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Jan- 2023 -19 January
Gill, chill, thrill and win
HYDERABAD: Shubman Gill smashed Sachin Tendulkar’s Hyderabad record with a dashing double-century and warmed the hearts of cricket fans on a cold Wednesday. The Indian opener cashed on a couple of chances to thump a jaw-dropping 208 that surpassed Tendulkar’s 175 against Australia at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in a One-Day International match, back in2009. Gill’s entertaining knock fashioned India’s 12-run win over New Zealand in the opening game of the three-match series. The 23-year-old also became the youngest in the world to score a double ton, beating 24-year-old teammate Ishan Kishan, who had hit 210 against Bangladesh last month. Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj added local flavour to the win by striking a double blow just when the Kiwis…
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19 January
Gill’s ODI double century puts India 1-0 up on New Zealand
Shubman Gill became the youngest batsman to score an ODI double hundred on Wednesday as India beat New Zealand by 12 runs in a thrilling first game of a three-match series. Gill hit 208 off 149 balls, his third ODI hundred, and became the fifth Indian batsman to score a double century in the format after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan.His innings helped India amass a huge 349-8 on a slow pitch before Michael Bracewell struck New Zealand’s third-fastest ODI hundred off only 57 balls as his side almost chased down the target. Bracewell smacked 140 off only 78 deliveries as New Zealand was bowled out for 337.With 20 needed off the last six balls, Shardul…
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18 January
Sarfaraz Khan Sends Strong Message With His Macho Century Celebration After Australia Test Snub
IN-FORM Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan struck another century in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season against Delhi at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. Sarfaraz has been enjoying the purple patch in the domestic circuit since the last year. The middle-order batter came in bat at a tricky situation when Mumbai lost two wickets of Musheer Khan (14) and skipper Ajinkya Rahane (4) and were reeling at 66/4 in 22.1 over after being put into bat by Delhi captain Himmat Singh. The youngster played a knock of 125 off 155 balls studded with 16 fours and four sixes and guided Mumbai to a respectable total of 293 before they were bowled out. After completing his ton, elated Sarfaraz had…
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17 January
Australian Open bans flags from Russia, Belarus on site
Athletes from Russia and Belarus were barred from competing at Wimbledon and team events such as the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup last year because of the war in Ukraine. Melbourne: Flags from Russia and Belarus were banned from the site of the Australian Open on Tuesday after more than one was brought into the stands by spectators on Day 1 of the year’s first Grand Slam tournament. Normally, flags can be displayed during matches at Melbourne Park. But Tennis Australia reversed that policy for the two countries involved in the invasion of Ukraine that began nearly a year ago. “Our initial policy was that fans could bring (flags) in but could not use them to cause disruption,” Tennis Australia said in a…
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17 January
‘I’m Human, Not Machine’ Sarfaraz Khan Exposes Chetan Sharma’s Lies About India Selection
he Indian teams for the upcoming series against New Zealand and Australia were named by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) last week. The teams were picked by Chetan Sharma-led selection committee, who got sacked a few months back when Team India failed to win the T20 World Cup 2022. While the T20I and ODI squads for the New Zealand series received praise as Prithvi Shaw was named in the T20I squad, the Test team, however, raised a lot of eyebrows. Sarfaraz Khan, who performed extraordinarily well in domestic cricket, was once again overlooked for international cricket while one of his friends Suryakumar Yadav was rewarded for his sublime form in the shortest format of the game. A dejected…
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16 January
Siraj, Virat, Gill shine as India register thumping 317-run win over Sri Lanka
Chasing 391, Sri Lanka once again experienced troubles in tackling Mohammed Siraj with the new ball. Thiruvananthapuram: A destructive powerplay spell from Mohammed Siraj continued Sri Lanka’s downfall for the third straight ODI, helping the hosts clinch a massive 317-run win in the final ODI at Kerala on Sunday. With this, India has won the ODI series 3-0.Chasing 391, Sri Lanka once again experienced troubles in tackling Mohammed Siraj with the new ball. The pacer wasted no time and dismissed opener Avishka Fernando (1) and Kusal Mendis (4), reducing SL to 22/2 in four overs. Sri Lanka was looking forward to build a partnership after this. However, Siraj did not let the visitors catch a break. After his senior pace partner Mohammed Shami sent…
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16 January
Sarfaraz Khan Reminds Selectors Of His ‘Don Bradman-Like Stats’ After Team India Snub
Team India squads for the New Zealand ODI and T20I series as well as Australia Test series were named on Friday (January 13). While the selectors tried to cater to the demands of the fans and brought back Prithvi Shaw in the T20I setup, they also named Suryakumar Yadav, who has been in terrific form in the shortest format of the game, and Ishan Kishan, who recently hit a double hundred, were named in the Test team for the first two games against Australia. India’s squad for first 2 Tests vs Australia:Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, S Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami,…
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16 January
Siraj, Virat, Gill shine as India register thumping 317-run win over Sri Lanka
A destructive powerplay spell from Mohammed Siraj continued Sri Lanka’s downfall for the third straight ODI, helping the hosts clinch a massive 317-run win in the final ODI at Kerala on Sunday. With this, India has won the ODI series 3-0.Chasing 391, Sri Lanka once again experienced troubles in tackling Mohammed Siraj with the new ball. The pacer wasted no time and dismissed opener Avishka Fernando (1) and Kusal Mendis (4), reducing SL to 22/2 in four overs. Sri Lanka was looking forward to build a partnership after this. However, Siraj did not let the visitors catch a break. After his senior pace partner Mohammed Shami sent back Charith Asalanka for just one run, the 28-year-old pacer continued his powerplay exploits, dismissing Nuwanidu…
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15 January
Nishka Agarwal, a star gymnast in the making
Nishka Agarwal ended State’s 12-year wait for a national medal in the gymnastics when she emerged champion at 57th Junior National Artistic Gymnastic Championship Hyderabad: Nishka Agarwal ended State’s 12-year wait for a national medal in the gymnastics when she emerged champion in the recently-concluded 57th Junior National Artistic Gymnastic Championship held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The last time a State gymnast won a national title was in 2011 when Aruna Reddy clinched the yellow medal. The 14-year-old Nishka is over the moon on her maiden title. “I am very delighted that I won my maiden national title. Winning this is really inspiring for me,” said the ninth standard student of Gaudium School. Speaking on achieving the feat after Aruna Reddy, the youngster…
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15 January
Rishabh Pant to be sidelined for majority of 2023 after tearing three key knee ligaments: Report
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is highly expected to be sidelined from a majority of cricketing action in 2023 New Delhi: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is highly expected to be sidelined from a majority of cricketing action in 2023 after tearing three key ligaments on his right knee. A report by ESPNCricinfo says Pant, who miraculously survived a horrific car crash on December 30, has torn all three key ligaments in his right knee, two of which were reconstructed recently during the surgery which happened on January 6 while the reconstruction of the third torn ligament is expected after six weeks. “All three ligaments in the knee – anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament, which are necessary for movement and…
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