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Pak leg-spinner Shadab Khan advised complete rest
Named in Pakistan's 15-man World Cup contingent, leg-spinner Shadab Khan, who is recovering from a virus, has been advised complete rest, even as he has completed a two-week medication course.The 20-year-old has been suffering from a viral for over a week now. Due to his illness, he has been ruled out of Pakistan's upcoming limited-overs series against England, ICC reported.Shadab, who was replaced by fellow leg-spinner Yasir Shah, failed a blood test two days after the announcement of the squad. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) arranged for an appointment with a London-based gastroenterology and hepatology specialist.Shadab will return home from London and go through another round of blood tests in Lahore over the next month, which will determine his fitness for the 50-over prestigious event in England.PCB have time until May 23 to name a replacement without seeking prior permission from the ICC. Following the deadline, the board would have to go through the tournament's event ...
Delhi Capitals win toss, opt to bat against RCB
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League match here Sunday. Delhi made one change, bringing in Sandeep Lamichahane for Chris Morris. RCB, meanwhile, have made three changes. Heinrich Klaseen, Shivam Dubey and Gurkeerat Singh have made the playing XI in place of Moeen Ali, Tim Southee and Akashdeep Nath. Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (C), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Sherfane Rutherford, Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma. Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (C), Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Marcus Stoinis, Heinrich Klaasen, Shivam Dube, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Hungry to represent Windies at ICC World Cup: Russell
All-rounder Andre Russell, who played in only one ODI since 2015, said he is "hungry" to represent West Indies at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, beginning May 30."I'm so hungry now to represent the West Indies. The last time I joined the West Indies team was recently when I had taken two injections to better my knee and it flared up again. I was so upset. I was watching the game against England and couldn't do anything about it," ICC quoted Russell, as saying."But as I said, I'm so hungry right now to play for West Indies like I'm doing here (in the Indian Premier League), hit sixes and score centuries," he said.The 30-year-old has been in destructive form for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and scored 406 runs in 11 games at a strike rate of 209.27 so far."I wasn't surprised that I was called to the World Cup squad. I've been doing well, I've been back and forth with the selectors and the coaches back home. I know once I'm doing my work here and performing, it will lead to national ...
India top medal tally at Beijing Shooting World Cup
India drew blank on the final day but still topped the chart for the second consecutive ISSF World Cup, third time in two years, by bagging three gold and a silver at the Beijing edition of the Rifle/Pistol event here. India topped the medals tally ahead of hosts China (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), who won five medals in total. In the last edition in New Delhi, India had jointly topped the standings with Hungary. For India, while Anjum Moudgil and young Divyansh Singh Panwar started the medal hunt with a gold in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition, the teenaged pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary backed them up with another yellow metal in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Pistol event. Divyansh then won India's first individual medal by clinching a silver in the men's 10m Air Rifle. On Saturday, Abhishek Verma won India's third gold in men's 10m Air Pistol event. The concluding day of the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Beijing 2019 edition however, belonged to two women legends ..
Honda's solo Indian team jumps to Top 5 in Australia
IDEMITSU Honda Racing India, the solo Indian team in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship 2019 (ARRC), had mixed results in Sunday's AP 250 Race 2 of the Australian round at the Bend Motorsport park.
Like Neymar, Delhi's Aveka Singh aims to fulfull U17 World Cup dream
With a burning desire to walk on the footsteps of her idol -- Neymar, Delhi girl Aveka Singh is hopeful to play at the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup in 2020.A decade ago in Nigeria, Neymar announced himself to the world at the FIFA U-17 World Cup and went onto become a global icon and the most expensive player in the sport's history.Recalling the day when she got to know that India will be hosting the World Cup next year, Aveka: "I woke up in the morning, read the news and thought nothing could be better than this! The World Cup is the biggest tournament in the world and if I am fortunate enough to get a chance to play, it would be incredible."Aveka was in action at the Junior Girls National Football Championship, currently underway in Kolhapur."The experience of playing here (in the nationals) was pretty good. We'd two tough matches and were a bit unlucky in the first but I'm glad we got out with a win. It was a great exposure overall," she said.The 15-year-old started out as a left ...
