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We lacked substantial partnerships, says Du Plessis
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has blamed lack of substantial partnerships as the main reason behind his side's six-wicket loss to India in the opening ODI of the six-match series, here. Du Plessis feels the hosts were 60 runs short after electing to bat first on a Durban surface that progressively quickened up. Du Plessis scored a classy 120 yesterday, his ninth ODI hundred, but did not get required support from the other end as Indian wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal strangled South African batsmen in the middle overs. "We didn't bat well today. As a batting unit, for the second top score to be 30 or 40 shows that there weren't partnerships. The most basic thing about ODI cricket is two guys getting together and putting some sort of partnership together," Du Plessis said at the post-match press briefing. "I thought the Indian spinners bowled well but still we should have been better today against them. "I certainly think we needed 300. 260 odd ...
Pravin Amre resigns from Mumbai Cricket Association
Former India cricketer Pravin Amre on Friday resigned from the managing committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA).Amre took this step in order to avoid conflict of interest as per Lodha Committee recommendations for cricket bodies in India, as he has also been recently appointed as the head of talent Hunt for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils."It is with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation from the managing committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) with immediate effect," Amre wrote in his resignation letter.He added, "I have just been appointed the Head of Talent hunt for Delhi Daredevils and it was only in fitness of things that I stand down from the MCA. This I believe is the ideal way to avoid being considered a fit case for conflict of interest as per the guidelines of the Justice Lodha panel recommendations."Amre had played 11 Test matches for India between 1991 and 1999.
Pravin Amre resigns from MCA's Managing Committee
Former India player Pravin Amre has tendered his resignation from the managing committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) after being appointed as the Head of Talent Hunt for IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils. Amre has penned a letter to MCA President Ashish Shelar yesterday informing him about the resignation. "It is with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation from the managing committee of the MCA with immediate effect. I had to take this big step in keeping with the high standards that our august cricket body has set over the years," 49-year-old Amre said in the letter. "I have just been appointed the Head of Talent for Delhi Daredevils and it was only in fitness of things that I stand down from the MCA," he said. "This, I believe is the ideal way to avoid being considered a fit case for conflict of interest as per the guidelines of the Justice Lodha panel recommendations. We, as administrators, have always set lofty standards for others to follow and I am ...
'Chase Master' Kohli does it again for India
Skipper Virat Kohli produced another one of his trademark innings of brilliance while chasing to guide India to a comprehensive six-wicket victory over South Africa in the first cricket one-dayer here. Kohli struck 112 off 119 balls with the help of 10 boundaries and put on 189 runs for the third wicket with Ajinkya Rahane (79 runs of 86 balls) as India chased down the target of 270 with 4.3 overs to spare. It was the highest stand for India in South Africa, while Kohli notched up his 20th hundred in a run-chase, out of which 18 have been successfully converted to victories. After scoring freely all across the world, this was Kohli's first ODI hundred on South African soil. Also, this was India's first ODI win against South Africa at Durban, and only their sixth overall in bilateral engagements here since 1992-93. India got off to a quick start with Rohit Sharma (20) and Shikhar Dhawan (35) adding 33 for the opening wicket. Rohit was looking to play his strokes but ...
India Open: Sindhu, Nehwal to aim semis berth
Defending Champion P.V. Sindhu and World Championships silver medallist Saina Nehwal will aim to cement their places in the last four of the women's singles of the India Open Super 500 World Tour badminton tournament here at the Siri Fort Sports Complex on Friday.Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu set up a quarterfinals clash with eighth-seeded Spaniard Beatriz Corrales after defeating Bulgaria's Linda Zetchiri 21-10 21-14.London Olympics bronze medallist Nehwal will face fifth seed Beiwen Zhang of America as the Indian dumped Denmark's Line Højmark Kjaersfeldt 21-12, 21-11 yesterday.In men's singles, Singapore Open champion B Sai Praneeth will meet third-seeded Chou Tien Chen. Praneeth thrashed Hong Kong's Hu Yun 21-10, 21-15 to advance into the last eight.Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap will lock horns with China's Qian Bin while Sameer Verma will face Zulkarnain.Earlier in men's singles, World No. 3 Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the tournament after ...
Mahi bhai eased 50 per cent of my work, says Yadav
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav has credited MS Dhoni for his success in his first outing on South African soil, saying the former skipper eased 50 per cent of his workload by giving useful advice from behind the stumps. Yadav and his fellow spinner Yuzvendra Chahal shared five wickets between them to restrict South Africa to 269 for 8, a target which India overwhelmed with six wickets in hand to take a 1-0 lead in the six-match ODI series here last night. Yadav finished with 3 for 34 in 10 overs and was easily the pick of the India bowlers. He bamboozled the South African batsmen with his craft and removed JP Duminy, David Miller and Chris Morris to star in the win. Yadav also said his task was made easier by skipper Virat Kohli, who believes in his abilities. "Actually I was confused a bit what I should bowl because I am playing in South Africa for the first time and it was a new experience for me. The wind was good and the ball was drifting so I was confused what to ...
