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Rohit Sharma's coronation as India's all-format skipper completes with Test captaincy
"As far as Rohit Sharma is concerned, he is the number one cricketer of our country. The most important thing is that he is playing all three formats. For us, it becomes very important how we manage Rohit. Nowadays, cricketers are professionals, play all three formats and know how to manage their bodies well," said Chetan Sharma.
Rohit Sharma named Test captain as Pujara, Rahane dropped from squad against Sri Lanka
Sharma said in the virtual press conference that both batters had been spoken to about the decision and have been told to get runs in the ongoing 2021/22 Ranji Trophy. He added that the Indian team is looking to groom future captains under Sharma. The appointment of Sharma, already the white-ball captain of India, makes him the full-time all-format skipper for India, completing his takeover from Virat Kohli.
Winter break allowed me to get attacking again with Mercedes for 2022, says Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton has opened up about his winter break and the reset he needed in order to get "attacking" for the season ahead with Mercedes, as the eight-time constructors' champions launched their 2022 car on Friday. Hamilton readies for a 10th season with the team and aims to clinch what would be a record eighth Formula 1 drivers' World Championship, and his seventh with Mercedes.
Ostapenko pulls off comeback over Halep to make Dubai final
Ostapenko has beaten a Grand Slam champion in all four rounds en route to the final, previously taking out Sofia Kenin, Iga Swiatek and Petra Kvitova. She needed a third-set tiebreak to edge the latter two, and coming into the semifinals had spent six hours on court compared to Halep's three hours and 40 minutes.
PKL 8: Bengal Warriors beat Puneri Paltan
The Season 7 champions were trailing by 10 points at halftime but overcame that margin to beat Pune who are fighting for a playoffs spot. Puneri Paltan dominated the first half with their raiders Mohit Goyat and Aslam Inamdar doing the bulk of the work. Bengal's experienced defence had no answers for the skilled Pune raiders who picked easy points.
PKL 8: Dabang Delhi KC thrash Telugu Titans
The likes of Neeraj Narwal and Manjeet had a great outing and ensured the Titans never really had a chance to cause an upset. Titans' disappointing season came to an end with just 1 win in 22 matches. Ankit Beniwal scored 10 points for the Titans who will now need to rebuild the squad in the summer.Telugu Titans started the match on the front foot with their raiders Rajnish, Adarsh and Ankit Beniwal chipping in with points.
Ranji Trophy: Sakibul Gani's triple ton, Sarfaraz Khan double century highlight Day 2
Bihar batter Sakibul Gani's historic triple ton and Sarfaraz Khan's superb double century were the highlights on Day 2 of the 2021/22 Ranji Trophy on Friday. With his sensational knock (341 runs off 405), Gani became the first triple centurion of the ongoing Ranji season He was involved in a mammoth 538-run partnership with Babul Kumar as Bihar posted 686/5 decl against Mizoram.
2nd T20I: Kohli, Pant, bowlers help India win series against West Indies
Set 186 to win, Kumar and Deepak Chahar kept Brandon King and Kyle Mayers in check till the former drove down the ground. King and Mayers slammed a boundary each till Yuzvendra Chahal separated the duo in the final over of power-play. Chahal cramped Mayers for room, leading in the attempted flick giving a top-edge back to the leg-spinner for an easy catch.
2nd T20I: Happy that I went out with clear intent, says Virat Kohli
Coming in at three, Kohli wasted very little time in getting busy at the crease, doing a majority of scoring in the first half of the innings. Amidst the talk of his lean patch, Kohli made 52 off 42 balls, reaching his 30th half-century in the format before being bamboozled by Roston Chase.In his knock laced with seven fours and a six at a strike rate of 126.83, the positivity in Kohli's shot-selection was enough to indicate that he wanted to bat for long but was cut short by turn from Chase.
My father used to admire Dhoni, always wanted me to play for CSK: U-19 WC winner Rajvardhan Hangargekar
The young pacer from Maharashtra had lost his father due to Covid-19 in 2020 but he got over the grief and impressed everyone with his all-round skills in the Under 19 World Cup in West Indies. Hangargekar got the reward of his hardwork and splendid performance at the auction table as Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings entered a bidding war for him. Eventually, he was bought by CSK for Rs 1.5 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction on Sunday.
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