Sunrisers' real test against Kings XI Punjab as Warner set to bid adieu
David Warner will be aiming to finish his scintillating campaign on a high even as Sunrisers Hyderabad's brittle middle-order face a tricky test against Kings XI Punjab in a 12th round IPL encounter here Monday. With both teams locked on 10 points from 11 games, a win will give either some breathing space ahead of their final two matches. For Hyderabad, KXIP encounter is the last game where they can avail the services of Warner before he leaves home for Australia's World Cup preparations alongside Steven Smith and Marcus Stoinis. Since his comeback from ball tampering ban, Warner has scored 611 runs in the tournament so far and is the current 'Orange Cap' holder. With IPL's second highest scorer Jonny Bairstow (445) already back home, Sunrisers' will face the problem in the last two games as they will miss their set opening pair. In all the five games that they have won this season, Warner-Bairstow combination worked wonders, and their defeats had been much about middle-order ...
I needed this performance to lift my confidence, says RR pacer Unadkat
Jaydev Unadkat finally lived up to his potential after a below-par outing in the ongoing IPL and the lanky Rajasthan Royals left-arm pacer said he desperately needed the performance to boost his sagging confidence. Having gone for runs in the previous games, Unadkat on Saturday night finished with figures of 2/26 besides latching on to three fine catches during Rajasthan Royals' seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. "I can't really express how much I needed this performance for my own confidence. Times have been tough but I have grown strong from this and have become better as a player. I think that's how it is," Unadkat said at the post-match press conference here. "In T20 you can't always expect that as a bowler you are going to win matches for your team in every single game. As long as you are contributing in every game and you are trying to be there by reading what the batsmen wants do and not allowing him to do, that's what is important. "To be honest this season I have been
Receive no monetary benefit from Mumbai Indians: Tendulkar's letter to Ombudsman
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar has categorically refuted all allegations of Conflict of Interest levelled against him as he claimed to have neither "received any compensation" nor holding any decision making role in the IPL franchise Mumbai Indians. Tendulkar on Sunday filed a 14-point written response to a notice sent by Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer Justice (Retd) DK Jain. It was with regards to a Conflict of Interest complaint filed by the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) member Sanjeev Gupta. As per the complainant, Tendulkar and Laxman are allegedly performing dual roles, first of a "support staff" in their respective IPL franchises Mumbai Indians (MI) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and second as members of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). "At the outset, the Noticee (Tendulkar) denies the contents of the Complaint in totality (except the statements specifically admitted herein). No part of the Complaint should be deemed to be admitted by the Noticee for lack of specific
Deepak and Rahul Chahar - two brothers, different IPL teams, one dream
They might be playing for different teams, but Deepak and Rahul Chahar have one aim in common, use the platform in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to impress the national selectors and represent the country on the international stage.
SRH, Kings XI aim for victory in Hyderabad (Preview)
After facing defeats in their previous encounters, both Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kings XI Punjab will look to turn back to the winning ways when they face each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, here on Monday.
ISSF World Cup: India end campaign with 3 golds, 1 silver
India ended their campaign at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup with a total of four medals: three golds and a silver.
Brazilian coach Micale reveals India talks
Brazilian coach Rogerio Micale has said that he is in talks with Indian officials about the Asian country's vacant national team manager's role.
Openers leading run-getters' chart again this IPL
Ever since the inauguration of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, batsmen, and mostly openers, have found it easy to score big whether it be Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Brendon McCullum who kicked off the league in an amazing manner, playing a blistering 73-ball 158 or Shane Watson who scored an unbeaten 117 to help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) win the trophy for a record third time last season.
Good to end home season on a high: Steve Smith
Steve Smith is happy to have ended Rajasthan Royals' "home run" on a high after a seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad as he gears up to leave for Australia to take join national team's World Cup preparatory camp. Rajasthan Royals kept slender hopes of IPL play-off qualifications alive with a seven wicket win over Sunrisers and are currently on sixth place with 10 points from 12 games. "It was a good end to our home season, the boys pulled things back nicely. Playing together as a group and we're winning those key moments. We have been fortunate in the last few games," Smith said at the post-match press conference. Rajasthan will be hoping for a favourable result to sneak in as the fourth team and Smith believes that his men can take it to the wire against Delhi Capitals in the last game in which he won't be available. Hopefully the boys will play well in Delhi as well." "We need to continue winning and you never know. I have got one more to play in Bangalore, it'll be nice to ...
