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'We were timid, it showed in our game': Ravi Shastri opens up on India's T20 World Cup performance
According to Shastri India played well against Pakistan even though India was drubbed by 10 wickets against Pakistan in ICC T20 World Cup. However, he feels the game against New Zealand was where things really went downhill. The timid performance of India against New Zealand was what led to the team's hurtful exit from the World Cup. India lost to New Zealand by 8 wickets and New Zealand, in turn, proceeded towards the finals.
Ex-SA cricketer Petersen concerned about lack of consistent Test centuries from batters
South Africa lost the first Test at Centurion to India by 113 runs and are trailing 1-0 ahead of the second match at the Wanderers starting from Monday. "If you look at the SA batting line-up at the moment, I always look at the hundreds scored. I look at guys who can score hundreds, I look at domestic cricket and ask how often do they score hundreds because that is the yardstick when it comes to Test cricket. You need players batting for lengths of time and batting consistently well," Petersen was quoted as saying by Times Live.
Kirsten would like Sir Cook on board if he's given the chance to coach England
The former opener's comments come after speculations rose over current England coach Chris Silverwood's future after the Test side lost the Ashes in just 12 playing days. Moreover, England have lost nine Tests in 2021 under Silverwood. The 37-year-old Cook is regarded as one of England's best cricketing minds, having played 161 Tests and scored over 12,400 runs.
Top 21 male performers in sports in the year gone by
Sports in 2021 happened at a rapid pace. With the cloud of pandemic looming around, sportspersons faced challenges in mental, emotional and physical terms apart from on-field happenings. But some of them managed to overcome all sorts of obstacles and be great in their pursuit of sporting excellence. As we step into the new year, we look at the top 21 male sports performers of the previous year.
Selectors, BCCI officials urged Kohli to continue as T20I captain for sake of Indian cricket: Chetan Sharma
Chetan said that Kohli's announcement just ahead of the 2021 T20 World Cup to relinquish India's 20-overs captaincy following the tournament came as a shock for the selectors and the board officials present at the meeting. The chief selector's comments completely contradicted Virat's claims that no one from the board or the selection committee had asked him to reconsider his decision to give up captaincy in the shortest format of the game. "When the meeting started, it was a surprise for everyone. With the World Cup coming up, that news surprised us," Chetan Sharma said in a virtual press conference.
PKL 8: Goyat helps Patna Pirates beat Bengal Warriors
The talismanic raider Monu Goyat played scintillating Kabaddi, scoring seven points in a single raid in the match. Patna Pirates started with a bang, picking up raid points through Sachin and Prashanth Kumar but were soon found wanting more against Bengal Warriors' Maninder Singh. Maninder, the star raider, brought out his best as he left the Pirates looking for answers from all corners of the mat. He picked up points at will and overpowered all defensive tactics to return to his half in a jiffy with every passing raid.
Things are absolutely fine between Kohli and Rohit: Chetan Sharma
There were reports of a rift between Kohli and Rohit since the former was sacked from the ODI captaincy and replaced by the latter. However, while addressing a virtual press conference to announce India's ODI squad for South Africa, the chief selector cleared the air. Asked if they planned to have Kohli and Rohit sit down to iron things out, Chetan said, "But about what? Things are absolutely fine. That's why I was saying don't go by speculations. We're all cricketers first and selectors later. There is nothing between them."
KL Rahul to lead India in South Africa ODIs, injured Rohit misses out
The 34-year old Sharma was appointed captain of the ODI team earlier this month as he replaced Virat Kohli, who had stepped down from the role of T20I captaincy as well.
U19 Asia Cup Final: Bowlers, Raghuvanshi lead India to nine-wicket win over SL
After restricting Sri Lanka to 106/9 in 38 overs, India had to chase 102 in the same allotted overs. Sri Lanka struck an early blow as Harnoor Singh was trapped plumb lbw by Yasiru Rodrigo for just five. But his partner Raghuvanshi, who was hit early on the helmet, was unfazed in shot selection. He got his first boundary of the match with a lovely backfoot punch and followed it with a pull over square leg
Root stands tall among the Ashes ruins; nominated for ICC Player of the Year award
His side may have lost the Ashes after Australia took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five Test series, but the embattled Root, with 1855 runs in 18 international matches at an average of 58.37 (six centuries), has enjoyed a year that will go down in the pages of the history books.
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