41.06. The AFI qualification standard for the Asian Games is 4:16.88. "AFI informed the High Court that her ...
3 for a joy: Schoolboy, lawyer, veteran show India's shooting 'range'
An athlete not old enough to grasp the enormity of his feat struck gold, a seasoned but scarred pro found his silver lining and a man here for hobby collected a bronze as shooters dominated India's medal haul in the Asian Games today. The 16-year-old Saurabh Chaudhary, son of a farmer, became the youngest Indian shooter to strike gold with a Games record of 240.7 in the 10m air pistol event in a field of Olympic and world champions, the one in which lawyer-cum-marksman Abhishek Verma (219.3) picked up a bronze to justify his hobby in Palembang. "I did not feel any pressure. It doesn't help," said Chaudhary, a class XI student who picked up the sport only three years ago, when asked about the competition that included world champion Tomoyuki Matsuda of Japan and Jin Jong-oh from South Korea, the multiple Olympic and world champion. Then came Sanjeev Rajput, whose life and career was scarred by allegations of rape by a woman he was in a relationship with. The 37-year-old, with his ...