WADA's 'serious concern' after CAS overturns Russian life bans
The World Anti-Doping Agency has expressed its "serious concern" over the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn Olympic life bans on 28 Russians accused of doping. "WADA understands that this decision will cause dismay and frustration among athletes," the organisation said in a statement yesterday. "The Agency supports the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) intention to analyse these decisions very carefully and consider all options, including an appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal." The CAS decision, which was hailed by Moscow, was a major embarrassment for the IOC just days away from the start of the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. CAS ruled that the there was "insufficient" evidence that the athletes had benefited from a system of state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Winter Games, hosted by Russia. The cleared 28, which includes Sochi cross-country gold medallist Alexander Legkov, are now eligible to compete in the Pyeongchang Olympics, but their
Top-four battle heats up for Premier League's big spenders
The intensifying battle for Champions League places takes centre stage in the Premier League this weekend as Liverpool host Tottenham, while Manchester United and Chelsea seek to recover from damaging defeats. Just five points now separate United in second from Spurs in fifth, with the riches and prestige of a place in the Champions League for next season fuelling a record 492 million euros splurge in the January transfer window. Arsenal sit a distant sixth, six points behind their north London rivals, provoking an uncharacteristically busy window of comings and goings at the Emirates. Top four contenders at a crossroads =================================== Philippe Coutinho's 160-million-euro move to Barcelona meant Liverpool ended January in the black despite splashing out a world-record 75 million British pound for a defender on Southampton's Virgil van Dijk. Despite holding their own in this season's Champions League and domestically, Liverpool and Spurs are not even in
Suarez gives Barcelona edge in Copa del Rey semi-finals
Luis Suarez headed in the only goal as defending champions Barcelona edged Valencia 1-0 in their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg at a half-full Camp Nou. Barcelona, the record 29-time winners of the tournament, are attempting to become the first team to lift the cup four years in a row since Athletic Bilbao in the 1930s. But yesterday they were forced to labour against a Valencia team missing a trio of key players -- Goncalo Guedes, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Ezequiel Garay -- through injury. Barcelona dominated possession but had to wait until the 67th minute for the breakthrough. Not surprisingly, Lionel Messi was the man who unlocked the Valencia defence before setting up Suarez. The Argentine danced his way into the penalty area before a deft left-footed chip left three defenders out of position and allowed Suarez to score from the edge of six-yard box with a diving header. Yesterday's tight affair was dramatically different to the last time these two teams met at the ...
Pinki Rani confident to clinch more gold medals for India
After winning a gold medal in the India Open International Boxing Tournament here in New Delhi, Pinki Rani is confident to bag more in the upcoming tournaments.Rani told ANI on Thursday, "This gold medal has boosted my confidence. I assure my fans that I will do my best in the coming tournaments as well."An elated Rani said that winning in her country altogether gives a different meaning to one's victory."When we enter the ring we get a different confidence but it comes more when it is on our ground (India). So, winning here makes me more proud and happy," she added.Yesterday, Indian boxers regaled their roaring fans with a bountiful of gold medals in the India Open International Boxing Tournament, led by the inimitable Mary Kom, Sanjeet, Manish Kaushik, Pwilao Basumatar, Lovlina Borgohain, Rani and Manisha.Uzebekistan and Cuba underlined their class and domination in the middle and heavy categories, helping themselves to four gold.India had as many as nine boxers in the 10-final ...
Durban ODI: Captain Kohli's 33rd ton puts his counterpart's in shadow
Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Friday scored a brilliant 112 as India beat South Africa by six wickets in the first One Day International (ODI) played at South Africa's Durban city.Kohli was declared Man of the Match. He, as usual, was the main man in the 270-run chase as he racked up his 33rd ODI century in the match.Along with Kohli, it was Ajinkya Rahane (79) who batted beautifully and strung a partnership of 189 runs for the third wicket.India achieved the target with 27 balls to spare.The duo did not put a step wrong during the chase and bailed the Indian team out of trouble when Shikhar Dhawan departed after a tragic run-out for 35 runs.The score read 67/2 at that time, and had more wickets fallen at that stage, the match could have gone either way.As far as South African bowling is concerned, Morne Morkel was good in the first spell and also did an amazing job.The duo batted cautiously and took South Africa's score past the 150-run mark with ease.The last time South Africa were .
