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It's unbelievable: Kohli on Chahal-Yadav spin web
India skipper Virat Kohli says wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been simply "unbelievable" in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa but remained non-committal on whether they will become Test regulars anytime soon. Chahal and Yadav have combined for 21 wickets in the first three ODIs of the ongoing six-match series. The South Africans have conceded that they have yet to get a hang of the duo, which has tormented the hosts continuously. As far as the Test format goes, Yadav made his debut in the longest version last year against Australia and has appeared in a couple of matches so far. Chahal, on the other hand, is yet to get a call-up in the five-dayers. "We knew they would pick up wickets (here) because these guys have bowled in flatter batting tracks at home. Some might think they have bowled in T20 cricket when the conditions are very difficult and they have picked up wickets on a regular basis there as well," Kohli said after a 124-run win
We need to re-work our plan against Chahal, Yadav: Duminy
Bamboozled by Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav in the ongoing ODI series, South Africa middle- order batsman JP Duminy said the Proteas need to go back to the drawing board and re-work their plan to tackle the Indian wrist-spin duo. Chasing India's 303 for six, South Africa once again surrendered before Chahal (4/46) and Yadav (4/23) to end way behind at 170 all out in 40 overs. The hosts lost the third ODI by 124 runs to surrender an unassailable 3-0 lead in the six-match series. "What they've done really well is assess the conditions in terms of what they need to do, what sort of speed and length they need to bowl. They (Chahal and Yadav) haven't made it easy for us to get singles," Duminy said. "A lot of us have not picked their googlies. We've not been good enough. They've bowled well enough not to let us play according to our game plan. We've got to come up with different ways of countering them. They've outplayed us in all departments," he added. Duminy said with
Don't know what I'do on the field without intensity: Kohli
Intensity is the hallmark of his batting and India captain Virat Kohli says he has no idea what he would do if that was gone, the primary reason behind his obsessive focus of physical fitness. The 29-year-old run-machine slammed his 34th one-day hundred in the third ODI against South Africa yesterday, once again playing a pivotal role in a massive India win. "Look I am going to be 30 this year...I want to play this kind of cricket even when I am 34-35. That's why I train so much because I am a guy who likes to play with intensity. Once that is gone, I don't know what I am going to do on the field," Kohli said reflecting on his unbeaten knock of 160, which guided India to a 124-run triumph for an unassailable 3 -0 lead in the series. "I try to protect that. I try to train as much as I can. Keep a check on my diet. Those things pay off on days like these. When the team needs it, and you stand up, and you are able to pull through. As an athlete you crave for days like ...
Winter Olympics: Russia denies launching cyber attacks
The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied launching cyber attacks against the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games slated to be held from Friday in South Korea.
India needs football structure: Former French star Lizarazu
Pointing out that Indian football is hampered by the lack of a proper structure, former French star Bixente Lizarazu insists that every small town in the country should have a comprehensive system, including local clubs, to produce players.
Kohli, wrist-spinners give India unassailable 3-0 lead
Skipper Virat Kohli produced yet another masterclass knock before wrist-spinners came to the party to hand India a massive 124-run win in the third ODI against South Africa here, giving the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. Last night's win, thus, took India one step closer to a maiden series triumph in South Africa. Kohli reaffirmed his status as an ODI great with an unbeaten 160 off 159 balls on a challenging surface, propelling India to 303 for six. It was the 34th ODI hundred for the Indian captain, who is now 15 shy of Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 49. Kohli has been simply unstoppable in the 50-over format of late and today's match-winning effort was his fourth three-figure score in the last six ODIs. It was also his second hundred of the series and third of the tour. While most Indian batsmen struggled after South Africa opted to bowl, Kohli made batting look easy. Shikhar Dhawan too stood out with a fluent 76 off 63 balls. South Africa started the ...
Rough start for Russians as Pyeongchang Winter Olympics open
Olympic athletes from Russia (OAR) made their debut at the 2018 Olympics today but were routed by the United States as mixed doubles curling launched competition at the Pyeongchang Games. Americans brother and sister Matt and Becca Hamilton ripped the husband-and-wife team of Aleksandr Krushelnitckii and Anastasia Bryzgalova 9-3 in the first Pyeongchang Games result -- and in Olympic history for the debut event. The Russians entered under the Olympic flag as their homeland's banner and anthem were banned along with many athletes in the wake of major doping violations at the Sochi 2014 Olympics. "I'm sure they are a little bit bummed they don't get to wear a Russian flag," Matt Hamilton said. "But that's life. You've got to take what you are given. At least they are at the Olympics." The Hamiltons jumped ahead 3-0 and needed only seven of eight ends to take the most lopsided win of the opening round-robin session. "We knew we had strong competition in the opening match ..
