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Not changed my approach much, says Shubman Gill after another century against Kiwis
On Tuesday, the young opener from Punjab brought up his 4th ODI century in the third and final match of the series against New Zealand at the Holkar Cricket Stadium as India defeated New Zealand by 90 runs to clean sweep the three-match series. Continuing his red-hot form, Gill made 112 runs off just 78 balls, bringing up his second century of the series.
Hockey World Cup: Belgium ride on strong defence past New Zealand into semis
They joined World No.1 Australia in the semifinals and await the winner of the Netherlands and Korea on Wednesday to decide a place in the final. The Red Lions struck via Tom Boon in the 10th minute and Florent Van Aubel then doubled their lead in the 15th minute. The two strikes in the first two quarters proved enough as they defended stoutly to thwart New Zealand.
Wrestling row: Fissures in WFI after Sports Ministry sets up Oversight Committee, claim sources
The development comes a day after Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced the composition of an Oversight Committee to handle the day-to-day functioning of the WFI and also look into the serious allegations made by the wrestlers. "The members of the federation are meeting informally.
CCI Snooker Classic 2023: National champion Chawla, Pherwani make winning starts
Indian No. 1 Chawla potted steadily to brush aside the challenge from Delhi's Sandeep Gulati marching to a 4-2 (78-12, 53-11, 37-84, 40-66, 65-39, and 53-29) victory in the best-of-7-frames encounter played at the CCI's Sir Wilson Jones billiards hall. Indian No. 1 Chawla potted steadily to brush aside the challenge from Delhi's Sandeep Gulati marching to a 4-2 (78-12, 53-11, 37-84, 40-66, 65-39, and 53-29)
India rise to the top of ODI rankings with thumping 3-0 series win over New Zealand
Fantastic centuries by Shubman Gill (112 off 78) and Rohit Sharma (101 off 85), followed by the impressive outing of bowlers (Shardul Thakur (3-45) and Kuldeep Yadav (3-62) powered India to a convincing 90-run win in the third and final ODI despite a fighting century from Devon Conway at the Holkar Cricket Stadium.
CCI Snooker Classic 2023: National champion Chawla, Pherwani make winning starts
Indian No. 1 Chawla potted steadily to brush aside the challenge from Delhi's Sandeep Gulati marching to a 4-2 (78-12, 53-11, 37-84, 40-66, 65-39, and 53-29) victory in the best-of-7-frames encounter played at the CCI's Sir Wilson Jones billiards hall. Meanwhile, the Mumbai-based India No. 2, Pherwani was in good nick and compiled three half-century breaks as he sent E. Pandurangaiah of Railways crashing out by racing to a 4-0 (80-11, 94-21, 71-23, and 73-0) win.
Football: India go down 0-3 to Uzbekistan in U-17 friendly
Indian head coach Bibiano Fernandes made a solitary change from the first match, with Balkaran Singh replacing Malemngamba Singh Thokchom at left-back. Looking to bounce back from Sunday's defeat, Uzbekistan made four changes as Mukhtorov, Yokubov, Abraev and Urmonjonov all came in. The latter two also wrote their name on the scoresheet, the AIFF informed in a report on its website.
IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI: It means a lot to me, says Rohit on his century; lauds Shardul, Gill's outings
Once known for his daddy hundreds in ODI cricket, Rohit had not scored a century in the 50-over format since January 2020. He was getting fifties but failed to convert those into hundreds. However, on Tuesday, the 35-year-old ended his ODI century drought, scoring 101 off 85, his 30th ton during a 212-run partnership with Shubman Gill (112 off 78) for the opening wicket, which helped India register a convincing win.
ILT20: Unbeaten fifties by Alex Hales, Sherfane Rutherford carry Desert Vipers past MI Emirates
Desert Vipers, through a fine display of intelligent bowling, then restricted MI Emirates to 169/5 despite half-centuries from Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran, in the match played on Tuesday night. Hales hit an unbeaten 62 runs off 44 balls with six boundaries and two sixes while Sherfane Rutherford scored a breezy unbeaten 56 off 29 balls with four boundaries and three sixes to put on an unbeaten 94 off 52 balls for the fourth wicket.
IND vs NZ, 3rd ODI: Hardik Pandya enjoying bowling with new-ball, satisfied with his swing
In absence of Siraj and Shami, Hardik opened the bowling for India and got immediate success as he removed Finn Allen for 0 in the very first over of the New Zealand innings. He didn't get another wicket (1-37) but impressed with his lengths and lines, especially with the new ball, at the Holkar Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
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