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Team India's chief selector-  Chetan Sharma on Friday asserted that Virat Kohli everyone, including BCCI office-bearers requested the batting maestro to reconsider his decision to voluntarily relinquish T20I captaincy.  Chetan Sharma's statement is in contrast to what Virat Kohli said before leaving for South Africa.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3mL7l7Z via IFTTT

Captain Rohit Sharma was on Friday ruled out of India's upcoming ODI series in South Africa due to a hamstring injury, forcing the selectors to appoint KL Rahul as skipper of an 18-member team for the white-ball leg of the tour. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3FJZor0 via IFTTT

England skipper Joe Root, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and the two Pakistan's rising cricketers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan were nominated on Friday for the CC Men's Cricketer of the Year Award for their consistent performances across formats. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3FMhU1T via IFTTT

Team India's senior players- Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Aswhin were among four players from the country to have featured in the Cricket Australia (CA) XI of the year. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3EI7RJO via IFTTT

India piped Sri Lanka by nine wickets via the DLS method in the rain-hit Under-19 Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. With a convincing win on Friday, India registered their eighth U-19 Asia Cup title.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/31jewg8 via IFTTT

The Alpine skier Arif Mohammed is now the first athlete from India to qualify for two different events of the Winter Olympics, which will take place in Beijing from February 4-20, next year. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3HnIVcr via IFTTT

Indian woman batter- Smriti Mandhana has been nominated for the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award for her spectacular performances across all formats. The news regarding Mandhana making it to the ICC list came on Friday.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3EKtV6J via IFTTT

After India's convincing win in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Centurion, skipper Virat Kohli asserted that the team has become an "all-round side" in the longest format of the game. Kohli also described Centurion as the "the most difficult" among all venues in South Africa. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3Jtcon7 via IFTTT

Because of a sudden hike in COVID-19 cases in India and the growing threat of the Omicron variant, the BCCI has decided to postpone the Under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, which was scheduled to begin in January 2022 from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3qA8q3C via IFTTT

Australia's in-form batsman and the leading run-scorer Travis Head will miss the fourth Test beginning from January 5 in Sydney. The development came after Head was tested positive for COVID-19. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3How75v via IFTTT

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1. Lakshya Sen (Badminton) India's badminton Sensation (pun intended) Lakshya seemed destined for greatness as the teenager shone in the junior circuit before claiming the silver medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics. However, failure to match the rising expectations at the senior level turned many sceptic as Lakshya struggled to cope with the top shuttlers in the game. All those doubts, however, were put to rest in the last quarter of the year when he found splendid form to clinch the bronze medal at the prestigious BWF World Championships this month. There was more good news in store for Indian badminton fans as former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth also settled for silver at the event while defeating Lakshya in the semis. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3441NyF via IFTTT

Shaik Rasheed hit an unbeaten 90 as India dished out a clinical performance to thrash Bangladesh by 103 runs here on Thursday and set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka in the Under-19 Asia Cup. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3JucD1i via IFTTT

Victorious Indian captain Virat Kohli on Thursday attributed the Test team's fine results overseas in recent years to his pace attack and rated Mohammed Shami among the best three seamers in the world currently. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3mFI0fG via IFTTT

South Africa captain Dean Elgar said Indian openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal doing the fundamentals right was crucial for India winning the first Test at SuperSport Park here on Thursday. He added that his team were let down by the insipid performance from the batters. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3z999N0 via IFTTT

BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly continues to remain "stable" after being tested COVID-19 positive three days ago, the hospital where he is undergoing treatment said on Thursday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3qERedj via IFTTT

Neeraj Chopra's javelin flew high and did not come down until it had travelled enough to provide a golden touch to India's best-ever Olympic campaign at the Tokyo Games in a momentous 2021 which also witnessed the fall of the great Sushil Kumar. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3sIJSId via IFTTT

India beat South Africa by 113 runs in the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series here on Thursday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3sOJQhZ via IFTTT

Gujarat Giants and UP Yoddha shared points after they played out a 32-32 draw in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 at the Sheraton Grand Whitfield, here on Wednesday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3mGwgcR via IFTTT

Naveen Kumar shine in Dabang Delhi's 52–35 win over defending champions Bengal Warriors in a Pro Kabaddi League match here on Wednesday. Kumar picked up 24 points from 25 raids, his best performance in PKL, as Dabang Delhi avenged their last season’s defeat in the final against the same opponents. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/32DN6lj via IFTTT

Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan were on Wednesday named among four players shortlisted for the ICC Men's T20I Player of the Year award. The other two players are Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga and England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3Hk5DCb via IFTTT

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ATP Cup in Australia ahead of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, organizers said Wednesday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3EPllDX via IFTTT

World no 3 Alexander Zverev and world no 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas arrived in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday ahead of the first Grand Slam of 2022. Both players have been the semi-finalists of the tournament. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3mEqaJG via IFTTT

India head coach Rahul Dravid had the honour of ringing the bell at the SuperSport Park in Centurion before the start of day four in the first Test match against South Africa on Wednesday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3z8NvIv via IFTTT

India's premier Test player R Ashwin retained his second spot in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings for bowlers and for all-rounders. Ashwin is the highest wicket-taker of 2021 in the longest format of the game while he has scored 355 runs in nine matches with the bat.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3qBfInF via IFTTT

They say batsmen win you matches and bowlers win you tournaments. In the year 2021, two major ICC events were played, the first was the World Test Championship final and the T20 World Cup 2021. Both the marquee events were dominated by the bowlers. New Zealand's Kyle Jamieson was named the Man of the Match in the WTC final while Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga took the T20 WC by storm. Another notable performance in the year 2021 was Mumbai-born Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel claiming the perfect 10 against India in Mumbai Test.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3pxECoN via IFTTT