Salt Lake City set to bid for Winter Games
Salt Lake City is poised to enter the running for the 2030 Winter Olympics after an exploratory committee in Utah recommended the city launch a bid for the Games. Utah Governor Gary Herbert yesterday signed a resolution passed by the state legislature declaring support for a future bid. "Utah is ready, willing and able to host the Winter Olympics again," Herbert wrote on Twitter alongside a photo showing him signing the resolution. "I don't think there's a better place in the world to host the Olympics than right here in Salt Lake City," Herbert was quoted by local media as saying. Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics in 2002, the last time the winter sports extravaganza was staged in the United States. United States Olympic Committee officials have already said they are keen on a bid for the 2030 Games. As well as Salt Lake City, Denver and Reno-Tahoe on Nevada's border with California have also expressed an interest. The 2018 Winter Olympics get under way in ...
Indian Army organises T20 cricket tournament in Rajouri
With the aim to identify talent and provide platform to the youth of the remote border areas to hone their skills, the Indian Army Romeo Force organised a T20 cricket tournament in Jammu and Kashmir's District Police Lines Ground here.The final game, which was conducted on Wednesday, was played between Kings XI Rajouri and Poonch Royals, where the team from Poonch won the tournament's final match with Rs 50,000 prize money.Poonch Royals defeated Kings XI Rajouri by three wickets.Batting first after winning the toss, Kings XI Rajouri scored 149 runs which in reply Poonch Royals successfully chased the target and scored winning run on the last ball of the match.Also, the Man of the series was awarded Rs 10,000 while the Man of the match was awarded Rs 5,000.The District administration, Rajouri Police Officers and Army officers were present during the final match.A total of ten teams from both the districts participated in the tournament.The final match was witnessed by General Officer ..
3rd ODI: India beat South Africa by 124 runs
India defeated South Africa by 124 runs in the third ODI taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the six-match series here on Wednesday.Wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav bagged four wickets each.Virat Kohli reaffirmed his status as an ODI great with an unbeaten 160 off 159 balls on a challenging surface, propelling India to 303 for six.Shikhar Dhawan too stood out with a fluent 76 off 63 balls.South Africa started the chase on a promising note with captain Aiden Markram (32) and JP Duminy (51) sharing a 78-run stand for the second wicket.But most of their runs came against the pacers and when Indian spinners got into the act, it was a familiar story as South Africa surrendered to Yuzvendra Chahal (4/46) and Kuldeep Yadav (4/23) to end way behind at 170 all out in 40 overs.The South African batsmen failed to pick India's wrist-spinners, as was the case in the first two ODIs.The slide began with the fall of Markram, who was stumped by MS Dhoni after getting beaten by a flighted
India overpower Proteas in 3rd ODI
India dominated with both bat and ball to thrash South Africa by 124 runs in the third One-Day International (ODI) here on Wednesday.
Badminton Asia Team C'ships: Indian men thrash Maldives 5-0
World No.5 Kidambi Srikanth led the men' team to a 5-0 win over Maldives in the Badminton Asia Team Championships at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium here on Wednesday.In the men's singles, Srikanth thrashed Shaheed Hussein Zayan 21-5, 21-6, while Singapore Open Super Series winner B Sai Praneeth outplayed Ahmed Nibal 21-10, 21-4.Sameer Verma empowered India to a 3-0 lead as he beat Mohamed Arsalaan Ali 21-5, 21-1.In the men's doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Shaheed Hussein Zayan and Shaheem Hassan Afsheem 21-8, 21-8.In the last match of the day, the duo of Arjun MR and Shlok Ramachandran won over Mohamed Arsalaan Ali and Ahmed Nibal 21-2, 21-5.The men's team had earlier defeated Philippines with the same margin in the tournament which also serves as Asian qualification for the 2018 Thomas and Uber Cup.They will next face Indonesia on Thursday as the women's team will meet Japan.Earlier, the women's team led by Rio Olympics silver -medallist P.V. Sindhu ...
Kohli, spinners give India unassailable 3-0 lead
Virat Kohli's masterclass and a pouncing pack of wrist-spinners ensured a 124-run win for India in the third ODI here, giving the visitors an unassailable 3-0 lead and taking them one step closer to a maiden series triumph in South Africa. Kohli reaffirmed his status as an ODI great with an unbeaten 160 off 159 balls on a challenging surface, propelling India to 303 for six. It was the 34th ODI hundred for the Indian captain, who is now 15 shy of Sachin Tendulkar's mark of 49. Kohli has been simply unstoppable in the 50-over format of late and today's match-winning effort was his fourth three-figure score in the last six ODIs. It was also his second hundred of the series and third of the tour. While most Indian batsmen struggled after South Africa opted to bowl, Kohli made batting look easy. Shikhar Dhawan too stood out with a fluent 76 off 63 balls. South Africa started the chase on a promising note with captain Aiden Markram (32) and JP Duminy (51) sharing a 78-run ...
India beat South Africa by 124 runs in third ODI
India beat South Africa by 124 runs in the third ODI to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the six-match series. Brief Scores: India: 303 for 6 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 160 not out, Shikhar Dhawan 76; JP Duminy 2/60). South Africa: 179 all out in 40 overs (Duminy 51; Yadav 4/23, Chahal 4/46).
