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I think execution is key part: Holder ahead of 2nd ODI against India

Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Aug 11 (ANI): Ahead of the second ODI against India, West Indies skipper Jason Holder said executing plans in a proper manner is the key to winning games in cricket. While speaking to mediapersons, he said, "We got plans for everybody, we just got to execute. I think execution is the key part of winning cricket games. We got to be consistent in all three departments." The first ODI was abandoned due to rain. West Indies will face India for the second ODI on Sunday.

India vs WI: Team India arrives in Trinidad and Tobago for second ODI

Trinidad and Tobago, Aug 10 (ANI): First One Day International between India and West Indies was washed out due to rains in Guyana. Team India will now lock horns with hosts in Trinidad and Tobago. Opener Shikhar Dhawan is back in the squad. 2nd ODI will be played on August 11.

Windies all set to lock horns with Team India for 1st ODI

Guyana (South America), Aug 08 (ANI): West Indies is all set to lock horns with Team India for their 1st ODI match. West Indies Team Captain Jason Holder spoke to mediapersons post practicing for the match. Holder said, "Players are fresh and they come up with different concepts. We have ways to improve and to make things better. I feel it's about each and every individual to play their role and to execute it. Execution goes for a long way. At the end of the day, each individual has to perform on their own." He further said, "We are working on to take wickets and to get into the middle order."

India vs WI: Team India gears up for 1st ODI after whitewashing T20 series

Georgetown (Guyana), Aug 08 (ANI): India gained upper hand by defeating West Indies in both the T20s. Indian team is now eyeing ODI series to stay in the momentum. Players hit the ground to flex their muscles. Opener Shikhar Dhawan is back in the squad. The first ODI will be played at Providence Stadium in Guyana.

2023 World Cup is too far, priority is to keep Indian Cricket Team on top: Virat Kohli

Guyana (South America), Aug 07 (ANI): India won the three-match T20I series 3-0 against West Indies as the Men in Blue outclassed Windies by seven wickets in the third T20I here at the Providence Stadium on Wednesday. Post match, skipper Virat Kohli spoke to mediapersons. He said, "The pitch was really nice to bat on. The bowlers had something in it, especially the spinners. They bowled in the right area. I think it's a good cricket wicket, a bit of hard work with the bat. All in all, I think it was a good wicket to play, some good cricket with the bat and the bowl." On question being asked about 2023 World Cup, Kohli said, "It's too far away to think about 2023. You really start planning for the World Cup about 12 months before and not 4 years before. I think the priority is to keep Indian Cricket on the top."

Sports fraternity condoles demise of Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Aug 07 (ANI): Former external affairs minister and senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj passed away on Tuesday, and various personalities from the sports fraternity offered condolences on the demise of the 67-year-old leader. "Heartfelt condolences to family and admirers of #SushmaSwaraj ji. Om Shanti," former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag tweeted. "Here in the West Indies and just heard the terrible news of passing away of #SushmaSwaraj ji. Condolences to her family, gone too soon," former cricketer Mohammad Kaif tweeted. "RIP @SushmaSwaraj," cricketer Harbhajan Singh tweeted. "I'm beyond aggrieved at the passing away of Smt. #SushmaSwaraj A veteran politician and a pillar of the BJP, she was loved by everyone. She will be remembered as the most endearing and helpful politicians of recent times. My condolences to her family and friends. A huge loss for," former Indian cricketer and current BJP MP, Gautam Gambhir tweeted. "Sad to hear about the passing away of #SushmaSwaraj ji

Krunal Pandya credits whole team for winning match against West Indies

Florida (USA), Aug 05 (ANI): India displayed an all-round performance to defeat West Indies by 22 runs owing to Duckworth-Lewis method at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill on Sunday. Post match, cricketer Krunal Pandya spoke to mediapersons on the win and called it an overall good team performance. Pandya said "Quiet happy the way I have bowled. In first game, I bowled 4 overs and in this game also I bowled 3 overs. The wicket was slightly helping the spinners which helped me as well being a spinner. It was a good confidence booster when you represent your country and when you do well. So, it's a good experience overall." He further said, "It's good that everyone contributed in the team whether its batting or bowling. So, it is overall good team performance."

Navdeep Saini proved himself in different stages whether its domestic cricket, IPL: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Florida (USA), Aug 04 (ANI): Debutant Navdeep Saini helped India to win against West Indies as he took four wickets in the ongoing match. Senior pro Bhuvneshwar Kumar pressed Saini during the press conference. Kumar said, "He bowled really well as everyone has seen. What

Pro Kabaddi 2019, Match 22 highlights: U Mumba end Gujarat Fortunegiants winning streak

In Match 22 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Surinder Singh produced a terrific all-round display to ensure U Mumba ended their home leg with a win as they beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 32-20. Surinder got a high five and made an excellent super raid to lead U Mumba to an impressive victory. For Gujarat Fortunegiants, this was the first defeat of PKL 2019 while U Mumba registered their second win in front of their home crowd. Rohit Baliyan made a crucial super raid in the second half which shifted momentum in U Mumba’s favour. Fortunegiants didn’t do much wrong for most of the match but lost to a moment of brilliance from Surinder Singh as they never recovered from his super raid. Watch U Mumba vs Gujarat Fortunegiants kabaddi match highlights here.

