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WPL 2023: Meg Lanning appointed captain of Delhi Capitals, Jemimah Rodrigues named vice-captain
At an event organised by the franchise here, India's top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues was named as vice-captain of the franchise. Meg, a premier right-handed batter, had recently led Australia to their third straight ICC Women's T20 World Cup title in South Africa. She also became the first cricketer to lead the side in 100 T20Is, through the 19-run win over hosts South Africa in the final of 2023 Women's T20 World Cup at Newlands, Cape Town.
WPL 2023: Leading Mumbai Indians 'a very emotional moment', says Harmanpreet Kaur
On Wednesday, the franchise appointed Harmanpreet as captain ahead of the WPL 2023, set to be held from March 4-26 in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Harmanpreet had been bought by the franchise for INR 1.8 crores at the player auction earlier this month. "I've seen the Mumbai Indian team doing so well on TV. And now I'm going to be a part of it. When you show that aggression, the opposition is always under pressure. For me, it is very important that I support each and every player from my team and play aggressive cricket," Kaur said
3rd Test, Day 2: Cheteshwar Pujara stands tall as India trail Australia by 9 runs at Tea
It was a session where India lost four wickets, but with Pujara looking impressive at the crease and negotiating turn plus bounce. He holds the key for the hosts' to take a lead in the final session. The afternoon session began with off-spinner Nathan Lyon striking in the very first over, as Shubman Gill danced down the pitch for an expansive slog. But the right-handed opener missed the delivery as it turned to go through the gate and smash the stumps.
Dubai Tennis Championships: Djokovic eases past Griekspoor to enter quarterfinal
Having been pushed to a final-set tie-break in his opening match, Djokovic appeared near his best in the second match when he dismantled Griekspoor 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday night to enter the last eight stage of ATP 500 tournament.� The 35-year-old crashed 29 winners in a scintillating display of baseline hitting.
3rd Test, Day 2: Umesh, Ashwin pick three wickets each as India bowl out Australia for 197
Though the visitors' fell short of 200 by only three runs, they still had a healthy lead of 88 runs. The first hour of day two belonged to Australia as India were unable to make breakthroughs in 16 overs. But after the drinks break, things turned dramatically as Umesh and Ashwin took 3/12 and 3/44 respectively as Australia lost their last six wickets for just 11 runs in 28 balls.
3rd Test, Day 2: India trail Australia by 75 runs at lunch after Umesh, Ashwin heroics
The first hour of the morning session belonged to Australia as India were unable to make breakthroughs in 16 overs. But after the drinks break, things turned dramatically in the second hour as Umesh and Ashwin took 3/12 and 3/44 respectively. While Umesh was efficient with his exhibition of reverse swing and reached 100 Test wickets at home, Ashwin was able to extract turn, and use it with flight to trigger an Australian batting meltdown, as they lost their last six wickets for just 11 runs in 28 balls.
Indian Open: Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor wins gold, makes Asian Games cut
With his stunning performance, Toor also qualified for a spot in the Asian Games by breaching the 19 metres mark, which is the qualifying standard for the Asian Games set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) in men's shot put. The silver medal was clinched by the new star on the circuit Karanveer Singh with a throw of 19.54 metres who also breached the qualification standard set by AFI to make the cut for the Asian Games.
Dubai Tennis Championships: Rublev downs Foki to keep title defence alive
Facing five match points at 1/6 in the second-set tie-break, Rublev's title defence at the ATP 500 hung by a thread. Yet, he stayed focused to reel off seven points in a row and level the match in dramatic fashion, before holding his nerve again in the decider for a stunning two-hour, 25-minute victory.
Santosh Trophy: AIFF's attempts to use VAR and get a big crowd for semis fall flat on the first day
The AIFF president Kalyan Choubey had on Wednesday morning announced that VAR will be used for the first time for a domestic tournament during the Santosh Trophy knockout stage here. He said it would be the first time that VAR will be used in a domestic tournament, adding that they aimed to use the Indian expertise in Information Technology to put in place a cost-effective system.
Santosh Trophy: Karnataka make history, beat Services to reach final after five decades
Services, who last won the title in 2018-19 and have won the title four times since 2010, were the favourites to win the match as Karnataka has not crossed the semifinals stage in four attempts recently. However, the team from South, which had won their last title in 1968-69 as Mysore State, fought back brilliantly after going a goal down.
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