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10 Reasons behind Virat Kohli's decision to step down as Indian Team captain
In the T20s, he has captained 45 times out of which team India won 29 matches while losing 14 matches. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma’s captaincy record has been another wonder to behold. Out of the 10 ODI matches he has captained, India won 8 of them. Meanwhile, out of the 19 T20 matches he captained India has won 15 matches.
BCCI announces schedule for India's busy home season in 2021/22
New Zealand and Sri Lanka will visit India for two Tests and three T20Is each in November 2021 and March 2022 respectively. West Indies will tour India for three ODIs and as many T20Is in February 2022. In between the home season, India is scheduled to tour South Africa in December-January for an all-formats series.
Rohit Sharma should be back for next match: MI's Jayawardene
Mumbai Indians face Kolkata Knight Riders on September 23 and the Sri Lankan head coach would be hoping Sharma leads the team following the 20-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings.
Situation was very tough and I had to take up the responsibility: Ruturaj
"Obviously the situation was very tough and all the top order batsmen has returned to the dugout, so I thought it was time to take up the responsibility and find a way out how to reach a respectable total of 120-130 from that situation," said the 24-year-old Gaikwad who scored an unbeaten 88 off 58 deliveries to guide CSK to a fighting 156/6 from 24/4 in the match against five-time IPL champions MI.
Hope NZ pullout won't have a lasting impact: Williamson
"They were obviously over there, ready to go to the ground. It is a sudden thing that happened. I certainly hope there is no lasting impact from it because it is a special place for cricket to be and there have been a lot of strides forward to see cricket go back into Pakistan and play there safely. We have seen that happen on a number of occasions, so hopefully, there is plenty more cricket there to come," Williamson was quoted as saying by the Sportstar.
India, Australia women all set to lock horns in multi-format series
While Australia will look to extend their record-breaking 24-match winning streak in ODI cricket, India, led by Mithali Raj, will hope to end the dominating run of the hosts by winning the match and start the series on a positive note.
Pressures of leading IPL team, young family could be behind Virat's call: Steyn
RCB announced late on Sunday that Kohli will step down as the captain of the team after the end of IPL 2021 season. The announcement was made through a video posted by the franchise on social media, three days after Kohli said that he will be quitting as India's T20I captain after the men's T20 World Cup in the UAE next month. Kohli will continue to be a part of the RCB squad.
Real Madrid overcome Valencia to go top of La Liga table
Carlo Ancelotti's side looked to be heading for defeat in the game between the top two in the table as Valencia's high-pressing game had them on the back foot and trailing after Hugo Duro put the home side ahead in the 66th minute. Duro hit a left foot shot that took a deflection on its way past Thibaut Courtois and the goal sparked more life into Real Madrid and in the last 15 minutes Valencia were guilty of sitting deep and trying to defend their lead.
Ronaldo, Lingard score as Man Utd get past West Ham, but Chelsea go top
Cristiano Ronaldo equalised from close range six minutes later after West Ham keeper Lucas Fabianski had saved his original header and Jesse Lingard, who had a successful loan at West Ham last season, curled home the winning goal in the 89th minute. Luke Shaw's handball deep into injury time gave West Ham the chance to level the score, but De Gea saved from Noble, who was brought on specifically to take the penalty.
India win silver in Asian U18 Girls' Rugby Sevens Championship
In the final, Nandini top-scored for India with seven points while Aditi Kumari and Tarulata Nair contributed five points each to the Indian score. Both teams scored three ties each. For UAE, Carmela Morralla scored nine points while Hannah Lear added seven, and Lara Botha contributed five. India had reached the final by beating Kazakhstan 24-7 in the semi-final with Sapna Kumari top-scoring with 10 points including two tries. Tarulata Naik scored nine points while Arti Kumari added five points.
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