BCCI president and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly continues to remain “stable”, the hospital where he is undergoing treatment said on Wednesday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3qBP7qF via IFTTT

Former India batter Ambati Rayudu says he wants to continue playing at least for the next three years and is gearing up for the next cycle of the Indian Premier League. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3qtN9Za via IFTTT

Diego Maradona's younger brother and a former soccer player- Hugo Maradona has died at the age of 52.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/314azvu via IFTTT

SC East Bengal on Tuesday sacked head coach Jose Manuel Diaz midway in the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL) 2021. The club discontinued with Jose's services after the team endured eight-match winless streak. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eBGnLf via IFTTT

India's ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah suffered an ankle sprain during the third day of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Tuesday. After sustaining the injury, Bumrah left the field mid-way of the ongoing Test match.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eBxz89 via IFTTT

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw athletes create new records and the Games witnessed many firsts. From Simone Biles being vocal about her mental health issues to Mutaz Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi tied for gold in the men's high jump event, we bring you the top 10 magical moments from the Tokyo Olympic Games. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/32HRa3P via IFTTT

Austrian professional tennis player Dominic Thiem will miss the Australian Open this year as he continues his recovery from a serious wrist injury. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/313FO9Z via IFTTT

India's legendary off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Tuesday shortlisted as one of the four nominees for the ICC Test Cricketer of the year award. Ashwin scalped 52 wickets in the 16 Test innings (stats as on December 28) and tops the list of most wickets by the bowlers in 2021.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3z8sf5J via IFTTT

Australia's newly appointed Test skipper Pat Cummins on Tuesday refused to speculate on head coach Justin Langer's future when his contract ends in June next year. Cummins said that currently he wants to cherish the Ashes series win against Joe Root's England along with his team-mates. Australia convincingly won three games of the 5-match Test series against the Three Lions.  from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3mCADWj via IFTTT

Australia's debutant Scott Boland will not forget about his astonishing performance in his Test debut as he clinched the series for his side in the third Test of the Ashes in the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3mYoond via IFTTT

It was quite a dreamy test debut for Australia pacer Scott Boland as he single-handedly took over the England batsmen for an amazing figures of six wicket for seven runs as Australia beat England by an innings and 14 runs to retain the Ashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. The right-handed bowler was awarded as the 'Man of the Match'. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3FuM7lY via IFTTT

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India opener KL Rahul said that one goes through a variety of emotions on the way of scoring a century in Test cricket. He also expressed his happiness over staying unbeaten on day one, something which is expected of his role as the opener. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3z1EG3e via IFTTT

Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has lavished praise on Ajinkya Rahane, saying the veteran batter came out all guns blazing -- on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Centurion -- after being relieved of vice-captaincy. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eq7KYD via IFTTT

The second day's game of the Boxing Day Test between India and South Africa was completely washed out due to the incessant rain in Centurion. The play was called off without a ball being bowled at SuperSport Park. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3ptnDEb via IFTTT

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India's strong opening day show may have put South Africa on the back foot in the first Test here but the home side pacer Lungi Ngidi on Sunday said they still can turn the match around if they can bowl the tourists out under 350. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3Hb9MbA via IFTTT

Former India coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday heaped praise on Himachal Pradesh after they won their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy, saying "it is one of the great inspirational stories". from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3pp2ued via IFTTT

Confident Himchal Pradesh clinched a glorified victory, as they defeated mighty Tamil Nadu by 11-runs in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3enp4xF via IFTTT

India vs South Africa 1st Test Live Streaming: When and where to watch IND vs SA 1st Test Day 2 Live Online A sublime century by KL Rahul, his fifth Test hundred outside Asia, along with a half-century from Mayank Agarwal helped India dominate day one of the Boxing Day Test at the SuperSport Park here on Sunday. At stumps, India are 272/3 in 90 overs with Rahul (batting 122) and Ajinkya Rahane (batting 40) at the crease on a day that totally belonged to the tourists. For the hosts, Lungi Ngidi was the only wicket-taker with 3/45 in 17 overs. Rahul stitched partnerships with Agarwal for India's first-century opening stand since 2010 before putting 82 and 73 runs with Virat Kohli and Rahane, respectively. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/32rBCSe via IFTTT

England skipper Joe Root achieves another milestone by scoring most Test runs as captain in a calendar year, during Day 1 of the ongoing third Ashes Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as he surpasses former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith's record, here on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/32oxzpC via IFTTT

Ashes 2021-22 Live Streaming: When and where to watch Australia vs England 3rd Test Day 2 Live Online AUS vs ENG 3rd Test Live  Australia showed their dominance with both bat and ball and were in a commanding position against England at the end of the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here on Sunday. Marcus Harris (20 off 51) and Nathan Lyon (0 off 5) were unbeaten at the crease as Australia finished Day 1 of the third Test at 61/1, trailing by 124 runs. After bowling out England for 185 in their first innings, Australia began confidently and were cruising for the most part. With the pitch easing out, opener David Warner and Harris negotiated the initial overs expertly. The 35-year old Warner, in particular, was the aggressor of the two and hit some cracking boundaries as the pair soon brought up their fifty partnership. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3FxFPlu via IFTTT

A nation that once dominated the game of hockey was desperately seeking a revival and in came the year 2021 where the Indian men's team won a historic bronze followed by an inspirational show by the Indian women's team at the Tokyo Games 2020. This was enough to infuse fresh life into the game which was in danger of slipping into oblivion. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/34090Qr via IFTTT

In memory of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died at the age of 90 in Cape Town, the South Africa players were spotted wearing black armbands in the first Test against India at SuperSport Park on Sunday. from IndiaTV Sports: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3EsIs74 via IFTTT