Namibia captain heaps praises on bowlers after 145-run win against Oman
After Namibia's 145-run thumping victory over Oman in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division Two and earning the ODI status, its captain Gerhard Erasmus credited JJ Smit and Jan Frylinck for their vital all-round contributions.Smit and Frylinck on Saturday returned with eight wickets shared between them to break the spine and bundle out Oman for 81. They also performed with the bat to help Namibia cross 200-run mark and post 226/7."JJ Smit and young Frylinck taking the new ball - they've been absolutely superb. Credit (goes) to them for picking up (awards). One's got Player of the Tournament; one's got Player of the Match in a final. It's a cruel job to run in for six games in nine days. They've just done it without moaning all week," ICC quoted Erasmus, as saying.With 221 runs and 13 scalps across six games under his belt, Smit was adjudged Player of the Tournament. On the final day, he picked up 3/21 and smashed 30 runs, including two boundaries and one six."It was ...
Imad Wasim century sets up Pakistan win in tour opener
Imad Wasim hit an unbeaten century as Pakistan began their tour of England with a 100-run win over Kent on Saturday. The all-rounder 117 not out, his career-best List A score, featured 13 fours and four sixes. It was the cornerstone of Pakistan's commanding 358 for seven from 50 overs at a windswept Beckenham and that proved far too much for a makeshift Kent side. Fakhar Zaman, a star of the Pakistan side that won the 2017 Champions Trophy in England, made 76 and Haris Sohail 75. Kent then collapsed to 258 all out with more than five overs remaining in reply, left-arm spinner Imran Qayyum taking four for 45 from his maximum 10 overs. Pakistan continue their tour with county matches against Northamptonshire and Leicestershire on Monday and Wednesday respectively. They then play England in a one-off Twenty20 international in Cardiff a week on Sunday before facing the hosts of the 50-over World Cup -- which starts next month -- in the first of five one-day internationals at The Oval on ..
Messi-inspired Barca seal another La Liga title
Barcelona needed just one goal by Lionel Messi to take the La Liga title for the 26th time in a wild match that saw Levante fighting to the end.
After top-10 high, Rajiv settles for 12th place in Race 2, Senthil crashes out
A double points finish eluded Idemitsu Honda Racing India but Rajjiv Sethu ensured that the team does not return empty-handed from Race 2 of the Australia round in ARRC with his 12th place finish here Sunday. Rajiv added four points to his six from Race 1, taking the total to 10 in Asia production 250 class in the second round of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) at Bend Motorsport Park. However, it turned out to be a nightmarish race for young Senthil Kumar, who crashed in the opening lap itself due to technical snag in his bike. While Senthil was among points on his debut in Malaysia, the young Chennai rider was left dejected after technical issues, possibly related to engine, brought about a premature end to his race. A crash on the second turn in the opening lap, involving Race 1 winner Fadly Andy Muhammad, caused chaos after Rajiv began from his best-ever 12th position on the grid. While Andy flipped multiple times after jumping off his bike, the melee did not affect ...
Rahm-Palmer duo match Mullinax-Stallings for PGA lead
Spain's Jon Rahm sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to give himself and American partner Ryan Palmer a share of the lead after Saturday's third round of the US PGA Zurich Classic. Rahm and Palmer fired an eight-under par 64 to match Scott Stallings and Trey Mullinax atop the leaderboard on 23-under par 193 after 54 holes at the TPC of Louisiana course near New Orleans. The unique pairs event features four-ball (best ball) first and third rounds and foursomes (alternate shot) in the second and final rounds. Rahm and Palmer and the US duo, who combined for a 10-under 62, stood one stroke ahead of South Africans Justin Harding and Branden Grace, who fired 61 on Saturday. American Brian Gay and Slovakia's Rory Sabbatini shared fourth on 196 with Americans Peter Malnati and Billy Hurley. Rahm sank a five-foot birdie putt at the first hole and Palmer dropped in a 15-footer to birdie the par-5 second and each birdied the sixth as well. Rahm tapped-in for birdie at seven, sank an ...