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Asked about his captaincy philosophy Iyer said he doesn't believe in burdening players with specific roles rather he wants them to develop game awareness intrinsic to T20 format
Keeping aside Shafalis form and Mandhanas century two games ago, India would still need more from their other batters; fielding still remains a major concern
The reigning Australian Open champions took the first set after Harrison struck a two-handed backhand return winner to break for a 4-3 lead. The American-British duo held serve the rest of the way to take the set 6-4
The Men in Blue will start as clear favourites in the three-match T20I series against host Afghanistan; pace ace Bumrahs presence will be a fillip for skipper Shreyas
Captain Joe Root (62 not out) and Jordan Cox (59 not out) came to the hosts rescue at Edgbaston as England successfully chased down a winning target of 130 runs
The left-hander stresses the importance of game time and feels that domestic cricket toughens a player
India will now face the winner of the second semifinal between hosts China and Japan in the summit clash
The BCCI has decided that a player must hold a passport of India to take part in tournaments that bodies under the BCCI organise
Shelton pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory and will play No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev for the U.S. Open title
Historically, a career average of 50 in the five-day game has been the gold standard that batters have aspired for. But since 2020, only three have achieved the benchmark whilst scoring a minimum of 2000 runs, in contrast to 19 from 2000 to 2009 and 11 from 2010 to 2019. Why this decline?
Alexander Zverev will play for his second Grand Slam title this year after beating Karen Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (6) on Friday in the U.S. Open semifinals
While the lounges honouring Mantri and Rahane are set to be designated in the MCA Pavilion, the one in Tendulkars name is likely to come up closer to his statue in the Sachin Tendulkar Stand
The pacer believes his rhythm is back, thanks to playing in the Duleep Trophy final
A 5-0 rout for Bayern and a 4-0 win for United were statement victories against overmatched opponents, while Como's success showed it belongs at Champions League level
Elena Rybakina set up a matchup between the top two players in women's tennis by rallying past Coco Gauff 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
No complaints, said Sabalenka, who earned the respect of the partisan fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in the crowd. I'm super happy to pull out that kind of tennis
The court says allowing the wrester, who has returned to competitive sports after pregnancy, to participate in the trials without first adjudicating upon the selection policy, may result in unequal treatment of similarly situated athletes who are not before the court
Jain replaced Nitin Patel as the physio in June 2022, with Patel moving to the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Patel has since left the CoE to join Mumbai Indians.
The narrow loss at the Hangzhou Asiad still rankles the duo; the Gujarat paddlers are Indias best bet for a medal at the continental extravaganza
East had wrested the trophy after posting a mammoth 708 runs in their first innings
Josh Tongue claimed 4-42 while Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer shared six wickets
All four English clubs won their opening games; Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick for PSG; Raphinha scores two for Barcelona
It's the first time since 1975 that all four of the women's top seeds reached the U.S. Open semifinals
French Open champ Zverev is the only man to reach all four major semis this year

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