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Ajay Rohera creates world record for highest first-class debut score
Rookie Madhya Pradesh opener Ajay Rohera on Saturday etched his name in the record books by slamming the highest first-class score on debut, an unbeaten 267 against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B game here. 21-year-old Rohera's 267 not out is a world record. The record was earlier held by former Mumbai stalwart Amol Mazumdar, who had hit 260 versus Haryana at Faridabad in 1994. Mazumdar took to Twitter to congratulate the young batsman. Courtesy Rohera's 345-ball knock, which comprised 21 fours and five sixes, Madhya Pradesh declared their first-innings at a mammoth 562/4 in response to Hyderabad's first innings score of 124. Madhya Pradesh bowlers then gave Rohera a winning gift by bundling out Hyderabad for 185 in their second essay for an emphatic innings and 253 run victory. The right-handed wicket-keeper batsman also had another reason to celebrate as he became the highest individual scorer for Madhya Pradesh surpassing J P Yadav's 265.
Pakistan's Ammad Butt let-off with reprimand, to play against Holland
In a major relief for Pakistan, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has let-off vice-captain Ammad Butt with a reprimand for carelessly running into a Malaysian player during its last match, which means the striker is eligible to play in its crucial last Pool D match against Netherlands on Sunday. Pakistan's campaign at the ongoing men's hockey World Cup went from bad to worse after the team suffered a twin blow Thursday. While skipper Muhammad Rizwan Sr was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament with an injury, his deputy Butt was banned for their last Pool D match against Netherlands because of a serious on-field offence against Malaysia's Faizal Saari. The suspension was, however, revoked after Pakistan appealed against it with the FIH stating that Butt's offence was not "reckless" but a "careless" one. The suspension was invoked on Butt after Malaysia's coach Roelant Oltmans lodged an official complaint with the tournament's Technical Delegate Christian Deckenbrock of .
Pujara's first innings is a blueprint for first Test: Travis Head
Australia batsman Travis Head feels India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara has set an example for others with his first-innings century, calling his gritty knock a "blueprint" on this pitch. Taking a leaf out of Pujara's book, Head scored a 167-ball 72 to steer Australia to 235 on the third day of first Test here Saturday. Head helped score 44 runs in the rain-affected first session on Saturday as Australia just about managed to close the gap after Pujara had produced a superb 123 on the opening day to guide India to 250 in their first innings. "The way Pujara played in the first innings was the blueprint for this wicket," Head, who was born in Adelaide, told reporters. "He had a really good leaving game, good forward defence, and as the ball got softer, he got more runs. Knowing how hard the wicket can be with the ball moving and the new ball, he played really well." Head was left disappointed after being caught behind for 72 off Mohammed Shami just when his partnership with Nathan .
Ashwin will play crucial role with rough being created: Bumrah
Nathan Lyon has been using the rough patches effectively during the ongoing Indian second innings which is an indicator that Ravichandran Ashwin will have a bigger role to play during Australian second innings, reckons pacer Jasprit Bumrah. India are currently 166 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand and two days of play left in the first Test. "Ashwin will obviously play a more crucial now role because with the rough, we saw Nathan Lyon using the rough to his advantage. He is an experienced bowler and knows what he has to do. So he will probably work on it and he will play a crucial role for sure," Bumrah said at the end of the second day's play. India dismissed Australia for 235 in their first innings and it was a collective effort from the bowlers, who shared the spoils. "We were trying to figure out the lengths that are useful over here. In South Africa and England, there was a lot of lateral movement. Here the wickets are slightly flatter because you get bounce, but you have to .
Shubhankar clinches 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit title
Shubhankar Sharma emerged as the 2018 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion following a dream season which saw him achieve many milestones and rewrite many Indian records.
Adelaide Test: India lead by 166 runs with 7 wickets remaining
In a rain-hit first session on day three of the ongoing first Test, Australia added 44 runs before being dismissed for 235 runs here at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.Travis Head, who held the fort for Australia on day two, couldn't repeat his heroics as Mohammed Shami set the tone for the match and sent him back after the latter added 11 runs to his overnight 61 runs.An on-fire Shami dismissed Josh Hazlewood for a duck. Jasprit Bumrah scalped Mitchell Starc for 15 runs, while Nathan Lyon fought the lone battle for Australia as he scored 24 runs.Australian first innings ended for 235 runs, in reply to India's 250 runs.With a slender lead of 15 runs, India began their second innings. The opening pair of KL Rahul and Murali Vijay frustrated the Australian bowling unit. As the duo maintained themselves on the Adelaide pitch, the openers brought up their first 50-run stand outside India.However, to provide a breakthrough to the home team, Starc dismissed Vijay, who went for a drive but edged ..
1st Test: India in promising position after Day 3 (Roundup)
Skipper Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara came up with a steady partnership as India put themselves in a strong position after the third day of the opening cricket Test against Australia here on Saturday.
