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Santosh Trophy: Jaideep's hat-trick gives Delhi big win; Karnataka, Gujarat too win their matches
Delhi's attitude, which played a goalless draw with Tripura in their first match, looked sharp on Sunday. In a one-sided contest played at the Dr. Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi thrashed new-entrant Ladakh 7-0. In the day's other matches played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Karnataka defeated Uttarakhand by 3-1 after a hard-fought fight, while Gujarat thrashed Tripura 6-0.
WTC Final scenarios: Australia, India, and South Africa in three-way clash
Bangladesh fought hard but Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer showcased their class with the bat, as India won by three wickets. After their win, India are now only behind Australia in the World Test Championship standings, leaving them in a good position to feature in back-to-back finals. Apart from Australia and India, South Africa are also among the contenders to reach the WTC final.
IND vs BAN, 2nd Test: 'The scientist did it', says Sehwag as former India stars praise Ashwin for his batting
The veteran off-spinner and Shreyas Iyer raised 71 runs in their unbeaten stand for the eighth wicket in India's second innings that rescued the visitors from a precarious 74/7 while chasing a tantalising target of 145. Iyer was not out on 29 while Ashwin scored a fine 42 off 62 deliveries as India escaped from a risky position to win the match and series.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz receives 'special souvenir' from Virat Kohli
The 25-year-old took to social media to share the picture of him receiving the jersey from Kohli. "Special souvenir from one of the greatest cricketers, Virat Kohli," Mehidy wrote in a post on Twitter along with the picture. With his brilliant all-round performance, Mehidy troubled the Indian team most, throughout the Test and ODI series.
Men's Hockey World Cup: Trophy returns to Odisha after a successful nationwide tour
The magnificent trophy tour kicked off on December 5 with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik presenting the trophy to Hockey India President and Padma Dr Dilip Tirkey in Bhubaneswar. The trophy travelled across 13 states and one Union Territory, including the national capital, New Delhi, over the last three weeks.
Women's National Championships: Eight Railways boxers including Manju Rani reach finals
Manju Rani continued her great form and showed great composure against Madhya Pradesh's Anjali Sharma in a one-sided bout. Manju played from long range and convincingly won the bout 5-0. She will take on S Kalaivani of Tamil Nadu in the final on Monday.
Osman Jan: From Santosh Trophy hero to Pakistan Captain
The influence and impact of the Hero Santosh Trophy, however, hasn't remained restricted to India it has travelled beyond its boundaries from its very inception. So much so, when the newly-born nation Pakistan played their first official international tie a friendly match against Iran the team was led by the redoubtable Osman Jan, the celebrated custodian, who was actually known for his fabulous exploits in the Santosh Trophy.
2nd Test: Performance in this series hasn't been great, admits K.L. Rahul on his batting show
Apart from him, talismanic batter Virat Kohli also had a lean run in a series where the top four didn't click in unison. "We don't obviously go into the game thinking about what we have done previously or thinking what might happen next. We want to give it our best in every opportunity we get, and want to grab it with both hands."
2nd Test: Shakib Al Hasan rues missed chances in fielding after three-wicket loss to India
At the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh missed three catches and a stumping in India's first innings when Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer came together for an important 159-run stand for the fifth wicket. On Day Four, Mominul Haque dropped a regulation catching chance of Ravichandran Ashwin at short leg, which turned out to be a crucial turning point as the right-hander shared an unbeaten 71-run stand with Shreyas Iyer as India secured a 2-0 series sweep.
2nd Test: Need to have a balanced attack in Test matches, says kl Rahul on Kuldeep omission
On his Test comeback after 22 months, Kuldeep won the Player of the Match award after India registered a comprehensive 188-run win in the first Test against Bangladesh at Chattogram, picking eight wickets, including a fantastic 5/40 to bowl out Bangladesh for 150 in their first innings.
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