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Doha to host 2030 Asian Games, Riyadh awarded 2034 edition
Qatar's capital Doha was announced as the winner after a vote by 45 OCA member committees at the 39th OCA General Assembly held in Muscat, Oman and online. The process was hampered by repeated delays caused by problems with the online voting system.
Adelaide Test: India take conservative approach for 1st Test, choose specialists
Back in 2018, when India toured South Africa and England, skipper Virat Kohli's strategy of playing five specialist batsmen and five bowlers, in order to be able to pick 20 wickets and win Tests, came under scrutiny after his team lost both those overseas series with that combination.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: All 11 Indian Super League clubs now have Indian goalkeepers
ISL teams are only allowed to have seven foreign players in their squads and out of them, only five can play at any point in a match. Goalkeepers are rarely substituted in a game, and it means that teams will be left with four foreign players to choose from for their outfield positions if they have one of the five between the sticks.
Adelaide Test: We have plans for Virat Kohli, says Tim Paine
"Everyone has got great plans against the best players...that is why they are best players because they can adapt. They can change what you are doing and Virat is certainly one of the best if not the best in the world," said Paine.
Brighter Future Together: India unveils bid to host 2027 AFC Asian Cup
The 2019 Asian Cup was hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the 2023 edition of the tournament will be hosted by China. The host of the 2027 Asian Cup will be announced in 2021.
I am representation of new India: Virat Kohli
Kohli was asked about his aggressive style of cricket crossed with fighting attitude. He responded, "The way my personality and character is, I am the representation of new India. For me, that's how I look at it.” These comments from the Indian skipper came while he was addressing a virtual press conference on the eve of the first match in the 4-match series.
India vs Australia, 1st Test: Aussies favourites due to pink-ball experience
While Australia are the most experienced side in day-night Tests, having played and won seven matches under lights, four of them at the Adelaide Oval; India played their first and only win late last year against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens. That pink-ball Test came four years after Australia had played their first.
ICC reschedules 2023 World Cup qualifying matches
The World Cup League 2 ODIs will return on March 19, 2021 when Oman host US and Nepal in the sixth series of League 2. Six ODIs will be played in the series with Oman currently sitting top of the table on 16 points with the US four points behind in the standings. There will be 96 ODIs played across the 14 series that are scheduled to be played in 2021 and 2022 respectively and the remaining two in early 2023.
Pink-ball Test opposite of normal red-ball Test match: Virat Kohli
The right-handed batsman, who has six centuries in 12 Tests in Australia, hinted that KL Rahul, who has opened in the past, can play at any position and also confirmed that Rohit Sharma will open once he re-joins the team in the later part of the series.
SWOT check | Can India beat Aussies in Test series for 2nd time in a row?
Most of the players, especially Indian bowlers, looked rusty in the ODIs. Though the Australian players had a forgettable IPL season, they managed to bounce back and deliver good performances for their country. However, it should be noted that team India had shown a rather poor form during their last overseas tour to New Zealand and after 8 months of cricketing inactivity owing to Covid-19 pandemic, rustiness was more or less expected.
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