Pro Kabaddi 2019, Match 21 highlights: UP Yoddha, Telugu Titans play out a thrilling tie

In a last minute dramatic twist, a technical point decided the fate of the match between Telugu Titans and UP Yoddha as they played out a 20-20 tie in Pro Kabaddi 2019. It was low-scoring yet thrilling contest where the two defences rose to the occasion. Siddharth Desai top scored for Telugu Titans with 5 raid points. Abozar Mighani scored four tackle points. The defensive duo of Nitesh Kumar and Amit combined, scored 8 tackle points for UP Yoddha. Watch Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddha kabaddi match highlights here.

Pro Kabaddi 2019 highlights: GB More helps Gujarat Fortune Giants beat Dabang Delhi

In the match 20 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Gujarat Fortunegaints defeated Dabang Delhi 31-26 as GB More put up a brilliant all-round performance with 9 points (tackle and raid points). Fortunegiants’ Rohit Gulia too chipped in with seven points to help hiss team remain unbeaten in the league so far. However, Delhi’s Naveen Kumar continued his rich form and notched another Super 10 to lead the raiding chart in PKL 2019 with 42 points from 4 matches. Watch Dabang Delhi vs Gujarat Fortunegiants kabaddi match highlights here. >

Simranjit Kaur hungry for more after clinching gold in President's Cup Boxing Tournament

New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Simranjit Kaur in 60kg category grabbed gold in 23rd President's Cup Boxing Tournament in Indonesia's Labuan Bajo. Kaur defeated Indonesia's Asian Games bronze medalist Hasanah Uswatun 5-0 in the final bout. Sharing her joy, she said that this medal is her good start in 60kg category as she just started in it. She also shared that for 60kg category she did lot of homework like watching videos of her competitors on YouTube and change of her tactics. Kaur also added that her focus is on upcoming world championship and practicing for it. Six-time world champion Mary Kom also bagged gold in 51kg category.

Kohli shares image with teammates as 'Men in Blue' depart for WI tour

New Delhi, Jul 30 (ANI): Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli posted a picture with his team before leaving for Miami. The 'Men in Blue' from there will catch another flight to Florida where they will play first two T20Is against West Indies. Virat Kohli tweeted an image of him along with KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, and others captioning it as 'Miami bound'. India batsman Shikhar Dhawan also shared an image with his opening partner Rohit Sharma and wrote: "All set for West Indies with my partner - The Hit-man!" India will play three T20Is and as many ODIs, and two Tests which are part of World Test Championship from August 3 to September 3.

Davis Cup: Indian team will be going to Pakistan around September 10, says Hironmoy Chatterjee

Kolkata (West Bengal), July 28 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on matter that India will travel Pakistan to participate in Davis Cup, Secretary General of All India Tennis Association (AITA) Hironmoy Chatterjee said, "Our team will be going to Pakistan for Davis Cup. We have got the invitation letters, now we will apply for visa. Team selection has not been done yet, it will start on 5 August. Our team will go around 10 September".

Have always admired you: Bumrah to Malinga

New Delhi, Jul 27 (ANI): As 'king of yorkers' Lasith Malinga said goodbye to his ODI career, India's star bowler Jasprit Bumrah took to twitter to express his admiration for Sri Lankan pacer. Bowlers are teammates in IPL franchisee Mumbai Indians. Malinga retired in style with figures of 3/38 in his last ODI against Bangladesh. Lasith Malinga is the third highest wicket taker for Sri Lanka.

Plan is to groom Rishabh Pant during Dhoni's unavailability: BCCI

Mumbai, July 21 (ANI): While addressing a press conference on Sunday in Mumbai to announce India squad for West Indies tour, BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad, on MS Dhoni's unavailability said, "He's unavailable for this series but we had certain roadmaps and plans till WC. Subsequently, we've laid down few more plans and thought of giving as many opportunities to Pant and to see he is groomed. This is our plan right now." India will start their West Indies tour from August 03 and will play three T20s, as many ODIs and two Test matches. This will be India's first assignment post ICC World Cup.

BCCI announces Team India squads for West Indies Tour

Mumbai, July 21 (ANI): The squad for India's tour of West Indies announced on Sunday. While addressing the press conference, BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad said, "We have three T-20 and 3 ODI and couple of test matches." India will start their West Indies tour from August 03 and will play three T20s, as many ODIs and two Test matches. This will be India's first assignment post ICC World Cup. In the recently concluded World Cup, India was defeated by New Zealand in the semi-final by 18 runs.

'Master Blaster' inducted in ICC's Hall of Fame

New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame. He becomes the sixth Indian to get inducted into ICC Hall of fame. Fans feel proud of ICC's decision to induct legendary cricketer. Tendulkar has most runs in ODI and Test in his illustrious career. Cricket fraternity also took to twitter to wish Tendulkar. 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid was inducted in Hall of fame in 2018.

CWC: Enthusiastic cricket fans reach stadium for final match

Lords (UK), July 14 (ANI): Ahead of final off cricket world cup 2019, Cricket fans cheered for England and New Zealand. England continues to be the tournament favourites of cricket fans. On the other side, New Zealand team supporters are waiting for Williamson to lift world cup 2019 trophy. However, New Zealand has made into the finals twice in a row.

CWC Final: 'Breed of dog doesn't matter', quips Kiwi Captain on 'underdogs' tag

London (UK), Jul 12 (ANI): New Zealand's skipper Kane Williamson gave a witty response to 'underdogs' tag given to the team ahead of final against England in World Cup final. "Breed of dog doesn't matter, anybody can beat anybody," said Williamson during press conference. New Zealand defeated India in a close match by 18 runs in semi-finals to qualify for final.