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1st ODI: Played normal cricketing shots, avoided getting into a shell, says KL Rahul after guiding India to victory
Rahul said the key to batting in such conditions is good footwork and said he played proper cricketing shots as he struck an unbeaten 75 and raised 108 runs for the unfinished sixth wicket partnership as India defeated Australia by five wickets to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Jadeja came up with a superb all-round performance, hitting an unbeaten 45 after claiming 2-46.
Women's World Boxing: India's Jaismine, Shashi advance; China's Yang stuns Mesiano
Jaismine, the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, was in her element as she started her campaign in style at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Friday. One of India's most skilled young pugilists, Jaismine kicked off her campaign with a Referee Stopping the Contests (RSC) victory against Nyambega Beatrice.
Shreyas Iyer advised 10 days rest; call on availability for IPL yet to be taken: Report
A report in Cricbuzz on Friday said Iyer, who was midway pulled out of the Ahmedabad Test due to a lower back injury, will have to wait for 10 days to know his exact condition after seeing spine specialist Dr Abhay Nene here. It added that although the tests done on him are not encouraging, Iyer has not yet been officially ruled out of the IPL.
1st ODI: KL Rahul's brilliant knock guides India to victory after Shami, Siraj triple strikes
After the pace duo of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj claimed three wickets apiece to help India bundle out Australia for 188 after skipper Hardik Pandya had won the toss and elected to bowl first, Rahul and Jadeja came together to extricate India from a precarious 83/5 to take them to a memorable victory.
FIH World Rankings: Pro League success helps Indian men climb two spots to fourth
In the updated list, which was released on Friday following the completion of matches in Rourkela, the Netherlands moved to the top spot with 2848.28 points as Australia dropped points after losing to India and Germany in Rourkela. Belgium are at the second spot with 2845.82 points while Germany (2752.12) are third with India following at fourth with 2689.07 points.
Ireland to host India for three men's T20Is in August; play three ODIs vs Bangladesh in May
Earlier in the summer, Ireland's men's team will face Bangladesh in a three-match ODI series which is crucial for the hosts from the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup qualification point of view. The matches, to be played at the Cloud County Ground in Chelmsford, in early May are both sides' final ICC Cricket World Cup Super League fixtures.
If India win WTC final, it will boost their morale for ODI WC: Suresh Raina
India sealed their place in the ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 by virtue of Sri Lanka's dramatic last-over defeat against New Zealand and a drawn final Test in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, confirming a mouth-watering match-up with Australia for the Ultimate Test at the Oval from June 7 to 11.
1st ODI: Shami, Siraj triple-tango sends Australia reeling at the Wankhede
Shami claimed three wickets in a superb spell of seam bowling -- sending down a couple of maiden overs while Siraj struck two wickets from the other end as India came back brilliantly after being smashed around by make-shift opener Mitchell Marsh top-scoring with 81 off 65 balls.
IPL 2023: We have big shoes to fill, says Warner on Pant's absence
The JSW-GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals on Thursday appointed Warner as the captain while all-rounder Axar Patel was named as the team's vice captain for IPL 2023. We are motivated every season, but we are motivated even more to lift the title this year in your absence. We are going to be on the journey of your recovery with you. We are going to send some special messages and hopefully, you can come to one of our games.
Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine retires from first-class cricket
Paine captained Australia in 23 Tests between early 2018 and 2021, playing 35 Tests overall. He became Australia's 46th Test skipper after Steve Smith stepped down during Australia's 2018 tour of South Africa. However, the wicket-keeper batter stepped down from the captaincy in late 2021 after it was revealed he had sent explicit text messages to a Cricket Tasmania employee in 2017.
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