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Giving up of captaincy might be a blessing in disguise for Kohli, says Ravi Shastri
Former India coach Ravi Shastri said that relinquishing the captaincy may make Virat Kohli start playing more freely now and it might be a blessing in disguise for the prolific batting star. Shastri, who worked closely with Kohli during his tenure as a team's head coach, suggested that giving up captaincy was a smart decision; however, he believes Kohli should have remained India's Test captain.
IPL 2022: Visa cleared, Moeen Ali set to join CSK
The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise and family have confirmed on Thursday that the 34-year-old England cricketer has got his visa papers to travel to India. "He picked his papers yesterday and is ready to fly," Moeen Ali's father Munir Ali was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. "He will arrive in Mumbai in the evening and will straight away go into isolation," said Kasi Viswanathan, the CEO of the franchise.
Women's World Cup: South Africa enter semis after rain washes off match against West Indies
South Africa have nine points and will most likely finish second in the points table behind unbeaten Australia, who lead with 12 points. Australia will play their final league match against Bangladesh on Friday while South Africa will face fifth-ranked India on Sunday, a match which is now a virtual knockout for the Mithali Raj-led side.
Brazil's football team manager Tite admits Neymar 'concern'
Neymar has managed just five goals in 21 games across all competitions for PSG this season while grappling with adductor and ankle injuries. Scrutiny on the 30-year-old intensified earlier this month after the French club's elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid. "We have a general concern, but there are things that are very intimate, that stay inside the locker room," Tite told reporters on the eve of Brazil's World Cup qualifier against Chile at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium.
Swiss Open: Srikanth, P Kashyap, Saina make winning start, Chirag-Satwiksairaj move into pre-quarters
Top India shuttlers -- Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal made a winning start in their respective events while the men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Swiss Open BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament, here on Wednesday.
Football friendly: India go down fighting against Bahrain
A penalty save from captain and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Rahul Bhekes first international goal couldn't prevent Bahrain beating India 2-1 in an international friendly played in Manama City on Wednesday. Goals from Mohqmed Hardan and Mahdi Humaidan in either half sealed it for Bahrain, even as Bheke's powerful header -- his first international goal - had helped India restore parity in the 56th minute.
Bangladesh register historic ODI series win in South Africa
Bangladesh registered their maiden ODI series win in South Africa, after sealing it 2-1 when they beat the host by nine wickets in the third and final match, here on Wednesday. Taskin Ahmed's first five-wicket haul (5/35) in eight years helped Bangladesh bowl out South Africa for 154. Janneman Malan (39 off 56) and Keshav Maharaj (28 off 39) were the top-scorers for the Proteas.
Blade runner Desai wins India's first gold at Dubai 2022 Para Athletics GP
It was the only medal for India on the day as throwers faltered at the Dubai Club for People of Determination grounds.Desai led from start-to-finish to finish the race in 24.42 secs, ahead of Thailand's Denpoom Kotcharang (25.78 sec) and Kenneth Jenssen Heggdal of Norway (27.08 sec).
IPL 2022: Core players will do work of making new guys calmer, says MI coach Jayawardene
Ahead of the upcoming 2022 season, apart from the core of Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard, Mumbai have got newbies like Jaydev Unadkat, Dewald Brevis, N Tilak Varma, Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills, Tim David, Riley Meredith and Fabian Allen among others.
Buttler flattered to be retained by Royals; says these are exciting times for IPL
England cricketer and star Rajasthan Royals batter Jos Buttler said he is "quite flattered" at being retained by the franchise ahead of this year's edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), adding that it showed that the team "had placed their trust in me".
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