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Shakeel, who made 93 in Pakistans first innings of 434-9 declared, dug in for almost entire final day before he was bowled by Lahiru Kumara after facing 210 balls late on the fifth and final day
The sixth-seeded Indian, Suraj Chand, beat his Australian opponent Benajmin Ratcliffe 11-6, 11-4, 11-4
Deepti Sharma beat Bangladeshs Sobhana Mostary and Australias Annabel Sutherland to claim the monthly honour
Youre always concerned when you get bundled out for 90-odd. Why wont I be concerned? These are conditions which are going to be closest to what we might get during the World Cup, Gambhir said
A tough one, I guess, to take that. There was a huge difference between the wickets between innings, Shreyas Iyer, who is captaining India in ODIs for the first time, said during the post-match presentation
Matt Henry said the sharp movement in the opening over put Indian batters under immediate pressure, particularly those facing their first deliveries
The Kolkata outfit edges a spirited Gokulam Kerala
In the six months since Ambati Rayudu promised to change the culture, the former India batter has been spotted pitch-side at dawn, at a soil vendors door in the rain and, by his own count, five to seven kilos lighter
The pacer had rushed back to Kolkata to be with his family and attend the last rites
Former New Zealand U-19 teammates reunite in India, where Paul is documenting Steads journey as Andhras head coach, three decades after their first tour together.
The domestic T20 tournament offers hope both for the rookies and seasoned campaigners; teen sensation and Bihar skipper Sooryavanshi could be this editions biggest attraction
The 54-year-old is understood to have signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at Old Trafford, taking him through to the end of the 2028/29 season
The Delhi bowling coach is enthused by the attributes that the tearaway will bring to the table
Tracing Tendulkars emergence as a wunderkind and Kohlis rise into a modern great, the book explores the continuities between two remarkable careers and the distinct legacies they have left on Indian cricket
The collaboration will include friendly matches, exchange programmes and international exposure tours, particularly for the junior players
In all, 17 Arjuna awardees were chosen; no Khel Ratna for first time since 2014; three coaches win Dronacharya award
Usha remains in contention for a second term as IOA head after being nominated by the Ice Hockey Federation of India for the December 5 General Body meeting in which the body's polls would be held
The 21-year-old West Australian bowled with real pace and aggression to tear through the England upper order, most of whom fell to poor shots
Mohit has been a regular member of the Indian team in the Team Kumite event for the last four years
World No. 13 Lakshya, who needs to break into the top eight of the BWF World Tour rankings to qualify for the season-ending tournament in China, outwitted Japan's Yushi Tanaka 21-16, 21-15 in a 40-minute quarterfinal
Warner mounted a vehement defence of Khawaja after Cummins struck down the claims of Khawaja that the entire Australian team was aware of the ball-tampering plot that became known as 'Sandpapergate'
Scaloni also confirmed that no one will wear Messi's iconic No. 10 jersey during the upcoming friendlies against Uruguay and Costa Rica La Albiceleste's first fixtures since the star's official retirement
India are leading the series 2-0 after the third match was washed out
Australia captain Pat Cummins has rejected claims from ex-teammate Usman Khawaja about knowing of ball tampering plan in the 2018 Sandpapergate scandal
Ambekar beat Irelands Kristen Jubani 3-2; Gunjan won 5-0 over Algerias Bouthaina Bensalah, becoming Indias first-ever woman to claim a boxing gold at the Youth Olympic Games
Vivaan became only the fourth Indian mens trap shooter after the legendary Karni Singh (silver), Manavjit Singh Sandhu (gold) and Zorawar Singh Sandhu (bronze in 2025) to win a medal at the World Championships in the highly competitive discipline
Sandhesh Palanivel Ravikumar, however, lost in the opener of the $15,000 PSA Challenger event
Saqibs dream figures of 7-130 on debut helped Sri Lanka collapse to 446 all out after resuming on a formidable 404-4
Srikanth stunned Kodai Naraoka of Japan 21-15, 11-21, 21-18 to set up a clash with another local shuttler Koki Watanabe; Lakshya defeated Dong Tian Yao of China 21-8, 21-14 to reach the last eight
In what was the Blue Tigers first-ever match in New Zealand, Jesse Randall struck a brace, while Chris Wood and Lachlan Bayliss found the net after a Bijoy Varghese own goal opened the scoring
While Zverev arrives on a two-match losing streak, Alcaraz comes to Turin on a 10-match winning run after titles in Vienna and Paris and is hungry to raise the trophy at the Finals for the first time after losing to Jannik Sinner in last years final
All-rounder Josh Clarkson will also come into the squad for the fifth and fifth ODIs
Seifert said the teams attention is also on the bigger picture, with the World Cup on the horizon next year
Nabi has got the opportunity to bowl in the nets to the trio of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on the tour of New Zealand; he bowled to them extensively on Thursday
The decision means Usha, who has already written to the International Olympic Committee claiming alleged violations during the SOM elections, has clearly decided not to go down without a fight
The Kolkata outfit takes on three-time former champion Gokulam Kerala FC in the opening match at the Kalyani Stadium on Friday
Srivastava, a retired 1980-batch IAS officer, said any action for alleged violation of rules could have been taken only after the elections and that too by other authorities like the Ethics Committee of the IOA

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