Soon, 'toughest ever' US sanctions on N Korea
United States Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday said that Washington is planning to impose "toughest and most aggressive" sanctions against Pyongyang."Together with Japan, and all our allies, we will continue to intensify our maximum pressure campaign until North Korea takes concrete steps toward complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization," CNN quoted Pence as saying.Pence, who reached Tokyo on Tuesday, is scheduled to attend the Winter Olympics' Opening Ceremony in South Korea on Friday.The U.S. Vice President further said that the purpose of his trip was to "make sure that North Korea doesn't use the powerful symbolism and the backdrop of the Winter Olympics to paper over the truth about their regime."North Korea has never participated in an Olympic Games in South Korea. Seoul, which hosted the Summer Olympics in 1988 was boycotted by North Korea.Also, the two countries have never had a unified team in any sport at the Olympics before.However, the two Koreas ...
Marcelinho consolidates Pune City's knockout chances
Last year's golden boot winner, Marcelinho proved to be FC Pune City's saviour as he scored a late goal to hand his team a 1-0 win over NorthEast United FC, here today. When it seemed like the match was heading for a draw following a spate of missed chances at both ends, Marcelinho delivered the winner in the 86th minute. The goal could prove to be decisive in the final analysis for Pune City as they have now moved to the second spot with 25 points from 14 matches and are much closer to qualification for play-offs. NorthEast United continues to be at ninth spot with 11 points after 13 matches and may find it difficult to qualify even if they win all their remaining five matches. NorthEast United had done well to keep a clean slate till the late stages of the match when their poor record at home came to haunt them. NorthEast United have not managed to keep a clean sheet at home since their first home match and they conceded at the fag end. It was Marcelinho who got the ...
Mamata congratulates cricketer Jhulan Goswami
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today congratulated India's woman fast bowler Jhulan Goswami for becoming the first female cricketer to take 200 One Day International (ODI) wickets. Banerjee described Goswami, who hails from the state, as the pride of Indian and West Bengal cricket. "Congratulations @JhulanG10 Jhulan Goswami on this great achievement. You are the pride of Indian cricket and Bengal," Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle tonight. Goswami, achieved the feat after dismissing South African opener Laura Wolvaardt during the second ODI between India and South Africa played today in Kimberley. It was the 35-year-old's 166th ODI. Goswami became the highest wicket-taker in women's ODIs last May. Goswami, who hails from Chakdah in Nadia district of West Bengal, made her debut way back in 2002 and was adjudged the ICC Women Cricketer of the Year in 2007.
Malinga is Mumbai Indians' new bowling mentor
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians on Wednesday appointed Sri Lankan pacer and one of their longest serving member Lasith Malinga as their bowling mentor for the 11th edition of the IPL.Troubled by injuries, Malinga has not been the Sri Lankan selectors' pick in recent times. He also remained unsold in the recently concluded IPL player auctions.Malinga has been the core of Mumbai Indians winning combination in the last decade.The Sri Lankan has donned the Mumbai Indians jersey featuring in 110 matches of the 157 franchise has played so far.He will join the support staff headed by coach Mahela Jayawardane, bowling Coach Shane Bond, batting Coach Robin Singh and newly appointed fielding coach James Pemment."It's a great opportunity to be present with, and an honour to continue my association with Mumbai Indians. Mumbai has been my home away from home for the last decade. As a player, I have enjoyed the journey with Mumbai Indians and now as mentor, I look forward to ...
Indian women clinch series against SA with Mandhana's ton
Opener Smriti Mandhana continued her rich vein form as Indian women cricket team thrashed South Africa by 178 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series in Kimberley on Wednesday.With this win, India have also clinched the series, which is the first-round fixture of the ICC Women's Championship.Coming to bat first, India set a 303-run target for the hosts.However, South Africa were bundled out on 124 with 19.1 overs to spare.For India, Mandhana played a knock of 135 runs laced with 14 fours and one six. It was her second ODI century against South Africa.Harmanpreet Kaur (55) and Veda Krishnamurthy (51) chipped in with their unbeaten fifties.For South Africa opener Lizelle Lee became the highest scorer with 73, as all other players except Marizanne Kapp (17) failed to get a double digit score.On bowling front, spinners Poonam Yadav and Rajeshwari Gayakwad finished with the figures of four for 24 and two for 14.Deepti Sharma also claimed two wickets as pacer Jhulan Goswami became .
Akshay Kumar supports 'Khelo India' initiative
Khelo India, an initiative to foster sports development in India, received a boost as Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar supported the initiative.Akshay Kumar, while commenting on his association with the initiative, said, "I am delighted to see that for the first time ever, through the Khelo India School Games and the broadcast of it on the Star Sports network, young sporting talent is being recognised and rewarded instantly.""But this is only the beginning and I hope that the Khelo India movement gets the right momentum through your support. So, come forward and support the Khelo India movement. Saath mein hai Hum, Khelo India!" he added.Akshay was present at the Indira Gandhi Indoor (IGI) Stadium in New Delhi yesterday to support the young talent thronging the capital from across the country to be a part of the inaugural Khelo India School Games.The actor also emphasised on the need of quality broadcast to reverberate the unifying message of Khelo India across the country.The Khelo India