Durban ODI: India beat South Africa by 6 wickets
India beat South Africa by six wickets and ended the latter's 17-match winning streak at home.This is also India's first ODI win in Durban.South Africa had posted 269/8 in 50 overs for India to chase, which the visitors touched with 6 wickets in hand.All thanks to Indian skipper Virat Kohli's 33rd hundred and Ajinkya Rahane's classy half-century that has scripted a sensational win over South Africa in the first ODI of a six-match series.The captain started well by punishing pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for three consecutive boundaries as the second wicket stand started flourishing to 83/1 until Chahal struck with the wicket of de Kock, trapped in front before jolting the hosts with the wicket of Aiden Markram (9 off 21), thanks to a brilliant running catch from Hardik Pandya.Skipper Faf du Plessis' helped South Africa recover from a minor collapse as the opener of the six-match One-day International series at Kingsmead here. He survived a few close chances before reaching his century off a
First match win will give us momentum: Kohli
India captain Virat Kohli today said that the six-wicket victory in the first one-dayer against South Africa will give his side the momentum in the remainder of the six-match series. "First match of the series is important. We wanted to take the momentum of the (third) Test win into this and when we restricted South Africa to 270 on this sort of a pitch, we were happy," Kohli, who hit 112 of 119 balls for his first ODI hundred in South Africa, said after the match. Asked about his first hundred on South African soil, he simply said "Yeah it was quite special". He said he was very happy for Ajinkya Rahane who scored 79 of 86 balls batting at number four and shared with him 189 runs for the third wicket. "Jinx (Rahane) is a top class player. We understood fast bowling was going to be a big factor in this tour. He was superb, he took on the fast bowlers," said Kohli who was adjudged man of the match. On the performance of his bowlers, Kohli said, "Bhuvi and Bumrah, we bank .
Kohli's 33rd ton helps India beat SA by 6 wkts in first ODI
Captain Virat Kohli further enhanced his reputation as a 'chase master' as he smashed his 33rd hundred to lead India to a six-wicket victory over South Africa in the first cricket one-dayer here today. Kohli struck 112 off 119 balls with the help of 10 boundaries and put on 189 runs for the third wicket with Ajinkya Rahane (79 runs of 86 balls) as India chased down the target of 270 with 4.3 overs to spare. It was the highest stand for India in South Africa, while Kohli notched up his 20th hundred in a run-chase, out of which 18 have been successfully converted to victories. After scoring freely all across the world, this was Kohli's first ODI hundred on South African soil. Also, this was India's first ODI win against South Africa at Durban, and only their sixth overall in bilateral engagements here since 1992-93. India got off to a quick start with Rohit Sharma (20) and Shikhar Dhawan (35) adding 33 for the opening wicket. Rohit was looking to play his strokes but ...
1st ODI: Kohli, Rahane lead India to victory
An unbeaten century from skipper Virat Kohli and steady batting by Ajinkya Rahane propelled India to a six-wicket victory in the first One-Day International against South Africa here on Thursday.
India beat SA by 6 wkts in first ODI
India beat South Africa by six wickets in the first cricket one-dayer to go up 1-0 in the six-match series here today. Brief Scores: South Africa: 269 for 8 in 50 overs (Faf du Plessis 120, Kuldeep Yadav 3/34). India: 270 for 4 in 45.3 overs (Virat Kohli 112, Ajinkya Rahane 79; Andile Phehlukwayo 2/42).
ISL: Jamshedpur move closer to semis with win over Mumbai
Jamshedpur FC consolidated their chances of qualifying for the Indian Super League (ISL) semi-finals as they shocked Mumbai City FC with a 2-1 win here on Thursday.
Snooker: Amin, Jhaveri record hard-fought victories
Rishabh Amin of the Cricket Club of India and Kavish Jhaveri of P J Hindu Gymkhana came through first round matches by scoring hard-fought 3-2 wins on the opening day of the Rs 12.25 lakh prize-money CCI Open Snooker Championship 2018. Amin beat back the challenge from Krishnam Vohra of Otters Club and managed to pull off a 59-19, 45-49, 46-21, 35-62, 57-23 win at the CCI here. Jhaveri was engaged in a keen tussle with Rushabh Gohil of Elphinstone CC in the best-of-five frames contest before snatching a tight victory. After the two shared the opening four frames, Gohil started positively in the deciding frame and with a couple of small breaks enjoyed a marginal 39-17 lead but Jhaveri with some clever play gradually turned things around and went on to clinch the frame in his favour to complete a 63-28, 15-64, 69-55, 4-56, 63-48 victory. Sangeeta Hemchand, the only lady in the competition, went down fighting to B Keshwa of Goregaon Club 2-3 in five closely fought frames ..
Local pugilists dominate India Open boxing
M.C. Mary Kom romped to the women's 48 kilogram title as local boxers produced a dominant show with seven gold medals at the India Open boxing tournament here on Thursday.
Super-sub Jairu takes Jamshedpur to top four
Jamshedpur FC strengthened their chances of qualifying for the Indian Super League semi-finals as they shocked Mumbai City FC 2-1 here today. Jamshedpur were second best to Mumbai City for long spells, particularly in the second session, but in the end they ran away with three points at the Mumbai Football Arena. The visitors took the lead after Sanju Pradhan turned the ball into his own goal in the 37th minute. Mumbai equalised through Everton Santos in the 79th minute. But just when it seemed like the match was heading for a draw, substitute Bikash Jairu scored with six minutes left to be played to hand Jamshedpur an important win. Today's victory propelled Jamshedpur to the top four for the first time this season. The debutants now have 22 points from 14 matches and are placed fourth. However, this was Jamshedpur's 14th match -- the most by any team in the league so far. With just four matches left to be played, not everything is in their own hands but the Steve ...