Pant equals Dhoni's record of most catches in a Test innings
Young Rishabh Pant on Saturday took six catches during Australia's first innings to equal predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record of most catches by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test innings. The 21-year-old Pant had a hand in dismissing Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb and Tim Paine on the second day before pouching on to edges off Mitchell Starc, Travis Head and Josh Hazlewood's willow on Saturday. He equalled the record after taking Hazlewood's catch off Mohammed Shami's ball in the first innings here. In 2009, Dhoni had achieved his record feat during the Wellington Test against New Zealand. Pant, who is playing his sixth Test, was selected in the Indian team following the injury of Wriddhiman Saha and retirement of Dhoni in 2014. He has so far scored 346 runs with an average of 43.25 with the highest score of 114 against England.
India stay firmly ahead despite Kohli's late dismissal
The sun took a break but India shone to stay ahead of Australia in the opening Test after sporadic rain intrusions, K L Rahul's enterprise and Cheteshwar Pujara's obduracy culminated in a 166-run lead here Saturday. Virat Kohli was dismissed late in the final session as India reached 151 for three at stumps on day three at the Adelaide Oval. The Indian skipper lunged forward to defend off Nathan Lyon (1-48) but was caught at short leg for an uncharacteristic knock of 34 (104 balls). At close of play, Cheteshwar Pujara was unbeaten on 40 runs, while Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 1 not out. India led by 166 runs. Post tea, Kohli and Pujara took their third-wicket partnership to 71 runs, albeit it was low on strike-rate, coming off 197 balls. Pujara survived early in the last session, courtesy DRS again, as the ball seemed to miss the stumps on account of bounce in the 40th over by Lyon. At the other end, Kohli became the fourth Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Rahul
Serena Williams could have taken my name to strengthen gender disparity case: John McEnroe
Months after the bitter-sweet memory of the US Open, former world number one John McEnroe is 'surprised' that American tennis ace Serena Williams didn't refer to his name to strengthen her case of alleged gender disparity.Williams drew widespread support and criticism for her dramatic meltdown at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, as she labelled umpire Carlos Ramos a "liar" and a "thief" and claimed sexism after she received three code violations. Japanese counterpart Naomi Osaka defeated the American 6-2, 6-4 to deny latter from registering her 24th major Grand Slam."She (Williams) was absolutely right to say men have got away with worse. I am surprised she didn't invoke my name there. I wasn't disappointed just surprised!" Sport24 quoted McEnroe, who was famously disqualified from the 1990 Australian Open after a meltdown of his own.While responding to Williams' meltdown, McEnroe said: "If thief is the worst word she used, I have got some bad news for you. There are a lot of ...
1st Test: India in promising position after Day 3
Skipper Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara came up with a steady partnership as India put themselves in a strong position after the third day of the opening cricket Test against Australia here on Saturday.
India 151/3 at stumps on third day, lead Australia by 166 runs
India were 151 for three at stumps on the third day of the opening Test against Australia here Saturday, extending their overall lead to 166 runs. Earlier, responding to India's first-innings total of 250, Australia were all out for 235 to give the visitors a 15-run lead at the Adelaide Oval. Brief scores: India: 250 and 151/3 in 61 overs (K L Rahul 44, Cheteshwar Pujara batting 40) Australia 1st innings: 235 all out in 98.4 overs (Travis Head 72; Jasprit Bumrah 3/47, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/57).
Manav enters Junior Worlds quarters
India's Manav Thakkar beat Feng Yi-Hsin of Chinese Taipei 11-7 8-11 11-4 9-11 14-12 11-1 to enter the Junior Boys singles quarterfinals in the 2018 World Junior Championships at Bendigo, Australia, on Saturday. However, Manush Shah and Jeet Chandra exited after losing their main draw matches in the first round itself. Jeet lost to Roumanian Cristian Plelta 8-11 5-11 8-11 8-11 while Manush went down to Singapore's Pang Yew En Koen in a hard-fought round of 32 match 11-6 9-11 11-4 5-11 4-11 7-11. Before taking on the Taipei opponent, the second-seeded Manav defeated Canada's Jeremy Hazin 11-9, 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 to earn a meeting with Feng, who was equally adept to the demands of the round of 16 ties when he took on the Indian. Despite the Indian taking the first game for a psychological advantage, the Taipei boy came back strongly in the second to level score. The match, tantalisingly poised, went the same way until the fourth game. But the tie took a definite turn when Manav managed to .
Scoreboard at tea on the third day of the opening Test between India and Australia here ...
Scoreboard at tea on the third day of the opening Test between India and Australia here Saturday. India 1st innings: 250 Australia 1st innings (overnight 191/7): Aaron Finch b Ishant 0 Marcus Harris c Vijay b Ashwin 26 Usman Khawaja c Pant b Ashwin 28 Shaun Marsh b Ashwin 2 Peter Handscomb c Pant b Bumrah 34 Travis Head c Pant b Shami 72 Tim Paine c Pant b Ishant 5 Pat Cummins lbw b Bumrah 10 Mitchell Starc c Pant b Bumrah 15 Nathan Lyon not out 24 Josh Hazlewood c Pant b Shami 0 Extras: (B-6, LB-10, W-1, NB-2) 19 Total: 235 all out in 98.4 overs Fall of wickets: 0-1, 45-2, 59-3, 87-4, 120-5, 127-6, 177-7, 204-8, 235-9 Bowler: Ishant Sharma 20-6-47-2, Jasprit Bumrah 24-9-47-3, Mohammed Shami 16.4-6-58-2, Ravichandran Ashwin 34-9-57-3, Murali Vijay 4-1-10-0. India 2nd Innings: K L Rahul c Paine b Hazlewood 44 Murali Vijay c Handscomb b Starc 18 Cheteshwar Pujara batting 11 Virat Kohli batting 2 Extras: (B-2, LB-9) 11 Total: 86 for 2 in 29 overs Fall of wickets: 63-1, 76-2 Bowling: ...
India reach 86/2 at tea; stretch lead to 101 runs
India lost both openers after a steady start to reach 86/2 and stretch their second innings to 101 runs over Australia at tea on Day 3 of the opening Test at the Adelaide Oval here on Saturday.
India slightly ahead despite Rahul's dismissal, lead by 101 runs
India extended their lead to 101 runs even as K L Rahul got out after doing all the hard work in the opening Test against Australia here Saturday. Josh Hazlewood dismissed Rahul (44) before tea on he third day as India reached 86 for two in 29 overs. At the break, Cheteshwar Pujara was unbeaten on 11 runs, while Virat Kohli was on 2. Rain further caused delays post lunch and another 23 minutes were lost before play could finally get underway, with 61 overs remaining for the day. As opposed to the first innings, Rahul and Murali Vijay (18) were more careful and negotiated the Australian pace battery without much discomfort. They left well and looked to cut out any high-risk shots as India were placed at 19 for no loss in 10 overs. Suddenly, Rahul cut loose and smacked Pat Cummins (0-22) all over the park as the score sped to 35 for no loss in the next two overs. His attacking display gave India the impetus as 50 came up in the 15th over. Vijay was the first to go, out driving again, ...
Tricity Shotgun Shooters' collective need more manifestation
Chandigarh is a city where people indulge in a variety of sports and games ranging from modern to traditional games. The shotgun sports are some of the most exhilarating and exciting of all the shooting sports.Passionate and professional members of the Tricity Shotgun Shooters' Collective including Ganemat Sekhon (First Indian woman to win ISSF World Cup Medal) and Angad Veer Singh Bajwa (Gold Medalist, 62nd National Shotgun Championship), along with other renowned medalist Amrinder Singh Cheema, Gurjoat Singh Khangura, Namanveer Brar, Prabhsukman Brar, Indereshwar Singh Sekhon, Bhavtegh Gill, Sohrab Gill and Tavrez Singh Sandhu got together to request the authorities for building infrastructure to suffice shotgun sport training and tournaments within the tricity.Many of the talent from the tricity have won several medals in national and international championships. Currently, all the shooters have been practicing at the Patiala's shooting range privately owned by Mr. Raninder Singh, .
India 86/2 in second innings against Australia
India were 86 for two at tea on the third day of the opening Test against Australia here on Saturday. Replying to India's first-innings total of 250, Australia were all out for 235 to give the visitors a 15-run lead before they started their second innings at the Adelaide Oval. At the break, India led by 101 runs. The start of the day's play was delayed due to rain, which also interrupted proceedings before lunch. Brief scores: India: 250 and 86/2 in 29 overs (K L Rahul 44) Australia 1st innings: 235 all out in 98.4 overs (Travis Head 72; Jasprit Bumrah 3/47, Ravichandran Ashwin 3/57).
ICC Test Rankings: New Zealand leapfrog, Pakistan slip
After the conclusion of their three-Test match series, New Zealand and Pakistan have moved in opposite directions in the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings.New Zealand spectacularly snatched the decider of the Test series against hosts Pakistan from the jaws of defeat to register a 2-1 first away victory in the longest format of the game in 49 years.The Black Caps, who had started the series with 102 points, have now moved to 105 points to consolidate their fourth position. New Zealand now trail third-ranked South Africa by one point. On the other hand, Men in Green, who had entered with 95 points at the sixth place, have now dropped to the seventh position with 92 points. Pakistan are just one point behind Sri Lanka.The ICC Test team rankings will next be updated at the conclusion of the two-Test match series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.If New Zealand sweep the series 2-0, they will move to 109 points at the second position, while Sri Lanka will drop
If cricket has Joyce brothers, hockey owns Gleghornes
Brothers Mark and Paul Gleghorne are to hockey what Ed and Dom Joyce are to cricket, with a common Ireland and England connection. The Gleghorne brothers are the epitome of hockey's sibling rivalry. While Ed is a more famous name having played cricket for both Ireland and England, Dom represented Ireland in only three One-Day Internationals. Similarly, in hockey the more ambitious Mark shifted allegiance to England in 2008 and had to serve a cooling-off period for three years before being eligible to represent his adopted country. Paul, on the other hand, stayed loyal to his native country. On Friday, one of the brothers - Paul - was left heartbroken after his elder brother Mark scored late for England to sent Ireland packing from the ongoing men's hockey World Cup with a 4-2 result in a must-win final Pool B match. For Mark, it was business as usual and emotions hardly had any place on the turf. "It was a bloody tough match. It was an excellent game from both sides. It was end-to-end